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SPORTS 3/13/19 9:13pm

C-USA Women's Basketball Tournament: Day 1 update

By Andrew Grottkau

Although the No. 1-seeded Rice women’s basketball team doesn’t tip off its Conference USA Tournament opener until Thursday morning, there was plenty of action around the league Wednesday.

SPORTS 3/11/19 4:32pm

What to watch for: Conference USA basketball tournament

By Andrew Grottkau and Madison Buzzard

With the regular season over, both the Rice women’s and men’s basketball teams are heading to Frisco to compete in the Conference USA tournaments.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:29pm

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

By Spencer Moffat

After four straight days of swimming at the Conference USA Championships in Atlanta, Rice narrowly finished second behind a Florida International University team that won its fifth straight C-USA Championship.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:28pm

Baseball beats two top-25 teams at Shriners Classic

By Madison Buzzard

Rice baseball ended its five-game losing streak against ranked opponents and bounced back from a loss on Friday to Texas State University by defeating No. 15 Baylor University and No. 19 Texas Christian University (DI Baseball) in the annual Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic held at Minute Maid Park.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:26pm

Men’s basketball clinches C-USA tournament berth

By Derrick Kagwanja

The Rice men’s basketball team secured a spot in the postseason Conference USA tournament by defeating Middle Tennessee State University 67-61 in C-USA bonus play on Sunday at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:25pm

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

By Michael Byrnes

It was a Senior Day to remember for the Rice women’s basketball team. A record crowd of 2,606 fans at Tudor Fieldhouse watched the Owls defeat Louisiana Tech University 78-42 to complete Rice’s undefeated 13-0 home record, and increase the team’s winning streak to 17 games.

SPORTS 2/26/19 10:25pm

Barber Shop Talk: Historic women’s basketball team deserves our support

By Eric Barber

Rice women’s basketball clinched the regular season Conference USA title on Saturday with a win against the University of North Texas. The Owls are C-USA Regular Season Champions for the first time in program history.

SPORTS 2/26/19 10:23pm

Women’s tennis takes down UTA, falls to Texas

By Spencer Moffat

Rice women’s tennis had an up-and-down week, taking down the University of Texas, Arlington 4-0 before falling to No. 9-ranked University of Texas, Austin 6-1. The defeat to Texas was the Owls’ first home loss of the season.

SPORTS 2/26/19 10:20pm

Men’s basketball comes back from 20-point deficit

By Derrick Kagwanja

Despite falling behind by as many as 20 points in the second half of Saturday’s game against the University of Texas, El Paso, Rice men’s basketball stormed back for an 85-81 win.

SPORTS 2/26/19 10:15pm

Rice swept by UC Irvine, falls to 2-6

By Spencer Moffat

Ever since beginning the Matt Bragga era with a series win over the University of Rhode Island, it’s been all downhill for Rice baseball. The Owls lost all five games they played last week, including a sweep by the University of California, Irvine.

SPORTS 2/26/19 10:14pm

Swimming prepares for C-USA Tournament

By Madison Buzzard

With the conference championships right around the corner, the Rice swim team is rounding into form.

SPORTS 2/25/19 11:35pm

Soccer head coach Nicky Adams steps down to take job at Syracuse

By Andrew Grottkau

Nicky Adams has stepped down from her position as head coach of Rice soccer to take the head coaching job at Syracuse University, according to a press release from Rice Athletics.

SPORTS 2/20/19 1:04am

Bragga, Owls fall short in revenge game against Longhorns

By Madison Buzzard

A five-run third inning was enough to carry the University of Texas, Austin to victory on a soggy night at Reckling Park, as Rice baseball fell to the Longhorns 11-4.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:57am

Men’s tennis drops third straight

By Spencer Moffat

The Rice men’s tennis team’s weekend road trip to Tennessee resulted in two losses, to Middle Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:56am

Cruz has historic day in Owls’ win

By Spencer Moffat

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and freshman outfielder Antonio Cruz on first base, in a tie game during the Rice Owls’ home opener against the University of Rhode Island, junior second baseman Cade Edwards hit a double.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:54am

Women’s tennis three match win streak comes to an end

By Spencer Moffat

The Rice women’s tennis team extended its win streak to three in dual matches with a 4-0 victory against Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi on Feb. 13.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:53am

Track and field claims four titles at indoor conference meet

By Michael Byrnes

Three Owls came away from last weekend’s Conference USA Indoor Track Championships with individual titles, and the men’s team added a relay title as well. Overall, the women’s team finished fourth out of 13 teams, while the men placed fifth of 10.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:52am

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

By Eric Barber

For the first time in the 41-year history of the women’s basketball program, the Owls are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:50am

Women’s basketball shuts down Florida foes

By Derrick Kagwanja

Rice women’s basketball outscored its two weekend opponents in the first half by a combined 86-25 on the way to a weekend sweep to move to 13-0 in conference play.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:47am

Women’s sports flourishing as two teams near postseason

By Madison Buzzard

This year, women’s sports at Rice have accumulated a .725 winning percentage and a 30-6-1 record against Conference-USA foes, while Rice men’s sports have more losses than wins.

Sports

C-USA Women's Basketball Tournament: Day 1 update

What to watch for: Conference USA basketball tournament

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

Baseball beats two top-25 teams at Shriners Classic

Men’s basketball clinches C-USA tournament berth

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

Barber Shop Talk: Historic women’s basketball team deserves our support

Women’s tennis takes down UTA, falls to Texas

Men’s basketball comes back from 20-point deficit

Rice swept by UC Irvine, falls to 2-6

Swimming prepares for C-USA Tournament

Soccer head coach Nicky Adams steps down to take job at Syracuse

Bragga, Owls fall short in revenge game against Longhorns

Men’s tennis drops third straight

Cruz has historic day in Owls’ win

Women’s tennis three match win streak comes to an end

Track and field claims four titles at indoor conference meet

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

Women’s basketball shuts down Florida foes

Women’s sports flourishing as two teams near postseason

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