RICE UPDATE

Friday, November 6, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, November 2-8

Monday (5:30 pm CT) – M Basketball vs. Dallas Christian  ESPN+
Monday (8:25 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. Houston Christian  ESPN+
Thursday-Sunday – W Tennis at ITA Sectionals, Fort Worth
Thursday (7 pm CT) – M Basketball vs. East Texas A&M  ESPN+
Friday-Saturday (TBA) – Swimming vs. UH/Tulane at UH 
Friday (TBD) – W Basketball at Murray State 
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at UTSA
Saturday (12 pm CT) – Pregame Football Tailgate
Saturday (3 pm CT) – Football at UNT  Radio l ESPNU l Game Notes: Rice l UNT
Sunday (12 pm CT) – Volleyball at Temple
Sunday (1:30 pm CT) – W Basketball at Richmond 
Sunday (4 pm CT) – #4 Rice vs. #5 UTSA, American Conference Soccer Quarterfinal  ESPN+  

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, November 2-8

Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until November 7 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Joni Sue Lane Lecture Series: Ellen Ochoa
Tuesday (6 pm CT) – RCEL: Ethical Decisions: The Engineer’s Responsibility   
Tuesday (6 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar: Caroline Levander '95
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Marcia Lima
Wednesday (2 pm CT) – ARC Groundbreaking Ceremony
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Houston Impact Series: Dr Anne Chao
Thursday (12 pm CT) – Rice Space Lecture Series: Denizhan Yavas
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Thompson Lecture Series: Xiao-Li Meng
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Nader Khalili
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Public Film Screening: Sudan, Remember Us
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Julia Haft-Candell 
Thursday (6 pm CT) – FED Dallas Event with DesRoches brothers
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Dust in the Wind 
Fri (7 pm CT) – Moody Center: Film Screening: Ancient Beacons Long for Notice
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Rebels of the Neon God
Sunday (7 pm CT) – North Carolina l Alumni Social

Shepherd School Events This Week, November 2-8

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

November 6, 2026

Rice Football:
Teachers to be Honored at Tulane Game (Rice Owls)

Professional Baseball News

October 16, 2026

Playoff Baseball:
Last night, the Brewers defeated the Dodgers, 6-4, to sweep the best-of-seven NL Championship Series, 4-0.  Danny Lehmann is the Bench Coach for the Dodgers.

College Baseball News

October 4, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Reckling's Roost Upgraded to Club 37 (Rice Owls)

Other Sports News

November 6, 2026

Rice M Basketball:
Comeback Comes Up Short (Rice Owls)
Owls Fall at Home to East Texas A&M (The Roost)

Rice W Tennis:
Thursday Recap (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Owls to Celebrate Senior Day on Saturday (Rice Owls)

Rice Volleyball:
Owls to Travel to UTSA and Temple (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Owls Head to Opening Statement Tournament at Richmond (Rice Owls)

Other News

November 6, 2026

The Arc:
Rice breaks ground on the Arc (Rice News)
The Arc Breaks Ground (Houston Chronicle)

Midterm Elections:
Rice turns out the vote (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Singers keep pace with Strauss in sold-out ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

November 6, 2026

Trivia Answer:
On Monday night, East Texas A&M shocked Oklahoma, 68-64.  (By mistake, my question said Tuesday night.  If you would have otherwise correctly answered, please email me and I will give you correct.). (Thanks, Clarke Anderson, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!) 

Last night, the Lions edged the Owls, 72-71, at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Way to go, Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Bob Toone (2), Ann Bixby (2), Arthur Rogers (2), John Montana (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Randy Schaffer, Kirkwood Johnston, Steve Lukingbeal (2), Paul Reese (2), Guy Rollins (2), Ted Richard (2), Russell Henderson (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Chris Kohnhorst (2), Rick Ngo (2), Ben Mayberry (2), James Walker (2), Betty Bixby (2), Amy Sutton (2), Boyd Harrison (2), Mike Ross (2), Brian Lattimer (2), Ty Buthod (2), and Melinda Clark (2)! 

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome

2026 Schedule and Results

Overall: 35-24 (AC: 16-11)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern (DH1) W, 7-6
2/13 Northwestern (DH2) W, 3-2
2/15 Northwestern L, 17-6
2/17  Louisiana L, 3-0
2/18  Purdue W, 5-2
2/20 USC L, 5-0
2/21 USC L, 4-1
2/22 USC L, 4-2
2/24 HCU L, 11-8
2/27 Harvard W, 11-7
2/28 Harvard W, 2-1
3/01 Harvard W, 9-0
3/04 Lamar W, 4-1
3/06 Abilene Christian W, 5-4
3/07 Abilene Christian W, 8-6
3/08 Abilene Christian L, 4-1
3/10 Houston L, 13-1
3/13 Saint Mary's W, 6-5
3/13 Grand Canyon W, 16-5
3/14 Grand Canyon W, 13-2
3/15 Saint Mary's L, 11-8
3/17 UTRGV W, 7-3
3/20 USF W, 5-4
3/21 USF L, 2-0
3/22 USF L, 7-2
3/25 HCU W, 10-7
3/27 FL Atlantic L, 6-2
3/28 FL Atlantic W, 5-2
3/29 FL Atlantic W, 8-1
3/31 UTRGV W, 6-4
4/02 UTSA W, 3-2
4/03 UTSA L, 8-0
4/04 UTSA L, 13-0
4/07 Texas A&M-CC W, 18-4
4/10 Charlotte W, 7-5
4/11 Charlotte W, 6-2
4/12 Charlotte W, 3-2
4/15 Sam Houston W, 5-3
4/17 Memphis L, 4-1
4/18 Memphis L, 10-6
4/19 Memphis L, 6-5
4/21 Houston L, 4-3
4/24 Wichita St L, 5-1
4/25 Wichita St W, 3-2
4/26 Wichita St L, 13-3
4/28 Lamar W, 6-5
5/02 UAB (DH1) W, 16-9
5/02 UAB (DH2) W, 12-2
5/03 UAB W, 10-3
5/08 East Carolina W, 10-5
5/09 East Carolina W, 5-3
5/10 East Carolina L, 3-0
5/12 Houston L, 14-3
5/14 Tulane W, 12-0
5/15 Tulane W, 10-6
5/16 Tulane W, 6-5
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series