RICE MOVES TO 4-0 IN AAC PLAY
The Rice Owls continued their undefeated stretch in conference play last weekend and took down two previously undefeated teams on the way. Rice won a pair of road matches, defeating Tulsa in four sets before defeating Wichita State in five sets. The Owls will take on North Texas and East Carolina this week in Houston.
SOUTH FLORIDA STAYS UNDEFEATED IN AAC
The South Florida Bulls joined the Owls as the final two undefeated teams in The American, improving their winning streak to four matches. The Bulls swept Temple in Philadelphia to open the weekend before returning to Tampa to take down Memphis in four sets. The Bulls will have a pair of road matches this weekend, traveling to Wichita State on Friday before ending in Tulsa on Sunday.
BANKS DOMINATES THE NET
Temple senior middle blocker Chelci Banks had an impressive week on the defensive side for the Owls, averaging 2.33 blocks per set in a pair of matches. For the week, it was the 8th highest blocks per set in the nation.
GOLDEN HURRICANES STOUT ON DEFENSE
The Tulsa Golden Hurricanes are in the Top 10 in the nation in digs per set this year. Heading into the weekend, Tulsa is ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in digs per set with 17.62. Libero Marta Pecalli leads the Golden Hurricane with 4.83 digs per set – ranked 24th in the NCAA.
FIRST RPI RELEASED
The initial RPI rankings were released on October 6 and The American saw four schools ranked in the Top 100, led by Rice at 30. Tulsa stands at 59, followed by Wichita State (78) and South Florida (88). East Carolina is just outside the Top 100, sitting at 101.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Temple vs Binghamton________________________ 12 p.m.
Tulane at UTSA_______________________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
North Texas at Rice__________________________ 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Memphis________________________ 7 p.m.
East Carolina at Tulane_______________________ 7:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa_______________________ 7:30 p.m.
South Florida at Wichita State_________________ 8 p.m.
Temple at UAB_______________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
Florida Atlantic at Wichita State_______________ 1 p.m.
UTSA at North Texas__________________________ 2 p.m.
Temple at Memphis__________________________ 2 p.m.
South Florida at Tulsa________________________ 2 p.m.
Charlotte at UAB_____________________________ 3 p.m.
East Carolina at Rice_________________________ 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Rice at South Florida_________________________ 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
Wichita State at Charlotte____________________ 6 p.m.
Temple at East Carolina_______________________ 6 p.m.
Rice at Florida Atlantic_______________________ 6 p.m.
UAB at UTSA_________________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulsa at North Texas_________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulane at Memphis___________________________ 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
Wichita State at East Carolina_________________ 12 p.m.
Memphis at North Texas______________________ 12 p.m.
Tulsa at UTSA________________________________ 1 p.m.
South Florida at Florida Atlantic_______________ 1 p.m.
Charlotte at Temple__________________________ 1 p.m.
Tulane at UAB________________________________ 2 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
