2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU † 16 – 2   .889 30 – 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
UAB 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
UTSA 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469
Marshall 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
UTEP 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Rice 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
North Texas 4 – 14   .222 5 – 24   .172
FIU 0 – 18   .000 3 – 26   .103
† 2015 C-USA tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by ninth year head coach Greg Williams, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Old Dominion in the 9th inning.

Roster

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Breion Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
G 3 Maya Hawkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Ridge HS Mansfield, TX
G 5 Reem Moussa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Coppell HS Cairo, Egypt
G 10 Wendy Knight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 15 Megan Shafer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
G 20 Shani Rainey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX
G 21 Nakachi Maduka 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Martin HS Arlington, TX
G 22 Maya Adetula 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Mansfield HS Mansfield, TX
G 24 Elena Gumbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Cedar Ridge HS Cibolo, TX
F 25 Courtney Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Steele HS Austin, TX
G/F 31 Christal Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Germantown HS Germantown, TN
G/F 32 Alyssa Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 33 Jasmine Goodwine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 40 Megan Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G/F 44 Adaeze Obinnah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Grandview HS Aurora, CO
Head coach

Greg Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Jae Kingi-Cross
Shane Laflin
Bianca Smith

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

Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 70–58  1–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse (467)
Houston, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		at No. 5 Texas A&M L 55–76  1–1
 Reed Arena (3,592)
College Station, TX
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 40–55  1–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (294)
Houston, TX
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–54  2–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (379)
Houston, TX
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 61–33  3–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (317)
Houston, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Houston
Bayou Cup 		L 58–59  3–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion (286)
Houston, TX
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 59–70  3–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (187)
Houston, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm 		McNeese State W 57–55 OT 4–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (220)
Houston, TX
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 63–69  4–5
 Health and Physical Education Arena (426)
Houston, TX
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm 		Lamar W 97–63  5–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (340)
Houston, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 3 Texas L 54–77  5–6
 Frank Erwin Center (3,009)
Austin, TX
C-USA Regular Season
01/02/2015
7:00 pm 		at UTSA W 62–58 OT 6–6
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (324)
San Antonio, TX
01/04/2015
2:00 pm 		at UTEP L 51–54  6–7
(1–1) 		Don Haskins Center (2,042)
El Paso, TX
01/10/2015
4:00 pm 		at North Texas L 48–53  6–8
(1–2) 		The Super Pit (412)
Denton, TX
01/15/2015
6:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 55–62  6–9
(1–3) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm 		Charlotte L 59–62  6–10
(1–4) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (337)
Houston, TX
01/22/2015
6:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 54–65  6–11
(1–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,046)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/24/2015
6:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 71–88  6–12
(1–6) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,415)
Ruston, LA
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, ASN 		North Texas W 58–55 OT 7–12
(2–6) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (321)
Houston, TX
02/05/2015
6:00 pm 		Marshall L 69–72  7–13
(2–7) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (218)
Houston, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm 		WKU L 76–83  7–14
(2–8) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
Houston, TX
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 61–79  7–15
(2–9) 		Murphy Center (4,094)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/14/2015
2:00 pm 		at UAB L 59–75  7–16
(2–10) 		Bartow Arena (512)
Bingingham, AL
02/19/2015
6:00 pm 		FIU W 80–59  8–16
(3–10) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
02/21/2015
2:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic L 70–82  8–17
(3–11) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (245)
Houston, TX
02/26/2015
11:00 am 		at Old Dominion L 68–83  8–18
(3–12) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,533)
Norfolk, VA
02/28/2015
6:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 59–74  8–19
(3–13) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (858)
Charlotte, NC
03/05/2015
6:00 pm 		UTSA L 49–60  8–20
(3–14) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (277)
Houston, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm 		UTEP W 79–62  9–20
(4–14) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (747)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, ASN 		vs. Old Dominion
First Round 		L 57–62  9–21
 Bartow Arena (313)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rice University Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site". www.riceowls.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.