Cadan Hanson

SPORTS 3/21/23 10:06pm

‘Like a dead fish’: Hayon fights through illness at NCAAs

By Cadan Hanson

For the second year in a row, Arielle Hayon competed at the NCAA Swimming Championship Meet, this time placing No. 39 in the 100 yard butterfly and No. 50 in the 200. But unlike last year, the sophomore from Agoura Hills, California competed in both races battling a sinus infection.

SPORTS 3/13/23 5:47pm

WBB stunned by UTSA in C-USA quarterfinals after late collapse

By Cadan Hanson

After earning the No. 3 seed and a first round bye, the Rice women’s basketball team’s Conference USA tournament run ended abruptly on Friday when they lost to the No. 6 seed University of Texas at San Antonio 62-54 in the quarterfinals.

SPORTS 3/7/23 10:59pm

Red-hot WBB enters conference tourney as No. 3 seed

By Cadan Hanson

Last weekend, Edmonds’s Owls swept their final regular season games, defeating Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University, conquering the Sunshine State. According to Edmonds, the Owls are playing their best basketball at the best possible time.

SPORTS 2/28/23 10:51pm

Fied the beast: MBB’s Fiedler does it all, on and off the court

By Cadan Hanson

It doesn’t take a basketball analyst to figure out which NBA player junior forward Max Fiedler models his game after, and it just so happens to be the player that the 6’11 forward from Indialantic, Florida has admired his whole life.

SPORTS 2/21/23 11:57pm

Rice out-swims new-look AAC at conference, still finishes fourth

By Cadan Hanson

If it was only the American Athletic Conference swimming championships, Rice’s would be bringing home a championship trophy. Despite starting 369 points behind first place because they don’t have a diving team, the Owls claimed the most points in the pool and took fourth place overall in the first AAC meet in school history. The Owls tallied 1,136 points, behind first place University of Houston (1,311.5), second place Florida International University (1,300) and third place Southern Methodist University (1208.5). After the meet, head coach Seth Huston was happy with the Owl’s performance.

SPORTS 1/31/23 11:41pm

WBB splits weekend road trip at Charlotte, UAB

By Cadan Hanson

Last week, the Rice women’s basketball team flew east for a two-game road trip. Their first stop was a visit to the reigning Conference USA champions, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where they lost 66-61. For the second leg of their trip, the Owls took on the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where they bounced back from Thursday’s loss with a 67-57 victory over the Blazers. After the trip, head coach Lindsay Edmonds was pleased with how the team was able to bounce back on Saturday after Thursday’s loss.

SPORTS 1/24/23 10:09pm

Ashlee Austin discusses her journey from bench to brilliance

By Cadan Hanson

If you watched any Rice women’s basketball games in the past two years, you’ve seen No. 22 with pink highlights hitting shots and making plays. But if you saw Ashlee Austin as a freshman, you would be shocked to see the transformation that the forward from Johns Creek, Georgia has gone through: from the last seat on the bench to the face of Rice women’s basketball.

SPORTS 1/18/23 12:02am

Swimming sweeps SMU meet in preview of new-look AAC

By Cadan Hanson

Over the weekend, the Rice swim team traveled to Dallas for their first meet of 2023 against three American Athletic Conference foes. Across the two days of competition, the Owls swept the meet, defeating Tulane University 247-68, the University of North Texas 254-93 and Southern Methodist University 171.5-161.5. Following the sweep, head coach Seth Huston was really pleased with how hard the team fought.

SPORTS 1/10/23 9:56pm

Women’s basketball falls short against LA Tech, drops to 1-3 in conference

By Cadan Hanson

The start of the new year did not go according to plan for the Rice women’s basketball as they fell on Thursday to Louisiana Tech University 79-74. In their fourth Conference USA matchup this season, the Owls fell behind early, and their second half comeback fell short, dropping them to 1-3 in conference play. Following the loss, head coach Lindsay Edmonds said she was disappointed with the Owls’ early deficit, which proved too much to overcome.

SPORTS 12/16/22 2:12pm

MBB loses OT thriller to No. 7 Longhorn’s on day of UT coach’s arrest

By Cadan Hanson

Late in the first half of Monday night's game against the No. 7 seed University of Texas, it looked like Rice volleyball might not be the only Owls to defeat a top-ranked Texas team. Up 33-23 with under two minutes remaining in the first half, the Rice men’s basketball team looked poised for their first win over a top-10 opponent in 40 years. That dream was for naught, as the Longhorns won a tight overtime battle, 87-81. After the game, head coach Scott Pera said he was disappointed in the outcome but proud of his players and their fight.

Cadan Hanson

‘Like a dead fish’: Hayon fights through illness at NCAAs

WBB stunned by UTSA in C-USA quarterfinals after late collapse

Red-hot WBB enters conference tourney as No. 3 seed

Fied the beast: MBB’s Fiedler does it all, on and off the court

Rice out-swims new-look AAC at conference, still finishes fourth

WBB splits weekend road trip at Charlotte, UAB

Ashlee Austin discusses her journey from bench to brilliance

Swimming sweeps SMU meet in preview of new-look AAC

Women’s basketball falls short against LA Tech, drops to 1-3 in conference

MBB loses OT thriller to No. 7 Longhorn’s on day of UT coach’s arrest

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