2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lakevia Boykin
  • Nick Grant
  • Danyelle Grant
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charlotte51 .833126  .667
North Texas41 .800143  .824
UAB41 .800134  .765
Rice41 .800106  .625
UTSA42 .667107  .588
Tulsa32 .600135  .722
Temple32 .60098  .529
South Florida33 .500118  .579
East Carolina23 .40097  .563
SMU24 .33389  .471
Wichita State24 .333612  .333
Tulane14 .20088  .500
Memphis15 .167512  .294
Florida Atlantic05 .000511  .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

2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Malia Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHebron Christian Academy Dacula, Georgia
G 2 Emily Klaczek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrUAB Hoffman Estates, Illinois
G 4 Pace Rickard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrGrand Rapids Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 5 Destiny Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMansfield Timberview High School Mansfield, Texas
G 11 Dominique Ennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKing's Christian Collegiate Fort Erie, Ontario
G 12 Layla Conley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJohn Marshall Harlan High School San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Maya Bokunewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrState College Area High School State College, Pennsylvania
G 20 Hailey Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrTom C. Clark High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Kennedy Clifton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBishop Ireton High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 24 Ashlyn Zhang 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFlintridge Preparatory School South Pasadena, California
G 30 Jazzy Owens-Barnett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFrisco Liberty High School Plano, Texas
G 32 Trinity Gooden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrChoctaw High School Midwest City, Oklahoma
C 33 Fatou Samb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCalifornia Houston, Texas
C 35 Sussy Ngulefac 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSamford Lilburn, Georgia
C 44 Shelby Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCedar Park High School Cedar Park, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. "Owls Fall Late to UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinal". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. "Slow start spells the end of the season for BYU in WNIT loss to Rice". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. "Oregon women keep rolling with rout of Rice to advance to WNIT Super 16". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. "Rice Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.