PREVIEW: Houston Volleyball Returns Home for Black Out Match Against #25 Iowa State

HOUSTON – Houston Volleyball returns to Fertitta Center after over three weeks away for a tilt against #25 Iowa State. First serve is slated for 7 p.m., Thursday. The match is the team's black out match, with fans encouraged to wear black to Fertitta Center.

VS #25 IOWA STATE
Date \| Time \| Links				Thursday, Nov. 13 \| 7 p.m. Fertitta Center \| Houston ESPN+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Game Notes				Houston
Social Media				@uhcougarvb \| @uhccougarvb \| Cougar Volleyball \| #GoCoogs \| #BeSomeone

QUICK HITS

Iowa State enters the match with a 18-5 record, including an 8-4 mark in Big 12 Conference play. The Cyclones are coming off a three-set loss to UCF on Nov. 8.
Senior outside hitter Bre Reid sits just 22 kills away from 1,000 in her career. She'd be the 114^th active NCAA Division I player to hit the mark.
The Cougars boast a good track record against teams in their new conference. Among the current Big 12 landscape, Houston holds a 137-112 record against league foes.
Head Coach David Rehr has the third most wins of any Houston Volleyball coach with 123. He was the fastest Cougar coach to both the 50- and 100-win thresholds and holds the second-best winning percentage of any Houston Volleyball head coach at .621 (123-75).
Houston faces a gauntlet of a schedule in 2025, with almost half of the current AVCA Top 25 on the team's calendar. In all, the Cougars have 11 matches against currently ranked teams on their schedule.
Fans have taken notice of Houston, with the Cougars consistently attracting large crowds to Fertitta Center. The team has drawn six 1,000+ crowds this season and five home games remaining on the calendar.
Houston's blocking effort, which averages 2.57 blocks per match, currently ranks 31^st in the nation. Redshirt senior Barakat Rahmon and Kellen Morin both rank in the top seven in the conference in the category as well.

SERIES HISTORY
COOGS vs. IOWA STATE

All-time: Houston leads 4-1
Sets: Houston leads 13-6
In Houston: Series tied 1-1
In Ames: Houston leads 1-0
Neutral: Houston leads 2-0
Last meeting: Houston won 3-0 | Ames | Nov. 6, 2024
Houston Streak: W2
Rehr's UH career vs. ISU: 2-1
UH's Last 5: WWLWW (4-1)
Houston's Longest Win Streak: 2
Houston's Longest Losing Streak: 1

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