{"id":438153,"date":"2026-09-16T22:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438153\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:32:34","slug":"owls-face-pair-of-ranked-opponents-in-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438153\/","title":{"rendered":"Owls Face Pair of Ranked Opponents in Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON\u00a0\u2014 Rice volleyball heads to Fort Worth for a pair of ranked matchups, taking on No. 5 SMU on Thursday before facing No. 13 TCU on Friday.
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\nMatch 10
\nWhat: Rice (6-3) vs. No. 5 SMU (6-2)
\nWhen: Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. CT
\nWhere: Fort Worth, TX
\nStadium: Schollmaier Arena
\nLive Stats: Statbroadcast<\/a>
\nSeries Information: Rice leads 25-15<\/p>\n

Match 11

\nWhat: Rice (6-3) vs. No. 13 TCU (6-2)

\nWhen: Friday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT

\nWhere: Fort Worth, TX

\nStadium: Schollmaier Arena

\nStream: ESPN+<\/a>

\nLive Stats: StatBroadcast

\nSeries Information: Rice leads 9-8

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\nNotes

\n\u2022 The Owls defeated #15 Creighton 3-1 to close out the Rice Invitational II. The win marked their first ranked win since 2023.

\n\u2022 This past week the Owls went 1-2 falling 3-1 to #5 Louisville and 3-0 to UNI.

\n\u2022 Sophomore Mari Furoyama<\/a> was named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Kaia Mateo<\/a> earned honorable mention.

\n\u2022 Since 2019, the Owls have recorded six Top 25 victories. The last time Rice defeated two ranked opponents in a single season was in 2015, when the Owls defeated No. 22 WKU and No. 23 Colorado.

\n\u2022 The Owls opened the season with a five-match winning streak, their best start since 2019, when Rice opened the season 9-0.

\n\u2022 Head Coach Genny Volpe<\/a> is in her 23rd season with the Owls and is the school’s all-time

\nleader in total wins (440) and winning percentage (.657).

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\nRice vs. SMU

\n\u2022 The Owls are 10-11 on the road against the Mustangs.

\n\u2022 Rice is 6-4 in its last 10 matchups against SMU. In the most recent meeting, the Owls fell 3-2 at SMU in 2023.<\/p>\n

Rice vs TCU

\n\u2022 Head coach Genny Volpe<\/a>‘s daughter, Alice Volpe, is the starting libero for the Horned Frogs.

\n\u2022 The Owls are 2-5 when facing TCU on the road.

\n\u2022 Rice is 4-6 in the last 10 matchups. In the last matchup the Owls took a set off the Horned Frogs at home in the 3-1 loss.<\/p>\n

Next Up

\n\u2022 The Owls will head to College Station to take on No. 15 Texas A&M on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

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