# 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.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 23–9, 13–7 in C-USA play to finish in third place. 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. They reieved an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they defeated BYU in the first round, before falling to Oregon in the second round. This was the Owls' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 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. |||||||||
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