Trivia Question:
Who served as president of both the University of Texas at Austin and Rice University?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Abilene Christian alums Bill (‘58/’60) and the late Pat Martin (’58) have deep ties to Rice.  Bill was a sociology professor at Rice for almost forty years and author of numerous books and magazine articles.  In her thirty years at Rice, Pat was a student, teacher, editor, faculty wife, college master and administrator.   (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Trivia Question:
First, Mary Jane Kinnebrew and Steve Lukingbeal (2) also correctly answered Tuesday’s trivia question!

Name the couple – both Abilene Christian alums – with deep ties to Rice.  He was a sociology professor at Rice for almost forty years and author of numerous books and magazine articles.   In her thirty years at Rice, she was a student, teacher, editor, faculty wife, college master and administrator.  One point for each.  Email your answer(s) here.

Trivia Answer:
Dominique Ennis holds the record for single season three-point goals (81) set this season on Saturday.  (And she hit 2 more last night.)  She broke her own record of 80 set last season. That record topped the previous record of 74 jointly held by Jenny Cafferty (1999-2000) and Nicole Iademarco (2017-18).  (Thanks, Clarke Anderson, Chris Kohnhorst and Paul Reese!) 

Trivia Question:
Name the player who holds the single-season three-point record in Rice Women’s Basketball program history.  For a bonus point, name the player whose record she broke.  Email your answer(s) here.

Trivia Answer:
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.

Trivia Question:
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!)

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

Trivia Answer:
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!)