No. 16 Texas A&M Tops Owls in Nonconference Finale

COLLEGE STATION — Rice volleyball closed out nonconference play with a 3-0 loss to No. 16 Texas A&M on Tuesday at Reed Arena. The Owls (6-6) dropped the sets 25-22, 25-12, 25-19. Rice hit .082, while Texas A&M hit .311. Amalia Simmons led the Owls with six kills, while Kaia Mateo had nine assists. Arissa Smith led at the net with four blocks, and Mari Furoyama had seven digs. HOW IT HAPPENED First Set Rice had a 5-4 lead before the Aggies tied it. Back-to-back blocks from Smith and Amalia Simmons put the Owls up 9-8. Rice led 15-13 at...