No radio or tv/ESPN+ since it’s an exhibition.

Post up score updates please, if any y’all there!

5pm start if I read it right on the Rice Owls app

PM me if anyone wants my ticket. I'll be happy to transfer it to someone.

(08-18-2023 04:40 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  PM me if anyone wants my ticket. I'll be happy to transfer it to someone.

I’d take you up on it if I were in town. Will definitely catch a match, or four, when the team travels to DFW during league play.

Teams will be playing 5 sets.

I also have a ticket to give.

Preview from RiceOwls.com and the Rice Owls app:

Quote:By: Tim Andrzejewski (tim.andrzejewski@rice.edu)
HOUSTON — Coming off a conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, the No. 23 Rice Volleyball team begins its 2023 schedule on Saturday when it welcomes crosstown foe and 19th-ranked Houston for a 5 p.m. first serve at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Owls return four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's team that went 27-4 and won the Conference USA championship. Seniors Nia McCardell and Danyle Courtley all earned C-USA All-Conference honors, while McCardell was named the C-USA Libero of the Year.

The Owls have won the last three meetings against UH and six of the last seven. Last year, Rice swept the Cougars in both team's season opener.

General admission tickets are $7.13 and can be bought at RiceOwls.com.

I see what they did there… #713

Doesnt mean anything. Just an exhibition game and allow each team play alll players.

(08-18-2023 10:16 PM)Texasowl Wrote:  Doesnt mean anything. Just an exhibition game and allow each team play alll players.

Last year these two teams played in the actual season opener (which as mentioned above Rice won)

Houston didn’t play an exhibition and was flat. Rice was on point after playing an exhibition against top ranked Texas.

Houston coach famously noted (complained?) how much of an (unfair?) advantage Rice got because of that…

Nope, this match doesn’t mean anything at all, yeah… sure…

(08-19-2023 08:20 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(08-18-2023 10:16 PM)Texasowl Wrote:  Doesnt mean anything. Just an exhibition game and allow each team play alll players.

Last year these two teams played in the actual season opener (which as mentioned above Rice won)

Houston didn’t play an exhibition and was flat. Rice was on point after playing an exhibition against top ranked Texas.

Houston coach famously noted (complained?) how much of an (unfair?) advantage Rice got because of that…

Nope, this match doesn’t mean anything at all, yeah… sure…

Agreed. While it's true that all players will see action, it's highly likely that Genny will have what she expects to be her starting rotation of 8 - 10 players playing together the majority of the time to build chemistry and cohesion. It's important to see how they react when challenged, and UH will be a really good test to see if we're ready. Let's not forget that we play 4 Top 25 teams (and 6 NCAA tournament teams) in the first 3 weeks of the season.

(08-19-2023 08:20 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(08-18-2023 10:16 PM)Texasowl Wrote:  Doesnt mean anything. Just an exhibition game and allow each team play alll players.

Last year these two teams played in the actual season opener (which as mentioned above Rice won)

Houston didn’t play an exhibition and was flat. Rice was on point after playing an exhibition against top ranked Texas.

Houston coach famously noted (complained?) how much of an (unfair?) advantage Rice got because of that…

Nope, this match doesn’t mean anything at all, yeah… sure…

And if Rice does well I'm sure there will be an excuse that they had a chance to play together in the spring and had the Brazil trip...

Rice wins game 2 25-20.. I think Houston won the first game? Great crowd

(08-19-2023 06:09 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Rice wins game 2 25-20.. I think Houston won the first game? Great crowd

Thanks, FBO!

It's great to see some game info on this game thread. :-)

Yeah well that's it because I am heading to the football stadium. But maybe I will post some football thoughts later

(08-19-2023 06:09 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Rice wins game 2 25-20.. I think Houston won the first game? Great crowd

21-25 was first set

23-25 3rd set.

(08-19-2023 06:56 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  23-25 3rd set.

Sounds like a very even match.

Blown out in the 4th set: 13-25. Disappointing end to what was up till then a very close match. My question is whether our starters were still in?

(08-19-2023 07:37 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Blown out in the 4th set: 13-25. Disappointing end to what was up till then a very close match. My question is whether our starters were still in?

No idea. Mansfield, Knobbe, Weske, Harris, Kostelecky, Courtley were the starters for the third set. I think we might have been missing a few players (like maybe Maruska?). UH had almost twice as many players listed on their roster as we did. It seemed like we only had 11 or 12 dress out?

(08-19-2023 08:32 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(08-19-2023 07:37 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Blown out in the 4th set: 13-25. Disappointing end to what was up till then a very close match. My question is whether our starters were still in?

No idea. Mansfield, Knobbe, Weske, Harris, Kostelecky, Courtley were the starters for the third set. I think we might have been missing a few players (like maybe Maruska?). UH had almost twice as many players listed on their roster as we did. It seemed like we only had 11 or 12 dress out?

Did Maruska and McCardell dress? Those two are arguably our two best players. BTW, we only have 15 players on the roster.

I really didn’t stay long but I believe mccardell was dressed. We certainly had someone in the libero outfit. Foord (sp?), the two Fort Bend hitter/blockers were dressed, and I think the other setters too were dressed. The ones I am not sure I saw were Maruska and the other two freshmen (Love and Gutierrez). But I am not really sure. I saw a lot of the basketball players (men and women) at the football scrimmage and those players I can identify a lot better than the volleyball players.

According to video on Instagram, Maruska was dressed. But not sure what lineup we went with in the 4th.