Rice Owls
Conference USA (28-3, 16-0)
Big Wins: 11/17 at Little Rock (79-65), 1/24 at Middle Tennessee (60-47), 2/2 Old Dominion (48-42)
Bad Losses: 11/7 at Texas A&M (54-65), 11/11 at UCLA (50-59), 12/18 vs North Carolina (50-71)
Coach: Tina Langley
Probable Starters:
Erica Ogwumike, Junior, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 2.8 apg
Sydne Wiggins, Sophomore, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 2.4 apg
Jasmine Smith, Freshman, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.2 apg
Nicole Iademarco, Senior, Guard/Forward, 9.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.4 apg
Nancy Mulkey, Sophomore, Center, 13.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Lauren Grigsby, Senior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Haylee Swayze, Freshman, Guard, 4.3 ppg
Shani Rainey, Senior, Guard/Forward, 3.7 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.5 (133rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 52.9 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 34.8 (9, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (93, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (40, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (72, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.4 (37, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (95, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.3 (137, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Texas State |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round loss to New Mexico |
| 2012 | WBI | First Round loss to Sam Houston State |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 loss to Missouri State |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round loss to Illinois State |
| 2006 | NIT | Opening Round win over Jackson State |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round loss to Indiana |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Georgia |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round win over Arkansas State |
| 2004 | NIT | Second Round loss to UNLV |
*all team stats through 3/7
