Rice, who leads the league in blocks per game (1.27), records her first career Molten/NEC Defender of the Week nod following a 3-0 week for the Blackbirds. The junior tallied six blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson to start the week. She followed this up with six blocks in a critical 3-2 win over NEC rival Robert Morris. The New Jersey native finished the weekend six more blocks, including two solo, and give digs in a 3-2 win over Saint Francis (PA). For the week, Rice averaged 1.38 blocks per game.