2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball
2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball
WNIT champions; C-USA regular season and West division champions
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	23–4 (12-2 CUSA)
Head coach	Tina Langley (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Latara King; Steven Asher; Nolan Wilson;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tina Langley, and played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as a member of Conference USA.^[1]

2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee †	12	–	4	.750	17	–	8	.680
Charlotte	9	–	5	.643	10	–	12	.455
FIU	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Florida Atlantic	8	–	8	.500	11	–	11	.500
Old Dominion	7	–	9	.438	13	–	11	.542
Marshall	7	–	9	.438	8	–	11	.421
Western Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	7	–	16	.304
West
Rice	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	17	–	8	.680
North Texas	10	–	4	.714	13	–	7	.650
Louisiana Tech	8	–	8	.500	14	–	10	.583
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	7	–	12	.368
UAB	3	–	11	.214	10	–	13	.435
UTSA	0	–	14	.000	2	–	18	.100


† 2021 C-USA tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Houston Baptist	W 83–54	1–0	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Little Rock	W 66–54	2–0	Jack Stephens Center (222) Little Rock, AR
December 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		at UT Arlington	Canceled ^[a]^[2]		College Park Center Arlington, TX
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		at Texas Tech	W 81–62	3–0	United Supermarkets Arena (2,714) Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	Canceled ^[a]^[3]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 16, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana	W 83–51	4–0	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at No. 10 Texas A&M	L 53–57	4–1	Reed Arena (693) College Station, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at UTSA	W 78–53	5–1 (1–0)	Convocation Center (157) San Antonio, TX
January 2, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at UTSA	W 69–57	6–1 (2–0)	Convocation Center (165) San Antonio, TX
January 8, 2021 1:00 p.m.		UTEP	W 74–68	7–1 (3–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m.		UTEP	W 55–43	8–1 (4–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 15, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Old Dominion	W 77–66	9–1 (5–0)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	W 67–59	10–1 (6–0)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 22, 2021 2:00 p.m.		UAB	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m.		UAB	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 28, 2021 6:30 p.m.		at North Texas	Postponed ^[b]^[5]		UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m.		North Texas	Postponed ^[b]^[5]		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	Postponed ^[b]^[6]		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	Postponed ^[b]^[6]		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 64–55	11–1 (7–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 77–74	12–1 (8–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 64–48	13–1 (9–0)	Cam Henderson Center (434) Huntington, WV
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Marshall	L 56–68	13–2 (9–1)	Cam Henderson Center (455) Huntington, WV
February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 73–50	14–2 (10–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 64–53	15–2 (11–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
March 4, 2021^[7] 7:00 p.m.		at North Texas	W 64–58	16–2 (12–1)	UNT Coliseum (839) Denton, TX
March 6, 2021^[7] 4:00 p.m.		North Texas	L 66–75	16–3 (12–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
CUSA Tournament
March 11, 2021 11:00 a.m.	(1W)	vs. (4E) FIU Quarterfinals	W 77–60	17–3	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021 5:30 p.m.	(1W)	vs. (6E) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 62–60	18–3	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 13, 2021 5:00 p.m.	(1W)	vs. (1E) Middle Tennessee Championship	L 65–68	18–4	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 19, 2021 11:00 a.m.		vs. Arizona State First Round – Fort Worth Regional	W 48–36	19–4	Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX
March 20, 2021 5:00 p.m.		vs. Fresno State Second Round – Fort Worth Regional	W 87–73	20–4	Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX
March 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.		vs. California Baptist Quarterfinals – Fort Worth Regional	W 79–55	21–4	Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX
March 26, 2021 4:00 p.m.		vs. Delaware Semifinals	W 85–75	22–4	My Town Movers Fieldhouse Collierville, TN
March 28, 2021 1:00 p.m.		vs. Ole Miss Championship Game	W 71–58	23–4	My Town Movers Fieldhouse Collierville, TN
*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 ^c ^d ^e ^f Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

^ "WBB Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Rice University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Owls Add Road Contest at Texas Tech". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Duarte, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "COVID-19 cancels Rice-TSU women's basketball matchup". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "WBB Remains on Pause, Games vs. North Texas Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Doherty, Tim (February 5, 2021). "USM-Rice women's basketball games postponed". WDAM-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[canceled-2] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[postponed-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[ur-1] "WBB Announces 2020-21 Schedule". Rice University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[uta-3] "Owls Add Road Contest at Texas Tech". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[tsu-4] Duarte, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "COVID-19 cancels Rice-TSU women's basketball matchup". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[uab-6] "Rice women's basketball games vs. UAB postponed for COVID-19 reasons". Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[unt-7] "WBB Remains on Pause, Games vs. North Texas Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[usm-8] Doherty, Tim (February 5, 2021). "USM-Rice women's basketball games postponed". WDAM-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[unt2-9] "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team

Contents

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References

2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball

WNIT champions C-USA regular season and West division champions
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	23–4 (12-2 CUSA)
Head coach	Tina Langley (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Latara King Steven Asher Nolan Wilson
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →