Rice Football:
The Bayou Bucket: The story behind the "ugliest trophy in sports” (The Rice Thresher)
UH presser quotes, practice notes and depth chart (The Roost)
Coach Bloomgren takes positives out of Arkansas loss (Houston Chronicle)
Rice Volleyball:
Owls Cruise to Sweep of HBU (Rice Owls)
Owls split on the weekend (The Rice Thresher)
Rice Soccer:
Owls draw with UT, stay undefeated (The Rice Thresher)
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.277) hit a RBI single for AA Erie.
Complete Owls stats are here.
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Myers | DET | AA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | |
| Ford Proctor | TB | AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
Best Colleges:
Rice among most acclaimed universities in Princeton Review history (Rice News)
Office of Research:
Rice announces new faculty funding opportunities (RIce News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Elisabeth McGinty Laigle (1931-2021):
As reported, Elisabeth McGinty Laigle ’53 passed away on August 28. She was the daughter of Milton McGinty, Sr. ’27 who was a principal architect of Rice Stadium as well as the Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center. He was honored with an ARA Meritorious Service Award in 1996. Also, she was the sister of Jack McGinty ’57 who was honored with an ARA Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986. (Thanks, Bill Cousins!)
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
JT Chargois (5-0, 2.49) allowed 1 run (earned) in 1 inning for the Rays, Tyler Duffey (3-3, 3.40) pitched a scoreless inning for a hold for the Twins and Lucas Luetge (4-1, 2.81) pitched a scoreless inning for the Yankees.
Complete Owls stats are here.
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Chargois | TB | MLB | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 | |
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.40 | H (`7) |
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.81 |
Rice Football:
Game Preview: Bayou Bucket vs. Houston (The Roost)
Rice Public Art:
New public art installations open (The RIce Thresher)
Elisabeth McGinty Laigle (1931-2021):
On August 28, Elisabeth McGinty Laigle passed away. A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in 1953 with a BA in French where she was a member of the Pallas Athena Literary Society. The year before, she married George Laigle ’51. She was a charter member of St Martin’s Episcopal Church. Her “gift to the world was her capacity to love” and “for fifty years she hosted a Christmas Eve Open House for everyone she knew”. She is survived by, among others, George (they were married for almost sixty-nine years) and four children. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Volleyball:
Adekunle Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Rice Owls)
Owls Host HBU Today (Rice Owls)