2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Middle Tennessee† 15 – 1   .938 29 – 5   .853
Southern Miss 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
UTEP 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784
Tulane 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645
East Carolina 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Old Dominion 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
UAB 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Florida Atlantic 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
Rice 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
FIU 6 – 10   .375 15 – 18   .455
North Texas 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Louisiana Tech 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
UTSA 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452
Marshall 3 – 13   .188 11 – 20   .355
† 2014 C-USA tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]


The 2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Greg Williams, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season with a record of 13–17 overall, 6–10 in C-USA play for a 3 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the 2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament to FIU.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
0 Breion Allen Guard 5–9 Sophomore Hoover, Alabama
3 Maya Hawkins Guard 5–6 Freshman Mansfield, Texas
5 Reem Moussa Guard 5–5 Junior Coppell, Texas
15 Megan Shafer Forward 6–0 Junior The Woodlands, Texas
21 Nakachi Maduka Guard 5–11 Junior Arlington, Texas
22 Maya Adetula Guard 5–10 Junior Mansfield, Texas
24 Elena Gumbs Guard 5–5 Sophomore Cibolo, Texas
30 Jessica Kuster Forward 6–2 Senior San Antonio, Texas
31 Christal Porter Post 6–0 Junior Germantown, Tennessee
32 Alyssa Lang Post 6–1 Sophomore Rockwall, Texas
33 Jasmine Goodwine Forward 6–1 Freshman Killeen, Texas
40 Megan Palmer Forward 6–1 Sophomore Katy, Texas
44 Adaeze Obinnah Post 6–1 Sophomore Aurora, Colorado

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M W 77–63  1–0
 William Nicks Building (1,786)
Prairie View, TX
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 61–54  2–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse (484)
Houston, TX
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm 		at McNeese State L 54–65  2–1
 Burton Coliseum (719)
Lake Charles, LA
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ 		at No. 9 Baylor L 46–79  2–2
 Ferrell Center (6,516)
Waco, TX
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm 		Southern W 77–64  3–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (288)
Houston, TX
11/23/2013*
6:30 pm 		at No. 21 Michigan State L 68–81  3–3
 Breslin Student Events Center (5,850)
East Lansing, MI
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State L 74–79 OT 3–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (427)
Houston, TX
11/29/2013*
6:00 pm 		vs. Samford
Omni Hotels Classic 		W 57–52  4–4
 Coors Events Center (2,302)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2013*
8:30 pm 		at Colorado
Omni Hotels Classic 		L 58–75  4–5
 Coors Events Center (2,171)
Boulder, CO
12/05/2013*
7:00 pm 		Texas State W 74–61  5–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (333)
Houston, TX
12/20/2013*
1:00 pm 		vs. Houston
Lone Star Showcase 		L 54–67  5–6
 Tudor Fieldhouse (311)
Houston, TX
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm 		at Lamar W 67–64  6–6
 Montagne Center (608)
Beaumont, TX
01/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 72–57  7–6
 Tudor Fieldhouse (393)
Houston, TX
01/08/2014
5:00 pm 		at Florida International W 59–41  8–6
(1–0) 		U.S. Century Bank Arena (409)
Miami, FL
01/11/2014
4:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 68–97  8–7
(1–1) 		FAU Arena (435)
Boca Raton, FL
01/15/2014
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 82–68  9–7
(2–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (426)
Houston, TX
01/18/2014
2:00 pm 		Marshall W 74–68  10–7
(3–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (550)
Houston, TX
01/22/2014
6:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 47–53  10–8
(3–2) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (794)
Greenville, NC
01/25/2014
6:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 53–58  10–9
(3–3) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (928)
Charlotte, NC
01/29/2014
7:00 pm 		Tulane L 55–62  10–10
(3–4) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (402)
Houston, TX
02/01/2014
2:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 58–74  10–11
(3–5) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (498)
Houston, TX
02/08/2014
2:00 pm 		at No. 25 Middle Tennessee L 54–65  10–12
(3–6) 		Murphy Center (4,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/12/2014
7:00 pm 		at Tulsa W 75–59  11–12
(4–6) 		Reynolds Center (486)
Tulsa, OK
02/15/2014
2:00 pm 		UTSA L 61–63  11–13
(4–7) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (743)
Houston, TX
02/19/2014
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 49–85  11–14
(4–8) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (261)
Houston, TX
02/22/2014
6:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech W 61–56  12–14
(5–8) 		Thomas Assembly Center (674)
Ruston, LA
02/26/2014
7:00 pm 		North Texas L 52–66  12–15
(5–9) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (334)
Houston, TX
03/01/2014
11:00 am, FSN 		UTEP L 57–72  12–16
(5–10) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (562)
Houston, TX
03/05/2014
7:00 pm 		at UAB W 61–51  13–16
(6–10) 		Bartow Arena (334)
Birmingham, AL
2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament
03/11/2014
2:30 pm 		vs. FIU
First Round 		L 65–85  13–17
 Memorial Gym (1,842)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.