Women's Volleyball

NCAA D1American Athletic ConferenceTexas

Rice University

Women's volleyball program· Full athletic scholarship available· 2026-27 roster

19 athletes on the roster· no international athletes· 6 seniors this year

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Current roster data taken from the program's official site. See source ↗

Current roster

19 athletes in 2026-27 — overview

By origin

🇺🇸 United States: 18
Origin not listed: 1

By position

Outside Hitter: 5
Middle Blocker: 5
Libero: 4
Setter: 3
Opposite: 1
Not listed: 1

Aggregated 2026-27 roster makeup. 6 seniors leave at the end of the season — potential openings, not a guarantee. We don't show athletes' personally identifiable data.

✦ Why Rice University may be a fit for you

Automatic summary · the program's public data

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Potential openings in 2027-28

6 seniors leave after 2026-27 — an estimate, not a guarantee.

Full athletic scholarship

NCAA D1 offers formal athletic scholarships — unlike NCAA D3.

Heads up: NCAA D1 programs usually require eligibility certification from the association's governing body (e.g. the NCAA Eligibility Center) and, for international students, proof of English proficiency (TOEFL or Duolingo). Confirm the exact requirements on the official admissions page before reaching out.

Summary built from the team's official roster. It doesn't replace direct contact. Multi-season history, seniors and newly announced signings: being collected — they show up here once verified.

📅 The season

✦ Season analysisPremium

21–1068% win rate▼ vs 2024-25Season 2025-26 · record as published by the source

2025-2621–10

2024-2519–8

Top 15%of the division by win rateamong 340 programs with collected results

30 matches · updated Oct 1

Season record

7–7W–L

partial

Last match played

W 3–2UABvsCONFRice University@ Houston, TexasSep 27

Upcoming matches

6:00 PMRice UniversityvsCONFSouth Florida@ Tampa, FLOct 2

1:00 PMRice UniversityvsCONFFAU@ Boca Raton, FLOct 4

6:00 PMWichita StatevsCONFRice University@ Houston, TexasOct 9

1:00 PMMemphisvsCONFRice University@ Houston, TexasOct 11

📌 The source lists 1 match with no opponent set yet (“TBA”). It goes on the schedule once the school confirms.

Published by the school's official athletics site. Times are in the home team's time zone; always confirm with the source before traveling.

Season numbers · 2026-27

14 official matches · exhibitions not counted (2)

Record

7–7W–L

50% win rate · from collected scores

Set differential

−5sets

24 won · 29 lost

Point differential

−21points

809 scored · 830 allowed · in 10 of 14 matches with set scores

5-set matches

2matches

3 comebacks after losing the 1st set · 7 sets decided by ≤2 pts

🏠 Home4–4✈️ Away1–2Conf.1–1

Set differential and splits come from official scores; point differential, from collected set scores. Exhibitions and matches between other teams are not counted.

On-court performance · 2026-27

14 of 14 games with a box score · 2 exhibition matches not counted

Attack

12.9kills/set

hitting 0.212

above 69% of the division · 65% of the conference685 kills · 274 errors · 1,937 attempts

Setting

12.0assists/set

above 71% of the division · 69% of the conference634 assists

Serve

0.9aces/set

pressure −1.2

above 1% of the division · 4% of the conference48 aces · 109 errors

Blocking

4.0blocks/set

above 71% of the division · 88% of the conference214 blocks

Defense

14.7digs/set

above 77% of the division · 81% of the conference779 digs

Serve receive

1.4errors/set

above 62% of the division · 35% of the conference72 reception errors

Scoring

16.1points/set

above 53% of the division · 50% of the conference853 points in 53 sets

Set by setper-set detail

Set	Sets	Won	Points (avg)	Kills	Hit %	Aces	Blocks
Set 1	14	4	20.4 – 23.6	—	—	—	—
Set 2	14	9	23.0 – 21.7	—	—	—	—
Set 3	14	4	21.6 – 24.1	—	—	—	—
Set 4	9	5	22.8 – 21.7	—	—	—	—
Set 5

Bar = position within the division; coral line = median. Source: each game's official box score. Athletes' names are not shown on this page.

American Athletic Conference — win % of the 13 programs

13thHouston · 35%

median50%

you · 2nd of 1369%

1stUniversity of Tulsa · 73%

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Each dot is a program; the markers show the leader, the median and your position. On a computer, hover over a dot to see its name.

Results taken from the program's official schedule on Jun 19, 2026. Rank and percentile calculated by Sportis from win rate — not the official conference standings. View source ↗

🎯 Recruiting

👤 Who leads the program · from official bios

Head coach

Genny Volpe

Leading the Rice University program — 23rd season

434 career wins6 titles4 coach awards

Titles

· C-USA — 6× (2009, 2018, 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2025)

Coach awards

· C-USA Coach of the Year — 2× (2008, 2018)
· American Coach of the Year
· AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year

Coaching staff

5 people on the coaching staff.

1 person has been at the school for 5+ seasons
1 with a stated graduate degree (master's or doctorate)

Also on the coaching staff

Erin Fairs — previously at Athletes Unlimited Professional Volleyball
Taylor Stallman — previously at Air Force Academy
Kate Lang — previously at University of Hawai'i

Based on bios published by the athletic department. Verified on Aug 15, 2026. View source ↗

Next step

Talk to Genny Volpe, the program's head coach

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Premium

Rice University

19 athletes in 2026-27 — overview

✦ Why Rice University may be a fit for you

Potential openings in 2027-28

Full athletic scholarship

Season numbers · 2026-27

On-court performance · 2026-27

Head coach

Genny Volpe

Titles

Coach awards

Coaching staff

Talk to Genny Volpe, the program's head coach

Requirements & annual cost

Season numbers · 2026-27

On-court performance · 2026-27