2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Tina Langley, played 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.

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–13 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
WKU162 .889278 .771
Middle Tennessee153 .8332311 .676
Southern Miss135 .7222311 .676
Charlotte126 .6672110 .677
Louisiana Tech126 .6671814 .563
Old Dominion117 .6111714 .548
UTSA108 .5561417 .452
Rice810 .4442213 .629
UAB810 .4441515 .500
North Texas810 .4441219 .387
Marshall513 .2781317 .433
UTEP513 .278823 .258
FIU315 .167524 .172
Florida Atlantic018 .000425 .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Tayler Bennett5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrSt. Anthony HSLong Beach, CA
G3Maya Hawkins5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SrLake Ridge HSMansfield, TX
G5Lauren Grigsby5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoDekaney HSSpring, TX
G10Wendy Knight5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrReagan HSSan Antonio, TX
F11Lexie Ducat6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoBrock HSBrock, TX
G13Jazz Taylor5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS FrDuncanville HSDallas, TX
G20Shani Rainey5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrLovejoy HSFairview, TX
G21Gabrielle Stanton5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoKingwood HSKingwood, TX
G/F22Nicole Iademarco6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoThe Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
G25Kendall Ellig5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrLiberty Christian SchoolFlower Mound, TX
F33Jasmine Goodwine6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrKilleen HSKilleen, TX
C40Gabby Ozoude6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrBellbrook HSBellbrook, OH
G/F44Adaeze Obinnah6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrGrandview HSAurora, CO
GErica Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoCypress Woods HS
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
FOlivia Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrCypress Woods
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
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Assistant coach(es)

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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
ConcordiaW 101–46 
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&MW 68–57 1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (459)
Houston, TX
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at LSUL 55–66 1–1
Maravich Center (1,602)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 79–53 2–1
Sharp Gymnasium (522)
Houston, TX
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Grand CanyonW 64–50 3–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (498)
Houston, TX
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm
at Oklahoma StateL 51–65 3–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057)
Stillwater, OK
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Sam Houston StateW 77–51 4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (310)
Houston, TX
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
at Incarnate WordW 60–43 5–2
McDermott Center (632)
San Antonio, TX
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Texas SouthernW 52–49 6–2
Health and Physical Education Arena (338)
Houston, TX
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 70–36 7–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (370)
Houston, TX
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–MonroeW 93–50 8–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (512)
Monroe, LA
12/21/2016*
5:00 pm
Huston–TillotsonW 96–62 9–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (512)
Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
5:00 pm
Old DominionL 47–59 9–3
(0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (393)
Houston, TX
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
CharlotteL 51–69 9–4
(0–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (322)
Houston, TX
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
at Middle TennesseeL 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 OT9–6
(0–4)
Bartow Arena (284)
Birmingham, AL
01/14/2017
3:00 pm
at North TexasW 54–49 10–6
(1–4)
The Super Pit (1,073)
Denton, TX
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana TechL 67–70 OT10–7
(1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (464)
Houston, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Southern MissW 76–68 11–7
(2–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (609)
Houston, TX
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
at Old DominionL 66–81 11–8
(2–6)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,627)
Norfolk, VA
01/28/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at CharlotteW 55–52 12–8
(3–6)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,464)
Charlotte, NC
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
North TexasL 69–77 OT12–9
(3–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (510)
Houston, TX
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
FIUW 74–55 13–9
(4–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (312)
Houston, TX
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Florida AtlanticW 89–55 14–9
(5–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (701)
Houston, TX
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at UTSAW 66–61 15–9
(6–7)
Convocation Center (386)
San Antonio, TX
02/18/2017
3:00 pm
at UTEPW 80–76 16–9
(7–7)
Don Haskins Center (1,422)
El Paso, TX
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern MissL 60–79 16–10
(7–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,237)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Louisiana TechL 51–62 16–11
(7–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,025)
Ruston, LA
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
MarshallW 84–74 17–11
(8–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (430)
Houston, TX
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
WKUL 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

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2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "RICEOWLS.COM - The Rice Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2016.