2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–17 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lakevia Boykin
  • Nick Grant
  • Danyelle Grant
  • Raina Perez
  • Jalen Latta
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTSA 17 1   .944 26 5   .839
North Texas 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
South Florida 13 4   .765 23 11   .676
Temple 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Tulsa 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Tulane 9 8   .529 17 13   .567
East Carolina 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UAB 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
7 11   .389 17 17   .500
Memphis 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Wichita State 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Charlotte 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Florida Atlantic 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
2025 AAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds, play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as second year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.[1] They defeated UAB,[2] North Texas,[3] Temple,[4] and East Carolina to win the AAC tournament championship game and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[5] They would receive the #14 seed in the Albany Regional 2,[6] where they would fall to #3 region seed LSU in the first round.[7]

Roster

2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Malia Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hebron Christian Academy Dacula, Georgia
G 2 Emily Klaczek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr UAB Hoffman Estates, Illinois
G 3 Jill Twiehaus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Jenks High School Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 4 Pace Rickard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Grand Rapids Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 11 Dominique Ennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr King's Christian Collegiate Fort Erie, Ontario
G 12 Layla Conley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So John Marshall Harlan High School San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Maya Bokunewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr State College Area High School State College, Pennsylvania
G 22 Hailey Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Tom C. Clark High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Kennedy Clifton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop Ireton High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 24 Aniah Alexis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cypress Lakes High School Waller, Texas
G 30 Jazzy Owens-Barnett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Frisco Liberty High School Plano, Texas
G 32 Trinity Gooden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Choctaw High School Midwest City, Oklahoma
C 35 Sussy Ngulefac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Samford Lilburn, Georgia
C 44 Shelby Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, Texas
G 55 Victoria Flores 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So TCU West Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 pm
Lubbock Christian W 69–49 
 17  Ennis   8  Tied   6  Adams  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota State L 63–65  0–1
 16  Ennis   9  Adams   4  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (603)
Houston, TX
November 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T W 61–60  1–1
 19  Ngulefac   10  Ngulefac   5  Klaczek  Tudor Fieldhouse (641)
Houston, TX
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 76–58  2–1
 12  Tied   7  Adams   4  Hayes  Tudor Fieldhouse (567)
Houston, TX
November 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston
Rivalry
W 60–48  3–1
 14  Ennis   9  Adams   5  Owens-Barnett  Tudor Fieldhouse (869)
Houston, TX
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston W 65–60  4–1
 15  Ennis   9  Adams   4  Klaczek  Tudor Fieldhouse (733)
Houston, TX
November 21, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 69–72  4–2
 20  Adams   9  Tied   5  Owens-Barnett  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,876)
Spokane, WA
November 28, 2024*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. BYU
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 51–63  4–3
 12  Ennis   13  Adams   3  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
5:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Vermont
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 79–57  5–3
 18  Flores   9  Adams   3  Owens-Barnett  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Tech W 82–71  6–3
 17  Fisher   11  Adams   6  Flores  Tudor Fieldhouse (566)
Houston, TX
December 7, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 54–64  6–4
 13  Adams   7  Adams   3  Tied  Cajundome (352)
Lafayette, LA
December 13, 2024*
11:15 am, ESPN+
Texas Southern W 89–62  7–4
 19  Fisher   7  Fisher   4  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,599)
Houston, TX
December 18, 2024*
1:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 17 Georgia Tech L 57–88  7–5
 12  Adams   5  Tied   4  Fisher  McCamish Pavilion (1,212)
Atlanta, GA
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+
South Florida L 64–74  7–6
(0–1)
 22  Flores   8  Ngulefac   8  Adams  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,051)
Houston, TX
January 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane W 72–64  8–6
(1–1)
 21  Fisher   8  Fisher   4  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (677)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 58–67  8–7
(1–2)
 16  Ngulefac   7  Tied   4  Flores  Convocation Center (819)
San Antonio, TX
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Memphis W 70–59  9–7
(2–2)
 24  Flores   14  Hayes   3  Adams  Tudor Fieldhouse (745)
Houston, TX
January 15, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 53–61  9–8
(2–3)
 14  Fisher   11  Fisher   2  Tied  The Super Pit (1,858)
Denton, TX
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina W 65–56  10–8
(3–3)
 18  Flores   8  Alexis   4  Flores  Tudor Fieldhouse (833)
Houston, TX
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 56–63  10–9
(3–4)
 24  Fisher   11  Flores   4  Gooden  Bartow Arena (397)
Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte W 84–60  11–9
(4–4)
 24  Ennis   8  Ennis   6  Gooden  Dale F. Halton Arena (668)
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa W 64–45  12–9
(5–4)
 26  Flores   10  Adams   3  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (694)
Houston, TX
February 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 61–66  12–10
(5–5)
 15  Ennis   9  Adams   9  Fisher  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,330)
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulane L 67–78  12–11
(5–6)
 32  Fisher   7  Ngulefac   4  Gooden  Tudor Fieldhouse (686)
Houston, TX
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 77–82 3OT 12–12
(5–7)
 20  Alexis   11  Ngulefac   7  Flores  Yuengling Center (2,225)
Tampa, FL
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 57–60  12–13
(5–8)
 16  Ennis   10  Ennis   4  Flores  Charles Koch Arena (1,233)
Wichita, KS
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 72–39  13–13
(6–8)
 17  Ennis   11  Ennis   6  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (501)
Houston, TX
February 22, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA L 55–57  13–14
(6–9)
 21  Ennis   12  Adams   5  Flores  Tudor Fieldhouse (856)
Houston, TX
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 73–48  14–14
(7–9)
 23  Flores   11  Adams   6  Flores  Tudor Fieldhouse (703)
Houston, TX
February 28, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple L 63–83  14–15
(7–10)
 15  Alexis   6  Flores   6  Flores  Liacouras Center (1,402)
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 56–68  14–16
(7–11)
 12  Ennis   7  Hayes   4  Ennis  Tudor Fieldhouse (794)
Houston, TX
AAC tournament
March 9, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) UAB
Second round
W 76–63  15–16
 18  Alexis   10  Ennis   3  Flores  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) UTSA
Quarterfinals
W 62–58  16–16
 16  Fisher   9  Alexis   4  Fisher  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (4) Temple
Semifinals
W 67–49  17–16
 18  Fisher   9  Fisher   6  Flores  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(9) vs. (3) South Florida
Championship
L 62–69  17–17
 19  Ngulefac   7  Ngulefac   6  Flores  Dickies Arena (3,795)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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