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Volleyball Hosts Houston For Alumni Weekend

by Jenna VanHoose
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The Matchup

  • UCF hosts Houston Friday, October 25 for its Alumni Weekend.
  • This will be the 31st matchup between the two teams as the Cougars lead the all-time record 16-14.
  • Houston is sixth in the Big 12 conference with 1.59 digs per set.  
  • The Knights average 13.30 kills per set and limit their opponents to just 12.03 kills per set to rank No. 6 in the Big 12.

Scouting Houston

  • The Cougars enter the matchup 8-10 on the season and are 3-5 in Big 12 play.
  • Head coach David Rehr is in his 13th season overall and sixth with Houston and boasts a 111-54 record with the Cougars.
  • Angela Grieve leads the Cougars with 240 kills and averages 3.48 per set.
  • Kate Georgiades leads the Cougars’ defense with 336 digs and ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 with 4.80 digs per set.

Alumni Weekend

  • With this week being homecoming, the UCF volleyball program is set to host an alumni weekend.
  • During the match on Friday, the 2014 team will be inducted into the Ring of Honor.
  • The 2014 was the first volleyball team to win an American Athletic Conference Championship.
  • Several members of the 2014 team plan to be in attendance as well as alumni from other

Kuehl with the kill

  • Alexia Kuehl leads the Knights with a .422 hitting percentage and is ranked No. 4 in the Big 12.
  • The middle blocker has tallied the fourth-most kills on the team with 124 to go along with 38 blocks this season.
  • A transfer from Colorado, where she spent the last four seasons, decided to move back to Florida for her last year.

Road Warriors

  • The Knights started their season with three weekends on the road.
  • UCF traveled to Virginia and North Carolina, along with two weekends on the road in Florida.
  • It marked the first time since the 2017 season that the Knights played their first three weekends away from The Venue.

Milestone Watch

  • Chloe Scheer has recorded 1,405 digs in her career at UCF, which ranks fifth in the individual career records.
  • The Murrieta, California, native currently has 129 aces, the ninth most in program history.

    Knights In The Rankings

    • Four players are currently ranked in the top 10 of the Big 12 rankings.
    • Chloe Scheer is third in the conference, averaging 4.50 digs per set.
    • Scheer is fifth with 270 total digs.
    • Abby Schomers slides in at No. 9 with 9.20 assists per set.
    • Avah Armour has tallied 9.77 attacks per set which ranks sixth in the Big 12.
    • Alexia Kuehl ranks fourth in the Big 12, hitting a .422 clip.