Owls Drop Four-Set Battle to Tulsa - Rice University Athletics

Sunday, October 25

Houston, Texas

1 PM

Rice University

13-9,7-3American

Tulsa

15-6,7-3American

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Tulsa	25	26	25	25	3
Rice	21	28	23	21	1

Box Score (PDF)

10/25/2026 6:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

By: Kendyll Morris (km215@rice.edu)

HOUSTON – Rice volleyball fell 3-1 to Tulsa on Sunday at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Owls (13-9, 7-3 American) split the opening two sets 21-25, 28-26 before dropping the final two 23-25, 21-25. Rice outhit Tulsa .244 to .240.

Sydnee Peterson led the Owls with 18 kills and a career-high 19 digs, recording her 10th double-double of the season. Amalia Simmons added 12 kills, while Ashlyn Seay finished with 11.

Savannah Skopal led the Owls with 42 assists and Stephanie Gutierrez led with five blocks including two solos.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
A solo block from Stephanie Gutierrez tied the score at 3-3 before Tulsa pulled ahead 11-6. Rice rallied to within one at 14-13 and trailed by two at the media timeout. Facing a 23-16 deficit, the Owls scored five of the next six points, including back-to-back kills from Peterson to fend off two set points, but Tulsa took the opener 25-21.

Set 2
Rice opened with a 4-0 run capped by a kill from Gutierrez. Tulsa answered with three straight points, but the Owls maintained their lead and held a 15-12 advantage at the media timeout. The Golden Hurricane tied the score at 17 before taking their first lead of the set. Trailing 23-21, Rice responded with back-to-back kills from Peterson and a Tulsa attack error to reach set point. The Golden Hurricane forced extra points, but consecutive kills from Gutierrez and Seay secured the 28-26 win.

Set 3
After Tulsa scored the opening point, Rice answered with a 5-0 run capped by a solo block from Peterson. The Golden Hurricane worked back to tie the score at 7-7, and the teams continued to trade points. Tulsa pulled ahead 23-21 to force a Rice timeout. Kills from Simmons and Gutierrez kept the Owls within reach, but the Golden Hurricane claimed the set 25-23.

Set 4
Tulsa held the early advantage, but Rice erased a 12-8 deficit with a 5-1 run that included an ace from Peterson and two kills from Seay. An ace from Gutierrez tied the score at 13 before the Golden Hurricane took a 15-13 lead into the media timeout. The Owls stayed within reach, pulling within one at 19-18 on a kill from Ellie Schneider, but Tulsa closed out the match with a 25-21 win.

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