The Palmer Bulldogs struggled with threes on Tuesday (the Rice Bulldogs had five more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Palmer was outmatched by the Bulldogs at home and fell 71-40. Palmer was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-17.
Reagan Davis and Kenli Dobie certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Davis scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Dobie scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 42.5% of Palmer's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Katie Waddle, who scored three points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Palmer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. This was only their 15th loss (out of 23 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Saniya Burks was her usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with eight rebounds and five steals for Rice. That makes it 22 consecutive games in which Burks has scored at least a third of Rice's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Nezar, who scored 19 points.
Palmer has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20 record this season. As for Rice, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Palmer will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Malakoff will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive. Rice will take on the Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemp has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 14.
