Owls Close Road Trip in Fort Worth With Loss to No. 13 TCU

FORT WORTH — Rice volleyball took the second set but dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 13 TCU on Friday night at Schollmaier Arena. The Owls (6-5) claimed the second set, 25-21, after TCU took the opener, 25-22. The Horned Frogs closed out the match with wins of 25-19 and 25-21 in the final two sets. Rice hit .255 as a team, while TCU hit .349. Sydnee Peterson led the Owls with 17 kills, while Stephanie Gutierrez added 10. Kaia Mateo paced the offense with a team-high 44 assists. Mari Furoyama led Rice defensively with 11 digs, while Arissa Smith…