PREVIEW: Volleyball Faces Tests Against #14 Purdue, #3 Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Houston Volleyball team is back in action this weekend as it heads to Lexington, Ky., for a pair of battles with ranked opponents. The Cougars start with a tilt against #14 Purdue at 11 a.m. CT, Saturday, before closing the weekend against #3 Kentucky at 1 p.m. CT, Sunday.

BLUEGRASS BATTLE
vs. #14 Purdue				Saturday, Sept. 13 \| 11 a.m. CT Lexington, Ky. \| Historic Memorial Coliseum Stats
at #3 Kentucky				Sunday, Sept. 14 \| 1 p.m. CT Lexington, Ky. \| Historic Memorial Coliseum SEC Network+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Game Notes				Houston
Social Media				@uhcougarvb \| @uhccougarvb \| Cougar Volleyball \| #GoCoogs \| #BeSomeone

QUICK HITS

Houston is coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Flo Hyman Classic. The Cougars outlasted San Diego State, 3-2, in the weekend opener before sweeping Omaha to extend their win streak to five. LSU snapped Houston's unbeaten streak with a 3-0 victory on Sunday.
Nine of Houston's 17 players are newcomers to the team this year, including five freshmen and four transfers. Among the freshmen are libero Gillian Pitts, outside hitters Tara Greenberry and Aubrey Sears and setters Tenesyn Frye and Olivia Klimis. Outside hitters Brenya Reid, Halle Schroder, Alyssa Gonzales and setter Lottie Scully make up the 2025 transfer class for the Cougars.
Head Coach David Rehr is in his seventh season at the helm of the Cougars. In his time with Houston, he's posted a 120-61 record, including a 72-31 record in conference play.
Senior Lottie Scully ranks highly among the nation's top setters with her 2,649 career assists ranking 25^th among active Division I players.
Redshirt senior Kellen Morin also ranks highly among active NCAA Division I players, sitting 36^th with an average of 1.00 blocks per set.

SERIES HISTORY
COOGS vs. PURDUE

All-time: Purdue leads 4-2
Sets: Purdue leads 12-7
In Houston: N/A
In West Lafayette: N/A
Neutral: Purdue leads 2-1
Unknown Sites: Purdue leads 2-1
Last meeting: Purdue won 3-0 | Neutral | Sept. 13, 2024
Houston Streak: L1
Rehr's UH career vs. Purdue: 0-1
UH's Last 5: LWLLL (1-4)
Houston's Longest Win Streak: 1
Houston's Longest Losing Streak: 3

COOGS vs. KENTUCKY

All-time: Houston leads 7-5
Sets: Houston leads 21-18
In Houston: Houston leads 2-1
In Lexington: Houston leads 3-1
Neutral Sites: Houston leads 2-1
Unknown Sites: Kentucky leads 2-0
Last meeting: Kentucky won 3-1 | Neutral | Sept. 8, 2023
Houston Streak: L1
Rehr's UH career vs. Omaha: 0-1
UH's Last 5: LWWWW (4-1)
Houston's Longest Win Streak: 5
Houston's Longest Losing Streak: 2

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