Owls Face USF and FAU in First Conference Road Test

HOUSTON — Rice volleyball travels to Florida for its first conference road trip of the season, facing South Florida on Friday and Florida Atlantic on Sunday.

Match 15
What: Rice (7-7, 1-1) vs. South Florida (2-10, 1-1)
When: Friday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m. CT
Where: Tampa, Fla.
Stadium: The Corral
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Series Information: Series tied 3-3

Match 16
What: Rice (7-7, 1-1) vs. Florida Atlantic (8-5, 1-1)
When: Sunday, October 4 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Where: Boca Raton, Fla.
Stadium: Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Series Information: Rice leads 9-5

Notes
• Rice went 1-1 in their conference opening weekend. They fell 3-1 to East Carolina and defeated UAB 3-2.
• In the 2025 season, Rice went on a 17-match winning streak following a loss to Temple to open conference play.
• The Owls faced five top 25 teams this season, highlighted by a 3-1 win over No. 15 Creighton in Tudor fieldhouse.
• Rice will host the American Conference Championship at Tudor Fieldhouse Nov. 20-22 after winning the 2025 regular-season title.
• The Owls opened the season with a five-match winning streak, their best start since 2019, when Rice opened the season 9-0.
• Head Coach Genny Volpe is in her 23rd season with the Owls and is the school's all-time
leader in total wins (441) and winning percentage (.655).

Rice vs. USF
• The Owls are looking for their first win against South Florida in Tampa.
• Rice defeated USF last season in Houston in a 3-0 win.
• The last time the Owls competed at The Corral was last season at the American Conference championship.

Rice vs FAU
• Rice is 2-3 when facing Florida Atlantic on the road.
• The Owls defeated FAU 3-0 in Houston in their last meeting.

Next Up
• The Owls will host Wichita State and Memphis next weekend.

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