CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS
Conference play in the American is officially here and will kick off on Wednesday, September 26 with Florida Atlantic traveling to Tampa to take on South Florida at 6 p.m. ET. Play will continue with six matches on both Friday and Sunday. All matches will air on ESPN+ this weekend.
TULSA STREAKING
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have hit their stride just as conference play is set to begin. Heading into the first weekend of American action, the Golden Hurricane are riding a 10-match winning streak – tied for the 5th longest in the NCAA. With a 10-2 overall record, Tulsa has not lost during the entire month of September and have won seven of their matches in straight sets. The Golden Hurricane will travel to UTSA on Friday and Rice on Sunday.
DISHING THEM OUT
Two American teams head into conference play ranked in the Top 15 in the nation in assists per set. Tulsa leads the conference and is 13th in the NCAA with 13.27 assists per set, while North Texas is just behind at 13.25 assists per set – good for 15th in the NCAA.
CAN YOU DIG IT
Two American teams rank in the Top 10 in the nation in digs per set. Charlotte is in the Top Five, ranking 4th in the NCAA with 17.77 digs per set, while Tulane is ranked 6th in the NCAA with 17.23 digs per set. Temple is 7th in the NCAA in total digs with 823 on the year.
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Florida Atlantic at South Florida*_______________ 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
East Carolina at South Florida*________________ 6 p.m.
Temple at Rice*______________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulsa at UTSA*_______________________________ 7 p.m.
Charlotte at North Texas*_____________________ 7 p.m.
Memphis at Tulane*__________________________ 7:30 p.m.
Wichita State at UAB*_________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic*_______________ 12 p.m.
Temple at Tulane*____________________________ 1 p.m.
Charlotte at UTSA*___________________________ 2 p.m.
Wichita State at Memphis*____________________ 2 p.m.
UAB at North Texas*__________________________ 2 p.m.
Tulsa at Rice*________________________________ 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
East Carolina at Charlotte*____________________ 6 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Memphis__________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Tulane at Charlotte*__________________________ 6 p.m.
North Texas at Florida Atlantic*________________ 6 p.m.
South Florida at Temple*______________________ 6 p.m.
Tulsa at Wichita State*_______________________ 8 p.m.
Rice at UAB*_________________________________ 8 p.m.
UTSA at Memphis*____________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Florida Atlantic at Temple*____________________ 12 p.m.
Tulane at East Carolina*_______________________ 12 p.m.
North Texas at South Florida*__________________ 1 p.m.
Rice at Memphis*____________________________ 2 p.m.
UTSA at UAB*________________________________ 2 p.m.
Wichita State at Tulsa*_______________________ 2 p.m.
* denotes American Conference game
All times ET and subject to change
