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SPORTS 4/14/22 5:00pm

Golf closes regular season with sixth place finish

By Cadan Hanson

Two days after Scottie Scheffler donned the infamous green jacket by winning the 2022 Masters, the Rice Golf team took to the course to play in the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, their final tournament of the regular season. Over the course of two days, the Owls finished in sixth place out of 16 teams, ending the week 31 strokes over par. Following the tournament, head coach Justin Emil said he was pleased with how the team competed facing a tough course and weather conditions.

SPORTS 4/6/22 12:26am

Baseball falls victim to cannibalism, feasted on by Owls of FAU

By Cadan Hanson

Over the weekend, the Rice baseball team was swept by conference rival and fellow Owls, Florida Atlantic University at Reckling Park. The hosts were unable to steal a game from the No. 3 ranked team in Conference USA, losing 9-4 on Friday, 6-5 on Saturday, and 7-1 on Sunday, bringing their overall season record to 8-21. 

SPORTS 3/11/22 2:21pm

Women’s basketball nears upset, falls to top-seeded Charlotte in C-USA quarterfinal

By Cadan Hanson

The hot conference streak came to an end for the Rice women's basketball team on Thursday afternoon when they lost to the east division’s No.1 seed University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the second round of the Conference USA tournament. Coming off of an 18 point victory over Marshall University, the Owls gave the 49ers a scare throughout their quarterfinal matchup, but in the end, the Owls fell short 59-53.

SPORTS 3/9/22 8:25pm

Women’s basketball 'wins the day,' trounces Marshall in C-USA tournament opener

By Cadan Hanson

The Rice women's basketball team arrived in Frisco, Texas with a bang, defeating  Marshall University by a score of 80-62 in their opening match of the Conference USA tournament. In a rematch of the January contest where the Owls fell to the Thundering Herd at home, the roles reversed with Rice coming out on top, giving them their seventh win in the last eight games. With the win, Rice moves on to tomorrow’s quarterfinal against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Following the game, head coach Lindsay Edmonds said that the win showed how much her team has grown this season.

SPORTS 3/8/22 11:44pm

After drastic turnaround, women’s basketball heads into C-USA tourney flying high

By Cadan Hanson

Back in late January, any prospects of success in the Conference USA tournament for the Rice women’s basketball team were bleak. The Owls were on a five-game losing streak to start conference play. Fresh off of an agonizing quadruple-overtime loss to the current No. 1 seed in the East division, the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, the Owls had some work to do to get to the position they wanted to be in come March. According to head coach Lindsay Edmonds, that is exactly what they did. Now, the Owls have won six of the last seven games and have secured the fourth seed in the West division going into this week’s C-USA tournament.

SPORTS 3/1/22 11:39pm

Women’s tennis beats UTSA in C-USA opener, falls to No. 7 A&M

By Cadan Hanson

Fresh off of a 4-0 sweep of Louisiana State University, the Rice women’s tennis team entered their first conference match of the season on Friday against the University of Texas, San Antonio. The Owls, who recently ranked No. 57 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, split their weekend matches, defeating the Roadrunners 5-0 and falling short against No. 7 Texas A&M University 1-4.

SPORTS 2/22/22 10:47pm

Simpson-Sullivan, Taylor set meet records at C-USA championships

By Cadan Hanson

Over the weekend, the Rice women’s track and field team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for the 2022 Conference USA Indoor Championships. The Owls closed out the two-day competition with a fifth place team finish, scoring a total of 59 points. Overall, head coach Jim Bevan said he was proud of how his team competed on the biggest stage they’ve competed on yet this season.

SPORTS 2/15/22 11:55pm

Baseball looks to buck recent trend in upcoming season

By Cadan Hanson

Following the 2021 season, which saw the Rice baseball team go 23-29-1 and miss out on the conference tournament for the first time since 1993, Athletic Director Joe Karlgaard decided that the program was in need of a change. He relieved then-head coach Matt Bragga of his duties after three seasons, and brought in Jose Cruz Jr. in his place. 

SPORTS 1/25/22 10:56pm

From conference championships to coaching Olympians: Victor Lopez reflects on his track & field journey

By Cadan Hanson

Fifteen years after retiring as the women’s track and field coach at Rice, Victor Lopez heard his name called during the induction ceremony for the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame. As one of the seven members in the 13th class of inductees, Lopez now stands among the likes of nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis and other Texas track and field legends. Although it is the most recent accolade for the retired track and field coach, it is just the latest of numerous awards and accolades that he earned throughout his career.

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