2013 RED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL Assistant Director/Communications: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 834-4529 • C: (806) 928-5190 @TechAthletics • @TechGameday • @CoachFloraTTU • @Matt_Dowdy
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
MATCH 16
First Serve: 7 p.m.
Overall Record: 7-8; 0-0 Big 12 Ranking: None Streak: Lost 3 Head Coach: Don Flora (La Verne ‘90, ‘00) Career Record: 305-102 (14th Season) Record at TTU: 36-43 (3rd Season) Record vs. OU: 0-4
Location: Norman, Okla. Arena: McCasland Field House (2,000) Television: FOX Sports Southwest Plus or FOX College Sports Central Radio: None Live Stream: None
7-8; 0-0 BIG 12
12-2; 0-0 BIG 12
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (12-2)
Twitter Updates: @TechGameday, @Matt_Dowdy Live Stats: www.soonersports.com Tickets: www.soonersports.com
2013 SCHEDULE / RESULTS AUGUST 30 + vs. Seattle + vs. UC Riverside 31 + vs. Grand Canyon + at Weber State SEPTEMBER 3 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 6 % vs. Montana % at Washington State 7 % vs. South Dakota % vs. Eastern Washington 10 at Abilene Christian 13 ^ MONTANA ^ NEVADA 14 ^ CAL STATE FULLERTON 16 at Incarnate Word 17 at Texas State 25 * at Oklahoma (FSSW+/FCS) OCTOBER 2 * IOWA STATE (FSSW) 5 * WEST VIRGINIA 9 * at Texas 12 * at TCU 16 * KANSAS (FSSW-Plus) 19 * at Kansas State 23 NEW MEXICO 26 * BAYLOR 30 * at Iowa State (ESPNU) NOVEMBER 2 * at West Virginia 6 * KANSAS STATE (FSSW) 13 * at Baylor 16 * TEXAS 20 * OKLAHOMA (FCS) 23 * at Kansas 30 * TCU DECEMBER 5-7 NCAA First & Second Rounds 13-14 NCAA Regionals 19 NCAA Semifinals 21 NCAA Championship
MCCASSLAND FIELD HOUSE • NORMAN, OKLA.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (7-8)
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25
L, 0-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 W, 3-2 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA
+ Wildcat Invitational (Ogden, Utah) • % Cougar Challenge (Pullman, Wash.) • ^ Lone Star Showdown (Lubbock, Texas) • * Big 12 Conference Match • Central times listed • Home matches in BOLD.
Overall Record: 12-2; 0-0 Big 12 Ranking: Receiving Votes Streak: Won 1 Head Coach: Santiago Restrepo (East Stroudsburg ‘86) Career Record: 304-191 (16th Season) Record at OU: 177-119 (10th Season) Record vs. TTU: 16-2
TEXAS TECH OPENS BIG 12 PLAY AT OKLAHOMA
Fresh off a thrilling five-set victory over Texas State a week ago, Texas Tech returns to the court Wednesday evening to open Big 12 Conference play against the Oklahoma Sooners. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla., with television coverage provided on FOX College Sports Central as well as FOX Sports Southwest Plus. Chad McKee will have the call while Laura Alford will provide the color commentary for the broadcast.
QUICK HITS • Wednesday night’s Big 12 opener at Oklahoma will mark the 63rd all-time meeting between the two schools. The series
is Texas Tech’s third-longest among active Big 12 foes as the Red Raiders have only faced Texas (85 career matches) and Baylor (73 matches) more times in school history. • The Red Raiders will be looking to snap a 15-match losing streak to the Sooners that dates back to Sept. 21, 2005, when Texas Tech claimed a 3-0 sweep in Lubbock. Tech has not defeated Oklahoma on its home floor since claiming another 3-0 victory on Nov. 9, 2002. • Despite the 15-match losing streak to Oklahoma, Texas Tech still leads the overall series with Sooners with a 34-28 alltime advantage. Oklahoma is 15-13 against the Red Raiders when playing in Norman. • Oklahoma heads into this week receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top 25 poll that is released each Monday afternoon. This will be the first time this season the Red Raiders have faced a team either ranked or picking up votes in the poll. • Texas Tech will be opening Big 12 play on the road for the first time ever under third-year head coach Don Flora and the first time since traveling to No. 8 Nebraska in 2009. The Red Raiders, who are 3-7 all-time when opening conference play on the road, have never opened conference play against the Sooners in Norman. • The Red Raiders are 1-1 all-time when opening conference play against Oklahoma at home as Texas Tech claimed a 3-1 victory on Sept. 15, 2004, before falling in five sets on Sept. 12, 2008. • Texas Tech has not gone on the road and won its conference opener since defeating Iowa State in straight sets on Sept. 21, 2002, in Ames. • The Red Raiders will be looking to snap a five-match losing streak in Big 12 openers Wednesday as Texas Tech’s last conference-opening victory came on Sept. 12, 2007, against Colorado. Tech is just 5-12 all-time when opening Big 12 play.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS
AUBREE PIPER 6-1 • MB • SR K/S 2.96 HIT % .310 D/S 0.87 B/S 0.64
(BASED OFF PREVIOUS MATCHES)
BREEANN DAVID
EMILY WRIGHT
EMILY RUETTER
5-11 • OH • JR K/S 4.08 HIT % .247 D/S 2.03 B/S 0.89
5-10 • DS • SO K/S 0.63 HIT % -.016 D/S 1.66 B/S 0.00
5-11 • SET • SO K/S 0.46 A/S 10.6 D/S 2.17 B/S 0.31
MIKIA MILLS 5-11 • MB • JR K/S 2.32 HIT % .284 D/S 0.46 B/S 0.76
SAM PODRAZA 6-0 • RS • JR K/S 0.62 HIT % .121 D/S 0.42 B/S 0.46
RACHEL BRUMMITT 5-6 • LIB • JR K/S 0.07 A/S 0.64 D/S 5.42 B/S 0.00
K/S designates kills per set • HIT % designates hitting percentage • D/S designates digs per set • B/S designates blocks per set • A/S designates assists per set.
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