Friday, October 11
Houston, Texas
6 p.m. CT
Southern Miss
1-17, 0-4
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3
Rice
15-1, 4-0
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3
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Southern Miss
13
14
21
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Rice
25
25
25
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No. 21 Rice Defeats Golden Eagles in Straight Sets
10/11/2019 8:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HOUSTON, Texas -Â Inside Tudor Fieldhouse against No. 21 Rice (15-1, 4-0 C-USA), Southern Miss (1-17, 0-4 C-USA) fell in straight sets (13-25, 14-25, 21-25) to its first ranked opponent of the season. And for the second consecutive match, freshman Liana Guillemaud paced the Golden Eagles with a team-high 10 kills.
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Guillemaud and the Golden Eagles fell behind early in the first set after Rice used an 8-1 run to open a 13-7 lead. The Golden Eagles sprinkled in points throughout the rest of the set, but Rice was able to close the set on a 4-0 run. The Rice momentum carried into the second set where it jumped to a 12-8 lead out of the gate. The Owls utilized another 8-1 to put the set out of reach from Southern Miss.Â
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The third set appeared to be headed in the same direction as the first two, but the Golden Eagles bounced back from a 10-point deficit to quiet the Tudor Fieldhouse crowd. Back-to-back service aces by Kellie Garraway made it a five-point game and then a Kinsley Hanback kill -- mixed with two Rice attack errors -- put the Golden Eagles down by three while facing set point. However, the Owls held on to extend their winning streak to six games.Â
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Guillemaud, who returned to her home state of Texas for the first time in her young career, added two digs and a block to go along with her 10 kills. Fellow Texas native Madison Lawler finished with a game-high 17 digs and one assist. Kess Krutsinger, Ashley Berry, and Hanback all recorded four kills. Junior setter Piper Matsumoto dished out a game-high 26 assists, five digs, and two kills. Â
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Next Up
Southern Miss will head to Denton for a rematch against North Texas on Sunday. The 1 p.m. contest comes nine days after the Mean Green swept the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg.Â
Team Stats
USM
RICE
Kills
29
47
Errors
20
13
Attempts
114
111
Hitting %
.079
.306
Points
33.0
58.0
Assists
29
43
Aces
2
3
Blocks
2.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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