#20 Volleyball Closes Road Stretch with Series at #19 Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kansas – The #20 University of Houston Volleyball team caps a nine-match road swing with a two-match series at #19 Kansas inside Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena on Friday and Saturday. Both matches will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

The Cougars are on the prowl for their first Big 12 Conference win after a tough three-set loss to #10 BYU in the team's league opener last week. Houston is 2-0 against Kansas in the all-time series.

#20 HOUSTON (7-3, 0-1 BIG 12) AT #19 KANSAS (10-2, 1-1 BIG 12)
Date \| Time				Friday, Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m
Location				Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena \| Lawrence, Kansas
TV				Big 12 Now on ESPN+ \| Friday \| Saturday
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 No. 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 six polls so far this season and have been placed in 13 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.
Houston went a perfect 14-0 at home inside the Fertitta Center last season, one of 18 teams to go undefeated and one of nine to win 14-or-more. The team's home win streak of 17 is the 4th longest active streak in the country.
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.
The Cougars broke their four-set digs record with 98 against SMU on Sept. 9. The mark helped propel Houston into 43rd nationally and 3rd in the Big 12 with 15.72 digs per set.
Morin has been a force for Houston on the net this season, leading the team in blocks in eight of the nine matches and ranking 11th nationally with 1.49 blocks per set. Her mark aids Houston's ranking of 43rd in the country in the category (2.50).
Houston held Liberty to a negative hitting percentage, the first time Houston held an opponent negative since Aug. 26, 2017, against Southern U.
Kansas sits at 10-2 on the year with its only losses coming against Purdue, who now sits at #17 in the AVCA Poll, and Texas Tech.

SERIES HISTORY
Coogs vs. Kansas

All-time: UH leads 2-0 | Sets: UH leads 5-1
In Houston: 0-0
In Lawrence: UH leads 1-0
Neutral Sites: UH leads 1-0
Last meeting: UH won 3-1 | Lawrence, Kan. | Sept. 11, 1987
Houston Streak: W2
Rehr's UH career vs. Kansas: First meeting
Houston's Last 5: WW

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