2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball
Rice Owls logo.svg
WNIT champions
C-USA regular season and West division champions
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2020–21 record23–4 (12-2 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Latara King
  • Steven Asher
  • Nolan Wilson
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 
2021–22 →
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee † 12 – 4   .750 17 – 8   .680
Charlotte 9 – 5   .643 10 – 12   .455
FIU 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Florida Atlantic 8 – 8   .500 11 – 11   .500
Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 13 – 11   .542
Marshall 7 – 9   .438 8 – 11   .421
Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 7 – 16   .304
West
Rice 12 – 2   .857 23 – 4   .852
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 17 – 8   .680
North Texas 10 – 4   .714 13 – 7   .650
Louisiana Tech 8 – 8   .500 14 – 10   .583
Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 7 – 12   .368
UAB 3 – 11   .214 10 – 13   .435
UTSA 0 – 14   .000 2 – 18   .100
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Tina Langley, and plays their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as a member of Conference USA.[1]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Houston Baptist W 83–54  1–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
November 28, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		at Little Rock W 66–54  2–0
 Jack Stephens Center (222)
Little Rock, AR
December 2, 2020*
5:00 p.m. 		at UT Arlington Canceled [a][2] College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
December 5, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		at Texas Tech W 81–62  3–0
 United Supermarkets Arena (2,714)
Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Texas Southern Canceled [a][3] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 16, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Louisiana W 83–51  4–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 20, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		at No. 10 Texas A&M L 53–57  4–1
 Reed Arena (693)
College Station, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at UTSA W 78–53  5–1
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (157)
San Antonio, TX
January 2, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		at UTSA W 69–57  6–1
(2–0) 		Convocation Center (165)
San Antonio, TX
January 8, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		UTEP W 74–68  7–1
(3–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		UTEP W 55–43  8–1
(4–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 15, 2021
5:30 p.m. 		at Old Dominion W 77–66  9–1
(5–0) 		Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at Old Dominion W 67–59  10–1
(6–0) 		Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 22, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		UAB Postponed [b][4] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		UAB Postponed [b][4] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 28, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		at North Texas Postponed [b][5] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		North Texas Postponed [b][5] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 5, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss Postponed [b][6] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss Postponed [b][6] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 12, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		Western Kentucky W 64–55  11–1
(7–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		Western Kentucky W 77–74  12–1
(8–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 19, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		at Marshall W 64–48  13–1
(9–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (434)
Huntington, WV
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at Marshall L 56–68  13–2
(9–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (455)
Huntington, WV
February 26, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 73–50  14–2
(10–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 64–53  15–2
(11–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
March 4, 2021[7]
7:00 p.m. 		at North Texas W 64–58  16–2
(12–1) 		UNT Coliseum (839)
Denton, TX
March 6, 2021[7]
4:00 p.m. 		North Texas L 66–75  16–3
(12–2) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
CUSA Tournament
March 11, 2021
11:00 a.m. 		(1W) vs. (4E) FIU
Quarterfinals 		W 77–60  17–3
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021
5:30 p.m. 		(1W) vs. (6E) Old Dominion
Semifinals 		W 62–60  18–3
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 13, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		(1W) vs. (1E) Middle Tennessee
Championship 		L 65–68  18–4
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 19, 2021
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Arizona State
First Round – Fort Worth Regional 		W 48–36  19–4
 Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center 
Fort Worth, TX
March 20, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Fresno State
Second Round – Fort Worth Regional 		W 87–73  20–4
 Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center 
Fort Worth, TX
March 22, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		vs. California Baptist
Quarterfinals – Fort Worth Regional 		W 79–55  21–4
 Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center 
Fort Worth, TX
March 26, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Delaware
Semifinals 		W 85–75  22–4
 My Town Movers Fieldhouse 
Collierville, TN
March 28, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		vs. Ole Miss
Championship Game 		W 71–58  23–4
 My Town Movers Fieldhouse 
Collierville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References[]

  1. ^ "WBB Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Rice University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Owls Add Road Contest at Texas Tech". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Duarte, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "COVID-19 cancels Rice-TSU women's basketball matchup". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "WBB Remains on Pause, Games vs. North Texas Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Doherty, Tim (February 5, 2021). "USM-Rice women's basketball games postponed". WDAM-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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