Women’s Hoops Announces 2019-20 Schedule
8/2/2019 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON – The reigning Conference USA champion Rice women's basketball team announced its highly anticipated complete 2019-20 schedule on Friday.
The Owls' non-conference slate is highlighted by a home meeting against 2019 Sweet 16 participant Texas A&M on Sunday, Nov. 17, the first time Rice will host the Aggies at Tudor Fieldhouse since 2010. In addition, Rice will partake in the 2019 Puerto Rico Classic marking the program's first-ever regular season games outside the continental United States, facing both Virginia Tech (Dec. 20) and Georgia Tech (Dec. 21).
In total, the Owls will play 13 teams who qualified for postseason play, eight of which won 20 or more games in 2018-19.
In their first appearance since the NCAA Tournament, the Owls will officially open the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a home matchup against Nicholls State. Rice then hosts Little Rock on Saturday, Nov. 9, a season after which the Trojans won 21 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Rice hits the road for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 13 with a trip to Dallas to face former SWC rival SMU at Moody Coliseum. After the showdown with the Aggies on Nov. 17, the Owls travel to Big 12 opponent Oklahoma St. on Saturday, Nov. 23 and to McNeese St. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
After Thanksgiving, the Owls return to action on Saturday, Nov. 30 when they host Northern Arizona before traveling across town to Texas Southern on Dec. 7. Rice will then host Prairie View after an eight-day layoff on Dec. 15.
The Owls conclude non-conference action in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on Dec. 20-21 against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, respectively, with both games played at Mario Morales Coliseum. For more information visit SportTours.net.
Rice begins C-USA play against Marshall in Tudor Fieldhouse on Thursday, Jan. 2 before hosting WKU in a C-USA Semifinals rematch on Saturday, Jan. 4. After a road trip to the state of Florida to face FAU (Jan. 9) and FIU (Jan. 11), the Owls return to Houston to host Louisiana Tech (Jan. 16) and Southern Miss (Jan. 18).
Following a three-game road swing to UTEP (Jan. 23), UTSA (Jan. 25) and North Texas (Feb. 1), the Owls come back home to host both UAB (Feb. 6) and Middle Tennessee (Feb. 8). It will be Rice's first meeting with the Blue Raiders since the 2019 C-USA Tournament championship game last March as well as Middle Tennessee's first game at Tudor Fieldhouse since Jan. 23, 2016.
After a road trip to Old Dominion (Feb. 13) and Charlotte (Feb.15), the Owls will host North Texas on Thursday, Feb. 20. Matchups for the remaining four C-USA contests will be announced by the league office no later than Dec. 15, with consideration for strength of competition and geographical constraints as a continuation of the traditional schedule format.
The C-USA Tournament will once again be held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Mar. 11-14.
Last season was one for the record books for the Owls, reeling off a school record 28 wins while sweeping both the C-USA regular season (16-0) and conference tournament. The Owls, who climbed as high as No. 21 in the AP Top-25 Poll, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years under C-USA Coach of the Year Tina Langley and established a program record with 21 consecutive wins along the way.
Rice returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's championship team, including the C-USA Player of the Year, Erica Ogwumike and Defensive Player of the Year, Nancy Mulkey.
Season tickets are now available at RiceOwls.com as well as renewals. Game times and television broadcast designations will be announced at a later date on RiceOwls.com.
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The Owls' non-conference slate is highlighted by a home meeting against 2019 Sweet 16 participant Texas A&M on Sunday, Nov. 17, the first time Rice will host the Aggies at Tudor Fieldhouse since 2010. In addition, Rice will partake in the 2019 Puerto Rico Classic marking the program's first-ever regular season games outside the continental United States, facing both Virginia Tech (Dec. 20) and Georgia Tech (Dec. 21).
In total, the Owls will play 13 teams who qualified for postseason play, eight of which won 20 or more games in 2018-19.
In their first appearance since the NCAA Tournament, the Owls will officially open the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a home matchup against Nicholls State. Rice then hosts Little Rock on Saturday, Nov. 9, a season after which the Trojans won 21 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Rice hits the road for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 13 with a trip to Dallas to face former SWC rival SMU at Moody Coliseum. After the showdown with the Aggies on Nov. 17, the Owls travel to Big 12 opponent Oklahoma St. on Saturday, Nov. 23 and to McNeese St. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
After Thanksgiving, the Owls return to action on Saturday, Nov. 30 when they host Northern Arizona before traveling across town to Texas Southern on Dec. 7. Rice will then host Prairie View after an eight-day layoff on Dec. 15.
The Owls conclude non-conference action in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on Dec. 20-21 against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, respectively, with both games played at Mario Morales Coliseum. For more information visit SportTours.net.
Rice begins C-USA play against Marshall in Tudor Fieldhouse on Thursday, Jan. 2 before hosting WKU in a C-USA Semifinals rematch on Saturday, Jan. 4. After a road trip to the state of Florida to face FAU (Jan. 9) and FIU (Jan. 11), the Owls return to Houston to host Louisiana Tech (Jan. 16) and Southern Miss (Jan. 18).
Following a three-game road swing to UTEP (Jan. 23), UTSA (Jan. 25) and North Texas (Feb. 1), the Owls come back home to host both UAB (Feb. 6) and Middle Tennessee (Feb. 8). It will be Rice's first meeting with the Blue Raiders since the 2019 C-USA Tournament championship game last March as well as Middle Tennessee's first game at Tudor Fieldhouse since Jan. 23, 2016.
After a road trip to Old Dominion (Feb. 13) and Charlotte (Feb.15), the Owls will host North Texas on Thursday, Feb. 20. Matchups for the remaining four C-USA contests will be announced by the league office no later than Dec. 15, with consideration for strength of competition and geographical constraints as a continuation of the traditional schedule format.
The C-USA Tournament will once again be held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Mar. 11-14.
Last season was one for the record books for the Owls, reeling off a school record 28 wins while sweeping both the C-USA regular season (16-0) and conference tournament. The Owls, who climbed as high as No. 21 in the AP Top-25 Poll, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years under C-USA Coach of the Year Tina Langley and established a program record with 21 consecutive wins along the way.
Rice returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's championship team, including the C-USA Player of the Year, Erica Ogwumike and Defensive Player of the Year, Nancy Mulkey.
Season tickets are now available at RiceOwls.com as well as renewals. Game times and television broadcast designations will be announced at a later date on RiceOwls.com.
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