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Rice volleyball handles North Texas, advances to championship

The Rice University volleyball team battled North Texas Saturday and ultimately won 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21) in the semifinal round of the Conference USA tournament at the Cam Henderson Center.

With the win, Rice advanced to the championship match against FIU—which defeated Southern Miss 3-1 in the later quarterfinal match. The match will be Sunday at noon.

Rice head volleyball coach Genny Volpe credited her team’s mentality as the key to the Owls’ success.

“We didn’t waver,” Volpe said. “We got tested several times and we maintained our composure. We had a very large lead and they chipped away at it.