Monday, September 11
Austin, TX
6 p.m.
Rice University
at
Texas
Preview | Volleyball Travels to No. 7 Texas
9/10/2023 6:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Match 8 | Rice Owls at No. 7 Texas | Monday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Television: Longhorn Network
Video Stream: ESPN3
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Texas leads, 38-2 Last Meeting: Texas won, 3-0 (12/3/21)
SETTING THE SCENE
The Owls play their fourth ranked team of the year when they travel to Austin to face No. 7 Texas, Monday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.
RICE NOTES
Location: Houston, Texas (Tudor Fieldhouse)
Television: Longhorn Network
Video Stream: ESPN3
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series: Texas leads, 38-2 Last Meeting: Texas won, 3-0 (12/3/21)
The Owls play their fourth ranked team of the year when they travel to Austin to face No. 7 Texas, Monday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.
- Rice is receiving votes in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Top 25 Poll. The Owls received 96 votes and are the first team out of the Top 25.
- The Owls were picked to finish second in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll behind SMU, receiving six first place votes.
- Graduate student Emilia Weske (right side) and seniors Danyle Courtley (outside hitter), Nia McCardell (libero) and Sahara Maruska (outside hitter) were all named to the American Preseason Team.
- Dating back to 2014 the Owls are 105-21 (.833) in conference play, which includes a 62-4 (.939) record the last five seasons. Rice is 39-1 in conference regular season contests dating back to the 2019 season.
- The Owls are 14-13 against Power 5 schools dating back to 2019 and have recorded five Top-25 victories during that stretch.
- Rice has appeared in the NCAA Tournament in five consecutive seasons. Last season the Owls defeated Colorado in the opening round of the tournament to advance to the Round of 32 for the third time in the last four seasons.
- The Owls are one of only three programs in the state of Texas to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five seasons, joining Texas and Baylor. Additionally, Rice is one of just 18 programs across Division I to reach the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five seasons.
- Rice returned nine letterwinners and four starters from last season's NCAA Tournament team.
- Head Coach Genny Volpe is in her 20th season with the Owls and is the school's all-time leader in total wins (380) and winning percentage (.653).
- The Owls will be looking to fill the shoes of a pair of All-Americans. Outside hitter Anota Adekunle, finished her career as Rice's all-time leader in hitting percentage (.408) and setter Carly Graham was a three-time Conference USA Setter of the Year.
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