Sports Notebook: April 16-25
(04/25/25 8:11pm)
Rice men’s and women’s basketball programs each secured several transfer portal commitments last week.
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Rice men’s and women’s basketball programs each secured several transfer portal commitments last week.
For the first time since 2022, Rice women’s club ultimate frisbee is heading to nationals. The team, named “Torque,” secured a berth in the 2025 USA Ultimate D-III College Championships after winning its conference tournament earlier this month.
Scores from April 16 to 22
Rice men’s tennis traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and pulled off a series of upset victories en route to winning the American Athletic Conference Championship.
Scores from April 9 to 15
Rice football concluded its spring practice schedule with an open session Saturday, April 12. While an end-of-spring showcase is common throughout college football, this was Rice’s first under head coach Scott Abell, who was hired last November.
Rice women’s basketball senior forward Malia Fisher announced Tuesday that she will enter the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Scores from March 26 to April 1
As soon as Rice football head coach Scott Abell arrived for his first day on campus last November, he began preaching an acronym: “WE.”
Rice women’s basketball fell below .500 again Saturday, losing to the University of Texas at San Antonio, 57-55.
Final Ranking: 1st place out of 6 teams (1475.5 points)
Rice men’s basketball lost another conference matchup Saturday, falling 81-78 to Tulane University on the road. The Owls won their first two conference games after AAC competition began Jan. 1, but they’re 1-10 in the 11 games since then.
In an office nestled near the elevator on the ground floor of Tudor Fieldhouse, Chuck Pool taps away at his keyboard, vowing to answer a few more emails before fielding questions from the Thresher. This is standard practice for Pool. The assistant athletic director and head of athletic communications has seemingly put Rice’s interests ahead of his own for decades.
Scores from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4
Scores from Jan. 22 to 28
Scores from Jan. 8 to 14
Scores from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3
Rice football concluded its 2024 season Nov. 30 with a 35-28 victory over the University of South Florida, treating home fans to one final win. The Owls finished the season at 4-8 overall (3-5 AAC), failing to win any of their six road games.
Rice football has hired Scott Abell as the program’s 20th head coach, according to an announcement from director of athletics Tommy McClelland, who led a national search to fill the position.
Scores from Nov. 13 to 19