2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball
WBI, Champions
Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 22–13 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach Tina Langley (2nd season)
Assistant coach Josh Hutchinson
Assistant coach Angie Nelp
Assistant coach Sydney Colson
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889     27 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833     23 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 5   .722     23 11   .676
Charlotte 12 6   .667     21 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 7   .611     17 14   .548
UTSA 10 8   .556     14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444     22 13   .629
UAB 8 10   .444     15 15   .500
North Texas 8 10   .444     12 19   .387
Marshall 5 13   .278     13 17   .433
UTEP 5 13   .278     8 23   .258
FIU 3 15   .167     5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 18   .000     4 25   .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Tina Langley, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–13, 8–10 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. They were invited to the WBI where they defeat Lamar, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Idaho and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational.

Roster

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Bennett, TaylerTayler Bennett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
G 3 Hawkins, MayaMaya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Grigsby, LaurenLauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Knight, WendyWendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 11 Ducat, LexieLexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Brock HS Brock, TX
G 13 Taylor, JazzJazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Rainey, ShaniShani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Stanton, GabrielleGabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Kingwood HS Kingwood, TX
G/F 22 Iademarco, NicoleNicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So The Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
G 25 Ellig, KendallKendall Ellig 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Liberty Christian School Flower Mound, TX
F 33 Goodwine, JasmineJasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Killeen HS Killeen, TX
C 40 Ozoude, GabbyGabby Ozoude 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bellbrook HS Bellbrook, OH
G/F 44 Obinnah, AdaezeAdaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grandview HS Aurora, CO
G Ogwumike, EricaErica Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cypress Woods HS
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
F Ogwumike, OliviaOlivia Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cypress Woods
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Concordia W 101–46 
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
Prairie View A&M W 68–57  1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (459)
Houston, TX

11/16/2016*
7:00 PM
at LSU L 55–66  1–1
Maravich Center (1,602)
Baton Rouge, LA

11/19/2016*
2:00 PM
at Houston Baptist W 79–53  2–1
Sharp Gymnasium (522)
Houston, TX

11/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Grand Canyon W 64–50  3–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (498)
Houston, TX

11/26/2016*
1:00 PM
at Oklahoma State L 51–65  3–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057)
Stillwater, OK

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM
Sam Houston State W 77–51  4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (310)
Houston, TX

12/03/2016*
1:00 PM
at Incarnate Word W 60–43  5–2
McDermott Center (632)
San Antonio, TX

12/11/2016*
2:00 PM
at Texas Southern W 52–49  6–2
Health and Physical Education Arena (338)
Houston, TX

12/15/2016*
7:00 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–36  7–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (370)
Houston, TX

12/18/2016*
2:00 PM
at Louisiana–Monroe W 93–50  8–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (512)
Monroe, LA

12/21/2016*
5:00 PM
Huston–Tillotson W 96–62  9–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (512)
Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season

12/30/2016
5:00 PM
Old Dominion L 47–59  9–3
(0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (393)
Houston, TX

01/01/2017
1:00 PM
Charlotte L 51–69  9–4
(0–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (322)
Houston, TX

01/05/2017
6:00 PM
at Middle Tennessee L 61–71  9–5
(0–3)
Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/08/2017
2:00 PM
at UAB
Postponed from 01/07/2017
L 61–62 OT 9–6
(0–4)
Bartow Arena (284)
Birmingham, AL

01/14/2017
3:00 PM
at North Texas W 54–49  10–6
(1–4)
The Super Pit (1,073)
Denton, TX

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
Louisiana Tech L 67–70 OT 10–7
(1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (464)
Houston, TX

01/21/2017
2:00 PM
Southern Miss W 76–68  11–7
(2–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (609)
Houston, TX

01/26/2017
6:00 PM
at Old Dominion L 66–81  11–8
(2–6)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,627)
Norfolk, VA

01/28/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Charlotte W 55–52  12–8
(3–6)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,464)
Charlotte, NC

02/04/2017
2:00 PM
North Texas L 69–77 OT 12–9
(3–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (510)
Houston, TX

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
FIU W 74–55  13–9
(4–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (312)
Houston, TX

02/11/2017
2:00 PM
Florida Atlantic W 89–55  14–9
(5–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (701)
Houston, TX

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
at UTSA W 66–61  15–9
(6–7)
Convocation Center (386)
San Antonio, TX

02/18/2017
3:00 PM
at UTEP W 80–76  16–9
(7–7)
Don Haskins Center (1,422)
El Paso, TX

02/23/2017
6:00 PM
at Southern Miss L 60–79  16–10
(7–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,237)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/25/2017
7:00 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 51–62  16–11
(7–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,025)
Ruston, LA

03/02/2017
7:00 PM
Marshall W 84–74  17–11
(8–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (430)
Houston, TX

03/04/2017
2:00 PM
WKU L 75–80  17–12
(8–10)
Tudor Fieldhouse (829)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament

03/08/2017
6:30 PM
vs. UTSA
First Round
W 75–63  18–12
Bartow Arena (1,001)
Birmingham, AL

03/09/2017
6:30 PM
vs. Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 59–61  18–13
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
WBI

03/16/2017*
7:00 PM
Lamar
First Round
W 73–72  19–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (306)
Houston, TX

03/19/2017*
2:00 PM
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals
W 73–63  20–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (460)
Houston, TX

03/23/2017*
7:00 PM
Idaho
Semifinals
W 86–80  21–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (287)
Houston, TX

03/26/2017*
4:00 PM
UNC Greensboro
Championship Game
W 74–62  22–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (532)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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