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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–4 (0–0 AAC) |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 |
The 2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds, play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 23–9, 13–7 in C-USA play to finish in third place.[1] As the #3 seed in the C-USA tournament and receiving a first-round bye, they were upset by #6 seed UTSA in the quarterfinals.[2] They reieved an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they defeated BYU in the first round,[3] before falling to Oregon in the second round.[4] This was the Owls' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Angelo State | W 101–47 | – |
26 – Klaczek | 8 – Samb | 5 – Jackson | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 70–38 | 1–0 |
14 – Ennis | 10 – Fisher | 3 – Jackson | Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, TX | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | W 69–58 | 2–0 |
13 – 2 Tied | 6 – Fisher | 3 – Klaczek | Moody Coliseum (1,040) Abilene, TX | ||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at TCU | L 42–67 | 2–1 |
11 – Ennis | 5 – Samb | 2 – 3 Tied | Schollmaier Arena (1,788) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Tech | L 75–78 | 2–2 |
13 – Jackson | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Klaczek | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,088) Houston, TX | ||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Mary's | W 73–62 | 3–2 |
26 – Bokunewicz | 9 – Fisher | 5 – Fisher | Tudor Fieldhouse (541) Houston, TX | ||||
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 56–67 | 3–3 |
12 – Jackson | 7 – Hayes | 2 – 3 Tied | William R. Johnson Coliseum (751) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | W 74–44 | 4–3 |
25 – Ennis | 7 – Hayes | 5 – Ennis | Tudor Fieldhouse (591) Houston, TX | ||||
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 84–56 | 5–3 |
14 – Ennis | 9 – Fisher | 5 – Hayes | Dugan Wellness Center (824) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 23 Gonzaga | L 72–80 | 5–4 |
16 – Jackson | 6 – Hayes | 3 – 2 Tied | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,367) Houston, TX | ||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Rivalry |
Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wichita State | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Charlotte | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
South Florida | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 17, 2024 10:00 am, ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
January 24, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Memphis | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SMU | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Florida | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tulsa | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Carolina | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
February 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Memphis | Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Temple | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Texas | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 9–13, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Owls Fall Late to UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinal". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Slow start spells the end of the season for BYU in WNIT loss to Rice". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Oregon women keep rolling with rout of Rice to advance to WNIT Super 16". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Rice Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.