http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/school/117 Recent Yardbarker Articles: Rice Owls en-us Ashleigh McCord pounded a match-high 16 kills and posted a match-high .714 hitting percentage in leading the Rice Owls volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over UTEP in a Conference USA tussle in Memorial Gym. The win gives Rice an 18-8 overall record and a 10-5 slate in C-USA, while the Miners are now 11-17 and 4-11 in league action. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:22:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_UTEP_3_1_in_Volleyball/1525567 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_UTEP_3_1_in_Volleyball/1525567 Jenn McClean and Ashleigh McCord each totaled 11 kills as the Rice Owls defeated Tulane 3-0 in a Conference USA volleyball match at Fogleman Arena. With the victory, Rice avenges a 3-0 loss to Tulane earlier in the season. Set scores were 26-24, 25-23, 25-19. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_Tulane_3_0_in_Volleyball/1516924 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_Tulane_3_0_in_Volleyball/1516924 As if a game against the crosstown rival Houston Cougars wasn't already important enough, some significant charity work by the Rice Owls soccer team has raised the stakes for attending Friday night's home match even higher. Rice soccer has teamed with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to host a registration drive at its upcoming match vs. U.H. for potential bone marrow donors in order to benefit the young leukemia patients undergoing treatments at Texas Children's Hospital - a ... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:29:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Soccer_Soccer_Team_To_Assist_Gulf_Coast_Regional_Blood_Center_amp_Texas_Childrens_Hospital/1459873 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Soccer_Soccer_Team_To_Assist_Gulf_Coast_Regional_Blood_Center_amp_Texas_Childrens_Hospital/1459873 Tulsa's Hannah Stout posted 18 kills and a .621 hitting percentage to lead the Golden Hurricane to a 3-1 Conference USA volleyball victory and a season sweep over the visiting Rice Owls in the Reynolds Center. TU moves to 19-5 overall and 8-2 in C-USA play, while the Owls drop to 4-8 and 6-5 in league action. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:08:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Tulsa_Beats_Rice_3_1_in_Volleyball/1432657 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Tulsa_Beats_Rice_3_1_in_Volleyball/1432657 HOUSTON, TX (TUDOR FIELDHOUSE) -- The Rice Owls have held three practices thus far; and, I've managed to catch the last 30 minutes of one session (I was at Hofheinz Pavilion seeing the Coogs' practice) and all of another session.This year's Owls team will be interesting to watch. Five of the 13 players on the roster are freshmen (4) or new to the program (Jackie Stanley, 6'2" post who sat out last season after transferring from Kansas State and injuring her knee).Stanley ... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Coach_Williams_Likes_Depth_at_Point_Guard/1393690 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Coach_Williams_Likes_Depth_at_Point_Guard/1393690 The Rice Owls volleyball team (10-3, 2-0) hosts UTEP (9-7, 2-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Tulane (7-4, 3-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a pair of Conference USA matches. Both events take place in Tudor Fieldhouse on the Rice campus. The Green Wave of Tulane won last year's regular season and conference championships and currently share first place with Marshall (15-2, 3-0). Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:47:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Owls_Host_UTEP_and_Tulane_This_Weekend/1280714 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Owls_Host_UTEP_and_Tulane_This_Weekend/1280714 The Rice Owls volleyball team won its first five-set match of 2009 by defeating San Diego State 3-2 at the USF/Asics Challenge held on the University of San Francisco campus. Game scores were 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 15-13. The Owls improve to 5-1, while the Aztecs are now 3-2. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:00:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_San_Diego_State_3_2_in_Volleyball/1116908 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Rice_Beats_San_Diego_State_3_2_in_Volleyball/1116908 The Rice Owls 2009 football season opener at UAB on Saturday will be available as part of RiceOwls.com's Owl Vision All-Access service. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:59:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Opener_to_be_Available_on_Owl_Vision/1099110 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Opener_to_be_Available_on_Owl_Vision/1099110 The Rice Owls called off plans to hold their second scrimmage of their 2009 fall training camp on Friday after heavy thunderstorms pelted the greater Houston area early Friday evening. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:36:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Move_Second_Scrimmage_to_Saturday_Morning/1025212 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Move_Second_Scrimmage_to_Saturday_Morning/1025212 The Rice Owls 2009 football season opener at UAB on September 5 has been added to Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) regional television package. Kickoff for the game will remain at 3 p.m. (central). Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:40:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Opener_Added_to_CSS_Broadcast_Schedule/1011911 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Opener_Added_to_CSS_Broadcast_Schedule/1011911 The Rice Owls volleyball team placed a league-high four players on the Conference USA Pre-season Team as selected by the head coaches of C-USA. Furthermore, Rice junior setter Meredith Schamun was named as Co-C-USA Pre-season Volleyball Player of the Year. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Owls_Place_a_League_High_Four_Athletes_on_Conference_USA_Pre_Season_Volleyball_Team/974241 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/W_Volleyball_Owls_Place_a_League_High_Four_Athletes_on_Conference_USA_Pre_Season_Volleyball_Team/974241 The Rice Owls opened their 2009 training camp with their annual Media Day on Saturday morning at Rice Stadium. The posed for photos and later met with the local media. Photo Gallery Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:10:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Media_Day_PHOTO_GALLERY/954538 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Media_Day_PHOTO_GALLERY/954538 The Rice Owls hostend their first Women's Football Clinic on Thursday night and MK Bower offers his take on the evening. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:03:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Football_Owls_Hold_First_Womens_Football_Clinic/919917 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Football_Owls_Hold_First_Womens_Football_Clinic/919917 The Rice Owls capped an outstanding year of athletic competition by finishing 64th in final standings for the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, scoring 326 poins, their highest total in the Cup's history. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Tally_Record_Point_Total_in_Directors_Cup_Standings/760276 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Owls_Tally_Record_Point_Total_in_Directors_Cup_Standings/760276 The family of a former Rice University football player who died during a workout has settled its lawsuit with the school and the NCAA. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:13:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lawsuit_settled_in_death_of_Rice_Owls_football_player_Dale_Lloyd_II/751600 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lawsuit_settled_in_death_of_Rice_Owls_football_player_Dale_Lloyd_II/751600 The 2009 Rice Owls Football Preview brought to you by collegesports-fans.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:03:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Rice_Owls_Football_Preview/683214 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Rice_Owls_Football_Preview/683214 Seven members of the Rice Owls men's track and field have been selected to the Conference USA All-Academic team. Named to the team were Brett Olson, Philip Adam, John Berens, Connor Hayes, William Meyers, Brad Morris, and Aaron Robson. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:02:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/M_Track_Seven_Mens_Track_amp_Field_Athletes_Named_to_C_USA_All_Academic_Team/659915 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/M_Track_Seven_Mens_Track_amp_Field_Athletes_Named_to_C_USA_All_Academic_Team/659915 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/M_Track_Seven_Mens_Track_amp_Field_Athletes_Named_to_C_USA_All_Academic_Team/659915 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/be67b4840176bcd1c7081cbc0903593eebf952de/small/Atlanta_Thrashers_v_35fd.jpg Hmmm?think the NFL network is proud to be broadcasting this game tonight? They might be, we don't know, but what we do know is we have a matchup between Western Michigan and Rice, two teams not well known in the college football ranks, but who did what they had to to get to a bowl. All joking aside, InGameNow has the insite on this game, so follow the link to read more. Get all the iPhone Sports Apps by InGameNow - InGameNow iPhone App- NFL InGameNow iPhone App- NCAA... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:00:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rice_Got_to_a_Bowl/442564 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rice_Got_to_a_Bowl/442564 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rice_Got_to_a_Bowl/442564 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/9/49bc6b7af2248f2c759cad910b639c52c981c1d6/small/p1_casey.jpg The Rice Marching Owls -- Don't cross them or they'll compare you to a heathen in one of their performances. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:48:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Thats_Brutal_Band_Directing/39257 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Thats_Brutal_Band_Directing/39257 This may be the bowl game that the fewest people care about. Troy and Rice are the two teams lucky enough to be able to make the trip down to New Orleans to compete in the R&L Carriers New Orleans bowl. I don't know what R&L Carriers does, but it's probably more exciting than this game will be. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:03:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Were_Going_Bowling_The_New_Orleans_Bowl/6315 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Were_Going_Bowling_The_New_Orleans_Bowl/6315