Katy athletes in action: Women's basketball

Megan Palmer, a graduate of Cinco Ranch High School, is a freshman forward on the Rice University women's basketball team.

The following women's basketball player with a Katy high school tie has scheduled action this week:

Megan Palmer, Rice University
Position: Forward
High school: Cinco Ranch High School
This week:
Thursday, Jan. 10, at East Carolina University
Sunday, Jan. 13, versus University of Tulsa
About Palmer: Palmer is a freshman forward for Rice University. She is a 2012 graduate of Cinco Ranch High School, where she won the Senior Captain's Award and was active in the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. Palmer is from Katy and is the daughter of John and Patty Palmer.