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The Rice University women’s basketball team begins a new season this Friday, Nov. 14, opening at home against Prairie View A&M University. After the loss of Jessica Kuster, the all-time leading scorer in both Rice men’s and women’s basketball history after scoring 2,081 career points, the team is shifting to a more collective
After 12 straight wins, a No. 20 national ranking and a record of 17-4, the Rice University women's tennis team closed out one of its best regular seasons in history. To make the ending even sweeter, a senior, captain Katie Gater earned the winning point in last Saturday's Senior Day match against the University of Utah to give the Owls a 4-3 victory.
Taking its 11th straight win, the Rice women's tennis team came from behind, after losing the first four of six sets this past weekend. The Owls played No. 51 Southern Methodist University on Saturday, April 6 and battled for a 5-2 conference victory.
The Rice women's team earned its fourth consecutive win after defeating Texas State on Sunday, March 10. Even though the match was held indoors due to rain, the Owls cut the match short by winning their first four games and securing the victory. Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt said she saw the Texas State optimistically, especially after their first-ever win in history against the University of Texas on March 2.
Before its first conference win, many people thought second place would be the best the Rice women's swimming team could ever do without a diving team. However, the team has now proved them wrong twice in the past three years. On Saturday Feb. 23, the Owls won the Conference USA Tournament at the University of Houston with 739 points, defeating both rival University of Houston (694.5 points) and returning champion Southern Methodist University (664.5).
The Rice women's tennis team's strength lies in numbers. Despite losing its last three of four matches and dropping to a 3-3 overall record, the Owls have proven that their successes derive from a full team effort.
Last Friday marked the beginning of the 2013 Rice women's tennis season, and the team kicked off its season with a bang. After a decisive 6-1 victory over Lamar University at home on Jan. 18 and a decisive 7-0 sweep against University of Texas, Pan American, on Jan. 21, the Owls have stood strong behind their No. 29 ranking. However, the team now shifts its focus to the Jan. 26 match against Texas Tech University, which is currently ranked 21st.
After boosting their ranking from No. 71 to No. 30 throughout the 2012 season, the Rice women's tennis team is taking that momentum straight into the 2013 season. With a 10-person team composed almost entirely of returning players, Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt and the team are eager to add to the successes of last year.
