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2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–22 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
WKU 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Charlotte 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Marshall 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
UAB 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Rice 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
UTSA 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
North Texas 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
FIU 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–22, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

Roster

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2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Lauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 11 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brock HS Brock, TX
G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Gabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Kingwood HS Kingwood, TX
G/F 22 Nicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr The Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Elena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Cedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Courtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Steele HS Austin, TX
G/F 32 Alyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Megan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grandview HS Aurora, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
at No. 18 Kentucky L 39–72  0–1
Memorial Coliseum (4,907)
Lexington, KY
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 55–60  0–2
Dugan Wellness Center (617)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Texas L 47–70  0–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (821)
Houston, TX
11/25/2015*
12:00 pm
at McNeese State L 53–61  0–4
Burton Coliseum (381)
Lake Charles, LA
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 61–67  0–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (592)
Houston, TX
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 4 Baylor L 38–89  0–6
Ferrell Center (5,615)
Waco, TX
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
Houston
Bayou Cup
L 59–62  0–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (684)
Houston, TX
12/17/2015*
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 58–46  1–7
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719)
Huntsville, TX
12/19/2015*
9:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 45–59  1–8
William R. Johnson Coliseum (311)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern L 66–69 OT 1–9
Tudor Fieldhouse (392)
Houston, TX
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Loyola-Chicago L 50–57  1–10
Tudor Fieldhouse (541)
Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2016
2:00 pm
UTEP L 54–60  1–11
(0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (508)
Houston, TX
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
UTSA W 49–48 OT 2–11
(1–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (583)
Houston, TX
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
North Texas W 100–97 3OT 3–11
(2–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (726)
Houston, TX
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at WKU L 49–52  3–12
(2–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (937)
Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2016
12:00 pm
at Marshall L 52–81  3–13
(2–3)
Cam Henderson Center (414)
Huntington, WV
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
UAB L 55–64  3–14
(2–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (305)
Houston, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 60–61  3–15
(2–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (549)
Houston, TX
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at North Texas W 79–73 2OT 4–15
(3–5)
The Super Pit (1,721)
Denton, TX
02/04/2016
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 63–65  4–16
(3–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,925)
Ruston, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 62–68  4–17
(3–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,522)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Charlotte L 58–69  4–18
(3–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (364)
Houston, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Old Dominion W 68–46  5–18
(4–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (656)
Houston, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 75–54  6–18
(5–8)
FAU Arena (561)
Boca Raton, FL
02/20/2016
11:00 am, FSN
at FIU W 68–62  7–18
(6–8)
FIU Arena (485)
Miami, FL
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Miss L 49–59  7–19
(6–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (404)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 84–77  8–19
(7–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (739)
Houston, TX
03/03/2016
6:00 pm
at Charlotte L 63–68  8–20
(7–10)
Dale F. Halton Arena (651)
Charlotte, NC
03/05/2016
12:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 52–61  8–21
(7–11)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,066)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 pm, ASN
vs. Louisiana Tech
Second Round
W 62–57 OT 9–21
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ASN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 54–74  9–22
Bartow Arena (563)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "RICEOWLS.COM - The Rice Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.