For the first time since 2000, UH volleyball is headed to the NCAA Tournament.
Despite the 22nd-ranked Cougars’ 20-match win streak coming to an end at the hands of No. 23 UCF in the regular-season finale on Friday night in Orlando, Florida, UH earned the American Athletic Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by taking the tiebreaker, which came down to sets won in the two head-to-head matchups, 5-4.
With a 19-1 conference record, UH finished the season as co-champions of the AAC with UCF.
In the program’s biggest match in over 20 years, the Cougars were unfazed and jumped out to a 5-0 first-set lead.