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The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball team picked up one win and loss in their last two district games.
In their first match, the Lady Raiders faced Hempstead on the road then returned home to face Schulenburg.
@ Hempstead, 3-2, W (25-23, 11-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-24)
The Lady Raiders started their week facing Hempstead on the road, and they needed all five sets to find a winner in this match. The Lady Raiders came out strong in the first set of the match and picked up a 25-23 win over Hempstead.
In the second set, the Lady Raiders stumbled a bit as they scored only 11 points in a 25-11 loss. In the third set, the Lady Raiders came back much stronger and scored 20 points in a 25-20 loss.
Being one set loss away from losing the match, the Lady Raiders pulled out a gutsy win to get themselves back into the match. They secured a 2522 win in the third set to tie the match up at two sets a piece to set up the fifth and final set of the match.
In the fifth set of the match, it is a race to 15 points unless the match is tied at 14-14. The Lady Raiders found themselves tied at 14-14 with Hempstead, and they kept playing.
They kept battling with Hempstead unti l final they secured the win in the fifth set with a final score of 25-24 to win the match.
With a win in hand, the Lady Raiders came home to face Schulenburg for their second match of the week.
Vs. Schulenbug, 3-0, L (25-12, 25-7, 25-12)
In their second match of the week, the Lady Raiders hosted Schulenburg at Rice Consolidated High School. The Lady Raiders were defeated by Schulenburg in three straight sets.
In the first set the Lady Raiders lost with a score of 25-12, then in the second set they lost 25-7 and then in the third set Schulenburg handed the Lady Raiders a 25-12 loss. This brought the Lady Raiders record to 2-7 in district play for the 2026 season.
The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 16, where they will host the Brazos Cougarettes at 4:30 p.m. at Rice Consolidated High School.
