2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team
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]
| 2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball | |
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WNIT champions C-USA regular season and West division champions | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| West Division | |
| Record | 23–4 (12-2 CUSA) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 [lower-alpha 1][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 [lower-alpha 1][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 [lower-alpha 2][4] | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
UAB | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][4] | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
| January 28, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
at North Texas | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][5] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
North Texas | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][5] | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][6] | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||||
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][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 | |||||||
Notes
- Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
- Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
References
- "WBB Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Rice University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "Owls Add Road Contest at Texas Tech". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- Duarte, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "COVID-19 cancels Rice-TSU women's basketball matchup". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "WBB Remains on Pause, Games vs. North Texas Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- Doherty, Tim (February 5, 2021). "USM-Rice women's basketball games postponed". WDAM-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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