WSU head coach Chris Lamb yells to the players during the fourth set on Oct. 6. Wichita State fell to Rice, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon.
A clash between undefeated American Athletic Conference teams ended with Rice University taking a hard-fought five-set win in Charles Koch Arena.
Wichita State dropped to 8-8 overall and 3-1 in the AAC after the Sunday afternoon loss (25-23), (18-25), (22-25), (25-15), (15-10). Rice improved to 9-4 overall.
“We had our chances,” WSU head coach Chris Lamb said. “And when it was time to sort of get it right, we did it.