Rice Owls
American (19-14, 9-9)
Big Wins: 2/10 Tulsa (78-66), 3/11 vs North Texas (61-59)
Bad Losses: 2/3 at Florida Atlantic (63-68), 2/17 at UAB (74-87)
Coach: Lindsay Edmonds
Probable Starters:
Malia Fisher, Junior, Forward, 13.1 ppg, 7.-0 rpg
Sussy Ngulefac, Junior, Center, 6.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Trinity Gooden, Junior, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.3 apg
Emily Klaczek, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 1.2 apg
Destiny Jackson, Senior, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, 5.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jazzy Owens-Barnett, Sophomore, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.6 apg
Hailey Adams, Sophomore, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.0 (126th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.1 (183, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.9 (207, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.1 (173, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (177, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.0 (169, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.9 (30, 2)
Rebound Margin: 0.4 (180, 7)
Assists Per Game:13.0 (172, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (144, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over BYU |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to Oregon |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Arizona State |
| 2021 | NIT | Second Round win over Fresno State |
| 2021 | NIT | Third Round win over California Baptist |
| 2021 | NIT | Semifinal win over Delaware |
| 2021 | NIT | Championship win over Ole Miss |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to Marquette |
| 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
