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
1.5 !G	3	Hawkins, MayaMaya Hawkins	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Ridge HS	Mansfield, TX
1.5 !G	5	Grigsby, LaurenLauren Grigsby	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Dekaney HS	Spring, TX
1.5 !G	10	Knight, WendyWendy Knight	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Reagan HS	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	11	Ducat, LexieLexie Ducat	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Brock HS	Brock, TX
1.5 !G	13	Taylor, JazzJazz Taylor	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Duncanville HS	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	20	Rainey, ShaniShani Rainey	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Lovejoy HS	Fairview, TX
1.5 !G	21	Stanton, GabrielleGabrielle Stanton	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Kingwood HS	Kingwood, TX
2.5 !G/F	22	Iademarco, NicoleNicole Iademarco	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	The Woodlands HS Arizona State	The Woodlands, TX
1.5 !G	24	Gumbs, ElenaElena Gumbs	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	4.0 !Sr	Cedar Ridge HS	Cibolo, TX
3.5 !F	25	Brown, CourtneyCourtney Brown	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Steele HS	Austin, TX
2.5 !G/F	32	Lang, AlyssaAlyssa Lang	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Rockwall HS	Rockwall, TX
3.5 !F	33	Goodwine, JasmineJasmine Goodwine	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Killeen HS	Killeen, TX
3.5 !F	40	Palmer, MeganMegan Palmer	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Cinco Ranch HS	Katy, TX
2.5 !G/F	44	Obinnah, AdaezeAdaeze Obinnah	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !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	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.

References

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

Rice Owls women's basketball

Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1978–present)

Rivalries	Houston

Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References