Marshall University Athletics
Volleyball Takes on Rice in Conference USA Tournament
11/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 19, 2009
HOUSTON, Texas - The Marshall University volleyball team travels to Houston, Texas, to take part in the eight-team Conference USA tournament hosted by Rice University. The fifth seeded Thundering Herd will be the visitor against the tournament host and No. 4 Owls on Friday. First-serve for the Herd is slated for 6 p.m. EST at the Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Herd earned the No. 5 slot by finishing 10-6 against league opponents and 22-8 overall. The Owls finished with an 11-5 conference record, 19-8 overall, to claim the No. 4 seed.
MU played at Rice on Oct. 31, dropping the contest in straight sets (30-32, 16-25, 19-25). The Herd holds a 3-2 lead in the all-time series dating back to 2005.
During the Halloween meeting, first team C-USA selection Emily Sullivan tallied 12 kills and second team conference selection, Elizabeth Fleming, recorded 35 assists in the loss. Kristin Marcum registered a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
The match can be viewed on GameTracker by logging onto HerdZone.com.
Friday, Nov. 20
Match 1 - (3) Tulane vs. (6) SMU, 1 p.m. EST
Match 2 - (2) Tulsa vs. (7) UAB, 3 p.m. EST
Match 3 - (4) Rice vs. (5) Marshall, 6 p.m. EST
Match 4 - (1) Southern Miss vs. (8) Houston, 8 p.m. EST
Saturday, Nov. 21
Match 5 - 3 p.m. EST
Match 6 - 6 p.m. EST
Sunday, Nov. 22
Match 7 (CBS C) - 2 p.m. EST
