RICE UPDATE

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 10-16

Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Texas A&M  ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at Texas  (EXH)
Saturday (6 pm CT) – Soccer at Navy

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 10-16

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Marcia Dawood
Wed (11:30 am CT) – Baker Event: Civic Scientist Lecture with Angela McLean  
Wednesday (7 pm CT) –  Rice Alumni August Virtual Book Club: John Williams
Saturday (12 pm CT) – New York l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday – O-Week Move-In Day
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Sunday (10 am CT) – Boston l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT 
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Dallas-Fort Worth l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT 

Shepherd School Events This Week, August 10-16

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

August 13, 2026

Rice Football:
Jackson Named to Wuerffel and Hornung Watch Lists (Rice Owls)

Professional Baseball News

August 13, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.254) walked as a pinch hitter for the Reds.  Tristan Gray (.189) hit a 2 RBI single for AAA St Paul.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

August 12, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), P Trey Dooley and RF Tobias Motley are transferring from Rice to Southern Illinois and Tennessee Wesleyan, respectively.

Other Sports News

August 13, 2026

Rice Soccer:
Owls Fall Late to Texas A&M (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
Today, Mitchell Meissner is set to begin play at the Albertsons Boise Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.  Leaderboard here.

Other News

August 13, 2026

Shengxi Huang:
Rice’s Huang elected fellow of SPIE (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

August 13, 2026

Trivia Questions:
First, Greg Williams correctly answered both trivia questions on Tuesday!

How many applicants did Rice admit to the incoming class of 2030 as of the March 25 regular decision announcements?  Email your answer here. 

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