2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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 play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Old Dominion in the 9th inning.

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record9–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  30–5  .857
Middle Tennessee14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Southern Miss13–5 .722  25–11  .694
Old Dominion11–7 .611  21–13  .618
UAB11–7 .611  18–13  .581
UTSA11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Louisiana Tech10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charlotte10–8 .556  15–17  .469
Marshall8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Florida Atlantic7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UTEP7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Rice4–14 .222  9–21  .300
North Texas4–14 .222  5–24  .172
FIU0–18 .000  3–26  .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Breion Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHoover HS Hoover, AL
G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Reem Moussa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrCoppell HS Cairo, Egypt
G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrReagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 15 Megan Shafer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCollege Park HS The Woodlands, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Nakachi Maduka 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMartin HS Arlington, TX
G 22 Maya Adetula 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMansfield HS Mansfield, TX
G 24 Elena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrCedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Courtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSteele HS Austin, TX
G/F 31 Christal Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGermantown HS Germantown, TN
G/F 32 Alyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoKilleen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Megan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGrandview 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
PollPre-
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
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm		 Prairie View A&M W 70–58  1–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse (467)
Houston, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm		 at No. 5 Texas A&M L 55–76  1–1
 Reed Arena (3,592)
College Station, TX
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 40–55  1–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (294)
Houston, TX
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–54  2–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (379)
Houston, TX
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm		 Alcorn State W 61–33  3–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (317)
Houston, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Houston
Bayou Cup		 L 58–59  3–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion (286)
Houston, TX
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 59–70  3–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (187)
Houston, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm		 McNeese State W 57–55 OT 4–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (220)
Houston, TX
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Texas Southern L 63–69  4–5
 Health and Physical Education Arena (426)
Houston, TX
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm		 Lamar W 97–63  5–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (340)
Houston, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN		 at No. 3 Texas L 54–77  5–6
 Frank Erwin Center (3,009)
Austin, TX
C-USA Regular Season
01/02/2015
7:00 pm		 at UTSA W 62–58 OT 6–6
(1–0)		 Convocation Center (324)
San Antonio, TX
01/04/2015
2:00 pm		 at UTEP L 51–54  6–7
(1–1)		 Don Haskins Center (2,042)
El Paso, TX
01/10/2015
4:00 pm		 at North Texas L 48–53  6–8
(1–2)		 The Super Pit (412)
Denton, TX
01/15/2015
6:00 pm		 Old Dominion L 55–62  6–9
(1–3)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm		 Charlotte L 59–62  6–10
(1–4)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (337)
Houston, TX
01/22/2015
6:00 pm		 at Southern Miss L 54–65  6–11
(1–5)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,046)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/24/2015
6:00 pm		 at Louisiana Tech L 71–88  6–12
(1–6)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,415)
Ruston, LA
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, ASN		 North Texas W 58–55 OT 7–12
(2–6)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (321)
Houston, TX
02/05/2015
6:00 pm		 Marshall L 69–72  7–13
(2–7)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (218)
Houston, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm		 WKU L 76–83  7–14
(2–8)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
Houston, TX
02/12/2015
7:00 pm		 at Middle Tennessee L 61–79  7–15
(2–9)		 Murphy Center (4,094)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/14/2015
2:00 pm		 at UAB L 59–75  7–16
(2–10)		 Bartow Arena (512)
Bingingham, AL
02/19/2015
6:00 pm		 FIU W 80–59  8–16
(3–10)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
02/21/2015
2:00 pm		 Florida Atlantic L 70–82  8–17
(3–11)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (245)
Houston, TX
02/26/2015
11:00 am		 at Old Dominion L 68–83  8–18
(3–12)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,533)
Norfolk, VA
02/28/2015
6:00 pm		 at Charlotte L 59–74  8–19
(3–13)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (858)
Charlotte, NC
03/05/2015
6:00 pm		 UTSA L 49–60  8–20
(3–14)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (277)
Houston, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm		 UTEP W 79–62  9–20
(4–14)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (747)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, ASN		 vs. Old Dominion
First Round		 L 57–62  9–21
 Bartow Arena (313)
Birmingham, AL
*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. "Rice University Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site". www.riceowls.com.
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