2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball
2024–25 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (0–1 AAC)
Head coach	Lindsay Edmonds (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Lakevia Boykin; Nick Grant; Danyelle Grant; Raina Perez; Jalen Latta;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
South Florida	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
North Texas	3	–	1	.750	11	–	5	.688
Tulane	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
Temple	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
Tulsa	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Florida Atlantic	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Rice	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Memphis	1	–	2	.333	3	–	11	.214
Wichita State	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
UAB	1	–	3	.250	10	–	6	.625
East Carolina	0	–	3	.000	8	–	7	.533
Charlotte	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

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

Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lakevia Boykin (Wake Forest)
Nick Grant (Baylor)
Danyelle Grant (Utah State)
Raina Perez (NC State)
Jalen Latta (Western New England)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Memphis						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	East Carolina						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulane						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UTSA						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UAB						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 28, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Rice Women's Basketball bests UAB, moves on in AAC Tourney". The Roost. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Rice upsets North Texas in AAC women's basketball championship quarterfinals". 247Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Temple's AAC run ends with loss to Rice in semifinals". The Temple News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Reese, LSU overcome sloppy play to top Rice 70-60 in women's NCAA tournament's first round". AP News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Rice Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[2] "Rice Women's Basketball bests UAB, moves on in AAC Tourney". The Roost. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[3] "Rice upsets North Texas in AAC women's basketball championship quarterfinals". 247Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[4] "Temple's AAC run ends with loss to Rice in semifinals". The Temple News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[5] "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[6] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[7] "Reese, LSU overcome sloppy play to top Rice 70-60 in women's NCAA tournament's first round". AP News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[9] "Rice Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

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