OWLS TAKE DOWN TOP TWO AAC TEAMS
Two teams entered the weekend undefeated last week, and both left with at least least one loss after taking on Florida Atlantic. The Owls took down South Florida to hand the Bulls their first loss of the season, 3-1, while also handing Rice their second straight loss of the season in a straight set victory. Florida Atlantic will head to North Carolina to take on East Carolina (Friday, 6 p.m.) and Charlotte (Sunday, 1 p.m.).
SECOND HALF OF SCHEDULE BEGINS
The American Athletic Conference volleyball schedule begins the back stretch this week. With eight games down and eight games remaining, South Florida sits atop the leaderboard with a 7-1 record, followed by Rice at 6-2. Seven teams are within one match of each other with either a 5-3 record or 4-4 record.
pacing the pack
The South Florida Bulls sit at 7-1 in the conference this season and a large part can be contributed to their setter play. As a team, the Bulls are averaging 12.97 assists per set, the 14th best mark in the nation. Caroline Dykes is averaging 10.90 assists per set, the ninth most in the NCAA this season.
TULSA’S DEFENSIVE DUO
In conference play, Tulsa’s defensive combination of middle blocker Tytiana Johnson and libero Marta Pecalli have been a force. Johnson leads the conference with 1.48 blocks per set, while Pecalli leads the league in digs per set with 5.19.
FIRST RPI RELEASED
The American has four schools ranked in the Top 100 of the latest edition of the NCAA RPI, led by Rice at 39. South Florida stands at 60, followed by Wichita State (78) and Tulsa (81).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Temple at Rider______________________________ 6 p.m.
East Carolina at Charlotte_____________________ 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
Florida Atlantic at East Carolina_______________ 6 p.m.
UTSA at Temple______________________________ 6 p.m.
Tulane at Rice_______________________________ 6 p.m.
UAB at Tulsa_________________________________ 6:30 p.m.
South Florida at North Texas__________________ 7 p.m.
Memphis at Wichita State____________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte___________________ 1 p.m.
Rice at Temple_______________________________ 1 p.m.
Memphis at Tulsa____________________________ 2 p.m.
UAB at Wichita State_________________________ 2 p.m.
North Texas at Tulane________________________ 3 p.m.
South Florida at UTSA_________________________ 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Florida Atlantic at South Florida_______________ 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Temple at South Florida_______________________ 6 p.m.
Wichita State at Tulsa________________________ 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Rice_____________________________ 7 p.m.
East Carolina at Memphis_____________________ 7 p.m.
UTSA at Tulane_______________________________ 7:30 p.m.
North Texas at UAB___________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Temple at Florida Atlantic_____________________ 12 p.m.
North Texas at Memphis______________________ 1 p.m.
East Carolina at UAB__________________________ 2 p.m.
Rice at UTSA_________________________________ 2 p.m.
Tulsa at Wichita State________________________ 2 p.m.
Charlotte at Tulane___________________________ 3 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
