2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball
AAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lakevia Boykin
  • Nick Grant
  • Danyelle Grant
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tulsa13–5 .72225–10  .714
North Texas13–5 .72223–9  .719
Temple13–5 .72220–12  .625
UTSA10–8 .55618–15  .545
South Florida10–8 .55619–14  .576
Charlotte9–9 .50016–15  .516
UAB9–9 .50018–14  .563
Memphis9–9 .50013–17  .433
East Carolina9–9 .50019–14  .576
Rice †9–9 .50019–15  .559
SMU8–10 .44414–16  .467
Florida Atlantic6–12 .33311–19  .367
Wichita State5–13 .27810–22  .313
Tulane3–15 .16712–20  .375
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 23–9, 13–7 in C-USA play to finish in third place.[1] As the #3 seed in the C-USA tournament and receiving a first-round bye, they were upset by #6 seed UTSA in the quarterfinals.[2] They reieved an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they defeated BYU in the first round,[3] before falling to Oregon in the second round.[4] This was the Owls' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[5]

Roster
2023–24 Rice Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Malia Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHebron Christian Academy Dacula, Georgia
G 2 Emily Klaczek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrUAB Hoffman Estates, Illinois
G 4 Pace Rickard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrGrand Rapids Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 5 Destiny Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMansfield Timberview High School Mansfield, Texas
G 11 Dominique Ennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKing's Christian Collegiate Fort Erie, Ontario
G 12 Layla Conley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJohn Marshall Harlan High School San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Maya Bokunewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrState College Area High School State College, Pennsylvania
G 20 Hailey Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrTom C. Clark High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Kennedy Clifton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBishop Ireton High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 24 Ashlyn Zhang 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFlintridge Preparatory School South Pasadena, California
G 30 Jazzy Owens-Barnett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFrisco Liberty High School Plano, Texas
G 32 Trinity Gooden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrChoctaw High School Midwest City, Oklahoma
C 33 Fatou Samb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCalifornia Houston, Texas
C 35 Sussy Ngulefac 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSamford Lilburn, Georgia
C 44 Shelby Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCedar Park High School Cedar Park, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2023

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm		 Angelo State W 101–47  –
  26 – Klaczek  8 – Samb  5 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Houston Christian W 70–38  1–0
  14 – Ennis  10 – Fisher  3 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse (622)
Houston, TX
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian W 69–58  2–0
  13 – 2 Tied  6 – Fisher  3 – Klaczek  Moody Coliseum (1,040)
Abilene, TX
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at TCU L 42–67  2–1
  11 – Ennis  5 – Samb  2 – 3 Tied  Schollmaier Arena (1,788)
Fort Worth, TX
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia Tech L 75–78  2–2
  13 – Jackson  7 – 2 Tied  3 – Klaczek  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,088)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Mary's W 73–62  3–2
  26 – Bokunewicz  9 – Fisher  5 – Fisher  Tudor Fieldhouse (541)
Houston, TX
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 56–67  3–3
  12 – Jackson  7 – Hayes  2 – 3 Tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (751)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas Southern W 74–44  4–3
  25 – Ennis  7 – Hayes  5 – Ennis  Tudor Fieldhouse (591)
Houston, TX
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 84–56  5–3
  14 – Ennis  9 – Fisher  5 – Hayes  Dugan Wellness Center (824)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 23 Gonzaga L 72–80  5–4
  16 – Jackson  6 – Hayes  3 – 2 Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,367)
Houston, TX
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Prairie View A&M W 85–59  6–4
  14 – Owens-Barnett  8 – Hayes  5 – Gooden  Tudor Fieldhouse (765)
Houston, TX
December 20, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston
Rivalry		 L 63–71 OT 6–5
  16 – Ennis  10 – Fisher  4 – Jackson  Fertitta Center (1,033)
Houston, TX
AAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Wichita State W 76–64  7–5
(1–0)		  17 – Ennis  8 – Adams  3 – 2 Tied  Fertitta Center (424)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SMU W 65–63  8–5
(2–0)		  17 – Jackson  10 – Fisher  7 – Jackson  Moody Coliseum (985)
University Park, TX
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Charlotte L 54–61  8–6
(2–1)		  14 – Fisher  12 – Jackson  2 – 2 Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (697)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 South Florida W 67–64  9–6
(3–1)		  23 – Fisher  13 – Fisher  6 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse (893)
Houston, TX
January 17, 2024
10:00 am, ESPN+		 at East Carolina W 80–67  10–6
(4–1)		  19 – Ennis  10 – Fisher  7 – Jackson  Williams Arena (5,552)
Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulane W 61–44  11–6
(5–1)		  16 – Ennis  6 – Bokunewicz  5 – Jackson  Devlin Fieldhouse (982)
New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulsa L 65–70  11–7
(5–2)		  17 – 2 Tied  9 – Klaczek  3 – Ennis  Reynolds Center (1,768)
Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Memphis L 66–73  11–8
(5–3)		  20 – Jackson  12 – Adams  3 – 2 Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (841)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 SMU W 69–60  12–8
(6–3)		  19 – Ngulefac  9 – Adams  7 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse (804)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Atlantic L 63–68  12–9
(6–4)		  16 – Jackson  7 – Ennis  3 – Owens-Barnett  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (484)
Boca Raton, FL
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Florida W 69–59  13–9
(7–4)		  21 – Owens-Barnett  7 – Ennis  4 – Jackson  Yuengling Center (3,005)
Tampa, FL
February 10, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tulsa W 78–66  14–9
(8–4)		  17 – 2 Tied  12 – Adams  4 – 2 Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (814)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Carolina W 75–57  15–9
(9–4)		  22 – Fisher  9 – Adams  5 – Owens-Barnett  Tudor Fieldhouse (623)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UAB L 74–87  15–10
(9–5)		  20 – Fisher  8 – Adams  6 – Jackson  Bartow Arena (927)
Birmingham, AL
February 20, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Memphis L 74–79 OT 15–11
(9–6)		  21 – Ennis  6 – Ennis  5 – Fisher  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (881)
Memphis, TN
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Temple L 66–75  15–12
(9–7)		  24 – Fisher  9 – Jackson  6 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,109)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Texas L 54–63  15–13
(9–8)		  13 – Ngulefac  10 – Klaczek  7 – Jackson  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,071)
Houston, TX
March 5, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at UTSA L 52–60  15–14
(9–9)		  30 – Fisher  12 – Fisher  2 – 3 Tied  Convocation Center (1,252)
San Antonio, TX
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (10) vs. (7) UAB
Second Round		 W 71–56  16–14
  20 – Fisher  9 – Ngulefac  4 – 2 Tied  Dickies Arena (1,483)
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (10) vs. (2) North Texas
Quarterfinals		 W 61–59  17–14
  16 – Jackson  10 – Fisher  6 – Jackson  Dickies Arena (1,602)
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 (10) vs. (3) Temple
Semifinals		 W 60–57  18–14
  17 – Fisher  5 – 3 Tied  4 – 2 Tied  Dickies Arena (1,520)
Fort Worth, TX
March 13, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 (10) vs. (9) East Carolina
Championship		 W 61–41  19–14
  15 – Ngulefac  11 – Ngulefac  4 – 2 Tied  Dickies Arena (2,682)
Fort Worth, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN		 (14 A2) at (3 A2) No. 8 LSU
First Round		 L 60–70  19–15
  15 – Jackson  5 – Fisher  5 – Gooden  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,957)
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References
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  2. "Owls Fall Late to UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinal". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. "Slow start spells the end of the season for BYU in WNIT loss to Rice". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. "Oregon women keep rolling with rout of Rice to advance to WNIT Super 16". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. "Rice Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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