University of Houston Athletics
PREVIEW: Volleyball Heads to Rice Adidas Invite II
9/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
HOUSTON -- The University of Houston Volleyball team will conclude non-conference play participating in the Rice Adidas Invite II across Friday and Saturday inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Cougars (5-4) will face host Rice and fellow participants Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Yale in the two-day format. Houston will meet TAMU-CC in the tournament opener at 11 a.m. on Friday, before seeing Yale at 10 a.m. and Rice in the tournament finale at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
| Rice Adidas Invite II | ||
Friday, Sept. 16 | • 11:00 a.m. | Houston vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • 1:30 p.m. | Rice vs. Yale | |
Saturday, Sept. 3 | • 10:00 a.m. | Houston vs. Yale • 12:00 p.m. | Rice vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |  • 5:30 p.m. | Yale vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • 7:30 p.m. | Houston vs. Rice | | |
Houston Notes | Rice Notes | ||
QUICK HITS
• Vice President Joe Biden will be speaking about the national Cancer Moonshot initiative at Rice on Friday. In conjunction with his speech on Autry Court, the Houston-TAMU-CC match has been moved to Fox Gymnasium, also inside Tudor Fieldhouse. Entry for the match is free and fans will need to enter through the Youngkin Center doors. MORE INFO
• The Cougars' Saturday matches will take place on Autry Court. Tickets are $10 and will be good for the entire day.
• Houston leads the American Athletic Conference and ranks 17th in the country with 69 service aces and 21st with 1.86 aces per set.
• The Cougars are coming off a 1-2 showing in the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup. Houston fell 3-2 to San Jose State and 3-0 to Houston Baptist, before closing with a 3-2 comeback victory over Louisiana-Monroe in the tournament finale. Senior setter Keandra McCardell was named to the all-tournament team, averaging 9.15 assists and 2.38 digs per set with two double-doubles.
• The Cougars, playing their first road tournament since the HBU's Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational (Aug. 26-27), is 1-0 in road matches and 1-1 in neural site matches in 2016.
OPPONONENT BREAKDOWN
Rice
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1+Libero
Head Coach: Genny Volpe
Record at School: 225-157 (13th Season)
Career Record: Same
All-Time Series: Houston leads, 62-19 (Sets: 185-88)
Last Meeting: 2012 (W, 3-2)
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7
Starters Returning/Lost: 5+Libero/1
Head Coach: Steve Greene
Record at School: 5-4 (1st Season)
Career Record: Same
All-Time Series: Houston leads, 1-0 (Sets: 3-2)
Last Meeting: 2014 (W, 3-2)
Yale
2016 Overall Record: 5-1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/6
Starters Returning/Lost: 3+Libero/3
Head Coach: Erin Appleman
Record at School: 235-91 (14th Season)
Career Record: Same
All-Time Series: 0-0, First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
NEXT SERVE
Following the Rice Adidas Invite II, the Cougars will open American Athletic Conference play with road matches at UConn (Sept. 23) and Temple (Sept. 25).
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter @UHCougarVB and "Like" /HoustonCougarVolleyball on Facebook. Houston Volleyball is now on Instagram as well at UHCougarVB.
SHASTA PASS
The Houston Athletics Ticket Office is proud to offer the Shasta Pass for the 2016-17 athletic season. For only $80, Cougar fans can purchase one Shasta Pass, which allows season-long general admission entrance to all Houston Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer and Softball home games.
The Shasta Pass offers Houston fans a substantial savings as single-game tickets start at $5 for all four sports. To purchase a Shasta Pass, CLICK HERE.
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. To find out more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, visit UHCougars.com or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GOUH.
