2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record22–13 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Tina Langley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU162 .889  278  .771
Middle Tennessee153 .833  2311  .676
Southern Miss135 .722  2311  .676
Charlotte126 .667  2110  .677
Louisiana Tech126 .667  1814  .563
Old Dominion117 .611  1714  .548
UTSA108 .556  1417  .452
Rice810 .444  2213  .629
UAB810 .444  1515  .500
North Texas810 .444  1219  .387
Marshall513 .278  1317  .433
UTEP513 .278  823  .258
FIU315 .167  524  .172
Florida Atlantic018 .000  425  .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Tayler Bennett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSt. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrLake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Lauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrReagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 11 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBrock HS Brock, TX
G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrDuncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Gabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoKingwood HS Kingwood, TX
G/F 22 Nicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoThe Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
G 25 Kendall Ellig 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLiberty Christian School Flower Mound, TX
F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrKilleen HS Killeen, TX
C 40 Gabby Ozoude 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBellbrook HS Bellbrook, OH
G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGrandview HS Aurora, CO
G Erica Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCypress Woods HS
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
F Olivia Ogwumike (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCypress Woods
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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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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