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Rice Owls Women’s Hoops Announces 2019-20 Schedule

Owls host Texas A&M; face Oklahoma State on the road; Va Tech and Ga Tech in Puerto Rico

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UPDATED: September 2, 2019 -- 9:21 a.m. CT

UPDATED: August 14, 2019 -- 9:40 a.m. CT

POSTED: August 2, 2019 -- 11:10 a.m. CT

Home games versus top-25 program Texas A&M plus match-ups against Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M highlight part of the 2019-20 Rice Owls Women's Basketball schedule, announced Friday morning by the Rice Owls Women's Basketball Program. Rice's 2019-'20 schedule also includes a December trip to Puerto Rico versus Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech of the ACC.

The Owls' non-conference slate is highlighted by a home meeting against 2019 Sweet 16 participant Texas A&M on Sunday, November 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 (December 20) and Georgia Tech (December 21). For more information visit SportTours.net.

Rice will officially open the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, November 5 with a home matchup against Nicholls State. Rice then hosts Little Rock on Saturday, November 9, a season after which the Trojans won 21 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.


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Rice begins Conference USA play against Marshall in Tudor Fieldhouse on Thursday, January 2 before hosting WKU in a C-USA Semifinals rematch on Saturday, January 4.

For the first time in C-USA women's basketball, the final four games of the C-USA regular season are to be determined by the most competitive matchups coupled with geographical constraints. The teams will be divided into two groups of five (teams 1-5 and 6-10) and a group of four (11-14). During the final three weeks, teams will play within their respective grouping for the last four games of conference play. Home and away games within the groups will be determined by a preset formula. The game dates are set (February 22, February 27, March 1, March 4, and March 7) with one date being a bye.

The Conference USA Tournament will be held March 11-14 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. North Texas will host the tournament for the third straight year.

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.

2019-20 Rice Owls Women's Basketball Schedule

NOTE: Opponent's RPI as of April 7, 2019

Non-Conference Schedule

Date (Day)
Time (CT)
Game
Opponent's RPI 2018-'19
Venue
Nov. 5 (Tue) 7 p.m. vs Nicholls State
171
Tudor Fieldhouse
Nov. 9 (Sat) 1 p.m. vs Little Rock
61
Tudor Fieldhouse
Nov. 13 (Wed) 7 p.m. at SMU
229
Moody Coliseum
Nov. 17 (Sun) 2 p.m. vs Texas A&M
15
Tudor Fieldhouse
Nov. 23 (Sat) 2 p.m. at Oklahoma State
143
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Nov. 27 (Wed) 12 p.m. at McNeese State
314
H & HP Complex
Nov. 30 (Sat) 2 p.m. vs Northern Arizona
221
Tudor Fieldhouse
Dec. 7 (Sat) TBA at Texas Southern
228
H & PE Arena
Dec. 15 (Sun) 2 p.m. vs Prairie View A&M
191
Tudor Fieldhouse

PUERTO RICO CLASSIC -- Guaynabo, PR

Date (Day)
Time (CT)
Game
Opponent's RPI 2018-'19
Venue
Dec. 20 (Fri) 12:30 p.m. Virginia Tech
66
Mario Morales Coliseum
Dec. 21 (Sat) 12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech
73
Mario Morales Coliseum

C-USA Regular Season

Date (Day)
Time (CT)
Game
Opponent's RPI 2018-'19
Venue
Jan. 2 (Thu) 7 p.m. vs Marshall
202
Tudor Fieldhouse
Jan. 4 (Sat) 2 p.m. vs WKU
79
Tudor Fieldhouse
Jan. 9 (Thu) TBA at Florida Atlantic
307
FAU Arena
Jan. 11 (Sat) TBA at FIU
319
Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Jan. 16 (Thu) 7 p.m. vs Louisiana Tech

Battle of the Bands

173
Tudor Fieldhouse
Jan. 18 (Sat) 2 p.m. vs Southern Miss
197
Tudor Fieldhouse
Jan. 23 (Thu) 6 p.m. at UTEP
257
Don Haskins Center
Jan. 25 (Sat) 2 p.m. at UTSA
302
Convocation Center
Feb. 1 (Sat) 3 p.m. at North Texas
160
The Super Pit
Feb. 6 (Thu) 7 p.m. vs UAB
91
Tudor Fieldhouse
Feb. 8 (Sat) 2 p.m. vs Middle Tennessee
60
Tudor Fieldhouse
Feb. 13 (Thu) TBA at Old Dominion
110
Ted Constant Convocation Center
Feb. 15 (Sat) TBA at Charlotte
108
Halton Arena
Feb. 20 (Thu) 7 p.m. vs North Texas
160
Tudor Fieldhouse
Feb. 22 (Sat) TBA C-USA Bonus Play
TBD
TBD
Feb. 26 (Wed) TBA C-USA Bonus Play
TBD
TBD
Feb. 29 (Sat) TBA C-USA Bonus Play
TBD
TBD
Mar. 5 (Thu) TBA C-USA Bonus Play
TBD
TBD
Mar. 7 (Sat) TBA C-USA Bonus Play
TBD
TBD

CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT -- Frisco, TX

Date (Day)
Time (CT)
Game
Opponent's RPI 2018-'19
Venue
Mar. 11 (Wed) TBA First Round
TBD
Ford Center at The Star
Mar. 12 (Thu) TBA Quarterfinals
TBD
Ford Center at The Star
Mar. 13 (Fri) TBA Semifinals
TBD
Ford Center at The Star
Mar. 14 (Sat) TBA Championship
TBD
Ford Center at The Star

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