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Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Owls Sweep UTSA in Dominant Fashion
10/28/2022 8:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
San Antonio, Texas – The No. 21 Rice Owls volleyball team wasted no time in a convincing, 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-8), straight set victory at UTSA, Friday night at the UTSA Convocation Center.
Rice (19-2, 9-0) picked up its 10th sweep of the year and held the Roadrunners to .071 hitting. The Owls had its best hitting day of the year, hitting .461 for the match, led by fifth-year senior Anota Adekunle, who hit .750 on 9-for-12 kills. Junior Danyle Courtley lead all players with 13 kills, hitting .500 for the match.
Rice took advantage of 20 UTSA errors. Fifth year setter Carly Graham led all players with 28 assists, and junior libero Nia McCardell added 16 digs.
Postgame Reaction – Head Coach, Genny Volpe
"It was great to see us play such a clean offensive match. The focus was there from the start to the finish. We had contributions from so many attackers and executed some things as a team that we have been working on all week. It will be a quick turnaround for a tough UTEP team on Sunday, so we need all of Rice nation to show up and be loud!!"
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
Rice fell behind early as UTSA opened with a 6-2 lead, forcing a Rice timeout. But the Owls went on a 6-1 run to take the lead. With the match tied at nine, Rice scored five of the next six points to take a 14-10 lead. But UTSA scored five straight points to take the lead. However, with the match tied at 17, the Owls closed the set on an 8-1 run to win, 25-18. Adekunle and Bichelmeyer combined for eight of Rice's 13 kills. The Owls hit .423 for the set while holding UTSA to .194.
Second Set
Rice jumped out to an 8-4 lead. UTSA pulled within two, but a 7-1 Rice run gave it a 15-7 lead. The Owls extended their lead to double-digits at 19-8. The Roadrunners could only get within 10 points the rest of the way as Rice took the second set, 25-12. Rice hit .474 for the set behind seven-of-nine (.778) hitting from Adekunle and held the Roadrunners to .143.
Third Set
Rice picked up where it left off in the second set, taking a 6-1 lead. After pushing its lead to 13-5, the Owls went on an 8-1 run to take a 21-6 advantage. Rice then scored four of the last six to win the final set, 25-8, its largest set win since defeating Houston Baptist, 25-7, in 2019.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to Tudor Fieldhouse this Sunday, Oct. 31, when they host UTEP at 1 p.m.
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Rice (19-2, 9-0) picked up its 10th sweep of the year and held the Roadrunners to .071 hitting. The Owls had its best hitting day of the year, hitting .461 for the match, led by fifth-year senior Anota Adekunle, who hit .750 on 9-for-12 kills. Junior Danyle Courtley lead all players with 13 kills, hitting .500 for the match.
Rice took advantage of 20 UTSA errors. Fifth year setter Carly Graham led all players with 28 assists, and junior libero Nia McCardell added 16 digs.
Postgame Reaction – Head Coach, Genny Volpe
"It was great to see us play such a clean offensive match. The focus was there from the start to the finish. We had contributions from so many attackers and executed some things as a team that we have been working on all week. It will be a quick turnaround for a tough UTEP team on Sunday, so we need all of Rice nation to show up and be loud!!"
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
Rice fell behind early as UTSA opened with a 6-2 lead, forcing a Rice timeout. But the Owls went on a 6-1 run to take the lead. With the match tied at nine, Rice scored five of the next six points to take a 14-10 lead. But UTSA scored five straight points to take the lead. However, with the match tied at 17, the Owls closed the set on an 8-1 run to win, 25-18. Adekunle and Bichelmeyer combined for eight of Rice's 13 kills. The Owls hit .423 for the set while holding UTSA to .194.
Second Set
Rice jumped out to an 8-4 lead. UTSA pulled within two, but a 7-1 Rice run gave it a 15-7 lead. The Owls extended their lead to double-digits at 19-8. The Roadrunners could only get within 10 points the rest of the way as Rice took the second set, 25-12. Rice hit .474 for the set behind seven-of-nine (.778) hitting from Adekunle and held the Roadrunners to .143.
Third Set
Rice picked up where it left off in the second set, taking a 6-1 lead. After pushing its lead to 13-5, the Owls went on an 8-1 run to take a 21-6 advantage. Rice then scored four of the last six to win the final set, 25-8, its largest set win since defeating Houston Baptist, 25-7, in 2019.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to Tudor Fieldhouse this Sunday, Oct. 31, when they host UTEP at 1 p.m.
-RiceOwls.com-
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Team Stats
Rice
UTSA
Kills
44
27
Errors
3
20
Attempts
89
98
Hitting %
.461
.071
Points
58
32
Assists
43
25
Aces
6
3
Blocks
8
2
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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