# 2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Greg Williams, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season with a record of 13–17 overall, 6–10 in C-USA play for a 3 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the 2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament to FIU.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Breion Allen | Guard | 5–9 | Sophomore | Hoover, Alabama |
| 3 | Maya Hawkins | Guard | 5–6 | Freshman | Mansfield, Texas |
| 5 | Reem Moussa | Guard | 5–5 | Junior | Coppell, Texas |
| 15 | Megan Shafer | Forward | 6–0 | Junior | The Woodlands, Texas |
| 21 | Nakachi Maduka | Guard | 5–11 | Junior | Arlington, Texas |
| 22 | Maya Adetula | Guard | 5–10 | Junior | Mansfield, Texas |
| 24 | Elena Gumbs | Guard | 5–5 | Sophomore | Cibolo, Texas |
| 30 | Jessica Kuster | Forward | 6–2 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 31 | Christal Porter | Post | 6–0 | Junior | Germantown, Tennessee |
| 32 | Alyssa Lang | Post | 6–1 | Sophomore | Rockwall, Texas |
| 33 | Jasmine Goodwine | Forward | 6–1 | Freshman | Killeen, Texas |
| 40 | Megan Palmer | Forward | 6–1 | Sophomore | Katy, Texas |
| 44 | Adaeze Obinnah | Post | 6–1 | Sophomore | Aurora, Colorado |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 77–63 | 1–0 | William Nicks Building (1,786) Prairie View, TX |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | Texas Southern | W 61–54 | 2–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse (484) Houston, TX |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 54–65 | 2–1 | Burton Coliseum (719) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | at No. 9 Baylor | L 46–79 | 2–2 | Ferrell Center (6,516) Waco, TX |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | Southern | W 77–64 | 3–2 | Tudor Fieldhouse (288) Houston, TX |
| 11/23/2013* 6:30 pm | at No. 21 Michigan State | L 68–81 | 3–3 | Breslin Student Events Center (5,850) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 74–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (427) Houston, TX |
| 11/29/2013* 6:00 pm | vs. Samford Omni Hotels Classic | W 57–52 | 4–4 | Coors Events Center (2,302) Boulder, CO |
| 11/30/2013* 8:30 pm | at Colorado Omni Hotels Classic | L 58–75 | 4–5 | Coors Events Center (2,171) Boulder, CO |
| 12/05/2013* 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 74–61 | 5–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (333) Houston, TX |
| 12/20/2013* 1:00 pm | vs. Houston Lone Star Showcase | L 54–67 | 5–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (311) Houston, TX |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm | at Lamar | W 67–64 | 6–6 | Montagne Center (608) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | W 72–57 | 7–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (393) Houston, TX |
| 01/08/2014 5:00 pm | at Florida International | W 59–41 | 8–6 (1–0) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (409) Miami, FL |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 68–97 | 8–7 (1–1) | FAU Arena (435) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 82–68 | 9–7 (2–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse (426) Houston, TX |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | Marshall | W 74–68 | 10–7 (3–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse (550) Houston, TX |
| 01/22/2014 6:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 47–53 | 10–8 (3–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (794) Greenville, NC |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 53–58 | 10–9 (3–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (928) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm | Tulane | L 55–62 | 10–10 (3–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (402) Houston, TX |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 58–74 | 10–11 (3–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (498) Houston, TX |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Middle Tennessee | L 54–65 | 10–12 (3–6) | Murphy Center (4,209) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | W 75–59 | 11–12 (4–6) | Reynolds Center (486) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/15/2014 2:00 pm | UTSA | L 61–63 | 11–13 (4–7) | Tudor Fieldhouse (743) Houston, TX |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 49–85 | 11–14 (4–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse (261) Houston, TX |
| 02/22/2014 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | W 61–56 | 12–14 (5–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (674) Ruston, LA |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 52–66 | 12–15 (5–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (334) Houston, TX |
| 03/01/2014 11:00 am, FSN | UTEP | L 57–72 | 12–16 (5–10) | Tudor Fieldhouse (562) Houston, TX |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm | at UAB | W 61–51 | 13–16 (6–10) | Bartow Arena (334) Birmingham, AL |
| 2014 Conference USA women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2014 2:30 pm | vs. FIU First Round | L 65–85 | 13–17 | Memorial Gym (1,842) El Paso, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||