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Rice Volleyball heads to Waco, opens vs Colorado in NCAA Tournament

November 27, 2022 By Matthew Bartlett

Officially NCAA Tournament bound, Rice women’s basketball heard their name called in the NCAA Volleyball selection show on Sunday night.

Rice Volleyball (26-3) ends its impressive regular season with a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Owls will head to Waco Texas to play Colorado (20-10) on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:00 p.m. Should they win, they’d play the winner of a matchup between Baylor and Stephen F. Austin on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

The Conference USA Champions, Rice avenged its only regular season conference loss in the conference championship game, toppling Western Kentucky to secure the auto-bid to the dance. Rice had fallen to Western Kentucky just nine days prior on the Hilltoppers’ own court but came back in the match that mattered most to punch their ticket and snap WKU’s three-year run as tournament champs.

The Owls were in the running for a host opportunity in the lead-up to the announcement. Ultimately, they weren’t given the opportunity but won’t have to travel far for their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Gena Volpe.

The complete bracket looks like this:

The Bracket 🏐🏆

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— NCAA Women's Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) November 28, 2022

Should Rice volleyball advance out of Waco, they’d face the winner of the quartet including 1-Seed Louisville, Samford, Tennessee and 8-Seed Purdue. First things first, Rice will focus their attention on Colorado.

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