RICE UPDATE

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30

Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. No. 3 Vanderbilt  ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. South Alabama, Mobile AL  ESPN+
Saturday-Monday – M Tennis at HotelPlanner UTR, GRBTC
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Georgia State, Mobile AL 
Sunday (11 am CT) – Volleyball vs. Mississippi State, Mobile AL 

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday – First Day of Classes
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Tom Hardin
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wednesday Wellness: Whoo's Ready to Walk?
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – Houston l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT
Thursday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown   
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Triple Crown Celebration   
Thursday (8:30 pm CT) – Lunar Eclipse: Campus Observatory Open House and Talk   
Saturday (11 am CT) – Washington DC l Good Hope Community Day
Sunday (4 pm CT) – Bay Area l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT 

Shepherd School Events This Week, August 24-30

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 27, 2026

Rice Football:
Scott Abell reshapes the roster with 53 newcomers (Houston Chronicle)

Professional Baseball News

August 27, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.260) went 3-for-4 with a walk and 2 runs for the Reds.  Trei Cruz (.232) went 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, a run and 2 RBI for AAA Toledo.

Justin Long (2-3, 7.28) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

August 18, 2026

Blaine Brown:
Blaine Brown undergoes elbow surgery (GoVOLS247)

Other Sports News

August 27, 2026

Rice Soccer:
Rice Hosts No. 3 Vanderbilt Tonight (Rice Owls)

Other News

August 27, 2026

Michol Ecklund '97:
On Monday, Murphy Oil announced the appointment of Michol Ecklund as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company.  Read more.

Kinder Institute:
Study: Half of Harris County households with children face food insecurity (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

August 27, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the Mississippi State alum who is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers.  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