RICE UPDATE

Sunday, November 1, 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 
Saturday (12 pm CT) – Pregame Football Tailgate
Saturday (3 pm CT) – Football at UNT  Radio l ESPNU l Game Notes: Rice l UNT
Sunday (TBD – Soccer at American Conference Quarterfinal 
Sunday (12 pm CT) – Volleyball at Temple
Sunday (1:30 pm CT) – W Basketball at Richmond  

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week Oct 26 - Nov 1

Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 31 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Seminar Lecture: Dr Marc Hansel
Mon (12:30 pm CT) – SRUW Seminar with Kathleen Canning  LOCATION CHANGE: SRUW will be meeting (in person) at the Anderson-Clarke Center, Rm 115
Monday (4 pm CT) – Baker Event: The Future of US FIscal Policy
Monday (6 pm CT) – Jahi: An Interview with Dr. Anthony Pinn
Tuesday (1 pm CT) - Baker Event: Roberto Carlos
Tuesday (1:30 pm CT) – London l Alumni Social 
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: International Rescue Committee
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – Haunted History: Old Haunts & Hidden Stories at Rice 
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Eric George
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Scott Solomon: Becoming Martian 
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play that Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Vanzant Seminar Lecture: Dr James Rothman
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – “Revolution’s Daughter” Film Screening and Happy Hour 
Thursday (11 am CT) – "Save Sammy the OWL” Escape Room Challenge
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Humanities NOW: The Impossible Will Be Televised 
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Austin l Brains in a Bar: Dean Luay Nakhleh
Thursday (6 pm CT) – DFW l Grad Alumni Social
Friday (9 am CT) – Michelle McCoy: Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
Friday (12 pm CT) – Rice Anthropology Brown Bag Talk with Julie Livingston
Friday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Baker Event: Dr Maria Repnikova 
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: The Story of the Big Boys
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema l Buddy
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market

Shepherd School Events This Week, Oct 26 - Nov 1

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 1, 2026

Americn Conference Football:
Week 9 Roundup (The Roost)

College Football:
Week 9 Misery Index (Yahoo Sports)

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 1, 2026

Steelwood Collegiate Invitational:
Day One Recap (Rice Owls)

Other News

November 1, 2026

Rice Global Paris:
Paris center students navigate local protests (The Rice Thresher)

Chin Jou:
What prison food reveals about punishment in America (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

October 30, 2026

Trivia Answer:
On Monday, Robert Gasser, who pitched for UH from 2020-2021, won game 3 of the World Series for the Brewers.  Not only did he win but he became just the second player in World Series history to finish a start of at least 6.0 innings and face the minimum number of batters.  (The other was Don Larsen in his perfect game in 1956.)  Read more.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Ann Bixby, Art Gottschalk, Ted Richard, Andy Williams, Anne Eldredge, Bob Toone, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Martha Proctor Gano, George Wagner, Paul Reese, James Walker, John Golbach, Clarke Anderson, Guy Rollins, Betty Bixby, Arthur Rogers, John Montana, Steve Brown, Chris Kohnhorst, Susan Zimmerman, Greg Mathews, Ben Mayberry, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross, Jill Clausen, Melinda Clark, Horst Paul, Boyd Harrison and Dan Hyde!

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