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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
MATCH 31
Date_______________________________ Saturday, Nov. 23 First Serve___________________________________ 1 p.m. Location_____________________________ Lawrence, Kan. Arena_____________ Horejsi Family Athletics Center (1,300) Television_______________________Metro Sports / ESPN3 Online Stream_______________________ www.ESPN3.com Radio________________________________________ None Live Stats_______________________ www.KUAthletics.com Twitter Updates_________ @TechGameday, @Matt_Dowdy All-Time Series________________________ KU leads 20-16 ___________________________KU leads 11-7 in Lawrence
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 * #25 IOWA STATE (FSSW) 5 * WEST VIRGINIA 9 * at #3 Texas (LHN) 12 * at TCU 16 * #23 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 (FSSW) 16 * #1 TEXAS 20 * OKLAHOMA (FCS) 23 * at #22 Kansas (Metro Sports/ESPN3) 30 * TCU DECEMBER 5-7 NCAA First & Second Rounds 13-14 NCAA Regionals 19 NCAA Semifinals 21 NCAA Championship
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 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-2 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 L, 2-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 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.
HOREJSI ATHLETICS CENTER • LAWRENCE, KAN.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (9-21; 2-12)
KANSAS JAYHAWKS (21-6; 11-3)
Record: 9-21; 2-12 Big 12 Ranking: Not Ranked Head Coach: Don Flora (La Verne ‘90, ‘00) Career Record: 307-115 (14th Season) Record at TTU: 38-56 (3rd Season) Record vs. KU: 0-5 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Aubree Piper (285 kills, 2.57 per set) Hitting Percentage: Aubree Piper (.259 pct.) Assists: Emily Ruetter (1061 assists, 10.3 per set) Aces: Rachel Brummitt (30 aces, 0.27 per set) Digs: Rachel Brummitt (575 digs, 5.18 per set) Blocks: Mikia Mills (68 blocks, 0.67 per set)
Record: 21-6; 11-3 Big 12 Ranking: No. 22 (AVCA) Head Coach: Ray Bechard Career Record: 985-274 (28th Season) 9-21; 2-12 BIG 12 Record at KU: 269-214 (16th Season) Record vs. TTU: 20-11 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Sara McClinton (321 kills, 3.28 per set) Hitting Percentage: Tayler Soucie (.344 pct.) Assists: Erin McNorton (1249 assists, 12.13/set) Aces: Caroline Jarmoc (20 aces, 0.19 per set) 21-6; 11-3 BIG 12 Digs: Brianne Riley (451 digs, 4.38 per set) Blocks: Caroline Jarmoc (127 blocks, 1.23 per set)
RED RAIDERS RETURN TO THE ROAD FOR FINAL TIME IN 2013
Texas Tech will make its final road trip of the season Saturday when the Red Raiders travel to Lawrence, Kan. for a 1 p.m. first serve against the Kansas Jayhawks at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Saturday will be Kansas’ Senior Day as seven Jayhawks will be recognized prior to the match. Kansas comes into the weekend 21-6 overall and 11-3 in Big 12 Conference play while the Red Raiders are currently 9-21 on the year and 2-12 in league action.
AROUND THE NET • The Oklahoma match concludes a challenging final stretch of the season for the Red Raiders, who close the year against
three of the Big 12’s top-four teams in the conference standings over the final four matches. Texas Tech fell to top-ranked Texas in straight sets last Saturday and then dropped a 3-1 decision this past Wednesday against Oklahoma. • The Red Raiders will be looking to spoil Senior Day for Kansas while also attempting to snap a five-match losing streak to the Jayhawks. Kansas is 20-16 all-time against the Red Raiders and 11-7 when playing in Lawrence. • Texas Tech has not closed out its road schedule with a win since traveling to Norman, Okla. and handing Oklahoma a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 28, 1998. The Red Raiders are 3-9 on the road this season with its lone Big 12 victory away from home coming on Oct. 12 in a five-set thriller at TCU. • A Texas Tech victory on Saturday would give the Red Raiders multiple Big 12 road wins for the first time since 2006. Tech defeated both Texas A&M and Kansas in five sets that year en route to finishing 5-15 in league play. • The Red Raiders are looking for their first win in Lawrence since pulling off a 3-1 victory on Sept. 27, 2006, in what eventually turned into a season sweep of the Jayhawks. Kansas has won 12 of the last 13 contests since that season. • Kansas is coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over No. 24 Iowa State this past Wednesday night, which marked the Jayhawks’ first win in Ames since the 2004 season. • Saturday’s match will mark the fifth time this season where the Red Raiders have faced a top-25 team as Texas Tech is 0-4 so far in those matches. Tech has not gone on the road and topped a ranked opponent since scoring a 3-2 victory over No. 24 Kansas State on Nov. 20, 2004, in Manhattan. • The Red Raiders witnessed history being made this past Wednesday as junior libero Rachel Brummitt recorded a Texas Tech and Big 12 Conference record 36 digs in a 3-1 loss to Oklahoma. The performance snapped the school and conference four-set records and also matched the Tech overall single-match mark as well. Brummitt is averaging 5.22 digs per set in three career matches against Kansas.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS
AUBREE PIPER 6-1 • MB • SR K/S 2.57 HIT % .259 D/S 0.85 B/S 0.60
(BASED OFF PREVIOUS MATCHES)
JENNA ALLEN
BREEANN DAVID
EMILY RUETTER
5-11 • OH • SO K/S 3.26 HIT % .133 D/S 2.50 B/S 0.34
5-11 • OH • JR K/S 3.34 HIT % .213 D/S 1.68 B/S 0.61
5-11 • SET • SO K/S 0.30 A/S 10.30 D/S 2.26 B/S 0.28
MIKIA MILLS 5-11 • MB • JR K/S 1.94 HIT % .209 D/S 0.39 B/S 0.67
MEGHAN STACY 6-1 • RS • SO K/S 2.41 HIT % .161 D/S 0.82 B/S 0.40
RACHEL BRUMMITT 5-6 • LIB • JR K/S 0.05 A/S 0.59 D/S 5.18 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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