Wednesday, October 12
Houston, TX
6:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
vs
No. 18 Baylor
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
PREVIEW | Volleyball Faces No. 18 Baylor in Final Non-Conference Match
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Match 17 | No. 22 Rice Owls vs. No. 18 Baylor (14-3, 4-1) | Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m.
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Rice leads, 23-20 Last Meeting: Baylor won, 3-0 (9/16/21)
SETTING THE SCENE
Winners of 11 straight, the No. 22 ranked Owls will face off in a battle of ranked foes against 18th-ranked Baylor at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from Tudor Fieldhouse.
RICE NOTES
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Rice leads, 23-20 Last Meeting: Baylor won, 3-0 (9/16/21)
Winners of 11 straight, the No. 22 ranked Owls will face off in a battle of ranked foes against 18th-ranked Baylor at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from Tudor Fieldhouse.
- The Owls stayed still in the latest AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 22. Rice moved up a spot in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, coming in at No. 10, its second highest ranking in history.
- Rice fifth-year middle blocker Anota Adekunle and fifth-year setter Carly Graham were honored by Conference USA as the Offensive Player and Setter of the Week, respectively. Adekunle posted 17 kills and hit .483 while adding six digs and five blocks in Rice's comeback victory at UTEP. Graham totaled 54 assists in the match, her second-most this year and the fourth time she tallied at least 50 assists. She also added four digs and two kills.
- Rice junior libero Nia McCardell currently leads Conference USA in digs per set, averaging 5.24, which is 15th in the country. Fifth-year middle blocker Anota Adekunle is third in C-USA with a 39.5% hitting percentage, good for 25th in the nation.
- As a team the Owls currently rank 5th in the NCAA in digs per set (17.33) and are 15th in opponents hitting percentage (.158). The Owls have held 14 of 16 opponents below a hitting percentage of .200 or worse this season.
- Dating back to 2014 the Owls are 97-20 (.830) in Conference USA play, which includes a 52-3 (.945) record the last three seasons. Rice has won 31 consecutive C-USA regular season contests dating back to the 2019 season.
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