Texas State squeezes past Rice in five-set marathon Tuesday

HOUSTON – The Texas State volleyball team recorded a 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 15-9) victory over Rice Tuesday night inside Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Bobcats (5-3) won their fifth match in a row in their first time being broadcast live on beIN Sports. The Owls (5-2) entered the match receiving votes in the VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll and suffered just their second setback of the season.

Three different members of the road team ended the night with double-doubles, led by 18 kills and 15 digs from senior Amy Pflughaupt. Junior Cheyenne Huskey tallied 17 kills and 15 digs, and true freshman Emily DeWalt recorded 55 assists, 13 digs and a match-high six blocks. Junior Micah Dinwiddie had…