Wednesday, October 27
Houston
7 p.m.
University of Houston
vs
Tulane
Photo by: Stephen Pinchback
Trick or Treat! Cougars Open AAC 2nd Half
10/26/2021 9:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Houston welcomes Tulane, Temple for weekday matches; host student, Halloween promotions
HOUSTON – Coming off another 1-1 weekend split, this time on the road against Cincinnati and East Carolina, the University of Houston volleyball team returns to the Fertitta Center to host Tulane and Temple in weekday matchups on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. CST and the Owls on Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., respectively.
Junior Rachel Tullos was named to American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after posting her third-consecutive weekend of 11-plus blocks. The middle blocker averaged 1.22 blocks per set on the weekend and hit .370 over the two road matches.
Houston is tied for second in the conference with Cincinnati and Wichita State, all three hold 7-3 AAC records.
The Cougars own the all-time series record against the Green Wave, 36-15 and won the first meeting of the season back on Sept. 29 in New Orleans, 3-1. UH also took down Temple in Philadelphia, 3-0 back on Oct. 3. The Owls have gotten the better of the Cougars all-time however, winning 8 of the 13 total meetings.
Kate Georgiades ranks 18th nationally in digs/set (5.13) and leads the American Athletic Conference. Junior Abbie Jackson leads the AAC in aces/set (0.41) and ranks 65th nationally in the category. The Cougars also lead the conference in aces/set (1.84) and in opponent attacking percentage (.178).
Houston was picked No. 2 in the American Athletic Conference Coaches Preseason Poll. It was the second straight season in which the Cougars were picked among the Top-Two leaders and the highest preseason ranking since the 2006 Cougars were picked No. 2 in Conference USA Preseason Poll.
Under the leadership of third-year Head Coach David Rehr, the Cougars have produced eight All-American Conference student-athletes to go with a Freshman and Setter of the Year. That is more All-Conference honorees than any other school during the last two years.
Cincinnati head coach spent two seasons at UH, winning 38 matches from 2010-11.
WATCH the COUGARS
Fans can watch the Cincinnati match on ESPN+. The match at ECU will be on ECUPirates.com.
Fans can follow live stats from the match on StatBroadcast by clicking here.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
PROMOTIONS
Wednesday – Student Appreciation Night – first 100 students get free pizza, raffles with prizes between the first two set breaks
Friday – Nightmare on Holman Street (Halloween) – first 200 fans given Halloween theme poster, kids 12 and under dressed in costume get free ticket, Trick or Treating in the club lobby
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
– UHCougars.com –
Junior Rachel Tullos was named to American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after posting her third-consecutive weekend of 11-plus blocks. The middle blocker averaged 1.22 blocks per set on the weekend and hit .370 over the two road matches.
Houston is tied for second in the conference with Cincinnati and Wichita State, all three hold 7-3 AAC records.
The Cougars own the all-time series record against the Green Wave, 36-15 and won the first meeting of the season back on Sept. 29 in New Orleans, 3-1. UH also took down Temple in Philadelphia, 3-0 back on Oct. 3. The Owls have gotten the better of the Cougars all-time however, winning 8 of the 13 total meetings.
Kate Georgiades ranks 18th nationally in digs/set (5.13) and leads the American Athletic Conference. Junior Abbie Jackson leads the AAC in aces/set (0.41) and ranks 65th nationally in the category. The Cougars also lead the conference in aces/set (1.84) and in opponent attacking percentage (.178).
Houston was picked No. 2 in the American Athletic Conference Coaches Preseason Poll. It was the second straight season in which the Cougars were picked among the Top-Two leaders and the highest preseason ranking since the 2006 Cougars were picked No. 2 in Conference USA Preseason Poll.
Under the leadership of third-year Head Coach David Rehr, the Cougars have produced eight All-American Conference student-athletes to go with a Freshman and Setter of the Year. That is more All-Conference honorees than any other school during the last two years.
Cincinnati head coach spent two seasons at UH, winning 38 matches from 2010-11.
WATCH the COUGARS
Fans can watch the Cincinnati match on ESPN+. The match at ECU will be on ECUPirates.com.
Fans can follow live stats from the match on StatBroadcast by clicking here.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase Houston Volleyball tickets by calling 713-462-6647 or by clicking here. The 32-match schedule features 13 contests inside the Fertitta Center, which has returned to full capacity for the 2021 season.
PROMOTIONS
Wednesday – Student Appreciation Night – first 100 students get free pizza, raffles with prizes between the first two set breaks
Friday – Nightmare on Holman Street (Halloween) – first 200 fans given Halloween theme poster, kids 12 and under dressed in costume get free ticket, Trick or Treating in the club lobby
JOIN POINT HOUSTON CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Volleyball program by joining the Point HOUSTON Club. For more information about the Point HOUSTON Club, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarVB, and "Like" UHCougarVB on Facebook.
– UHCougars.com –
Players Mentioned
Houston at Big 12 Media Days
Thursday, August 07
Cougars All-Access: Barakat Rahmon (VB)
Tuesday, November 19
Cougars All-Access: Kate Georgiades (VB)
Wednesday, October 02
Cougars All-Access: David Rehr (VB)
Monday, September 16