Rice Owls women's basketball

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Rice Owls women's basketball
2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Rice Owls logo.svg
UniversityRice University
All-time record659–601 (.523)
Head coachLindsay Edmonds (1st season)
ConferenceC-USA
West Division
LocationHouston, Texas
ArenaTudor Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 5,000)
NicknameOwls
ColorsBlue and gray[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


NCAA Tournament Second round
2000
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2000, 2005, 2019
WNIT Tournament Champions
2021
Conference tournament champions
2000, 2005, 2019
Conference regular season champions
2005, 2019, 2020, 2021
Conference division season champions
2021

The Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University in women's basketball. The school competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Owls play home basketball games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.[2]

History[]

They played in the Southwest Conference from 1982 to 1995 and the Western Athletic Conference from 1996 to 2004 before joining Conference USA in 2005. As of the end of the 2020–21 season, they have a 659–601 all-time record. They were champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2017.[3][4] They were champions of the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2021.[5]

Season Coach Record Conference Record
1978–79 Linda Tucker 12–16 n/a
1979–80 Linda Tucker 15–14 n/a
1980–81 Linda Tucker 16–12 n/a
1981–82 Linda Tucker 21–8 n/a
1982–83 Linda Tucker 8–18 1–6
1983–84 Linda Tucker 9–16 3–13
1984–85 Linda Tucker 5–21 2–14
1985–86 Linda Tucker 6–19 2–14
1986–87 Linda Tucker 15–13 6–9
1987–88 Linda Tucker 11–14 5–11
1988–89 Linda Tucker 14–13 5–11
1989–90 Mike Dunavant 6–21 3–13
1990–91 Mike Dunavant 10–18 4–12
1991–92 Mike Dunavant 13–15 5–9
1992–93 Mike Dunavant 13–14 3–11
1993–94 Cristy McKinney 13–14 5–9
1994–95 Cristy McKinney 11–16 6–6
1995–96 Cristy McKinney 13–14 6–8
1996–97 Cristy McKinney 16–11 11–5
1997–98 Cristy McKinney 21–9 11–3
1998–99 Cristy McKinney 20–12 9–5
1999-00 Cristy McKinney 22–10 10–4
2000–01 Cristy McKinney 18–12 9–6
2001–02 Cristy McKinney 21–9 14–4
2002–03 Cristy McKinney 15–12 12–6
2003–04 Cristy McKinney 22–10 16–2
2004–05 Cristy McKinney 24–9 14–4
2005–06 Greg Williams 18–14 11–5
2006–07 Greg Williams 19–14 10–6
2007–08 Greg Williams 14–18 6–10
2008–09 Greg Williams 6–23 2–14
2009–10 Greg Williams 13–16 6–9
2010–11 Greg Williams 18–14 10–6
2011–12 Greg Williams 16–16 9–6
2012–13 Greg Williams 14 16 6–10
2013–14 Greg Williams 13–16 6–10
2014–15 Greg Williams 9–21 4–14
2015–16 Tina Langley 9–22 6–11
2016–17 Tina Langley 22–13 8–10
2017–18 Tina Langley 23–10 10–6
2018–19 Tina Langley 28–4 16–0
2019–20 Tina Langley 21-8 16–2
2020-21 Tina Langley 22-4 12-2

NCAA Tournament results[]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2000 #13 First Round
Second Round		 #4 UC Santa Barbara
#5 UNC		 W 67-64
L 50-83
2005 #11 First Round #6 Georgia L 49-75
2019 #12 First Round #5 Marquette L 54-58 (OT)

References[]

  1. ^ Rice Athletics Branding Guidelines, Rules, & Regulations (PDF). August 19, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "- Rice University Official Athletic Site Rice University Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/201617_WBB_Fact_Book.pdf
  5. ^ Thompson, Khari. "Ole Miss women's basketball loses to Rice in WNIT championship game". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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