After beating Aggies and Frogs, Rice women 7-0 for first time
The Rice women’s basketball team scored a pair of victories over major conference foes
Rice volleyball team bows out in second round of NCAA Tournament
Rice’s volleyball team dominated the final two sets to claim a 3-1 victory (26-24, 24-26, 25-16, 25-14) over the University of Colorado Boulder in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Dec. 1 in Waco, Texas, before dropping a five-set battle with Baylor University (16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 14-25, 15-11) in the second round Dec. 2.
Owls land in LendingTree Bowl, will face Southern Miss
Rice is headed to a bowl game for the first time since 2014. The LendingTree Bowl will pit the Owls (5-7) against the University of Southern Mississippi (6-6) Dec. 17 in Mobile, Alabama. The 4:45 p.m. game between the former Conference USA foes will be televised by ESPN.
Rice to start NCAA volleyball tournament against Colorado
Rice was placed in Waco for the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and will start against the University of Colorado Boulder Dec. 1.
Basketball teams post perfect weekend
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams went a combined 3-0 over the weekend.
Owls rule Conference USA volleyball again
The Rice volleyball team rallied to defeat host and three-time defending champion Western Kentucky University 3-2 Nov. 20 to claim its first Conference USA tournament title since 2018 and book a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The Rice volleyball and swimming teams celebrated the careerlong contributions of their seniors over the weekend while besting their opponents.
Owls claim C-USA regular-season soccer championship
The Rice women's soccer team claimed the Conference USA regular-season championship over the weekend, via a 1-0 victory on Senior Night over Western Kentucky University at Holloway Field combined with a Louisiana Tech victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
2022 athletic programs report is now available
Copies of Rice’s 2022 “Report on Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Programs” are now available.
Owls soar over UAB in Conference USA football opener
The Rice football team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the University of Alabama at Birmingham 28-24 on Saturday to open Conference USA play.
Rice's first Black student athletes feted in 50th anniversary celebration
To mark the 50th anniversary of a pair of momentous occasions in Rice history, six trailblazing Owls were honored at the First Black Student-Athletes Celebration Sept. 16 at the Ion.
In addition to the football team’s 33-21 victory over the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — which snapped the Ragin’ Cajuns’ nation-best 15-game winning streak — the Rice volleyball and soccer teams notched triumphs of their own.
Construction begins on Center for Human Performance
Leaders from Rice and Houston Methodist gathered at Tudor Fieldhouse Aug. 19 to celebrate the start of construction on the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance.
Rice rallies in a packed Tudor Fieldhouse for spirited celebration of Owl athletics
On the third day of O-Week 2022, Rice’s incoming class flocked to Tudor Fieldhouse for the Rice Rally, a pep rally to introduce new Owls to Rice athletics.
Country music superstar Garth Brooks visits Rice athletes
Before the final show on his latest tour, country music legend Garth Brooks spoke to a group of Rice student athletes, an event held in conjunction with the nonprofit Teammates for Kids Foundation.