* LSU is currently receiving votes in the latest CSCAA/TYR Toop-25. * Most recently the Tigers were defeated by No. 8 Texas A&M in a 172-121 on Jan. 19 * Houston met LSU last season at the CRWC Natatorium, this is their first meeting this season. * LSU is in its ninth season under Head Coach Dave Geyer.
SCOUTING THE OWLS
* Rice will meet Houston for the third time this season. * Most recently Rice competed at Arkansas, falling in a 163-126 decision. * Rice is in its 17th season under Head Coach Seth Huston.
* For the third straight week the Cougars faced a ranked opponent, as well as an opponent from the SEC. * Laura Laderoute continues to be a mainstay on the podium for Houston with three top-three finishes that include one first-place finish. * Laderoute won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 54.77, finished third in the 200 Backstroke at 2:01.02 and closed out her day with a second-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley at 2:03.51 * Ioanna Sacha continues to make her mark, posting a pair of top-three finishes, including top honors in the 200 Backstroke at 1:59.95 the sixth-fastest time in program history. Sacha finished second in the 100 Backstroke behind Laderoute at 55.85. * Peyton Kondis continues to anchor the Cougars in the Breaststroke, winning the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:17.42, followed by Gaby Jimenez in third-place at 2:18.43. Kondis finished third in the 100 Breaststroke at 1:03.67 * In the 200 Freestyle, Zarena Brown led the charge for Houston, winning the event with a time of 1:49.30. Brown finished third in the 100 Freestyle at 51.21. * In the 500 Freestyle Samantha Medlin led Houston with a time of 5:00.62 for first-place.
