Louisiana Tech Invitational Match Notes

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Head Coach Don Flora

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Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection Amanda Dowdy

2011 SCHEDULE AUGUST 26 at TCU 27 vs. Connecticut

vs. Grambling State

Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers

LOUISIANA TECH INVITATIONAL 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 Iowa State* 26 at New Mexico

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 Noon 5 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

11 a.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

8 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 Oklahoma* 5 at Baylor* 8 Kansas State* 12 at Texas* 15 at Missouri* 19 Texas A&M* 22 at Kansas* 26 Baylor*

6:05 p.m.

7 p.m.

TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA 6:30 p.m.

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*

6:30 p.m.

TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA 9 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

DECEMBER 1-4 NCAA First & Second Rounds 9-10 NCAA Regionals 15 NCAA Semifinals 17 NCAA National Championship

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* Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central.

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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record_________________________________ 6-1 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at School______________ 6-1 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 275-60 (12th Season) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA JAGUARS Record_________________________________ 2-7 Head Coach____________________ Geno Fugoli Record at School______________ 2-7 (1st Season) Career Record______________ 37-78 (5th Season) GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS Record_________________________________ 0-7 Interim Head Coach_____ Demetria Keys-Johnson Record at School______________ 0-7 (1st Season) Career Record________________ 0-7 (1st Season)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 9 Texas Tech vs. Southeastern La.___________Noon Louisiana Tech vs. Grambling State_______ 2 p.m.

Texas Tech vs. Grambling State__________ 5 p.m.

Louisiana Tech vs. Southeastern La._______ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Southeastern La. vs. Grambling State____ 11 a.m.

Texas Tech vs. Louisiana Tech___________ 1 p.m.

COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats________________ www.texastech.com Live Video_____________ www.latechsports.com (Louisiana Tech matches only.)

LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERS Record_________________________________ 4-4 Head Coach__________________Matt Sonichsen Record at School____________ 36-66 (5th Season) Career Record___________ 176-185 (13th Season) RED RAIDERS CONTINUE ROAD SWING IN LOUISIANA In the midst of an eight-match road trip, Texas Tech looks to extend a six-match winning streak this weekend when it travels to Ruston, La. for the Louisiana Tech Invitational where the Red Raiders will battle Southeastern Louisiana, Grambling State, and the host Lady Techsters over the course of Friday and Saturday at the Thomas Assembly Center.

TEXAS TECH OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2003 The Red Raiders enter Tuesday night’s match boasting a 6-1 record, marking the program’s best start since the 2003 squad rallied off eight-straight wins to start the season.

THE SERIES u Texas Tech and Southeastern Louisiana have met twice in school history with the Red Raiders winning both matches in 3-0 sweeps. The two schools last met on Sept. 4, 2009 during the University of New Orleans Tournament. u Friday afternoon’s match against Grambling State will be the second in school history after the two teams met earlier this season during the TCU Invitational where the Red Raiders took a 3-0 victory. u Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech will be renewing a series that has not been played since 1997. In the three previous meetings between the two schools, Tech has won nine of 10 sets, compiling a 3-0 record against the Lady Techsters in the process. This will mark Tech’s first trip to Ruston as all three previous encounters have come in Lubbock.

PROBABLE STARTERS

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Amanda Dowdy Team leader in kills and digs; MVP of TTU Invitational.

Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; hitting .371 on the season.

Karlyn Meyers Named to Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team.

Aubree Piper Reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

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Breeann David Had solid debut with 10+ kills versus TCU and UConn.

Mikia Mills Freshman recorded eight kills against Grambling St.

Tory Vaughan Recorded career-high 21 digs against Morehead State.

Nicole Hragyil Backup setter who will be one of Tech’s first subs.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

QUICK FACTS Matt Dowdy - Volleyball Contact Office........................................... (806) 742-2770 Cell............................................... (806) 928-5190 e-mail..................... matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Blayne Beal - Assoc. AD/Communications Office........................................... (806) 742-2770 Cell............................................... (806) 790-7924 e-mail...............................blayne.beal@ttu.edu

Matt Dowdy

Asst. Director/Communications

Blayne Beal

Associate AD/Communications

Website........................... www.texastech.com Twitter...................twitter.com/TechAthletics ...............................twitter.com/TechGameday Facebook......... facebook.com/TTUAthletics

MEDIA ACCESS Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice times vary from week to week, so media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office to get a weekly schedule. Players and coaches are not available until following the game on gamedays.

Head coach Don Flora can be reached best during the morning hours. Flora’s office is housed in the north end of the United Spirit Arena. To setup an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.

Texas Tech players and head coach Don Flora will be made available to the media in the media room following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech lockerroom will remain closed.

CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech volleyball team at the United Spirit Arena during the 2011 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office of the United Spirit Arena on gamedays.

WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.

UNITED SPIRIT ARENA The United Spirit Arena, one of the finest multi-purpose venues in the country, is home to the Texas Tech basketball and volleyball programs. Constructed in 1999, the USA is named in honor of United Supermarkets, who was the project’s major donor. Since its creation, the 15,000 seat arena has hosted some of the top entertainment acts in the country, including George Strait, Brad Paisley, ZZ Top, and numerous others.

DIRECTIONS TO THE UNITED SPIRIT ARENA The United Spirit Arena is located on the west part of the Texas Tech campus on Indiana Avenue. The facility is just off the Marsha Sharp Freeway and can also be accessed by the Texas Tech Parkway.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn south (left) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (Indiana Ave.). Turn back north (left) and the United Spirit Arena will be on the right side.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.....................................................Lubbock, Texas Founded........................................................................1923 Enrollment................................................................ 31,367 Nickname........................................................ Red Raiders Colors......................................................Scarlet and Black Facility.................................................United Spirit Arena Affiliation..................................................NCAA Division I Conference................................................................ Big 12 Chancellor........................................................Kent Hance President...................................................... Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director.........................................Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA..............................Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number.................(806) 742-3355 HISTORY Season of Volleyball....................................................36th First Season...................................................................1975 All-Time Record.................................... 754-583-6 (.561) NCAA Championship Appearances............................ 8 ...... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 FACILITY INFORMATION Name...................................................United Spirit Arena Capacity..................................................................... 15,070 Opened..........................................................................1999 COACHING STAFF Head Coach........................................................ Don Flora Alma Mater...........................University of La Verne ‘90 Record at Tech...............................................First Season Career Record............................. 275-60 (12th Season) Twitter....................................................@CoachFloraTTU Best time to reach...................Mornings, Contact SID Assistant Coach................Jojit Coronel (First Season) Assistant Coach.................... Beth Falls (Sixth Season) Dir. of Operations............... Amy Gandy (3rd Season) Office Number.........................................(806) 742-7545 TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record..................................................................4-25 Conference Record.....................................................2-18 Home Record.................................................................. 1-9 Away Record.................................................................1-12 Neutral Site Record....................................................... 2-4 Postseason...................................................................None Final Ranking..............................................................None Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/6 Starters Returning/Lost..............................5/1 + Libero Newcomers........................................................................12 Top Returning Players........................Amandy Dowdy, .................. Karlyn Meyers, Miara Cave, Tory Vaughan Top Newcomers.............. Breeann David, Mikia Mills, ................................................... Sam Podraza, Kate Foley ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications...............Blayne Beal Assistant Director (Volleyball).................Matt Dowdy Office...........................................................(806) 742-2770 Cell...............................................................(806) 928-5190 E-mail.....................................matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu

WEEKLY SCHEDULE THURSDAY

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Practice at Louisiana Tech

FRIDAY

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vs. SE Louisiana Noon vs. Grambling State 5 p.m.

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10

vs. Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

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Travel to Lubbock OFF DAY

MONDAY

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TUESDAY

13

Practice - 2:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

14

Practice - 2:30 p.m.

MATCH NOTES LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders will return to the Dallas/Fort Worth area next weekend to take part in the UT-Arlington Hilton Invitational where Tech will face Prairie View A&M, Louisiana-Lafayette, and the host Mavericks.

TECH FACES GRAMBLING ONCE AGAIN The Red Raiders will face Grambling State for the second time this season Friday as Tech previously swept the Tigers in three sets in the finale of the TCU Invitational. The match will mark the first time Tech has faced a non-conference opponent twice in a season since 1996 when the Red Raiders defeated SMU in two neutral site contests.

NOTABLES u Texas Tech is currently riding a six-match winning streak, the school’s longest run since winning six-straight from Sept. 2-10, 2006. The Red Raiders have a chance to extend that streak to ninestraight this weekend which has not been previously accomplished since the start of the 1997 season. u The Red Raiders come into the match having swept four of its last five matches by a 3-0 decision. The lone match to go an extra set was against Morehead State in the finale of the Texas Tech Invitational. u Texas Tech will be looking for its second tournament title of the season this weekend, a feat that has not been accomplished since the 2006 squad won both the UTPA and South Florida Invitationals. u Texas Tech’s six wins on the season already matches its combined total from the 2009 and 2010 seasons. u Texas Tech’s 3-0 homestand marked its best record at home to start a season since the 2004 squad opened the year with four-straight wins in Lubbock. u Texas Tech opponents are only hitting .082 against the Red Raiders on the year, the lowest average among Big 12 Conference schools. Only UConn has posted a hitting percentage above .200 against the Red Raiders this season.

PIPER HONORED ON BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS Prior to Tuesday night’s match at Texas-Pan American, sophomore Aubree Piper was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performance during the Texas Tech Invitational.

Piper finished with 21 blocks to go along with 15 kills on the weekend, matching her single-game highs for total blocks and block assists in the process. No Tech player had been previously honored with a Big 12 weekly award since Amanda Dowdy was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15, 2008.

FLORA STARTS TECH CAREER IN STYLE Of the eight head coaches in school history, only two have better records in their first seven matches than Don Flora. Donna Martin began her tenure in 1985 with a school-record nine-straight wins, while Nancy Todd won eight-straight to start her head coaching career in 2003.

DOWDY CREEPING UP RECORD BOOK Through only seven matches, Amanda Dowdy has continued her trek up the school’s record book as the senior is currently third for career kills (1,127) and fourth in attempts with 3,148. She needs 206 kills to catch Melissa McGehee (1999-02) for second all-time, while she will likely move to third all-time in attempts this weekend as she trails Christine Martin (1993-97) by only 33 swings.

MEYERS MOVING ON UP TOO Like Dowdy, Karlyn Meyers faces the possibility of moving up the school’s record book as the senior setter recently became just the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 assists over a career.

She enters this weekend trailing Mary Loescher (1985-87) for seventh all-time with 2,075 career assists, 264 shy of Loescher’s mark.

DOWDY LEADS TRIO OF PLAYERS ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Amanda Dowdy was one of three Red Raiders named to the Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team as the senior picked up most valuable player honors.

Fellow senior Karlyn Meyers and junior Miara Cave were also honored as the Red Raiders claimed the tournament title following a 3-0 weekend.

TEXAS TECH INVITATIONAL MARKS A FIRST The Red Raiders’ tournament win last weekend at the Texas Tech Invitational was the program’s first since it claimed the North Texas Tournament to start the 2008 season. Tech had also not won its own home tournament since 2004 when the Red Raiders defeated UTPA, UTEP, and North Texas as part of the Red Raider Classic.

CAVE ACCURATE FROM THE RIGHT-SIDE Coming into the season, Don Flora knew he had a special talent in Miara Cave. His only question was would that translate into kills when the Red Raiders hit the floor. The junior has proved Flora right so far as she is second on the team in kills with 62 while her .397 hitting percentage is among the Big 12 leaders.

The San Antonio native has hit .400 or higher in five of six matches this season.

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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Texas Tech 3, Texas Pan American 0 Baylor 3, West Virginia 0 Oklahoma 3, Arkansas 1 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Kansas State at Missouri State

7p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Missouri vs. Drake Texas Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana Oklahoma vs. Florida A&M Kansas State vs. Hofstra Baylor vs. UTEP Texas Tech vs. Grambling State Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin Missouri vs. UT San Antonio Kansas at No. 15 Northern Iowa Iowa State at North Dakota State Texas vs. No. 7 Florida

Noon Noon 3 p.m.

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4 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Oklahoma vs. Auburn 9 a.m.

Baylor vs. Mississippi State 10 a.m.

Kansas vs. No. 6 Minnesota 10 a.m.

Texas A&M vs. Northern Illinois 10 a.m.

Iowa State at North Dakota State 1 p.m.

Texas Tech at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.

Kansas State vs. South Dakota State 2 p.m.

Missouri vs. UC Davis 4 p.m.

Kansas vs. Saint Louis 5 p.m.

Oklahoma at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m.

Texas vs. #3 Stanford/#2 Penn St. 6:30/9 p.m.

Baylor at Lamar 7p.m.

Missouri at Denver 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Drake at Kansas State

6 p.m.

BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Molly Kreklow, Missouri Sept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, Missouri DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa State Sept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas Tech ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Sept. 6

Emily Wilson, Missouri Emily Wilson, Missouri

VAUGHAN SNAPS CAREER HIGH After already matching her career high for digs twice this season, Tory Vaughan broke the 20 dig

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Texas A&M Iowa State Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Baylor Texas Tech Kansas State Texas

BIG 12 W L Pct. 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

SETS W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

OVERALL SETS W L Pct. W-L 7 0 1.000 21-2 6 0 1.000 18-3 6 0 1.000 18-1 8 1 .889 25-3 7 1 .875 22-5 5 1 .857 18-5 5 1 .857 19-4 4 3 .571 13-11 2 2 .500 6-8

Last 10 7-0 6-0 6-0 8-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 4-3 2-2

Streak W7 W6 W6 W4 W3 W6 W6 L1 L2

vs. RANKED TEAMS Top 10 Top 25 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

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RECORD WATCH: DOWDY CHASING SEVERAL MILESTONES IN 2011 Senior Amanda Dowdy will not only be looking to end her Texas Tech career off on a high note this year, but she will also be chasing several program records.

The Lexington, Texas native entered the year fifth alltime in career kills and sixth in career attacks. Dowdy is only the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 kills over a career as she has recorded 1,041 over three seasons.

Dowdy also joined the top 10 last year on the single-season charts as her 424 kills ranked 10th alltime and her 1,286 attempts was sixth all-time. She also set the single-match record for kills a year ago as she finished with 37 against Colorado on Oct. 13 before nearing the feat again against the Buffaloes, milestone in the tournament finale against Morehead State as the junior finished with 21 digs in the match. Her previous high had been 13 which she originally set against Texas State in 2009.

PIPER BIG 12 LEADER IN BLOCKS Aubree Piper enters this week’s road trip as the Big 12 leader in blocks as the sophomore is averaging 1.87 per set. The sophomore has totaled 28 blocks on the season, having matched her single-match high twice last weekend during the Texas Tech Invitational.

DOWDY, CAVE MAKE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Texas Tech senior Amanda Dowdy and junior Miara Cave were both named to the TCU Invitational AllTournament team after leading the Red Raiders to a second-place showing last weekend.

MORE BALANCE, BETTER RESULTS If there was one consistent variable in Tech’s opening weekend, it would be that the Red Raiders have more balance on offense. The trio of Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all had at least 10 kills each in both of the first two matches.

In the process, Tech’s hitting percentage rose to a .256 average over three matches, including a .388 mark against UConn, the Red Raiders’ highest attacking percentage since defeating South Florida in three sets on Sept. 9, 2006.

DAVID JOINS ELITE COMPANY Since the Red Raiders joined the Big 12 in 1996, no Tech freshman has begun her career with doubledigit kill figures in back-to-back matches. That is until Breeann David. The Denver City product finished with 11 kills against TCU and followed with 14 the following day against UConn. David finished with a .500 hitting percentage against UConn as she was 14-for-24 on the attack en route to posting Tech’s highest individual hitting percentage since Barbara Conceicao recorded a .526 average on Sept. 11, 2009 against Gonzaga.

FRESHMAN GET VALUABLE TIME AT TCU One thing Don Flora wanted to see while at TCU was how his young team of mainly freshmen and sophomores would respond in a competitive atmosphere. After Tech easily defeated Grambling State in the opening set, Flora went with a lineup 4

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this time finishing with 34 during the Nov. 20 match in Boulder.

Here’s where Dowdy currently stands in career record book.

CAREER KILLS Name 1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 2. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 3. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.)

4. Brande Brown (1994-97) 5. Christine Martin (1993-97)

Kills 1,925 1,333 1,127 1,083 1,046

CAREER ATTACK ATTEMPTS Name Attacks 1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 5,142 2. Melissa McGehee (1999-92) 3,368 3. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,181 4. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.)

3,148 5. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969 to start the second frame that consisted of all freshmen. Tory Vaughan was the only Red Raider junior or senior to see action over the match’s final two sets as Tech played all 17 players that traveled that weekend.

CAVE ACCURATE ON THE ATTACK After a spring and fall filled with high expectations, Miara Cave lived up to them through one weekend as the junior was third on the team in kills while posting a team-high .453 hitting percentage in the process. Cave finished with 30 kills on the weekend as she tied her career high with 15 kills against TCU. TCU INVITATIONAL NOTABLES u Texas Tech had not previously had three players with double-digit kills over the first two matches of a season since 2007. Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all did so with the Red Raiders as the trio accounted for over 80 percent of Tech’s kills against TCU and UConn. u Texas Tech’s match against UConn marked its first against a Big East opponent since falling to Syracuse on Sept. 8, 2007. u Amanda Dowdy’s streak of 27-straight matches where she led the team in kills was snapped against Grambling State when Sam Podraza and Mikia Mills recorded eight kills each to pace the Red Raiders.

Dowdy was pulled from the match following the first set against the Tigers.

DOWDY NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 Senior Amanda Dowdy was recognized prior to the season as Tech’s only selection on the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Dowdy was among the top offensive players in the conference a year ago en route to be selected to the All-Big 12 first team following the season. This marks the second-straight season Dowdy has been honored on the preseason and first as a unanimous selection.

MEYERS ADDS EXPERIENCE AT SETTER With such a young roster, the Red Raiders will rely on senior setter Karlyn Meyers at the setter position. A two-year starter, Meyers is one of the most-accomplished setters in school history as she is already among the top 10 all-time in career assists and assists per set average.

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...

At home...........................................................................3-0 On the road.....................................................................1-1 Neutral site......................................................................2-0 Big 12 Play.......................................................................0-0 Non-Conference...........................................................6-1 At a tournament ..........................................................5-1 Wearing red uniforms.................................................2-0 Wearing white uniforms............................................2-0 Wearing black uniforms.............................................2-1 Wearing pink uniforms...............................................0-0 Monday............................................................................0-0 Tuesday............................................................................1-0 Wednesday.....................................................................0-0 Friday................................................................................2-1 Saturday...........................................................................3-0 Against ranked opponents.......................................0-0 Top 5 opponents..........................................................0-0 Top 10 opponents........................................................0-0 Kills Leading............................................................................5-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................0-0 Blocks Leading............................................................................5-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................0-0 Digs Leading............................................................................2-1 Trailing..............................................................................3-0 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Attack Percentage Leading............................................................................6-1 Trailing..............................................................................0-0 Service Aces Leading............................................................................4-0 Trailing..............................................................................1-1 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Hitting Percentage Hitting .300 or better..................................................2-0 Hitting .250 to .299......................................................1-0 Hitting .200 to .249......................................................3-0 Hitting below .200.......................................................0-1 Opponents hitting above .300................................0-0 Opponents hitting .250 to .299...............................1-0 Opponents hitting .200 to .249...............................0-0 Holding opponents below .200..............................5-1 In three sets....................................................................5-0 In four sets......................................................................1-1 In five sets.......................................................................0-0 Winning set one............................................................6-0 Winning set two............................................................6-0 Winning set three.........................................................5-1 Winning set four...........................................................1-0 Losing set one...............................................................0-1 Losing set two...............................................................0-1 Losing set three.............................................................1-0 Losing set four...............................................................0-1

MATCH NOTES RED RAIDERS WILL BE YOUNG Texas Tech will be one of the younger teams in the country as 15 of the program’s 21 players are listed as either a freshman or sophomore. Two of the squad’s six upperclassmen, juniors Ciara Gibson and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, giving the Red Raiders only four upperclassmen on the court - seniors Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers and juniors Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan.

FLORA ADDS VETERAN ASSISTANT IN CORONEL One of the first things Don Flora said he wanted once he arrived at Texas Tech was to hire another proven assistant. He got his wish when Jojit Coronel compiled the Tech staff. Coronel, the head coach at George Washington the previous 10 seasons, joins fellow assistant Beth Falls and director of operations Amy Gandy.

CAVE PRIMED FOR STELLAR JUNIOR SEASON When asked who his most improved player was at the end of spring, Don Flora did not have to hesitate to say Miara Cave. Flora’s has described Cave’s spring as “going back to the basics” as the junior primarily worked on her footwork. The result has been a new-found confidence for Cave, who will be looking to improve on last season’s numbers where she was second on the team with 176 kills.

VAUGHAN RETURNS TO LIBERO POSITION Tory Vaughan will return to the libero position this season for the first time since she was a freshman.

The now-junior spent the 2010 as a defensive specialist, playing in all 29 matches while finishing fourth on the team with 147 digs. Vaughan played in all but two matches as a freshman, totaling 143 digs in the process, third-highest on the team.

RED RAIDERS BOAST 12 NEWCOMERS Soon after his hire, Don Flora immediately hit the recruiting trail, traveling all over the country trying to build the Tech roster. The hard work paid off as the Red Raiders boast 12 newcomers to this year’s roster, including nine high school prospects.

gyil adds depth for the Red Raiders as she will join Brandy Huskey as a backup to Karlyn Meyers. Both Hragyil and Huskey will also see time as a back row specialist.

GIBSON, CHIFFER SET TO REDSHIRT Texas Tech’s two junior transfers, Ciarra Gibson and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, head coach Don Flora announced prior to the year. Gibson arrives at Tech following two seasons at Kentucky State while Chiffer previously played at Cypress College.

BIG 12 BOASTS THREE IN PRESEASON TOP 25 The Big 12 Conference has three schools among the top 25 of the preseason American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll. Texas led the way at No. 4 while Oklahoma and Iowa State were both in the top 20 at No. 16 and No. 18 respectively. Missouri TECH PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN BIG 12 PLAY The Red Raiders did not receive the preseason vote of confidence they hoped for as Tech was picked to finish last in the nine-team Big 12 Conference. Texas was picked to win the conference championship in a vote of the league coaches.

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Team (First-place votes) Texas (7) Iowa State (2) Oklahoma Texas A&M Missouri Baylor Kansas Kansas State Texas Tech

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AVCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1 California (48) 1,484 6-0 1 2 Penn State (8) 1,404 4-1 2 3 Stanford (1) 1,343 4-0 6 4 Illinois (1) 1,258 6-0 7 5 Washington (1) 1,214 6-0 8 6 Minnesota 1,161 3-1 11 7 Florida 1,110 6-0 9 8 UCLA (1) 1,080 6-0 12 9 Southern California 982 4-2 3 10 Texas 936 2-2 4 11 Nebraska 917 3-1 5 12 Hawai’i 889 5-1 10 13 Purdue 793 6-0 13 14 Colorado State 716 5-1 15 15 Northern Iowa 686 7-0 14 16 Oregon 628 4-1 16 17 Iowa State 503 6-0 19 18 Oklahoma 442 6-1 17 19 San Diego 389 6-0 20 20 Michigan 306 6-0 24 21 Duke 247 4-2 18 22 Long Beach State 228 3-3 23 23 Dayton 170 4-2 21 24 Florida State 129 4-2 25 25 Ohio State 104 4-3 22 Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 88;Tennessee 81; Michigan State 36; LSU 30; Central Florida 28; Pepperdine 19; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 17; Notre Dame 10; Arizona 9; Northwestern 7; Northern Illinois 6; Texas A&M 4; Western Kentucky 4; Cincinnati 3; Louisville 3

PLAYER TO WATCH - #13 AUBREE PIPER

DAVID LOOKS TO FOLLOW FAMILY LEGACY Breeann David’s commitment to Texas Tech last spring not only gave the program one of the top recruits in the country, but it continued a family legacy. David’s mother, the former Megan McGuire, was a standout volleyball athlete for Tech in the 1980s while her father, Stan David, starred on the football team during the same time before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1984 NFL Draft. Both her mother and aunt, Susan Kelly McGuire, are still among the top 10 in school history of every blocking category. David’s older sister, Leah David, is also the team’s student manager.

RANGEL BACK IN ACTION AFTER INJURY Dravon Rangel will be back in action for the first time in almost a year this week as the redshirt sophomore missed almost all of last season with a knee injury. Rangel played in two matches of the season-opening Rice Tournament before receiving a medical redshirt at the conclusion of the season.

Rangel will be making her return nearly 15 minutes from her hometown of Grand Prairie.

RED RAIDERS ADD SETTER TRANSFER, HRAGYIL Tech added depth to the setter position last spring as Nicole Hragyil became the first commitment of the Don Flora era, joining the program at midterm just in time to participate in spring drills. Hra

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2011 ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME

HT.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24

5-7 5-3 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-5 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-1 5-10 5-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11

Sheridan Burgess Abby McGinnis Karlyn Meyers Miara Cave Tory Vaughan Breeann David Dravon Rangel Kate Foley Megan Dominguez Brogan Prior-Newburn Amanda Dowdy Nicole Hragyil Aubree Piper Brandy Huskey Hannah Salyer Amshatar Stephenson Amy Rose Mikia Mills Kelly Chiffer Sam Podraza Ciara Gibson

POS. CLASS-EX. DS/OH DS SET OPP/OH LIB/DS OH MB OPP/OH DS MB OH SET MB/OH SET DS MB OH MB OH/OPP MB OH

So-1L Fr-HS Sr-3L Jr-2L Jr-2L Fr-HS So-RS Fr-HS Fr-HS Fr-HS Sr-3L Fr-TR So-1L So-1L So-SQ Fr-HS Fr-HS Fr-HS Jr-TR Fr-HS Jr-TR

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch China Springs, Texas/China Springs San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt San Antonio, Texas/Churchill Denver City, Texas/Denver City Grand Prairie, Texas/Mississippi State Houston, Texas/Clear Lake El Paso, Texas/Chapin Castle Rock, Colo./Highlands Ranch Lexington, Texas/Lexington Carrollton, Texas/Tulsa Amarillo, Texas/Randall Columbus, Texas/Columbus Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown Garland, Texas/Parish Episcopal Monahans, Texas/Monahans Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda Seal Beach, Calif./Cypress College San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch Houston, Texas/Kentucky State

NO. NAME 1 Sheridan Burgess 4 Miara Cave 22 Kelly Chiffer 6 Breeann David 9 Megan Dominguez 11 Amanda Dowdy 8 Kate Foley 24 Ciara Gibson 14 Brandy Huskey 12 Nicole Hragyil 2 Abby McGinnis 3 Karlyn Meyers 21 Mikia Mills 23 Sam Podraza 10 Brogan Prior-Newburn 13 Aubree Piper 7 Dravon Rangel 20 Amy Rose 15 Hannah Salyer 19 Amshatar Stephenson 5 Tory Vaughan

POS. DS/OH RS/OH OH/OPP OH DS OH OPP/OH OH SET SET DS SET MB MB MB MB/OH MB OH DS MB/OH LIB/DS

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Don Flora (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Jojit Coronel (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Beth Falls (6th Season) Director of Operations: Amy Gandy (3rd Season) Strength and Conditioning: Katie Munger Athletic Trainer: Imelda Garcia

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITION Setter_____________________________________ 3 _______________________Huskey, Hragyil, Meyers Outside Hitter______________________________ 9 ____________ Burgess, Cave, Chiffer, David, Dowdy _____________________ Foley, Gibson, Piper, Rose Opposite__________________________________ 4 ____________________Cave, Foley, Chiffer, Wagner Middle Blocker_____________________________ 6 ____________ Mills, Prior-Newburn, Piper, Podraza, __________________________Rangel, Stephenson Defensive Specialist/Libero___________________ 5 ________________ Burgess, Dominguez, McGinnis, _____________________________ Salyer, Vaughan

BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 2 ______________________________Dowdy, Meyers Juniors____________________________________ 4 _________________ Cave, Chiffer, Gibson, Vaughan Sophomore________________________________ 5 ____________ Burgess, Husker, Piper, Rangel, Salyer Freshmen________________________________ 10 ___________ David, Dominguez, Hragyil, McGinnis, _____________ Mills, Neill, Podraza, Prior-Newburn, ___________________________ Rose, Stephenson

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BY HOME STATE California__________________________________ 3 _________________________Chiffer, Mills, Podraza Colorado__________________________________ 1 ______________________________ Prior-Newburn Texas____________________________________ 17 ______________ Burgess, Cave, David, Dominguez, __________ Dowdy, Foley, Gibson, Huskey, Hragyil, ________________McGinnis, Meyers, Piper, Rangel, ______________Rose, Salyer, Stephenson, Vaughan

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sheridan Burgess Miara Cave Kelly Chiffer Megan Dominguez Kate Foley Ciara Gibson Nicole Hragyil Karlyn Meyers Mikia Mills Brogran Prior-Newburn Sam Podraza Dravon Rangel Hannah Salyer Amshatar Stephenson

Bur-JESS Me-AIR-ah Shy-fur Doh-MING-ez FOH-lee Sea-ah-rah RAH-gil KAR-lin My-KEY-ah Bro-GAN Pah-DRAH-zah Drey-VON SAW-yur Am-SHAH-tear

RADIO/TV ROSTER

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Sheridan Burgess DS/OH • 5-7 • So-1L Amarillo, Texas Amarillo H.S.

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Dravon Rangel

2

Abby McGinnis DS • 5-3 • Fr-HS Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch H.S.

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Kate Foley

MB • 6-2 • So-RS Grand Prairie, Texas Mississippi State

RS/OH • 5-11 • Fr-HS Houston, Texas Clear Lake H.S.

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Aubree Piper

MB/OH • 6-1 • So-1L Amarillo, Texas Canyon Randall H.S.

Brandy Huskey SET • 5-10 • So-1L Columbus, Texas Columbus H.S.

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SET • 5-11 • Sr-3L China Springs, Texas China Springs H.S.

RS/OH • 5-11 • Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas Roosevelt H.S.

Karlyn Meyers

9

10

Megan Dominguez Brogan Prior-Newburn DS/LIB • 5-5 • Fr-HS El Paso, Texas Chapin H.S.

15

Hannah Salyer

DS • 5-1 • So-SQ Georgetown, Texas Georgetown H.S.

23

Sam Podraza

MB • 6-1 • Fr-HS Castle Rock, Colo.

Highlands Ranch H.S.

19

Amshatar Stephenson MB/OH • 5-8 • Fr-HS Garland, Texas Parish Episcopal H.S.

Don Flora

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Tory Vaughan

DS/LIB • 5-7 • Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas Churchill H.S.

11

Amanda Dowdy OH • 6-3 • Sr-3L Lexington, Texas Lexington H.S.

20

Amy Rose

OH • 5-10 • Fr-HS Monahans, Texas Monahans H.S.

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Breeann David

OH • 5-11 • Fr-HS Denver City, Texas Denver City H.S.

12

Nicole Hragyil SET • 5-7 • Fr-TR Carrollton, Texas Tulsa

21

Mikia Mills

MB • 5-11 • Fr-HS Fontana, Calif.

Etiwanda H.S.

24

Ciara Gibson

MB • 6-0 • Fr-HS San Diego, Calif.

Scripps Ranch H.S.

Head Coach 1st Season

Miara Cave

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OH • 5-11 • Jr-TR Houston, Texas Kentucky State

Jojit Coronel

Beth Falls

Assistant Coach 1st Season

Assistant Coach 6th Season

Amy Gandy

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2011 COMBINED STATS The Automated ScoreBook Texas Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2011) All matches Overall record: 6-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 2-0

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Dowdy, Amanda Cave, Miara David, Breeann Mills, Mikia Piper, Aubree Meyers, Karlyn Podraza, Sam Rangel, Dravon Rose, Amy Burgess, Sheridan Stephenson, Amshatar Huskey, Brandy Hragyil, Nicole Foley, Kate Vaughan, Tory Dominguez, Megan Salyer, Hannah TEXAS TECH Opponents

Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Erro rs Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Erro rs Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Erro rs Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To t a l Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak

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Set a a/s

21 86 4.10 23 255 .247 6 0.29 21 71 3.38 22 132 .371 1 0.05 23 65 2.83 31 156 .218 1 0.04 22 24 1.09 10 57 .246 1 0.05 18 21 1.17 12 64 .141 0 0.00 21 20 0.95 0 28 .714 224 10.67 10 9 0.90 3 27 .222 0 0.00 4 4 1.00 3 12 .083 0 0.00 2 3 1.50 1 9 .222 0 0.00 14 3 0.21 5 17 -.118 0 0.00 2 2 1.00 2 5 .000 0 0.00 4 1 0.25 1 2 .000 12 3.00 23 1 0.04 0 4 .250 24 1.04 3 1 0.33 2 12 -.083 0 0.00 22 0 0.00 0 8 .000 18 0.82 11 0 0.00 0 0 .000 3 0.27 16 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 1 0.06 23 311 13.52 116 789 .247 291 12.65 23 240 10.43 172 826 .082 225 9.78 TTU

OPP

311 116 789 .247 13.5

240 172 826 .082 10.4

291 12.7

225 9.8

29 56 1.3

21 43 0.9

21 0.9

29 1.3

345 15.0

329 14.3

13 132 79.0 3.4 10 6

9 58 38.0 1.7 12 9

2166 3/722 2/0 6 3

1906 2/953

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sa

4 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 5 1 2 29 21

Serve se sa/s

11 1 8 2 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 2 7 1 4 5 3 56 43

0.19 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.25 0.26 0.00 0.23 0.09 0.12 1.26 0.91

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Dig dig dig/s

4 82 3.90 0 7 0.33 5 34 1.48 1 5 0.23 0 5 0.28 1 39 1.86 0 2 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.50 1 9 0.64 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 3 41 1.78 0 2 0.67 5 85 3.86 1 14 1.27 0 19 1.19 21 345 15.00 29 329 14.30

Opponent at TCU vs UConn vs Grambling State CENTRAL ARKANSAS NORTHWESTERN STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Texas-Pan American

L W W W W W W

Score 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0

bs

Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe

3 9 1 22 2 17 2 26 1 31 3 11 0 8 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 132 9 58

12 23 19 28 32 14 8 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 79.0 38.0

0.57 1 1.10 1 0.83 1 1.27 5 1.78 0 0.67 0 0.80 1 1.25 1 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 3.43 10 1.65 12

Score by set 22-25,23-25,25-18,22-25 25-19,25-23,25-21 25-11,25-19,25-13 25-13,25-18,25-19 25-15,25-16,25-17 25-22,25-17,23-25,32-30 27-25,25-11,25-21

Record in 3-set matches:5-0 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:0-0

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points

97.5 83.0 76.5 39.0 37.5 33.5 15.0 7.0 3.5 4.0 2.5 2.0 7.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 419.0 299.0 Att. 1706 0 0 386 1213 567 200