TEXAS RED
RAIDER
TECH
VOLLEYBALL
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MATCH 24 TEXAS TECH at #14 KANSAS STATE
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, Oct. 20 / 3 p.m. / Ahearn Field House (5,000)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 20 Time: 3 p.m. Site: Manhattan, Kan. Facility: Ahearn Field House (5,000) Television: None Radio: None Live Stats: www.TexasTech.com Live Video: www.KStatesports.com Twiter Updates: @TechGameday / @Matt_Dowdy
SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST 24 + vs. Fordham + vs. Binghamton 25 + vs. Siena + at Boston College 31 % TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN % SAN JOSE STATE
W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0
SEPTEMBER 1 % NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 NORTH TEXAS 7 ^ vs. Towson 8 ^ vs. Furman ^ at Montana 14 ~ vs. Houston Baptist 15 ~ vs. Cal State Northridge ~ at Rice 19 at Nevada 22 * KANSAS* 26 * at TCU* 29 * #9 TEXAS*
W, 3-1 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3
OCTOBER 2 at Central Arkansas 6 * #22 IOWA STATE* 10 * at Baylor* 13 * at West Virginia* 17 * OKLAHOMA* (FOX College Sports) 20 * at Kansas State* 27 * WEST VIRGINIA* 31 * at Oklahoma*
L, 1-3 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER 3 * at Iowa State* 7 * TCU* 14 * at Texas* (LHN) 17 * KANSAS STATE* 21 * BAYLOR* 24 * at Kansas* 30 NCAA First Round DECEMBER 1 NCAA Second Round 7 NCAA Third Round 8 NCAA Fourth Round 13 NCAA Semifinals 15 NCAA Championship
TBA 6 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
+ Boston College Invitational (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) • % Lonestar Showdown presented by Under Armour (Lubbock, Texas) • ^ Montana Tournament (Missoula, Mont.) • ~ Rice Invitational (Houston, Texas) • * Big 12 Conference Match • Central times listed • Home matches in BOLD.
Records: Texas Tech: 12-11; 1-6 Big 12 / Kansas State: 17-3; 4-3 Big 12 Rankings: Texas Tech: None / Kansas State: No. 14 (AVCA) Streaks: Texas Tech: Lost 1-straight / Kansas State: Lost 1-straight TEXAS TECH Last Five: Texas Tech: 1-4 / Kansas State: 3-2 12-11; 1-6 Big 12 Coaches: Texas Tech: Don Flora (Career: 296-87 - 13; At Tech: 27-28 - 2) Kansas State: Suzie Fritz (234-130 - 12th season, all at KSU) Series: Kansas State leads, 28-8, all-time and 11-5 in Manhattan. Head coach Don Flora is 0-2 all-time against Kansas State. Last Meeting: Kansas State def. Texas Tech, 3-1, on Nov. 19, 2011, in Manhattan. RPI: Texas Tech: 91 / Oklahoma: 14 Last Match: Texas Tech fell to Oklahoma, 3-0, on Wednesday. #14 KANSAS STATE Kansas State fell at No. 21 Kansas, 3-1, on Wednesday. 17-3; 4-3 BIG 12 RED RAIDERS LOOK TO REBOUND AT NO. 14 KANSAS STATE Texas Tech will look for its first win against Kansas State since 2004 Saturday when the Red Raiders travel to face the 14th-ranked Wildcats at 3 p.m. in Ahearn Field House. INSIDE THE KANSAS STATE SERIES Texas Tech enters Saturday’s match looking for its first win over Kansas State since 2004 as the Wildcats have won the previous 14 contests between the two schools. The Red Raiders defeated K-State, 3-2, on Nov. 20, 2004, in Manhattan for their last win in the series which also was the last Tech victory over a ranked opponent as the Wildcats were 20th in the country at the time. K-State leads the all-time series 28-8 overall and 11-5 when playing in Manhattan.
PLAYER TO WATCH #4 Senior MIARA CAVE Right Side
San Antonio, Texas
Roosevelt H.S.
Miara Cave is Texas Tech’s leader in Big 12 play so far this year as the senior has totaled 63 from the right side at a 2.62 per set average. She has also added eight blocks and 26 digs. The San Antonio, Texas native is coming off two-straight double-digit kill performances as she connected on 15 last Saturday at West Virginia and then 10 Wednesday evening against Oklahoma. Cave hit .303 against the Mountaineers, her highest percentage in Big 12 play this year, as she finished just one kill shy of matching her career high. The preseason All-Big 12 pick has recorded 19 of her 32 digs this season over the last four matches alone after opening each set by going a full six rotations during that span. Cave is second on the team with 180 kills.
PROBABLE STARTERS NAME Emily Ruetter Aubree Piper Lydia McKay Miara Cave Emily Ehrle Tory Vaughan Rachel Brummitt
POS SP MP-MS KILLS K/SET TA ATT. % ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB SET 83 23-22 31 0.37 98 .214 832 17 177 7 30 37 MB 69 19-19 148 2.14 353 .309 2 1 18 7 49 56 MB 81 23-19 147 1.81 363 .295 3 10 27 8 46 54 RS 75 22-13 180 2.40 448 .194 0 0 32 5 29 34 OH 83 23-5 207 2.49 607 .196 1 0 30 6 18 24 DS 86 23-16 8 0.09 67 .015 10 13 154 0 0 0 LIB 86 23-0 3 0.03 21 .095 62 20 385 0 0 0
KEY RESERVES Breeann David Meghan Stacy Mikia Mills Emily Wright
OH 45 17-12 OH 62 21-13 MB 47 18-9 DS 74 23-8
111 141 55 8
2.47 333 .153 2.27 413 .199 1.17 157 .140 0.11 66 .045
2 9 0 15
3 63 6 33 39 5 108 4 24 28 0 10 7 37 44 8 141 0 0 0