The 2025–26 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as second-year members of the American Conference.
Previous season The Owls finished the season 17–17 and 7–11 in AAC play to clinch the No. 9 seed in the AAC tournament. They beat No. 8 UAB in the second round before upsetting No. 1 seed UTSA in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Temple in the semifinals. They lost to No. 3 South Florida 62–69 in the championship game, their second appearance in program history.
Offseason Departures Rice departures Malia Fisher 1 F 6'2" Senior Dacula, GA Graduated Emily Klaczek 2 G 5'8" Senior Hoffman Estates, IL Graduated Maya Bokunewicz 14 G 6'0" Senior State College, PA Graduated Jazzy Owens-Barnett 30 G 5'7" Junior Plano, TX Transferred to North Texas Trinity Gooden 32 G 5'10" Senior Midwest City, OK Graduated Sussy Ngulefac 35 C 6'4" Senior Lilburn, GA Graduated
Incoming transfers Rice incoming transfers Louann Battiston 7 G 5'5" Junior Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium Duke Myah Hazelton 21 C 6'4" Sophomore Baltimore, MD Virginia Tech
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.
Roster
Schedule and results
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