2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Tina Langley, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–22, 7–11 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.

2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record9–22 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coachTina Langley (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP16–2 .889  29–5  .853
WKU15–3 .833  27–7  .794
Middle Tennessee †15–3 .833  24–9  .727
Charlotte12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Old Dominion10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Marshall9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  14–16  .467
UAB7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Southern Miss7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Rice7–11 .389  9–22  .290
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  14–16  .467
UTSA6–12 .333  10–19  .345
North Texas5–13 .278  11–19  .367
FIU2–16 .111  5–26  .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Lauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoReagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 11 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBrock HS Brock, TX
G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDuncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Gabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrKingwood HS Kingwood, TX
G/F 22 Nicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrThe Woodlands HS
Arizona State		 The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Elena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrCedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Courtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSteele HS Austin, TX
G/F 32 Alyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrKilleen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Megan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGrandview HS Aurora, CO
Head coach

Tina Langley (West Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Hutchinson (Messiah College)
Angie Nelp (Colorado State)
Sydney Colson (Texas A&M)

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

Roster

Rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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11		Week
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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
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM		 at No. 18 Kentucky L 39–72  0–1
 Memorial Coliseum (4,907)
Lexington, KY
11/18/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 55–60  0–2
 Dugan Wellness Center (617)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/21/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 11 Texas L 47–70  0–3
 Tudor Fieldhouse (821)
Houston, TX
11/25/2015*
12:00 PM		 at McNeese State L 53–61  0–4
 Burton Coliseum (381)
Lake Charles, LA
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Harvard L 61–67  0–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (592)
Houston, TX
12/02/2015*
6:00 PM, FSSW+		 at No. 4 Baylor L 38–89  0–6
 Ferrell Center (5,615)
Waco, TX
12/05/2015*
4:00 PM		 Houston
Bayou Cup		 L 59–62  0–7
 Tudor Fieldhouse (684)
Houston, TX
12/17/2015*
6:30 PM		 at Sam Houston State W 58–46  1–7
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719)
Huntsville, TX
12/19/2015*
9:00 PM		 at Stephen F. Austin L 45–59  1–8
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (311)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM		 Texas Southern L 66–69 OT 1–9
 Tudor Fieldhouse (392)
Houston, TX
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Loyola-Chicago L 50–57  1–10
 Tudor Fieldhouse (541)
Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2016
2:00 PM		 UTEP L 54–60  1–11
(0–1)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (508)
Houston, TX
01/03/2016
2:00 PM		 UTSA W 49–48 OT 2–11
(1–1)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (583)
Houston, TX
01/10/2016
2:00 PM, ASN		 North Texas W 100–97 3OT 3–11
(2–1)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (726)
Houston, TX
01/14/2016
7:00 PM		 at WKU L 49–52  3–12
(2–2)		 E. A. Diddle Arena (937)
Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2016
12:00 PM		 at Marshall L 52–81  3–13
(2–3)		 Cam Henderson Center (414)
Huntington, WV
01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 UAB L 55–64  3–14
(2–4)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (305)
Houston, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 Middle Tennessee L 60–61  3–15
(2–5)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (549)
Houston, TX
01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 at North Texas W 79–73 2OT 4–15
(3–5)		 The Super Pit (1,721)
Denton, TX
02/04/2016
6:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 63–65  4–16
(3–6)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,925)
Ruston, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 62–68  4–17
(3–7)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,522)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2016
7:00 PM		 Charlotte L 58–69  4–18
(3–8)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (364)
Houston, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 68–46  5–18
(4–8)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (656)
Houston, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 75–54  6–18
(5–8)		 FAU Arena (561)
Boca Raton, FL
02/20/2016
11:00 AM, FSN		 at FIU W 68–62  7–18
(6–8)		 FIU Arena (485)
Miami, FL
02/25/2016
7:00 PM		 Southern Miss L 49–59  7–19
(6–9)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (404)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 84–77  8–19
(7–9)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (739)
Houston, TX
03/03/2016
6:00 PM		 at Charlotte L 63–68  8–20
(7–10)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (651)
Charlotte, NC
03/05/2016
12:00 PM		 at Old Dominion L 52–61  8–21
(7–11)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,066)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 PM, ASN		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Second Round		 W 62–57 OT 9–21
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016
5:00 PM, ASN		 vs. Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals		 L 54–74  9–22
 Bartow Arena (563)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.riceowls.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rice-w-baskbl-sched.html
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