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SPORTS 8/26/25 9:02pm

12 things to know about Rice Athletics

By Andersen Pickard and Evie Vu

The Owls are members of the American Conference, previously called the American Athletic Conference. The football program competes within the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Across campus, over 500 student-athletes currently compete in 14 varsity sports, with the 15th sport—women’s golf—to play its inaugural season in Fall 2026. 

SPORTS 8/26/25 8:58pm

Rice soccer kicks off its 25th season

By Evie Vu

Rice women’s soccer returns for its 25th season this fall. The team aims to improve from last year, where they went 12-6-2, a rebuilding season after a poor 2023 record due to the departure of key starting players. In 2024, the Owls advanced to the American Conference semifinals before falling to No. 19 Memphis. 

SPORTS 8/26/25 8:56pm

Players to watch

By Kathleen Ortiz

Senior middle blocker Lademi Ogunlana called this year’s volleyball team “stacked,” but in case you are already too busy with classes to learn the whole roster, here are five players all Rice fans should know going into the home opener Aug. 29 against No. 9 Texas A&M University.

SPORTS 4/22/25 11:26pm

Rice sports: a thank you letter

By Diego Palos Rodriguez

Towards the end of my freshman year, someone pointed out that the Thresher paid $12 per article. As a broke college student, my mind immediately went to the essentially “free” Whataburger meals I’d be able to buy from writing about soccer games that I was going to watch anyway. While I have enjoyed some good burgers over the last three years, I also stumbled across one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had in my life.

SPORTS 4/22/25 11:26pm

Rice sports: a thank you letter

By Diego Palos Rodriguez

Towards the end of my freshman year, someone pointed out that the Thresher paid $12 per article. As a broke college student, my mind immediately went to the essentially “free” Whataburger meals I’d be able to buy from writing about soccer games that I was going to watch anyway. While I have enjoyed some good burgers over the last three years, I also stumbled across one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had in my life.

SPORTS 4/15/25 11:06pm

Sports Notebook: April 9-15

By Andersen Pickard and Evie Vu

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.

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