HOUSTON\u00a0\u2014 Rice volleyball will have a split weekend starting with North Texas on Friday and hosting Tulsa on Sunday. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Match 21 Match 22 Rice vs North Texas Rice vs. Tulsa Next Up
\nWhat: Rice (12-8, 6-2) vs. North Texas (10-9, 3-5)
\nWhen: Friday, October 23 at 6:00 p.m. CT
\nWhere: Denton, TX
\nStadium: UNT Volleyball Center
\nStream: ESPN+<\/a>
\nLive Stats: StatBroadcast<\/a>
\nSeries Information: Rice leads 23-8<\/p>\n
\nWhat: Rice (12-8, 6-2) vs. Tulsa (14-5, 6-2)
\nWhen: Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 p.m. CT
\nWhere: Houston, TX
\nStadium: Tudor Fieldhouse
\nStream: ESPN+<\/a>
\nLive Stats: StatBroadcast<\/a>
\nSeries Information: Rice leads 9-3
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\nNotes
\n\u2022 Rice enters the weekend on a five-match winning streak after defeating Tulsa, 3-1, and Wichita State, 3-1, last weekend.
\n\u2022 Five Owls rank in the top 10 in six American Conference statistical categories. Sydnee Peterson<\/a> ranks third in kills per set (3.64) and points per set (4.05), while Arissa Smith<\/a> ranks fourth in hitting percentage (.360) and blocks per set (1.10). Kaia Mateo<\/a> ranks sixth in assists per set (8.37), and Savannah Skopal<\/a> ranks seventh in assists per set (7.98) and ninth in aces per set (.32).
\n\u2022 Rice will host the American Conference Championship at Tudor Fieldhouse Nov. 20-22 after winning the 2025 regular-season title.
\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 (446) and winning percentage (.655).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Rice is 8-3 when facing the Mean Green on the road.
\n\u2022 Rice defeated North Texas, 3-1, in the teams’ previous meeting in 2025 at North Texas.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Rice is 11-9 against Tulsa in home matches.
\n\u2022 Rice defeated Tulsa, 3-1, in the teams’ most recent meeting last weekend in Tulsa, handing the Golden Hurricane their first conference loss of the season.
\n\u2022 Rice has won four of the teams’ last five meetings, including a 3-2 victory in the most recent meeting at Tudor Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Rice will return to action at home against Tulane on Oct. 28 and South Florida on Oct. 30. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
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