2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball
2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	5–4 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Lindsay Edmonds (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Lakevia Boykin; Nick Grant; Danyelle Grant;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	5	–	1	.833	12	–	6	.667
North Texas	4	–	1	.800	14	–	3	.824
UAB	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Rice	4	–	1	.800	10	–	6	.625
UTSA	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
Tulsa	3	–	2	.600	13	–	5	.722
Temple	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
South Florida	3	–	3	.500	11	–	8	.579
East Carolina	2	–	3	.400	9	–	7	.563
SMU	2	–	4	.333	8	–	9	.471
Wichita State	2	–	4	.333	6	–	12	.333
Tulane	1	–	4	.200	8	–	8	.500
Memphis	1	–	5	.167	5	–	12	.294
Florida Atlantic	0	–	5	.000	5	–	11	.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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Malia Fisher	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Hebron Christian Academy	Dacula, Georgia
G	2	Emily Klaczek	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	UAB	Hoffman Estates, Illinois
G	4	Pace Rickard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Grand Rapids Christian High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	5	Destiny Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mansfield Timberview High School	Mansfield, Texas
G	11	Dominique Ennis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	King's Christian Collegiate	Fort Erie, Ontario
G	12	Layla Conley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	John Marshall Harlan High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	14	Maya Bokunewicz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	State College Area High School	State College, Pennsylvania
G	20	Hailey Adams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Tom C. Clark High School	San Antonio, Texas
G/F	23	Kennedy Clifton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Bishop Ireton High School	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	24	Ashlyn Zhang	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Flintridge Preparatory School	South Pasadena, California
G	30	Jazzy Owens-Barnett	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Frisco Liberty High School	Plano, Texas
G	32	Trinity Gooden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Choctaw High School	Midwest City, Oklahoma
C	33	Fatou Samb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	California	Houston, Texas
C	35	Sussy Ngulefac	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Samford	Lilburn, Georgia
C	44	Shelby Hayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Cedar Park High School	Cedar Park, Texas

Head coach

Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lakevia Boykin (Wake Forest)
Nick Grant (Baylor)
Danyelle Grant (Utah State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "Owls Fall Late to UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinal". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "Slow start spells the end of the season for BYU in WNIT loss to Rice". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "Oregon women keep rolling with rout of Rice to advance to WNIT Super 16". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "Rice Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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[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.

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