2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team

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]

2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record14–13 (8–9 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lakevia Boykin
  • Nick Grant
  • Tiffany Morton
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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

Schedule and results

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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.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  3. ^ Game was postponed due to weather concerns.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hoops Announces 2021-22 C-USA Slate". Rice University, Department of Athletics. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "WBB Game vs. Texas College Canceled". Rice University, Department of Athletics. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "WBB Game at UTSA Postponed". Rice University, Department of Athletics. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.