Owls face Longhorns tomorrow night
· Head coach Todd Graham is digging through the archives to motivate his players for tomorrow night's game against the University of Texas. Throughout the week, footage of Rice's 19-17 victory over the Longhorns in 1994 -- the only game the Owls have taken from UT in 35 years -- has been playing on the locker room televisions.
Women's cross country wins Rice Invitational
· Despite rainy weather, illness and injuries to veteran runners and a highly competitive field, the women's cross country team won the Rice Invitational in and around the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium last Saturday to begin the season. Paced by top-five finishes from three runners, Rice won its home meet for the 12th time in 14 years, scoring 34 points to beat out Southern Methodist University, the only other team to score fewer than 50 points.
Volleyball beats No. 21 Arizona in road match
· The volleyball team made Rice history in the final match of last weekend's Four Points Sheraton Wildcat Classic in Tucson, Ariz. The Owls' win over the 21st-ranked host Arizona Wildcats in five sets marked only the third defeat of a ranked team in the program's 27-year history. This weekend, the Owls (6-4) have a chance to build on their success as they travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to compete in the Nike Challenge, hosted by the 22nd-ranked