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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