PREVIEW: Hurricane Matthew Alters Florida Trip
10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
HOUSTON -- Due to the projected path of Hurricane Matthew, the University of Houston Volleyball team's match at UCF has been moved to USF. The Cougars will face UCF in a 1 p.m. match on Friday and USF in a noon tilt on Sunday inside The Corral.
The Cougars (5-10, 0-4 American) enter Friday looking to snap a six-match losing streak. Houston fell to both Yale and host Rice in straight sets in the Rice Adidas Invite II to close out non-conference play and have since opened league play with road losses at UConn and Temple and home decisions to Tulsa and SMU.
| Match Breakdown | ||
Friday, Oct. 7 | • 1:00 p.m. | Houston vs. UCF The Corral | Tampa, Fla. Live Stats | |
Sunday, Oct. 9 | • 12:00 p.m. | Houston at USF The Corral | Tampa, Fla. Live Stats | |
QUICK HITS
• The Cougars, who are 25-37 all-time in American play, lead UCF 11-6 (Sets: 37-28) and are 5-2 (Sets: 17-12) in trips to Florida. Houston leads USF 13-11 (Sets: 50-46) in the all-time series and is 5-3 (Sets: 17-15) inside The Corral.
• Entering Friday's contest, junior setter Keandra McCardell ranks ninth all-time in school history with 2,489 career assists. She is just four assists shy of passing Kelsey King (2,493; 2005-08) for eighth all-time and 51 assists away from passing LaShelle Dobson (2,540; 1985-88) for seventh all-time.
• Houston leads the American Athletic Conference and ranks 32nd in the country with 1.59 aces per set, also ranking 65th with 92 total aces.
• Freshman libero Katie Karbo ranks fourth in the American Athletic Conference averaging 4.31 digs per set.
OPPONONENT BREAKDOWN
UCF
2016 Overall Record: 13-4, 3-1 American
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 6+Libero/2
Head Coach: Todd Dagenais
Record at School: 142-112 (9th Season)
Career Record: Same
All-Time Series: Houston leads, 11-6 (Sets: 37-28)
Last Meeting: 2015 (L, 0-3)
USF
2016 Overall Record: 11-5, 2-2 American
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/7
Starters Returning/Lost: 6/1+Libero
Head Coach: Courtney Draper
Record at School: 59-69 (5th Season)
Career Record: 219-187 (7th Season)
All-Time Series: Houston leads 13-11 (Sets: 50-46)
Last Meeting: 2015 (L, 2-3)
NEXT SERVE
Following Sunday's match, the Cougars will welcome Cincinnati (Oct. 13), East Carolina (Oct. 15) and Tulane (Oct. 19) to Athletics/Alumni Center as part of a three-match homestand.
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