TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL
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Head Coach Don Flora
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Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection Amanda Dowdy
2011 SCHEDULE L,1-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-0
SEPTEMBER 2 Central Arkansas Northwestern State 3 Morehead State 6 at Texas-Pan American 9 vs. Southeastern Louisiana vs. Grambling State 10 at Louisiana Tech 16 vs. Prairie View A&M 17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at UT-Arlington 19 at North Texas 24 #16 Iowa State* 26 at New Mexico
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 W, 3-2
OCTOBER 1 #25 Oklahoma* 5 at Baylor* 8 Kansas State* 12 at #10 Texas* 15 at Missouri* 19 Texas A&M* 22 at Kansas* 26 Baylor*
L, 2-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-2
DECEMBER 1-4 NCAA First & Second Rounds 9-10 NCAA Regionals 15 NCAA Semifinals 17 NCAA National Championship
Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers
TEXAS TECH at #13 IOWA STATE
AUGUST 26 at TCU 27 vs. Connecticut vs. Grambling State
NOVEMBER 2 at Texas A&M* 5 at Iowa State* 9 Texas* 12 Kansas* 15 at San Jose State 19 at Kansas State* 23 Missouri*
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L, 0-3 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
TBA TBA TBA TBA
* Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central.
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Date____________________________ Sat., Nov. 5 Time_______________________________ 4 p.m. Location________________________ Ames, Iowa Arena_______________________ Hilton Coliseum All-Time Series______________ Tech leads 20-14 COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats_________________ www.cyclones.com Live Video________________ www.cyclones.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record___________________________ 15-10; 1-9 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at Tech______________ 15-9 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 284-68 (12th Season)
IOWA STATE CYCLONES Record____________________________ 18-4; 9-2 Head Coach____________Christy Johnson-Lynch Record at ISU_____________ 143-71 (7th Season) Career Record_____________ 143-71 (7th Season)
RED RAIDERS CONTINUE ROAD TRIP AT 13TH-RANKED IOWA STATE Texas Tech completes its weeklong road trip Saturday afternoon when the Red Raiders travel to Ames, Iowa to face 13th-ranked Iowa State at 4 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. THE SERIES Despite 10-straight losses in the series, Texas Tech maintains a 20-14 lead in the overall series that dates back to when the Red Raiders took 16 of the first 17 meetings from 1989 to 2002. Since then, Tech has defeated the Cyclones just four times in 17 attempts with the Red Raiders last victory coming on Oct. 14, 2006 in Lubbock. Tech is 10-6 all-time when playing in Ames but has not won since taking a 3-1 victory on Sept. 25, 2004. LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders return to the United Spirit Arena next Wednesday night to face in-state rival in a 6:30 p.m. first serve. The match is one of two at the USA next week as the Kansas Jayhawks travel to Lubbock for a Saturday (Nov. 12) match. A start time for the Kansas match will not be determined until after television selections are made for next weekend’s football game against Oklahoma State. IOWA STATE SWEEPS TECH IN PREVIOUS MEETING Iowa State spoiled Tech’s Big 12 opener with the Cyclones’ 3-0 sweep of the Red Raiders on Sept. 24 in Lubbock. The Red Raiders came into league play riding a 13-match winning streak that dated back to its season opener at TCU. The Cyclones quickly changed that, though, as the Red Raiders did not reach the 20-point mark in any of the three sets. Amanda Dowdy led Tech with a team-high 10 kills to go along with 10 digs. BAYLOR VICTORY MOVES TECH TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001 With its win over Baylor a week ago, Tech is now two wins shy of ensuring its first winning season since 2001 as the Red Raiders have six Big 12 matches remaining along with a non-conference contest at San Jose State. Tech’s 2001 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection. The Red Raiders will face three nationally-ranked squads over the final month of the season with two of those coming on the road. FLORA EARNS FIRST BIG 12 VICTORY After eight tries, including two close calls, Don Flora earned his first Big 12 victory when Tech defeated Baylor in five sets last week. The first-year head coach nearly led Tech to victories over No. 25 Oklahoma and Texas A&M earlier in the year before falling in five sets. In his 12 totals seasons as a head coach, Flora is a combined 141-18 during conference matches, boasting an .889 winning percentage.
PROBABLE STARTERS
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Amanda Dowdy Second all-time in both kills and attempts at Tech.
Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; leads team with 86 blocks.
Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists.
Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 15 kills since.
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Breeann David Third on team in kills and second in total attempts.
Mikia Mills Second on the team with 74 blocks so far.
Tory Vaughan Recorded career-high 31 digs last week against Baylor.
Brandy Huskey Back-up setter who has 10+ digs in last three matches.