Owls limp home from road
· The women's basketball team found two ways to lose badly last weekend. Playing at Furman University on Friday, Rice (5-5) fell behind 16-0 to start the game and never had a chance, eventually falling 70-53 to the Paladins. Two days later, the Owls went to Wake Forest University and held tough with the Demon Deacons for a while. However, what was a three-point deficit at halftime quickly became a 33-point in the second half, as Wake Forest's defense clamped down for a
Men's basketball earns first two wins of season
· After falling 14 points behind Texas State University in the first half, all signs pointed toward another loss for the men's basketball team last Wednesday. But thanks to career nights from senior forward Patrick Britton and junior guard Rodney Foster, the Owls (2-5) displayed uncharacteristic resiliency to pull out an 88-81 victory for its second win of the season.