RICE UPDATE

Monday, October 26, 2026

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

Monday-Wednesday – Baseball at Blue-Gray World Series
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. Eastern New Mexico
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Tulane  ESPN+
Thursday-Sunday – W Tennis at HEB Invitational, Waco
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at SMU Invitational, Dallas
Friday (12:30 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Charlotte  ESPN+
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at Baylor Invitational
Friday (7 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. South Florida  ESPN+
Saturday – American Conference M/W XC Championships, New Orleans
Saturday-Sunday – M Golf at Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, Loxley AL  

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

October 265, 2026

FAU 51, Rice 49:
Episode 244: Woah-Choa (The Roost)

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

October 26, 2026

Rice Soccer:
Rice Closes Road Swing with Win Over FAU (Rice Owls)

Rice Volleyball:
Owls Drop Four-Set Battle to Tulsa (Rice Owls)

Rice Tennis:
Day Four Recap: Women (Rice Owls)

Other News

October 26, 2026

Gateway Project:
Project is making room for two massive live oaks (Houston Chronicle)

Rice Trivia

October 23, 2026

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Mike Ross for the guest trivia question!

Anthony Rendon won a World Series ring as a player with the Nationals in 2019 and Brock Holt won a World Series ring as a player with the Red Sox in 2018.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Ted Richard (2), Ann Bixby (2), Dawn Herrington, James Walker (2), Bob Toone (2), Nancy Bailey, Arthur Rogers, Clarke Anderson (2), Matt Moake (2), Randy Schaffer (2), John Montana (2), George Wagner (2), Guy Rollins (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Betty Bixby (2), Tania Min, Joe Quoyeser, Andy Williams (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Kirkwood Johnston, Scott Hochberg, Paul Reese (2), Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Walt Greenberg (2), John Golbach (2), Jill Clausen (2), Chris Kohnhorst (2), Ben Mayberry (2), Ty Buthod (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Brian Lattimer (2), Boyd Harrison (2), Art Gottschalk, Steve Brown (2), Melinda Clark (2) and Brian Ford (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