PREVIEW: Houston Hosts rv Kansas State for Midweek Matchup

Wednesday, November 19

Houston, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Houston

Kansas State

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PREVIEW: Houston Hosts rv Kansas State for Midweek Matchup

11/18/2025 3:32:00 PM | Volleyball

Match Notes

Cougars host Wildcats on Wednesday at Fertitta Center

HOUSTON – Houston Volleyball plays the third in a four-match homestand as rv Kansas State visits the Fertitta Center for a 7 p.m., Wednesday, first serve.

The first 100 students in attendance get free pizza at the match while the student organization with the most members in attendance will receive free pizza at a future org. meeting.

VS rv KANSAS STATE
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Kansas State enters the penultimate week of the regular season with a 15-8 record, including an 8-7 mark in Big 12 play. The Wildcats dropped their last match in straight sets to Kansas on Nov. 15.
The Cougars boast a good track record against teams in their new conference. Among the current Big 12 landscape, Houston holds a 137-114 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 .615 (123-77).
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 seven 1,000+ crowds this season with four home matches remaining on the calendar.
Houston's blocking effort, which averages 2.61 blocks per match, currently ranks 26^th in the nation. Redshirt senior Barakat Rahmon and Kellen Morin both rank in the top seven in the conference in the category while redshirt junior Ella Wendel has posted seven blocks in each of the last two matches.

SERIES HISTORY
COOGS vs. KANSAS STATE

All-time: Houston leads 5-4
Sets: Houston leads 17-14
In Houston: Houston leads 3-1
In Manhattan: Kansas State leads 3-1
Unknown Sites: Houston leads 1-0
Last meeting: Houston won 3-0 | Manhattan | Sept. 25, 2024
Houston Streak: W2
Rehr's UH career vs. KSU: 2-0
UH's Last 5: WWLLL (2-3)
Houston's Longest Win Streak: 3
Houston's Longest Losing Streak: 4

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