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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(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 #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

1. http://www.riceowls.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rice-w-baskbl-sched.html