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PREVIEW: TXST set for first trip to Rice since 1999

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team hits the road for an early-week matchup with Rice at 6 p.m. Sept. 4 inside Tudor Fieldhouse.

This will be the first time the Bobcats (4-3) have met the Owls (5-1) in Houston this century. The last meeting was a 3-1 TXST triumph on Sept. 1, 1999. The maroon and gold is fresh off sweeping the 2018 Creeds & Crests Classic in San Marcos.

Rice is receiving votes in the latest iteration of the VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll. The contest is set to be broadcast live on beIN Sports.