2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball
2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	14–13 (8–9 CUSA)
Head coach	Lindsay Edmonds (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Lakevia Boykin; Nick Grant; Tiffany Morton;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Charlotte †	15	–	3	.833	22	–	10	.688
Middle Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
FIU	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Florida Atlantic	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167
West
Louisiana Tech	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
North Texas	10	–	7	.588	17	–	13	.567
Southern Miss	9	–	8	.529	18	–	12	.600
Rice	8	–	9	.471	14	–	13	.519
UAB	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
UTEP	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483
UTSA	3	–	14	.176	7	–	23	.233


† 2022 C-USA tournament winner

The 2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds, and played 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 9, 2021* 5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		St. Edward's	W 84–41	1–0	Tudor Fieldhouse (328) Houston, TX
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Louisiana	L 69–73	1–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (462) Houston, TX
November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Texas Southern	W 59–47	2–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (475) Houston, TX
November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	L 48–68	2–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, TX
November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Pacific	W 81–73	3–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (529) Houston, TX
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 65–73	3–3	College Park Center (680) Arlington, TX
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 69–61	4–3	Tudor Fieldhouse (432) Houston, TX
December 16, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	W 74–64	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (204) Huntsville, TX
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SEC+		at No. 23 Texas A&M	Canceled ^[a]^[2]		Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 29, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Texas College	Canceled ^[a]^[3]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 7, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 63–87	5–4 (0–1)	Murphy Center (1,806) Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at UAB	Postponed ^[b]^[5]		Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Western Kentucky	L 61–78	5–5 (0–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (241) Houston, TX
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Marshall	L 53–66	5–6 (0–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (464) Houston, TX
January 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 59–69	5–7 (0–4)	Chartway Arena (1,393) Norfolk, VA
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 83–88 ^4OT	5–8 (0–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (35) Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Louisiana Tech	W 72–64	6–8 (1–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (523) Houston, TX
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	L 55–78	6–9 (1–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (538) Houston, TX
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at UTSA	Postponed ^[c]^[6]		Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at UTEP	W 72–69	7–9 (2–6)	Don Haskins Center (1,165) El Paso, TX
February 10, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 50–57	7–10 (2–7)	UNT Coliseum (1,353) Denton, TX
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., YouTube		North Texas Rescheduled from January 1	L 42–55	7–11 (2–8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (374) Houston, TX
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		UAB	W 81–76	8–11 (3–8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (479) Houston, TX
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 73–67	9–11 (4–8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,869) Houston, TX
February 21, 2022 5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at UAB Rescheduled from January 8	W 60-55	10-11 (5-8)	Bartow Arena (137) Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 80-90 ^2OT	10-12 (5-9)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,423) Ruston, LA
February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 51-46	11-12 (6-9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,421) Hattiesburg, MS
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 82-62	12-12 (7-9)	Tudor Fieldhouse (342) Houston, TX
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		UTSA	W 86-48	13-12 (8-9)	Tudor Fieldhouse (826) Houston, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 9, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. Marshall	W 80-62	14-12	Ford Center at the Star Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022 11:00 a.m., Stadium	(4 W)	vs. (1 E) Charlotte	L 53-59	14-13	Ford Center at the Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
^ ^a ^b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
^ Game was postponed due to weather concerns.

References

^ "Women's Hoops Announces 2021-22 C-USA Slate". Rice University, Department of Athletics. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "Rice women's basketball team cancels Sunday's game at Texas A&M". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ "WBB Game vs. Texas College Canceled". Rice University, Department of Athletics. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ "Rice women's basketball postpones New Year's Day game with North Texas due to COVID-19 issues". KPRC-TV. December 29, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ "WBB Game at UTSA Postponed". Rice University, Department of Athletics. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[canceled-2] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[pp-5] Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[ppw-8] Game was postponed due to weather concerns.

[202122sched-1] "Women's Hoops Announces 2021-22 C-USA Slate". Rice University, Department of Athletics. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[tamu-3] "Rice women's basketball team cancels Sunday's game at Texas A&M". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[tc-4] "WBB Game vs. Texas College Canceled". Rice University, Department of Athletics. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[unt-6] "Rice women's basketball postpones New Year's Day game with North Texas due to COVID-19 issues". KPRC-TV. December 29, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[uab-7] "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[utsa-9] "WBB Game at UTSA Postponed". Rice University, Department of Athletics. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

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2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	14–13 (8–9 CUSA)
Head coach	Lindsay Edmonds (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lakevia Boykin Nick Grant Tiffany Morton
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References