Friday, September 30
Denton, TX
6:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
at
North Texas
Preview | No. 22 Owls Head to North Texas, Host FAU
9/29/2022 10:51:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Owls have won eight straight
Match 14 | No. 22 Rice Owls (12-1, 2-0) at North Texas Mean Green (8-9, 2-0) | Friday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m.
Location: Denton, Texas (North Texas Volleyball Center)
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series: Rice leads, 17-5 Last Meeting: Rice won, 3-0 (9/26/21)
Match 15 | No. 22 Rice Owls vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (10-4, 0-2) | Sunday, Oct. 2, 1 p.m.
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Promotions (Dig Pink Match): Dig Pink Fundraiser | Paint station | Post-match autographs
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: CUSAtv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Rice leads, 7-2 Last Meeting: Rice won, 3-0 (11/8/19)
SETTING THE SCENE
Winners of eight straight, the No. 22 ranked Owls head north on Friday for a showdown against in-state rival North Texas at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from the North Texas Volleyball Center.
Then on Sunday the Owls return home to face Florida Atlantic in the annual Dig Pink match. It will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2019.
RICE NOTES
Location: Denton, Texas (North Texas Volleyball Center)
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series: Rice leads, 17-5 Last Meeting: Rice won, 3-0 (9/26/21)
Match 15 | No. 22 Rice Owls vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (10-4, 0-2) | Sunday, Oct. 2, 1 p.m.
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Promotions (Dig Pink Match): Dig Pink Fundraiser | Paint station | Post-match autographs
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: CUSAtv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Rice leads, 7-2 Last Meeting: Rice won, 3-0 (11/8/19)
SETTING THE SCENE
Winners of eight straight, the No. 22 ranked Owls head north on Friday for a showdown against in-state rival North Texas at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from the North Texas Volleyball Center.
Then on Sunday the Owls return home to face Florida Atlantic in the annual Dig Pink match. It will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2019.
RICE NOTES
- A week after making their season debut in the AVCA Top-25 at No. 23, the Owls are ranked No. 22 in the latest AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll. It's the 17th time in program history the Owls have appeared in the Top-25.
- Rice junior libero Nia McCardell was honored by Conference USA for a fourth time this season on Monday, earning the league's Defensive Player of the Week after another stellar weekend. The Missouri City, Texas native totaled 30 digs across just six sets (5.0 digs per set) as the No. 23 Owls swept both C-USA matches this past weekend to improve to 12-2, 2-0 on the season. McCardell, who ranks 11th in the NCAA this season in digs per set (5.35 digs per set) and 24th in total digs (262), collected 16 digs in Rice's sweep of UTSA followed by 14 more digs against Louisiana Tech on Sunday. McCardell joins former Owls Lee Ann Cunningham (2018) and Tracey Lam (2010) as the only Rice players to earn four C-USA Defensive Player of the Week awards in a single season.
- As a team the Owls currently rank 3rd in the NCAA in digs per set (18.06) and are 10th in opponents hitting percentage (.148). The Owls have held 12 of 13 opponents below a hitting percentage of .200 or worse this season.
- Dating back to 2014 the Owls are 94-20 (.824) in Conference USA play, which includes a 49-3 (.942) record the last three seasons. Rice has won 28 consecutive C-USA regular season contests dating back to the 2019 season.
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