Volleyball extends win streak to four
· After suffering its first 3-0 loss at home since Oct. 23, 2003, the volleyball team rebounded with a four-match winning streak, including two gutsy, five-set victories over Conference USA opponents Southern Methodist University and University of Central Florida.
Football to play resurgent Navy team
· The football team will conclude its four-year series with the United States Naval Academy at 5 p.m. Saturday at Rice Stadium, after the scheduled Sept. 24 meeting between the teams was postponed due to Hurricane Rita.
Rice-UH soccer fans show levels of passion
· There are four levels of fandom at any sporting event. The first level consists of people who really don't care a whole lot about the sport they're watching, or about sports in general. These "fans" come to a game because everyone else is doing so. You'll usually find these people only at a season-opener or a playoff game. You may see a lot of them rooting for the Houston Astros in October.