2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX G 5 Lauren Grigsby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Reagan HS San Antonio, TX F 11 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brock HS Brock, TX G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX G 21 Gabrielle Stanton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Kingwood HS Kingwood, TX G/F 22 Nicole Iademarco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr The Woodlands HS Arizona State The Woodlands, TX G 24 Elena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Cedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX F 25 Courtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Steele HS Austin, TX G/F 32 Alyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Killeen HS Killeen, TX F 40 Megan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grandview 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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