Houston Hosts No. 6 Baylor, Texas State

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Volleyball team takes a break from league play this week to host perennial national powerhouse and current No. 6 Baylor on Thursday before squaring up with the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champion Texas State.

Houston's matchup with Baylor will mark the first time since 2007 that the Couguars will host a top-10 team in Houston. The Cougars last defeated a ranked opponent on Nov. 21, 2008 when they took down No. 5 Tulsa by a score of 3-1.

Thursday, March 18

6 p.m. | No. 6 Baylor at Houston | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, March 20

6:30 p.m. | Texas State at Houston | Live Stats | Watch

QUICK HITS

Last time out, Houston claimed The American Athletic Conference West Division title by sweeping its season series with Memphis. The title is the first league title of any kind for the Cougars since joining the The American.
With the clinching of West Division, the Cougars have now finished in a higher spot than predicated in the preseason poll for the second year in a row. Houston was slated third in this season's preseason poll.
The pair of wins over the Tigers also improved the Cougars' record in The American to 8-0, the first time that has happened since the turn of the century.
One of the reasons for Houston's success this season has been its strong starts, as the Cougars have held a 2-0 match lead in all but four of its contests this spring. Houston is 9-1 this season when leading after two sets and 15-3 in the David Rehr era on such occasions.
On March 8, junior Torie Frederick was named The American Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Annie Cooke was awarded The American Offensive Player of the Week, making Houston the first school to sweep the conference's weekly awards since SMU on Oct. 24, 2016.
In just her second season donning a Houston uniform, sophomore Abbie Jackson has put up numbers that standout not just in The American, but throughout the country as well. Her 4.70 kills per set and 5.45 points per set each rank ninth and eighth in the nation, respectively.

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