Rice Owls women's basketball

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Rice Owls women's basketball
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University Rice University
All-time record698–625 (.528)
Head coach Lindsay Edmonds (3rd season)
Conference AAC
Location Houston, Texas
Arena Tudor Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname Owls
ColorsBlue and gray [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament second round
2000
NCAA tournament appearances
2000, 2005, 2019
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 the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Owls play home basketball games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas. [2]

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History

Members of the Rice Owls women's basketball team during a game at Tudor Fieldhouse in 2023 Rice vs. Gonzaga WBB 12-9-23 (2).jpg
Members of the Rice Owls women's basketball team during a game at Tudor Fieldhouse in 2023

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]

SeasonCoachRecordConference Record
1978–79Linda Tucker12–16n/a
1979–80Linda Tucker15–14n/a
1980–81Linda Tucker16–12n/a
1981–82Linda Tucker21–8n/a
1982–83Linda Tucker8–181–6
1983–84Linda Tucker9–163–13
1984–85Linda Tucker5–212–14
1985–86Linda Tucker6–192–14
1986–87Linda Tucker15–136–9
1987–88Linda Tucker11–145–11
1988–89Linda Tucker14–135–11
1989–90Mike Dunavant6–213–13
1990–91Mike Dunavant10–184–12
1991–92Mike Dunavant13–155–9
1992–93Mike Dunavant13–143–11
1993–94Cristy McKinney13–145–9
1994–95Cristy McKinney11–166–6
1995–96Cristy McKinney13–146–8
1996–97Cristy McKinney16–1111–5
1997–98Cristy McKinney21–911–3
1998–99Cristy McKinney20–129–5
1999-00Cristy McKinney22–1010–4
2000–01Cristy McKinney18–129–6
2001–02Cristy McKinney21–914–4
2002–03Cristy McKinney15–1212–6
2003–04Cristy McKinney22–1016–2
2004–05Cristy McKinney24–914–4
2005–06Greg Williams18–1411–5
2006–07Greg Williams19–1410–6
2007–08Greg Williams14–186–10
2008–09Greg Williams6–232–14
2009–10Greg Williams13–166–9
2010–11Greg Williams18–1410–6
2011–12Greg Williams16–169–6
2012–13Greg Williams14 166–10
2013–14Greg Williams13–166–10
2014–15Greg Williams9–214–14
2015–16 Tina Langley 9–226–11
2016–17Tina Langley22–138–10
2017–18Tina Langley23–1010–6
2018–19Tina Langley28–416–0
2019–20Tina Langley21–816–2
2020–21Tina Langley22–412–2
2021–22 Lindsay Edmonds 14–138–9
2022–23Lindsay Edmonds23–913–7
2023-24Lindsay Edmonds2-10-0

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2000 #13First Round
Second Round
#4 UC Santa Barbara
#5 UNC
W 67–64
L 50–83
2005 #11First Round#6 GeorgiaL 49–75
2019 #12First Round#5 MarquetteL 54–58 (OT)

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References

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  2. "- Rice University Official Athletic Site Rice University Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
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