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 KANSAS 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 at Oklahoma* 26 Missouri*
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L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 3 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. 19 Time___________________________ 3 p.m. (CT) Location____________________Manhattan, Kan. Arena_____________________Ahearn Fieldhouse All-Time Series_____________ K-State Leads 27-8 COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats________________ www.texastech.com Live Video_____________ www.kstatesports.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record__________________________ 15-14; 1-12 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at Tech_____________ 15-14 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 284-73 (12th Season)
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Record___________________________ 18-10; 7-7 Head Coach______________________ Susie Fritz Record at KSU___________ 213-126 (11th Season) Career Record_________________________ Same
RED RAIDERS RESUME BIG 12 SLATE AT KANSAS STATE Texas Tech begins the final stretch of Big 12 play Saturday when the Red Raiders travel to Manhattan, Kan. for a 3 p.m. match with the Kansas State Wildcats in Ahearn Fieldhouse. THE SERIES The Wildcats have historically dominated the series against Tech, controlling a 27-8 all-time advantage after this season’s 3-0 sweep of the Red Raiders on Oct. 8 in Lubbock. Kansas State has won 13-straight in the series that dates back to 1982. Tech is only 1-14 in matches played in Manhattan with that lone win coming in a five-set victory on Nov. 20, 2004. LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders wrap the 2011 regular season next week with a road match at Oklahoma on Wednesday evening before returning to the United Spirit Arena to face Missouri at 7 p.m. next Saturday. TECH STILL TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001 With only three matches left in the season, Tech remains two victories shy of ensuring its first winning season since 2001 as the Red Raiders will face Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Missouri over the next week. Tech’s 2011 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection, the school’s last postseason appearance. DOWDY NEARING SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10 Amanda Dowdy enters this week with 385 kills on the season, 39 shy of her mark from last year that ranks 10th in the Tech single-season record book. With 19 kills Tuesday against San Jose State, the senior became the first Tech player to record consecutive 400-kill seasons since Philister Sang did so from 2005-06. Dowdy could also crack the top 10 in digs as she has 332 on the season, 59 shy of Melissa McGehee’s total of 391 from the 2001 season that ranks 10th all-time. CAVE ON RECENT HOT STREAK Miara Cave enters this weekend having posted 10-plus kills in each of her last three outings, including 11 Tuesday night at San Jose State. The junior previously posted 12 kills against Kansas last Saturday and 10 against Texas on Nov. 9. Cave also hit .471 against the Longhorns, marking the sixth time this season she has hit .400 or better. Cave had not previously posted double-digit kills in consecutive matches since recording 14 against New Mexico (Sept. 26) and 11 against Oklahoma (Oct. 1). She had not previously been in double figures over a three-match stetch throughout her career.
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 93 blocks.
Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists.
Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 46 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 82 blocks so far.
Tory Vaughan Recorded career-high 31 digs against Baylor.
Brandy Huskey Posted 10+ digs in four of her last six matches.