The Cougars have their sights set on the Bearkats, whom they will face on Thursday afternoon after qualifying for the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, which is the first time Houston qualified for a postseason tournament since 2000.
The tournament offers the team a chance at redemption after falling short to Tulane in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Championship.
“It’s going to be the ultimate goal for us every year,” head coach David Rehr said. “The thing we need to start teaching the kids is that we want to play in December. If you’re playing in December it means you are playing in the postseason.