Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 8: Texas Volleyball preview: Texas Tech
The second-ranked Longhorns look to improve to 14-0 when they travel to Texas Tech on Saturday, Oct. 17. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. Central.
Match 14: No. 2/2 TEXAS (13-0, 8-0 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (2-14, 0-7 Big 12)
When: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm Central
Where: Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena)
Live Stats: GameTracker on TexasSports.com
Internet Audio/Video: Watch subscription-based video on TexasTech.com
SERIES INFO
All-Time Series Record: Texas leads Texas Tech, 66-9-2 (H: 30-3, A: 29-2, N: 7-4-2)
Last meeting with Texas Tech: UT defeated Tech, 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-15) on Nov. 12, 2008 in Austin
Current Streak: Texas has won the last 16 meetings
TEXAS No. 1 in NCAA RPI
In the first release of the NCAA RPI of the 2009 season, Texas ranks No. 1 ... No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Illinois and No. 5 Michigan round out the top five.
ROAD WARRIORS
Texas is 12-0 on the season with eight of its wins coming on the road ... the Horns are 6-0 at away games and 3-0 at neutral sites in 2009 ... the Horns own victories at Hawaii and Nebraska, which perennially rank in the top-two on the NCAA Volleyball attendance charts ... Texas is playing better on the road than it is at home in 2009, hitting .334 as a team on the road and just .263 at home ... UT also blocks 3.27 balls per-set on the road, while tallying just 3.00 at home.
HOT START
Texas is off to the third-best start in UT history ... its 13-0 start is the best since 2004 when the Horns began the year 16-0 ... the Texas record was set in 1990 when UT opened 26-0.
LONE STAR STATE DOMINANCE
Since head coach Jerritt Elliott arrived in Austin, the Longhorns have emerged as the dominant volleyball program in the state of Texas ... the Longhorns have posted a 65-7 (.903) record against in-state opponents during the Elliott era, including a 16-0 mark against Texas Tech and a 16-1 mark against Baylor ... Texas has won its last 38 matches versus in-state foes, last dropping a match on Oct. 16, 2004 to Texas A&M.
STREAKING
Texas is currently riding a 22-match regular-season winning streak that dates back to Nov. 1, 2008 against Texas A&M ... the regular-season streak is the third-longest in program history ... Texas currently owns a 14-match home winning streak at Gregory Gym dating back to Nov. 1, 2008.
TEXAS IN THE AVCA POLL
The Longhorns are ranked No. 2 in the most recent AVCA Division I Coaches Poll (Oct. 12) ... UT received seven first-place votes ... Texas’ No. 2 preseason ranking was its highest ranking in the AVCA poll since UT finished the 1995 season ranked second ... UT has now been ranked in the Top 10 for 50 straight weeks... UT opponents in the poll include, No. 3 Hawaii, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 13 Iowa State, No. 14 California, No. 19 Baylor, No. 20 Saint Louis, No. 22 Texas A&M, No. 23 San Diego and No. 25. Long Beach State.
HORNS IN THE VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINEPOLL
Texas holds the No. 2 spot in the current Volleyball Magazine Poll (Oct. 13) ... the Horns trail two-time defending NCAA Champion Penn State in the poll by 12 points 279-to-267 ... Big 12 foes Nebraska, Iowa State, Baylor hold the No. 8, No. 12 and No. 19 positions, respectively ... three of Texas’ non-conference opponents are ranked (No. 3 Hawaii, No.15 California, No. 20 Saint Louis).
UT IN THE BIG 12 STATS
The Longhorns rank atop the Big 12 and rank fourth in the nation with their .312 team hitting percentage ... UT ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in blocking with 3.19 blocks per-set ... senior All-America setter Ashley Engle ranks second in the conference in hitting with a .382 attack mark, while senior All-America outside hitter Destinee Hooker ranks sixth in hitting (.340) and leads the league with 4.77 kills and 5.73 points per-set.
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