TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL DAVID SHINES IN FRONT OF HOME CROWD Breeann David led the Red Raiders with 31 kills and 18 blocks en route to earning MVP honors of the Lonestar Showdown. The sophomore also totaled a pair of aces and 29 digs as she posted her first doubledouble of the season and second of her career with 14 kills and 12 digs in the finale against Northwestern State. David also recorded a career-high seven blocks against the Lady Demons and hit a season-high .375 as well. She followed up the performance with another double-double Monday against North Texas where the Denver City native recorded 16 kills and 16 digs to help the Red Raiders overcome an early deficit and take a 3-1 victory. BRUMMITT EARNS BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER IMPRESSIVE DEBUT Rachel Brummitt was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 27 after earning MVP honors at the Boston College Invitational. The sophomore totaled 68 digs and eight aces from the libero position, which was the most among Big 12 players that weekend in both categories. The Plano, Texas native was the first Tech player to receive a conference weekly award since Tory Vaughan was also honored as the defensive player of the week on Oct. 31 last year. PIPER, RUETTER NAMED TO BOSTON COLLEGE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Aubree Piper and Emily Ruetter were both named to the Boston College Invitational all-tournament team after helping lead the Red Raiders to their first 4-0 start to a season since 2003. Piper was a dominating presence for the Red Raiders in the middle, finishing with 30 kills along with a team-high .397 hitting percentage to go along with 18 blocks. Ruetter, meanwhile, was Tech’s primary setter throughout the weekend, totaling 141 assists (8.81 per set) and two double-doubles after recording 32 digs. CAVE NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM Miara Cave was Texas Tech’s only honoree on the Big 12 Preseason Team that was announced prior to the season. The senior was one of 15 conference players honored in a vote by the league coaches after totaling 298 kills a year ago to go along with a .231 hitting percentage. The selection marked the third-straight season a Red Raider has been represented on the preseason team after Amanda Dowdy garnered the accolade the past two years. NEW FACES HIGHLIGHT 2012 ROSTER Possibly the most noticeable feature of the 2012 version of the Red Raiders will be the amount of newcomers spread throughout the roster. Don Flora and his staff added nine freshmen to the roster in the offseason to go along with transfers Rachel Brummitt and Ciara Gibson. Brummitt transferred from Radford University while Gibson redshirted the 2011 season after playing her first two seasons at Kentucky State. This marks the second-straight season Flora has used a large recruiting class after having 12 newcomers a year ago. CAVE, VAUGHAN RETURN FOR SENIOR SEASON Texas Tech seniors Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan will look to wrap their respective careers on a winning note in 2012. The two San Antonio natives have both been regulars in the Tech rotation since stepping foot on campus as freshmen in 2009. Since then, Cave has turned into one of the top right-sides in the Big 12 while Vaughan has played an important role as Tech’s libero over two seasons. Out of Tech’s 21-player roster, only Cave and Vaughan, along with junior Aubree Piper, have lettered more than one season. O’CANADA For the first time since 2007, Texas Tech will boast a player from north of the border in freshman setter Emily Ruetter. One of the top setters throughout Canada the past four years, Ruetter arrives at Tech after lettering at Nelson High School all four seasons while also playing for several of the top club programs in the country. The Burlington, Ontario native was a member of the 17-under Canada Selects team that won the 2011 national title before playing up on the 18-under division at the Ontario Provincials (equivalent to a state championship) where she was named the tournament MVP. Ruetter, who is expected to compete for Tech’s starting setter job, is the first Canadian-born player for Tech since current director of operations Amy Gandy in 2004-07. TEXAS TECH SPORTS NEW LOOK IN 2012 For the first time in recent memory, Texas Tech will sport a new look in 2012 as the Red Raiders will switch to long-sleeve uniforms. The Red Raiders will continue to have three color options in black, red, and white with all three made by Texas Tech’s official uniform provider, Under Armour. One other change to the uniform is across the front where the usual Double T logo has been replaced by the spelling of “Texas Tech.” FLORA HAS RED RAIDERS MOVING UP AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR Don Flora’s presence on the South Plains was quickly noticed a year ago when he led the Red Raiders, who were 4-25 overall in 2010, to a 15-17 record that marked the program’s most victories since 2001. Not a bad start for the first-year head coach. Tech’s 11-match win differential between the two seasons ranked third overall in the nation last year, falling only behind Samford (+15) and Tennessee-Martin (+13). Prior to his arrival, the Red Raiders had combined to win just 11 matches over the previous three seasons. BIG 12 COMING OFF BANNER YEAR The Big 12 Conference is coming off possibly its best season in league history after sending seven teams to the postseason in 2011 and recording the nation’s top RPI (ratings percentage index). The conference finished with five teams ranked in the top 30 of the RPI, including two in the top three with Texas ranked second and Iowa State a spot below. The league’s seven postseason selections marked the Big 12’s most since 2005 and the second-most nationally.
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TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN... At the United Spirit Arena On the road Neutral sites Big 12 Play Non-Conference At a tournament On Television
2011-12 Flora All Big 12 Era 4-2 0-2 8-9 2-3 0-1 7-13 5-2 0-0 11-2 0-3 0-3 1-18 11-4 0-0 25-6 10-3 0-0 21-4 0-0 0-0 0-4
Wearing Red uniforms Wearing White uniforms Wearing Black uniforms
3-1 4-2 4-4
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday
1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-9 5-1 0-0 10-2 5-4 0-2 12-12
Against ranked opponents Top 5 opponents Top 10 opponents
0-1 0-0 0-1
Kills Leading Trailing Tied
6-0 0-0 19-2 5-7 0-3 7-21 0-0 0-0 0-1
Blocks Leading Trailing Tied
9-1 1-6 1-0
Digs Leading Trailing Tied
8-2 0-1 17-5 3-5 0-2 8-19 0-0 0-0 1-0
Attack Percentage Leading Trailing
11-0 0-7
0-0 25-3 0-3 1-21
Service Aces Leading Trailing Tied
4-1 6-5 1-1
0-0 15-3 0-2 9-18 0-1 2-3
Hitting Percentage Hitting .300 or better Hitting .250-.299 Hitting .200-.249 Hitting .100-.199 Hitting below .100 Opponents hitting above .300 Opponents hitting .250-.299 Opponents hitting .200-.249 Opponents hitting .100-.199 Opponents hitting below .100
2-0 4-0 4-2 1-4 0-1 0-2 2-5 2-0 6-0 1-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
In three sets In four sets In five sets
3-6 5-0 3-1
0-3 14-15 0-0 7-5 0-0 5-4
Leading 1-0 Leading 2-0 Leading 2-1 Tied 1-1 Tied 2-2 Trailing 0-1 Trailing 0-2 Trailing 1-2
8-1 3-0 6-0 6-1 3-1 3-6 1-6 2-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 0-0
22-4 15-0 9-1 9-7 5-4 4-20 1-17 3-8
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5
0-0 8-5 0-1 8-6 0-2 10-13
0-0 0-0 0-0
0-6 0-0 0-3
0-1 20-7 0-2 2-16 0-0 4-1
7-0 8-0 8-6 3-15 0-3 0-6 3-12 2-2 10-4 11-0