Friday, October 11
Houston, Texas
6 PM
Rice University
3
vs
0
North Texas
Rice Continues Winning Ways, Defeats North Texas in Straight Sets
10/11/2024 8:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HOUSTON - Rice volleyball (10-4, 5-0 AAC) avenged last season's defeats at the hands of the North Texas Mean Green (6-10, 3-2 AAC), taking down the Mean Green in straight sets on Friday night at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Cindy Tchouangwa led the offense with 12 kills, but Samarah Hill also had double-digit kills at 11. Hill also notched her third-straight double-double with 10 digs on the night. Lola Foord ended the contest with the highest hitting percentage of the Owls at a .350 clip.
Savannah Skopal added another 31 assists to her season total, now tallied up to an impressive 472 assists in 14 matches. Gaby Mansfield ended the night with three assists, while Hill, Nia McCardell, and Lademi Ogunlana all collected one.
Ogunlana paced the Owls with three blocks on the night, while Tchouangwa collected two. Both Kaitlyn Knobbe and Savannah Skopal collected one.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (RICE 25-19)
Rice set the pace early by taking a 6-2 lead in the dawn of the first set, but the Mean Green were able to fight back to tie the match up at 8-8 before too long. A 4-0 run by Rice forced a North Texas timeout, but Rice continued to create separation with a 3-0 run immediately out of the timeout. North Texas closed the gap to as little as three points multiple times, but the Owls were able to get timely kills to stay ahead of the attempted rally by UNT. The Owls were able to claim the set thanks to a service error by the Mean Green.
SET TWO (RICE 25-16)
UNT was able to come out with a little bit of aggression with early 5-4 and 7-5 leads, but Rice would take the lead at 10-7 after a 5-0 run, and never let the Mean Green tie the set after that point. UNT would close the gap at 12-11, but that was a close as they would get. Rice would outscore North Texas 13-5 for the remainder of the set, including going on three separate 3-0 runs to claim the set and a 2-0 advantage going into the intermission.
SET THREE (RICE 25-19)
The third and final set of the night saw five ties at early parts of the set, but the Owls never trailed. After the 7-7 tie, Rice never allowed UNT to rally and tie the match, outscoring the Mean Green 10-2 in the middle part of the set to take a 17-9 lead and pushing towards a straight set victory. North Texas would not go quietly and managed to close the gap to four points at 23-19, but two errors, a service error and a long attack, would seal the match up for Rice.
UP NEXT
Rice remains at home to host East Carolina on Sunday. October 13. The match will service as Rice's Dig Pink game and starts at 2 p.m.
Cindy Tchouangwa led the offense with 12 kills, but Samarah Hill also had double-digit kills at 11. Hill also notched her third-straight double-double with 10 digs on the night. Lola Foord ended the contest with the highest hitting percentage of the Owls at a .350 clip.
Savannah Skopal added another 31 assists to her season total, now tallied up to an impressive 472 assists in 14 matches. Gaby Mansfield ended the night with three assists, while Hill, Nia McCardell, and Lademi Ogunlana all collected one.
Ogunlana paced the Owls with three blocks on the night, while Tchouangwa collected two. Both Kaitlyn Knobbe and Savannah Skopal collected one.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (RICE 25-19)
Rice set the pace early by taking a 6-2 lead in the dawn of the first set, but the Mean Green were able to fight back to tie the match up at 8-8 before too long. A 4-0 run by Rice forced a North Texas timeout, but Rice continued to create separation with a 3-0 run immediately out of the timeout. North Texas closed the gap to as little as three points multiple times, but the Owls were able to get timely kills to stay ahead of the attempted rally by UNT. The Owls were able to claim the set thanks to a service error by the Mean Green.
SET TWO (RICE 25-16)
UNT was able to come out with a little bit of aggression with early 5-4 and 7-5 leads, but Rice would take the lead at 10-7 after a 5-0 run, and never let the Mean Green tie the set after that point. UNT would close the gap at 12-11, but that was a close as they would get. Rice would outscore North Texas 13-5 for the remainder of the set, including going on three separate 3-0 runs to claim the set and a 2-0 advantage going into the intermission.
SET THREE (RICE 25-19)
The third and final set of the night saw five ties at early parts of the set, but the Owls never trailed. After the 7-7 tie, Rice never allowed UNT to rally and tie the match, outscoring the Mean Green 10-2 in the middle part of the set to take a 17-9 lead and pushing towards a straight set victory. North Texas would not go quietly and managed to close the gap to four points at 23-19, but two errors, a service error and a long attack, would seal the match up for Rice.
UP NEXT
Rice remains at home to host East Carolina on Sunday. October 13. The match will service as Rice's Dig Pink game and starts at 2 p.m.
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