SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team earned its first postseason victory in school history with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-20) win over Rice in the first round of the 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship Thursday night inside Strahan Coliseum.
The Bobcats (25-9) reached their highest win total since 2011, while the Owls (21-9) saw their season come to a close.
TXST will now face Texas Tech in the NIVC Second Round at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 inside Strahan Coliseum. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals and will meet UC Irvine. The Red Raiders (16-14) dispatched SMU 3-0 in the night's first match.