#22 Volleyball Heads to Cincinnati

CINCINNATI – The #22 University of Houston Volleyball team is slated for its third appearance on national television this season as it heads to Cincinnati for a noon CT Sunday match on ESPNU.

The Cougars are coming off a pair of sweeps against Texas Tech last weekend. With the two wins, all four of Houston's wins in league play have come via a 3-0 victory. Kate Georgiades earned Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting 5.67 digs per set in the sweeps of the Red Raiders.

#22 HOUSTON (11-7, 4-5 BIG 12) at CINCINNATI (11-9, 4-6 BIG 12)
Date \| Time				Sunday, Oct. 29 at noon CT
Location				Fifth Third Arena \| Cincinnati, Ohio
TV				ESPNU
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston
Social Media				@uhcougarvb \| @uhccougarvb \| Cougar Volleyball \| #GoCoogs \| #BeSomeone

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Houston entered the AVCA Poll last season for the first time since 1994 and tied its highest final ranking in program history at #17. In the preseason iteration of this year's poll, the Cougars were voted at #19 and have been ranked as high as #13 this season. The Cougars have been ranked in all 10 polls so far this season and have been placed in 17 straight polls.
The Big 12 Conference ranked as the top volleyball conference in the country last year according to the NCAA's Conference RPI release and added three 2022 NCAA tournament teams in Houston, BYU and UCF on July 1. The Big 12 currently has five teams ranked in the AVCA poll with another two receiving votes.
Kellen Morin captured the University of Houston's first-ever individual Big 12 Conference honors by being named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 29. Kate Georgiades added her first Big 12 weekly honors with a Defensive Player of the Week selection this week.
Morin has been a force for Houston on the net this season, leading the team in blocks in 14 of the 18 matches and ranking 26th nationally with 1.32 blocks per set. Morin also sits at #2 in the league in hitting percentage while Georgiades ranks first in digs per set.
The Cougars held Liberty to a negative hitting percentage, the first time Houston held an opponent negative since Aug. 26, 2017, against Southern.
After replacing the entire top five attendances in program history last year, Houston has already replaced the top three again this season, including the first two volleyball sellouts at Fertitta Center. Houston currently sits at 27th in cumulative attend-ance and 18th in average attendance nationally.
The Cougars are one of two teams with three players in the top 50 for career sets played among active players, joining Oregon. Houston's starting seven last match includes four grad students, two seniors and a junior.

SERIES HISTORY
Coogs vs. Cincinnati

All-time: Cincinnati leads 14-13
Sets: Cincinnati leads 53-45
In Houston: Cincinnati leads 7-6
In Cincinnati: Cincinnati leads 7-5
Neutral Sites: Houston leads 2-0
Last meeting: Houston won 3-0 | A | Nov. 4, 2022
Houston Streak: W4
Rehr's UH career vs. CIN: 4-1
Houston's Last 5: WWWL (4-1)
Houston's Longest Win Streak: 4, three times
Houston's Longest Losing Streak: 7, 2015-2019

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