2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 28–4, 16–0 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season championship. They also won the C-USA Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament which was their first trip since 2005. They lost in the first round to Marquette in an overtime thriller. With 28 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
APNo. 21
2018–19 record28–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Tina Langley (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Gandy
  • Lee Aduddell
  • Latara King
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Rice160 1.000  284  .875
UAB124 .750  267  .788
Middle Tennessee115 .688  2311  .676
Western Kentucky115 .688  2015  .571
Old Dominion106 .625  2111  .656
Marshall106 .625  1715  .531
Charlotte97 .563  1814  .563
Southern Miss97 .563  1814  .563
North Texas79 .438  1816  .529
Louisiana Tech610 .375  1416  .467
UTEP511 .313  922  .290
UTSA214 .125  721  .250
FIU214 .125  524  .172
Florida Atlantic214 .125  525  .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On February 18, 2019, the Owls entered the AP Top 25 at No. 25. It was the Owls' first time being ranked in the AP Poll in program history. Rice won the Conference USA tournament championship game over Middle Tennessee, 69–54. Nancy Mulkey was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tayler Bennett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSt. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
G 2 Sydne Wiggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHarrison HS Powder Springs, GA
G 5 Lauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Jasmine Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrThe Kinkaid School Cypress, TX
G 11 Haylee Swayze 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPurcell HS Purcell, OK
G 13 Erica Ogwumike 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrCypress Woods HS
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrLovejoy HS Fairview, TX
C 21 Arianna McCurry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrRoseville HS Roseville, CA
G/F 22 Nicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrThe Woodlands HS
Arizona State
The Woodlands, TX
C 23 Alexah Chrisman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMcAuley HS Lawrenceburg, IN
C 24 Temi Alao 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrAllen HS Allen, TX
G 25 Kendall Ellig 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoLiberty Christian School Flower Mound, TX
F 30 Olivia Ogwumike 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrCypress Woods HS
Pepperdine
Cypress, TX
C 32 Nancy Mulkey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) RS SoCypress Woods HS
Oklahoma
Cypress, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
6:00 pm
at No. 20 Texas A&M L 54–65  0–1
Reed Arena (4,043)
College Station, TX
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm
at UCLA L 50–59  0–2
Pauley Pavilion (1,353)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Little Rock W 79–65  1–2
Jack Stephens Center (818)
Little Rock, AR
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern W 76–71  2–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (529)
Houston, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
2:00 pm
Georgia State W 66–49  3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (383)
Houston, TX
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 93–65  4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (380)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
New Orleans W 67–56  5–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,621)
Houston, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M W 68–58  6–2
William Nicks Building (240)
Prairie View, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
SMU W 66–52  7–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,152)
Houston, TX
Dec 18, 2018*
7:30 pm
vs. North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
L 50–71  7–3
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
Dec 20, 2018*
7:30 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
W 56–52  8–3
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
Dec 29, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 74–63  9–3
McDermott Convocation Center (247)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 58–47  10–3
(1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (982)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 61–51  11–3
(2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,073)
Ruston, LA
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm
UTSA W 85–54  12–3
(3–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (679)
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
UTEP W 76–42  13–3
(4–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (661)
Houston, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Texas W 64–52  14–3
(5–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (774)
Houston, TX
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee W 60–47  15–3
(6–0)
Murphy Center (4,053)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at UAB W 55–43  16–3
(7–0)
Bartow Arena (635)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 61–51  17–3
(8–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (502)
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Old Dominion W 48–42  18–3
(9–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (737)
Houston, TX
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Western Kentucky W 68–46  19–3
(10–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,347)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 9, 2019
11:00 am
at Marshall W 79–67  20–3
(11–0)
Cam Henderson Center (1,042)
Huntington, WV
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, beIN
FIU W 76–44  21–3
(12–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (654)
Houston, TX
Feb 14, 2019
2:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 63–35  22–3
(13–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (755)
Houston, TX
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 25 at North Texas W 59–47  23–3
(14–0)
The Super Pit (751)
Denton, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 Louisiana Tech W 78–42  24–3
(15–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,606)
Houston, TX
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 at UTSA W 72–46  25–3
(16–0)
Convocation Center (579)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) No. 24 vs. (9) North Texas
Quarterfinals
W 61–43  26–3
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 15, 2019
5:30 pm, Stadium
(1) No. 24 vs. (4) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
W 64–57  27–3
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 16, 2019
4:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 24 vs. (3) Middle Tennessee
Championship Game
W 69–54  28–3
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(12 C) No. 24 vs. (5 C) No. 18 Marquette
First Round
L 54–58 OT 28–4
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV RV RV 25 24 24 24 21
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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

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