Monday, March 1
San Antonio, TX
1:00 P.M. CT
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UTSA
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Owls Sweep Roadrunners for 8th Straight Victory
3/1/2021 3:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Rice hits .376 for the match
SAN ANTONIO – The Rice Owls volleyball team dominated the UTSA Roadrunners in a three-set sweep (25-10, 25-20, 25-13) Monday afternoon at the Convocation Center, the team's eighth straight win overall.
Rice (9-3, 8-0) continued to impose their will on Conference USA by improving to 33-3 in their last 36 league matches over the last three seasons. The West division-leading Owls outhit the Roadrunners (3-9, 1-5) .376 to .058 and posted a sideout rate of 75 percent.
Senior outside hitter Nicole Lennon paced the Owls with a match-high 11 kills (.348) to go along with nine digs, six blocks, and a pair of service aces. Junior middle blocker Anota Adekunle added nine kills on 14 attacks (.571) while sophomore right side hitter Ellie Bichelmeyer contributed eight kills (.375).
Junior setter Carly Graham filled the box score in a variety of ways, tallying a career-high seven kills to go along with 27 assists, seven digs, and four service aces.
POSTGAME REACTION
Rice Head Coach Genny Volpe
"I'm very proud of our execution today. We cleaned up a lot of our mistakes from yesterday and had a complete team win -- balanced attacking, strong servings, and solid team defense. These back-to-backs can be mentally challenging but our team really responded well to the feedback from yesterday."
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
The Owls cruised to a 25-10 opening set victory after hitting .387 as a team with four kills apiece from Bichelmeyer and Lennon. Adekunle, Kostelecky, and Maruska all had two kills as well as the Owls led from start to finish after jumping out to a 7-0 lead.
Set 2
After UTSA jumped out to a 5-3 lead, Rice went to work by going on a 17-run. The Owls held the Roadrunners to just a .068 hitting percentage for the set. Graham recorded five kills in the set on seven attacks while Adekunle added four kills on seven attacks.
Set 3
Rice hit a sizzling .542 in the final game with 15 kills on 24 attacks and only two errors. Lennon helped close out the match strong with four kills on four attacks while Adekunle and Sahara Maruska added three kills apiece.
Up Next
The Owls return to Houston for their final C-USA home series of the season when they host the North Texas Mean Green Mar. 7-8 from Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice (9-3, 8-0) continued to impose their will on Conference USA by improving to 33-3 in their last 36 league matches over the last three seasons. The West division-leading Owls outhit the Roadrunners (3-9, 1-5) .376 to .058 and posted a sideout rate of 75 percent.
Senior outside hitter Nicole Lennon paced the Owls with a match-high 11 kills (.348) to go along with nine digs, six blocks, and a pair of service aces. Junior middle blocker Anota Adekunle added nine kills on 14 attacks (.571) while sophomore right side hitter Ellie Bichelmeyer contributed eight kills (.375).
Junior setter Carly Graham filled the box score in a variety of ways, tallying a career-high seven kills to go along with 27 assists, seven digs, and four service aces.
Rice Head Coach Genny Volpe
"I'm very proud of our execution today. We cleaned up a lot of our mistakes from yesterday and had a complete team win -- balanced attacking, strong servings, and solid team defense. These back-to-backs can be mentally challenging but our team really responded well to the feedback from yesterday."
Set 1
The Owls cruised to a 25-10 opening set victory after hitting .387 as a team with four kills apiece from Bichelmeyer and Lennon. Adekunle, Kostelecky, and Maruska all had two kills as well as the Owls led from start to finish after jumping out to a 7-0 lead.
Set 2
After UTSA jumped out to a 5-3 lead, Rice went to work by going on a 17-run. The Owls held the Roadrunners to just a .068 hitting percentage for the set. Graham recorded five kills in the set on seven attacks while Adekunle added four kills on seven attacks.
Set 3
Rice hit a sizzling .542 in the final game with 15 kills on 24 attacks and only two errors. Lennon helped close out the match strong with four kills on four attacks while Adekunle and Sahara Maruska added three kills apiece.
The Owls return to Houston for their final C-USA home series of the season when they host the North Texas Mean Green Mar. 7-8 from Tudor Fieldhouse.
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Team Stats
Rice
UTSA
Kills
45
26
Errors
10
20
Attempts
93
103
Hitting %
.376
.058
Points
63.5
29
Assists
36
26
Aces
7
1
Blocks
11.5
2
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
4
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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