Volleyball Earns NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid
4/4/2021 4:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Owls will face North Carolina A&T on Apr. 14 at 9:30 p.m.
HOUSTON – The No. 24 ranked Rice Owls volleyball team earned one of 18 at-large bids to the 48-team NCAA Tournament field on Sunday, marking the second straight season the team has been awarded an at-large bid and the fourth time in program history.
The Owls (16-5, 12-0) will face North Carolina A&T (11-1, 8-0) out of the MEAC on Wednesday, April 14 at 9:30 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska, which is where the tournament will be hosted in its entirety. First serve is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. on ESPN3 and the winner will move on to face No. 13 seeded Penn State.
Rice will be appearing in their third NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons and sixth overall under Volpe.
The Owls recorded their first undefeated (12-0) conference season in program history and finished the season with lots of momentum, taking No. 6 Baylor to five sets before defeating the then No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns in Austin in five sets and advancing to the C-USA Championship match.
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The Owls (16-5, 12-0) will face North Carolina A&T (11-1, 8-0) out of the MEAC on Wednesday, April 14 at 9:30 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska, which is where the tournament will be hosted in its entirety. First serve is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. on ESPN3 and the winner will move on to face No. 13 seeded Penn State.
"We're very excited, I believe this team earned it," Rice head coach Genny Volpe said. "To get at-large bids two years in a row, especially in a year when they're only taking 48 teams, is a true testament to what this team accomplished this year. We're playing at a very high level right now and the best part is we're having different people step up on different days at high levels. We've got a strong core of veterans but also young players that are adding to the mix. I feel really confident in their ability to keep going in this long season."The moment we were waiting for! #GoOwls👐 x #RFND pic.twitter.com/qDvIY3VldI
— Rice Volleyball (@RiceVolleyball) April 4, 2021
Rice will be appearing in their third NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons and sixth overall under Volpe.
The Owls recorded their first undefeated (12-0) conference season in program history and finished the season with lots of momentum, taking No. 6 Baylor to five sets before defeating the then No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns in Austin in five sets and advancing to the C-USA Championship match.
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