AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball swept Rice, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19, in the NCAA Second Round on Friday at Gregory Gymnasium. With the win, the Longhorns (26-1) advance to their 16th-consecutive NCAA Regional Semifinal.
Texas will host next week's NCAA Regional on Thursday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 11 at Gregory Gymnasium.
Despite the sweep, the match was a battle throughout and was closely contested. Texas hit a season-high of .490 in the match, while Rice had the highest hitting percentage by any Texas opponent this season at .340.
Skylar Fields led the Longhorns with 18 kills, while hitting .