2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 9–22 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach Tina Langley (1st year)
Assistant coach Josh Hutchinson
Assistant coach Angie Nelp
Assistant coach Sydney Colson
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
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 represents Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Tina Langley, play 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

2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 3 Hawkins, MayaMaya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Grigsby, LaurenLauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Knight, WendyWendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 11 Ducat, LexieLexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brock HS Brock, TX
G 13 Taylor, JazzJazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Rainey, ShaniShani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Stanton, GabrielleGabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Kingwood HS Kingwood, TX
G/F 22 Iademarco, NicoleNicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr The Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Gumbs, ElenaElena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Cedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Brown, CourtneyCourtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Steele HS Austin, TX
G/F 32 Lang, AlyssaAlyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Goodwine, JasmineJasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Palmer, MeganMegan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Obinnah, AdaezeAdaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grandview HS Aurora, CO
Head coach

Tina Langley (West Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Hutchinson (Messiah College)
Angie Nelp (Colorado State)
Sydney Colson (Texas A&M)


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

Roster

Rankings

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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 #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
#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 #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

2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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