Basketball

Rice Basketball battled for 40 minutes, but came up short, dropping a back-and-forth home contest to UTSA. No lead was safe and nor long-lasting when Rice basketball played host to UTSA on Tuesday night. The Roadrunners scored first before the Owls rattled off a 12-2 run to take an early eight-point advantage in the first […]

Rice Women’s Basketball overcame a slow start to take down Memphis behind 10 blocks and a big double-double from Shelby Hayes. The defensive effort was impressive from both sides of Sunday’s afternoon tilt between Rice Women’s basketball and Memphis, particularly in the first half. The two teams combined for 19 field goals before intermission, each […]

Rice Basketball rallied late to take a one-point lead, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling at home to Temple. Three consecutive baskets from the visitors put Rice basketball in an early 6-0 hole on Saturday afternoon at Tudor Fieldhouse. That deficit proved to be something that would stick around for the better portion […]

Rice Women’s Basketball started hot but finished ice cold, falling to UTSA on the road in another heartbreaking late slump. It couldn’t have gotten much better for Rice Women’s Basketball than an 8-0 run to start their road contest at UTSA, the top team in the AAC standings with a sterling 13-2 record. Good teams […]

Rice Basketball came up short in one of their most challenging road tests of the season, becoming one of many teams to fall to North Texas in Denton. North Texas started the scoring on Wednesday night and never really let up. Early three-pointers from Alem Huseinovic and Jacob Dar helped erase an early eight point […]

It’s been an up-and-down year for Rice Women’s Basketball and head coach Lindsay Edmonds. Here’s where the Owls stand as American Conference play begins. Sitting at 8-6 (1-1) with two league games under their belts, Rice women’s basketball is wrestling with unmet expectations and a long season still ahead. The Owls are finally healthy as […]

It’s been an encouraging start for Rice Basketball in their first season under head coach Rob Lanier. Here’s where the Owls stand as American Conference play begins. Already 2-0 in league play, Rice basketball is riding high in their first season under the leadership of head coach Rob Lanier. The Owls have played largely competitive […]

Rice basketball never trailed after halftime, taking down Charlotte at Tudor Fieldhouse to clinch the Owls’ first-ever 2-0 start in AAC play. Looking to improve to 2-0 in AAC play for the first time in program history, Rice Basketball weathered an early barrage of three-pointers from Charlotte before finding their groove. With the game tied […]

Rice basketball opened AAC play with a win, snapping a longstanding program losing streak to Tulsa in the process. When the final buzzer sounded, Rice basketball clinched its first win over Tulsa since 2006, snapping a losing streak that had stretched to 17 games against the Golden Hurricane. These two teams had only met twice […]

Rice Women’s Basketball delivered a much-needed fourth quarter rally, dominating Tulane late for their first AAC win of the season. Dominique Ennis hit the first shot of the game to give Rice an early 2-0 lead, but the Owls’ advantage wouldn’t last long on the road against the Tulane Green Wave. Their hosts delivered an […]

2024 was filled with highs and lows for Rice Athletics. The Roost picked out 10 moments that stood out the most along the way. 10. Rice basketball defeats Memphis It was a season of mixed results, but the high points were worth savoring for Rice basketball this year. Head coach Scott Pera’s team earned perhaps […]

Rice Women’s Basketball lost a fourth quarter lead and the game, falling at home to preseason AAC favorite South Florida. Rice women’s basketball came out of the gates slowly, falling behind 15-7 in the early moments of the first quarter before catching fire behind the sharp shooting of Victoria Flores — who led the team […]

Rice basketball trailed at the break before closing in furious fashion, taking down Prairie View A&M at home. Rice basketball led for 28 seconds in the first half against Prairie View A&M on Sunday afternoon, another prolonged slump against a nonconference foe the Owls were expected to handle rather easily, this on the heels of […]

Rice basketball missed the tying free throw in the final seconds of regulation, falling to North Texas-Dallas at home. In hindsight, a sluggish start from Rice basketball probably should have served as a sign of trouble ahead. The Owls traded baskets with their opponents in the early goings on Thursday, trailing a large portion of […]

Rice Women’s Basketball simply could not keep pace with a ranked Georgia Tech squad, dropping their nonconference finale on the road. Rice women’s basketball visited Georgia Tech in the only matchup featuring a ranked team on that particular Wednesday afternoon slate. The No. 17 Yellow Jackets backed up their accolades on their home court, opening […]

Rice Basketball had to rally from behind in the final minutes but found a way to overcome a red-shot shooting Alcorn State at home. It took Rice basketball a while to get going on Monday evening against Alcorn State. The Owls swapped early leads through the first 10 minutes of play before a 10-3 run […]

Rice Women’s Basketball turned on the jets late in the second half, surging past Texas Southern in one of their most dominant wins of the season. In front of a roaring crowd of school children on Friday morning, Rice women’s basketball jumped out to a 7-0 lead in front of intra-city foe Texas Southern at […]

Rice Basketball drew close on multiple occasions but could never catch up to Texas State, falling on the road. A pair of free throws from Trae Broadnax followed by a jumper from Trey Patterson put Rice basketball in front on the road against Texas State on Sunday afternoon. The Owls’ lead endured for the early […]

A close game got away from Rice Women’s Basketball down the stretch as the Owls fell to Louisiana on the road. Rice Women’s Basketball found themselves in a defensive slugfest on the road against Louisiana early Saturday afternoon where points were at a premium and the score was harrowingly close for a full 40 minutes. […]

Rice Women’s Basketball has won four in a row at home, defeating Utah Tech in the Owls first game back from Cancun. Utah Tech hit their first shot of the night, a three-pointer to open the game. It was all Rice women’s basketball the rest of the way. The Owls took the lead for good […]

Rice Basketball went 2-1 in their three-game set at the Nassau Championship in the Bahamas, falling to Hofstra before beating Arkansas State and Iona. Hofstra 68, Rice 63 FINAL | Hofstra 68, @RiceMBB 63 Owls fall in OT. pic.twitter.com/NbbEPrBYjo — The Roost (@AtTheRoost) November 30, 2024 The Story Hofstra jumped out to an early 18-9 […]

Rice Women’s basketball split their two-game set at the Cancun Challenge, falling to BYU in the opener before blasting Vermont in the second game. BYU 63, Rice 51 FINAL | BYU 63, @RiceWBB 51 Owls drop their first game in Cancun. Back in action tomorrow against Vermont. pic.twitter.com/LfZbfIfiEE — The Roost (@AtTheRoost) November 29, 2024 […]

Rice Basketball struggled from the start, overcoming poor possessions and bad breaks to escape with the victory over Houston Christian on Friday. Days removed from a dominant road win over Louisiana, it took Rice basketball some time to recover from some sort of post-win funk. Rice turned the ball over six times in the first […]

Rice Women’s Basketball traded blows with Gonzaga for four quarters before running out of steam late, falling on the road. Emily Klaczek and Hailey Adams were determined that Rice women’s basketball would get off on the right foot in their first foray out from the confines of Tudor Fieldhouse. Klazcek got things started with seven […]

Rice Basketball left no doubt who was the better team on Tuesday night, powering past Louisiana behind a dominant 24-2 run in the second half. It was hard to reconcile the Rice basketball team which took the court against Louisiana with the one that narrow escaped Houston days prior with an overtime win over Northwestern […]