Saturday, January 24
Houston, TX
1:00 p.m.
Tulane University
at
Rice
Tulane Travels to Houston for Contest at Rice
Jan 23, 2026 | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON – Fresh off a second-straight victory, the Tulane women's basketball team will look to keep building on the momentum as the Green Wave travels for a match-up against American-leader Rice tomorrow. With forecasted inclement weather in the area, the tip-off time for the contest was pushed up one hour to 1:00 p.m. The game will still stream on ESPN+ and can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM and through the Varsity Network App.
This will be the 33rd all-time meeting between the programs with Tulane holding an 18-14 lead in the series, which dates back to 1980. Since joining the American entering the 2023-24 campaign, Rice has won two of the last three meetings. The teams split their match-ups last year with the road team winning each one. First, Rice won 72-64 in New Orleans on January 1, but Tulane exacted revenge in Houston on February 5 with a 78-67 victory. Dating back to the last time the two programs shared a conference, Conference USA, Tulane has won five of the last seven meetings. This includes each of the last three that have been played in Houston. Something will have to give as the Wave has claimed back-to-back road victories, but Rice is a perfect 8-0 at home this season.
The Owls are 16-3 with an unblemished 6-0 clip in American play. Rice has won 11 games in a row and last lost by one point to UCF, 57-56, on November 28 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Earlier this week, the Owls bested Tulsa, 78-66, in Oklahoma. Rice boasts a scoring offense of 70.1 with a shooting clip of 39.1 percent. From three, the Owls shoot 31.6 percent. Rice averages 40.2 rebounds and 14.2 assists per game. The team protects the ball well with just 13.7 turnovers per game. Dominique Ennis leads on both ends of the floor with 12.9 points per game and a steals average of 1.8. Hailey Adams records a rebounding clip of 10.9 with 3.9 helpers per game. The head coach of the program is Lindsay Edmonds in her fifth year at the helm. She has an 88-57 record in her career.
Tulane is 8-10 on the season with a 3-3 mark in conference action. The Wave earned a win over UAB Saturday in a back-and-forth 73-68 match-up at home. This marked a second-straight win for the Wave, the first such instance this season. Tulane touts a scoring offense of 70.1 and shoots at a 41.3 percent clip overall and 29.4 percent beyond the arc. With 40.17 rebounds per game, Tulane ranks fourth in the conference. Powered by 14.2 offensive rebounds per game, the team is third in the league and 54th nationally. Ball movement has been paramount as Tulane is second in the conference with 15.6 assists per contest. Kanija Daniel is the team's top scorer at 11.9 points per game as one of three averaging in double figures. She is joined by Amira Mabry (10.7) and Mecailin Marshall (10.4). Dyllan Hanna leads on the glass with a mark of 7.2 per game, 10th in the American. Kendall Sneed is fifth in the conference with 4.3 assists per game.
The week opened on a high note for Tulane, as a duo of Wave players earned weekly recognition by the American. Shiloh Kimpson was tabbed as American Freshman of the Week with Daniel securing an honorable mention nod. Kimpson became the second Wave freshman honored this season, joining Marshall. This was Daniel's second honorable mention recognition of the campaign. Kimpson had a breakout week after posting a career-high 11 points at Temple, her first game ever in double figures. She then added 10 points against UAB with her first two three-pointers alongside a career-best five assists.
Tulane remains on the road to begin next week as the Wave travels to face Memphis. Tip-off against the Tigers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with the game streaming on ESPN+.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and baseball campaigns can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane women's basketball (@GreenWaveWBB) on X, Facebook and Instagram.
This will be the 33rd all-time meeting between the programs with Tulane holding an 18-14 lead in the series, which dates back to 1980. Since joining the American entering the 2023-24 campaign, Rice has won two of the last three meetings. The teams split their match-ups last year with the road team winning each one. First, Rice won 72-64 in New Orleans on January 1, but Tulane exacted revenge in Houston on February 5 with a 78-67 victory. Dating back to the last time the two programs shared a conference, Conference USA, Tulane has won five of the last seven meetings. This includes each of the last three that have been played in Houston. Something will have to give as the Wave has claimed back-to-back road victories, but Rice is a perfect 8-0 at home this season.
The Owls are 16-3 with an unblemished 6-0 clip in American play. Rice has won 11 games in a row and last lost by one point to UCF, 57-56, on November 28 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Earlier this week, the Owls bested Tulsa, 78-66, in Oklahoma. Rice boasts a scoring offense of 70.1 with a shooting clip of 39.1 percent. From three, the Owls shoot 31.6 percent. Rice averages 40.2 rebounds and 14.2 assists per game. The team protects the ball well with just 13.7 turnovers per game. Dominique Ennis leads on both ends of the floor with 12.9 points per game and a steals average of 1.8. Hailey Adams records a rebounding clip of 10.9 with 3.9 helpers per game. The head coach of the program is Lindsay Edmonds in her fifth year at the helm. She has an 88-57 record in her career.
Tulane is 8-10 on the season with a 3-3 mark in conference action. The Wave earned a win over UAB Saturday in a back-and-forth 73-68 match-up at home. This marked a second-straight win for the Wave, the first such instance this season. Tulane touts a scoring offense of 70.1 and shoots at a 41.3 percent clip overall and 29.4 percent beyond the arc. With 40.17 rebounds per game, Tulane ranks fourth in the conference. Powered by 14.2 offensive rebounds per game, the team is third in the league and 54th nationally. Ball movement has been paramount as Tulane is second in the conference with 15.6 assists per contest. Kanija Daniel is the team's top scorer at 11.9 points per game as one of three averaging in double figures. She is joined by Amira Mabry (10.7) and Mecailin Marshall (10.4). Dyllan Hanna leads on the glass with a mark of 7.2 per game, 10th in the American. Kendall Sneed is fifth in the conference with 4.3 assists per game.
The week opened on a high note for Tulane, as a duo of Wave players earned weekly recognition by the American. Shiloh Kimpson was tabbed as American Freshman of the Week with Daniel securing an honorable mention nod. Kimpson became the second Wave freshman honored this season, joining Marshall. This was Daniel's second honorable mention recognition of the campaign. Kimpson had a breakout week after posting a career-high 11 points at Temple, her first game ever in double figures. She then added 10 points against UAB with her first two three-pointers alongside a career-best five assists.
Tulane remains on the road to begin next week as the Wave travels to face Memphis. Tip-off against the Tigers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with the game streaming on ESPN+.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and baseball campaigns can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane women's basketball (@GreenWaveWBB) on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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