
PREVIEW: Volleyball Enters Final Week of Regular Season
11/26/2024 3:52:00 PM | Volleyball
Cougars face Texas Tech to close road schedule before Senior Day against Colorado
LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of Houston Volleyball team begins its final week of the regular season on Wednesday as it heads to Texas Tech for a 5 p.m. first serve. The team then returns home at 2 p.m., Saturday, for its Senior Day match against Colorado.
Houston will recognize seven of its graduating student-athletes following Saturday's contest against the Buffaloes. The team will honor Kennedi Bray, Annie Cooke, Katie Corelli, Julianna Dalton, Kate Georgiades, Angela Grieve and Rebecca Rocassin in a ceremony after the match.Â
Fans can earn free admission to Saturday's match by bringing a donation to the team's annual food drive. Fans can also take advantage of a family ticket package, with four tickets, four hots dogs and four drinks available for just $40 (tickets must be purchased by 10 a.m. Saturday).Â
at Texas Tech, vs Colorado | ||||
at TCU | Wednesday, Nov. 27 | 5 p.m. Lubbock, Texas | United Supermarkets Arena ESPN+ | Tickets | Stats |
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at Baylor | Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 30 | 2 p.m. Houston, Texas | Fertitta Center ESPN+ | Tickets | Stats |
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Game Notes | Houston | |||
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QUICK HITS
- Graduate libero Kate Georgiades became the 27th NCAA Division I player to reach 2,500 digs during last week's match at TCU. She now sits with 2,540 collegiate digs, the 23rd most all-time.Â
- Georgiades was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season after tallying 55 digs last week, including 36 against #17 TCU. Her fourth honor of the year ties her for the fifth most in a single season in Big 12 history.
- Georgiades was selected with the fourth pick of the fifth round by the Columbus Fury in the 2024 Pro Volleyball Federation Draft on Monday. She becomes the second Cougar in as many seasons to be drafted by the league, joining Kenna Sauer in 2023.Â
- Georgiades leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks first in the state of Texas and 14th nationally with 5.10 digs per set. She's also tallied 30 consecutive matches with double-digit digs.
- Graduate setter Annie Cooke is moving up multiple program career record lists. She currently sits tied for second in service aces (140) and third in assists (3,787) in the all-time rankings while being the only player in the rally scoring era to reach 3,000 assists. She's also played in the third most matches (137) and sets (510) in program history.Â
- Georgiades is also making moves on Houston record lists. She currently ranks third all-time in digs (2,258) and seventh in aces (110).Â
- Among active NCAA Division I players, Georgiades' collegiate career mark of 2,540 digs is the third most, ranking first among Texas schools and in the Big 12 and sits at seventh across all NCAA divisions. Her 4.74 digs per set average is 10th among active NCAA Division I players, leading the Big 12 while ranking third in Texas.Â
- Houston faces one of the toughest schedules in the country having played 10 matches so far this season against AVCA ranked teams.Â
COOGS vs. TEXAS TECH
- All-time:Â Houston leads 33-19
- Sets:Â Houston leads 107-82
- In Houston:Â Houston leads 10-7
- In Fort Worth:Â Houston leads 10-8
- Neutral Sites:Â Series tied 2-2
- Unknown Sites:Â Houston leads 11-1
- Last meeting:Â TTU won 3-0 | Houston | 11/9/24
- Houston Streak:Â L1
- Rehr's UH career vs. TTU:Â 3-3
- Houston's Last 5:Â LWWLW (3-2)
- Houston's Longest Win Streak:Â 11
- Houston's Longest Losing Streak:Â 4
COOGS vs. COLORADO
- All-time:Â Colorado leads 4-2
- Sets:Â Colorado leads 13-8
- In Houston:Â First Meeting
- In Boulder:Â Colorado leads 1-0
- Neutral Sites:Â Colorado leads 3-2
- Last Meeting:Â Colorado won 3-0 | Neutral | Sept. 10, 1994
- Houston Streak:Â L4
- Rehr's UH career vs. Colorado:Â First Meeting
- Houston's Last 5:Â LLLLW (1-4)
- Houston's Longest Win Streak:Â 2
- Houston's Longest Losing Streak:Â 4
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Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Volleyball joining the Point Houston Club which provides financial support directly to Houston Volleyball for needs beyond its operating budget.
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