Rice volleyball team makes history with upset of No. 3 Texas

The Rice volleyball team defeated third-ranked Texas in five sets Wednesday, a match witnessed by a record-breaking crowd of 3,012 at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Rice volleyball team defeated No. 3 Texas in five sets Sept. 18 at Tudor Fieldhouse. (Photo by Maria Lysaker/Rice Athletics)

The 25-22, 25-18, 13-25, 14-25, 15-13 victory was the Owls’ first against the Longhorns, ending a 36-match losing streak that began in 1982. It was also Rice’s first triumph over a top-10 team.

Prior to Wednesday, the largest crowd to watch a Rice volleyball match was 1,429.

Rice, which improved to 10-1, will host TCU at 2 p.m. Saturday. UT dropped to 5-2; its only other loss was to No. 1 Stanford.

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