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Rice presidents George Rupp (PhD ’72) and David Leebron (BA ‘76/JD ’79) earned Harvard degrees.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

This weekend, the Owls baseball team hosts the Crimson to a three-game set at Reckling Park.

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Name the two Rice presidents with degrees from Harvard.  Email your answer(s) here.

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Current Rice W basketball player Louann Battiston transferred from Duke. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!) 

Trivia Question:
Name the current Rice basketball player who transferred from Duke.  Email your answer here.

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USC baseball assistant coach Sean Allen previously served on Coach David Pierce’s staffs for eleven seasons at San Houston State (2011-14), Tulane (2015-16) and Texas (2017-22).   (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the USC baseball assistant coach who previously served on Coach David Pierce’s staff.  Email your answer here.
 

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Lance Berkman ‘98, the uncle of Rice baseball pitcher Ty Baker, received the ARA Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the pitcher on the Rice baseball roster whose uncle received the ARA Distinguished Alumni Award.  Email your answer here.

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Northwestern graduate Saul Bellow ‘37 won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1976, Humboldt’s Gift), the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature and the National Medal of Arts.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

This weekend, the Rice baseball team hosts the Wildcats in a three-game set at Reckling Park.

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First, way to go to Larry Nettles who also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!

Name the Northwestern graduate who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Arts. Email your answer here.

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Coach Lindsay Edmonds is the fastest coach to win a conference title in Rice Women’s Basketball program history.  She achieved this milestone by leading the Owls to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) title during the 2023-2024 season, which was her third year at the helm.  Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Last night, the Rice Women’s Basketball team rallied past North Texas for its 16th straight win, 70-68.

Trivia Question:
Name the fastest coach to win a conference title in Rice Women’s Basketball program history.  Email your answer(s) here.