TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE The Red Raiders will take a full week off following their match with Kansas State before returning to the United Spirit Arena on Oct. 27 to host West Virginia. Texas Tech defeated the Mountaineers, 3-1, last Saturday in the first meeting between the two schools this year. The Red Raiders will then open a two-game road trip on Oct. 31 at Oklahoma followed by a Nov. 3 contest at No. 22 Iowa State. RED RAIDERS AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Texas Tech will be looking for its first win over a ranked opponent since 2004 Saturday afternoon as the Red Raiders will be taking on a top-25 team for the third time this season. Tech fell to then-No. 9 Texas in straight sets on Sept. 29 and then dropped a 3-1 decision on Oct. 6 to No. 22 Iowa State. The Red Raiders went winless against ranked opponents in Don Flora’s first year roaming the sidelines as the second-year head coach is 0-7 so far against top-25 teams. Texas Tech last defeated a ranked opponent on Nov. 20, 2004, in a 3-2 victory over No. 20 Kansas State in Manhattan. MILLS BECOMING A FORCE IN THE MIDDLE Mikia Mills heads to Kansas State coming off two of her best performances of the season as the sophomore has totaled 15 kills and 11 blocks over the past week. She matched her career high with eight kills last Saturday at West Virginia and then came close to matching it again Wednesday night when she finished with seven against Oklahoma. In addition to her offensive numbers, Mills has also been instrumental at the net as she recorded seven blocks against the Mountaineers and four against Oklahoma. Mills’ emergence has helped play a key role for the Red Raiders, who have been without junior middle blocker Aubree Piper for the last four matches. BRUMMITT NEARING TOP 10 IN SINGLE-SEASON DIGS After transferring to Texas Tech last winter, Rachel Brummitt has already made quite the impact for the Red Raiders on the back row. The Plano, Texas native has totaled 385 digs so far and ranks fourth in the Big 12 in digs per set (4.48) entering Saturday’s match at Kansas State. With nine matches still remaining, Brummitt is on pace to potentially snap the Tech record for digs in a single-season that was set in 2000 when Melissa MeGehee recorded 448. Brummitt enters this week needing just nine more digs to tie Lisa Hilgers’ 1995 total of 394 that ranks 10th all-time.
Texas Tech Single-Season Digs Leaders Total Player Year 448 Melissa McGehee...........................2000 445 Ann Romjue.....................................2000 444 Desiree Batista.................................2005 442 Lisa Hilgers.......................................1997 421 Sheila Solomon...............................1989 419 Erica Ruegg......................................1992 409 Tory Vaughan...................................2011 399 Sheila Solomon...............................1990 398 Sabrina Zenon.................................1989 394 Lisa Hilgers.......................................1995 385 Rachel Brummitt.........................2012
UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Oklahoma 3, Texas Tech 0 Kansas 3, Kansas State 1 Texas 3, Iowa State 2 Baylor 3, TCU 2 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 TCU at Kansas Texas Tech at Kansas State West Virginia at Baylor Oklahoma at Iowa State
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2012 PLAYER AWARDS RACHEL BRUMMITT Boston College Invitational MVP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27) Lonestar Showdown all-tournament team Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4) BREEANN DAVID Lonestar Showdown MVP EMILY EHRLE Montana Invitational all-tournament team Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 10) LYDIA MCKAY Rice Invitational all-tournament team AUBREE PIPER Boston College Invitational all-tournament team
EHRLE BECOMES FIRST RED RAIDER TO REACH 200-KILL MARK With her six kills at West Virginia, Emily Ehrle became the first Red Raider to reach the 200-kill mark this year as she has totaled 207 entering Saturday’s match at Kansas State. The Crowley, Texas native is the sixth Red Raider since 2000 to record at least 200 kills as a freshman, joining Kelly Johnson (2001), Kiley Lyons (2003), Amy Gandy (2004), Amanda Dowdy (2008), and Breeann David (2011). Fellow freshmen Lydia McKay and Meghan Stacy have a chance to join Ehrle as they have recorded 147 and 141 kills, respectively.
EMILY RUETTER Boston College Invitational all-tournament team Lonestar Showdown all-tournament team Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 4)
HRAGYIL, STACY COME OFF THE BENCH TO SPARK RED RAIDERS IN WIN Part of Texas Tech’s success at West Virginia stemmed from the play of its bench, specifically Nicole Hragyil and Meghan Stacy. Hragyil moved from a back row substitute to setter to start the second set while Stacy was inserted on the outside as an offensive boost. Both delivered as Hragyil recorded her first career doubledouble with 30 assists and 10 digs while Stacy connected on 10 kills to go along with a .296 hitting percent-
2012 BIG 12 STANDINGS Texas Kansas Oklahoma Kansas State Iowa State Baylor TCU Texas Tech West Virginia #WRECKEMTECH
BIG 12 W L Pct. 8 0 1.000 6 1 .857 5 2 .714 4 3 .571 4 3 .571 2 5 .286 2 5 .286 1 6 .143 0 7 .000
SETS W-L 24-2 18-11 17-7 13-7 16-11 10-18 8-17 6-19 5-21
OVERALL W L Pct. 16 3 .842 18 3 .857 16 6 .727 17 3 .850 10 7 .588 15 7 .682 13 7 .650 12 11 .522 8 13 .382
SETS W-L 51-14 56-23 52-26 52-14 40-29 49-33 42-25 41-45 36-44
Last 10 10-0 8-2 7-3 7-3 6-4 4-6 4-6 1-9 2-8
Streak W10 W1 W2 L1 L1 W1 L5 L1 L7
vs. RANKED TEAMS Top 10 Top 25 0-1 7-3 0-1 2-1 0-2 2-4 1-1 3-2 1-1 3-5 0-2 1-5 0-2 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-4
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