2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 9–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach Greg Williams (9th year)
Assistant coach Jae Kingi-Cross
Assistant coach Shane Laflin
Assistant coach Bianca Smith
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU † 16 – 2   .889     30 – 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722     25 – 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
UAB 11 – 7   .611     18 – 13   .581
UTSA 11 – 7   .611     16 – 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 – 8   .556     16 – 15   .516
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556     15 – 17   .469
Marshall 8 – 10   .444     17 – 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 – 11   .389     13 – 17   .433
UTEP 7 – 11   .389     12 – 16   .429
Rice 4 – 14   .222     9 – 21   .300
North Texas 4 – 14   .222     5 – 24   .172
FIU 0 – 18   .000     3 – 26   .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by ninth year head coach Greg Williams, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9-21, 4-14 in C-USA in a tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the 2015 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion.

Roster

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Allen, BreionBreion Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
G 3 Hawkins, MayaMaya Hawkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Moussa, ReemReem Moussa style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Coppell HS Cairo, Egypt
G 10 Knight, WendyWendy Knight style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 15 Shafer, MeganMegan Shafer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
G 20 Rainey, ShaniShani Rainey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Maduka, NakachiNakachi Maduka style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Martin HS Arlington, TX
G 22 Adetula, MayaMaya Adetula style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Mansfield HS Mansfield, TX
G 24 Gumbs, ElenaElena Gumbs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Cedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Brown, CourtneyCourtney Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Steele HS Austin, TX
G/F 31 Porter, ChristalChristal Porter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Germantown HS Germantown, TN
G/F 32 Lang, AlyssaAlyssa Lang style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Goodwine, JasmineJasmine Goodwine style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Palmer, MeganMegan Palmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Obinnah, AdaezeAdaeze Obinnah style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Grandview HS Aurora, CO
Head coach

Greg Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Jae Kingi-Cross
Shane Laflin
Bianca Smith

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

Roster

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* Prairie View A&M W 70–58  1–0 Tudor Fieldhouse (467)
11/19/2014* at #5 Texas A&M L 55–76  1–1 Reed Arena (3,592)
11/22/2014* Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 40–55  1–2 Tudor Fieldhouse (294)
11/24/2014* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–54  2–2 Tudor Fieldhouse (379)
11/28/2014* Alcorn State W 61–33  3–2 Tudor Fieldhouse (317)
12/03/2014* at Houston
(Bayou Cup)		 L 58–59  3–3 Hofheinz Pavilion (286)
12/06/2014* Stephen F. Austin L 59–70  3–4 Tudor Fieldhouse (187)
12/19/2014* McNeese State W 57–55 OT 4–4 Tudor Fieldhouse (220)
12/22/2014* at Texas Southern L 63–69  4–5 Health and Physical Education Arena (426)
12/28/2014* Lamar W 97–63  5–5 Tudor Fieldhouse (340)
12/30/2014* at #3 Texas L 54–77  5–6 Frank Erwin Center (3,009)
01/02/2015 at UTSA W 62–58 OT 6–6 (1–0) Convocation Center (324)
01/04/2015 at UTEP L 51–54  6–7 (1–1) Don Haskins Center (2,042)
01/10/2015 at North Texas L 48–53  6–8 (1–2) The Super Pit (412)
01/15/2015 Old Dominion L 55–62  6–9 (1–3) Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
01/17/2015 Charlotte L 59–62  6–10 (1–4) Tudor Fieldhouse (337)
01/22/2015 at Southern Miss L 54–65  6–11 (1–5) Reed Green Coliseum (1,046)
01/24/2015 at Louisiana Tech L 71–88  6–12 (1–6) Thomas Assembly Center (2,415)
02/01/2015 North Texas W 58–55 OT 7–12 (2–6) Tudor Fieldhouse (321)
02/05/2015 Marshall L 69–72  7–13 (2–7) Tudor Fieldhouse (218)
02/07/2015 WKU L 76–83  7–14 (2–8) Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
02/12/2015 at Middle Tennessee L 61–79  7–15 (2–9) Murphy Center (4,094)
02/14/2015 at UAB L 59–75  7–16 (2–10) Bartow Arena (512)
02/19/2015 FIU W 80–59  8–16 (3–10) Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
02/21/2015 Florida Atlantic L 70–82  8–17 (3–11) Tudor Fieldhouse (245)
02/26/2015 at Old Dominion L 68–83  8–18 (3–12) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,533)
02/28/2015 at Charlotte L 59–74  8–19 (3–13) Dale F. Halton Arena (858)
03/05/2015 UTSA L 49–60  8–20 (3–14) Tudor Fieldhouse (277)
03/07/2015 UTEP W 79–62  9–20 (4–14) Tudor Fieldhouse (747)
2015 Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. Old Dominion
(First Round)		 L 57–62  9–21 Bartow Arena (313)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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