Six Rice Owls Women's Basketball Games Chosen by C-USA for ESPN Networks

Posted: October 21, 2021 -- 10:38 a.m. CT

Wednesday, Conference USA announced that six Rice women's basketball games have been selected to be streamed on ESPN+/ESPN3 (ESPN will assign) as part of the initial TV broadcast schedule. The distribution will be two home contests and four road games on the networks, which are produced by each's home team's institution.

HOME GAMES ON ESPN

Rice's home tilt against Oklahoma State is the first contest to be carried on the network and is one of just six non-conference matchups to be streamed throughout the entire conference. The Owls and Cowgirls will tip off at 2 p.m.

The Owls other home contest will be in C-USA play against UTEP on March 3 in the second to last regular season game of the season at 6 p.m.

ROAD GAMES ON ESPN

All four of Rice's games chosen for the network will be within league play, starting with the team's trip to Middle Tennessee on January 6 in a rematch of last season's C-USA Championship.

Rice's road swing on January 20 and January 22 at Old Dominion and Charlotte will be picked up while the team's trip to Ruston, La. on February 24 against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters will also be streamed.

OTHER GAMES

The Owls will also appear on ESPN on December 4 at UT-Arlington and the SEC Network+ at Texas A&M on December 19. Should any other TV games be announced at a later date, stay tuned to the program's social media accounts as well as RiceOwls.com for the latest information.

All other home games plus C-USA road games will be carried on the conference's streaming platform, CUSAtv.

The C-USA Championship tournament will be held in Frisco, Texas for a fifth straight season at The Ford Center at The Star from March 8-12.

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