Rice Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2024 · CSM Staff
 
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