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
Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers
TEXAS TECH vs. MISSOURI
AUGUST 26 at TCU 27 vs. Connecticut vs. Grambling State
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
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*
L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 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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TBA TBA TBA TBA
* Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central.
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Date___________________________ Sat., Nov. 26 Time___________________________ 7 p.m. (CT) Location_____________________ Lubbock, Texas Arena____________________ United Spirit Arena All-Time Series____________ Mizzou leads 21-11 COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats________________ www.texastech.com Live Video_______________ www.texastech.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record__________________________ 15-16; 1-14 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at Tech_____________ 15-16 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 284-75 (12th Season)
MISSOURI TIGERS Record___________________________ 20-12; 6-9 Head Coach__________________ Wayne Kreklow Record at MU_____________ 133-85 (7th Season) Career Record___________ 400-114 (12th Season)
TEXAS TECH HOSTS MISSOURI ON SENIOR NIGHT Texas Tech closes the regular season Saturday evening when the Red Raiders host Missouri on Senior Night in the United Spirit Arena. First serve is slated for a 7 p.m. start. THE SERIES The Red Raiders will be looking to snap an 18-match losing streak to the Tigers as Tech’s last win in the series came on Oct. 5, 2002 in a 3-1 victory in Lubbock. Missouri owns a 21-11 all-time advantage in a series that dates back just prior to the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996. The Tigers, who are expected to join the Southeastern Conference (SEC) next year, are 9-6 all-time in matches played in Lubbock. TECH TO HONOR ITS TWO SENIORS SATURDAY NIGHT Texas Tech will honor both its seniors, Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers, prior to Saturday night’s match as the contest will be their final one in a Red Raiders uniform. Two of the top players in school history, Dowdy and Meyers have helped transform the Tech program this season, pushing the Red Raiders to 15 wins while also remaining competitive in each and every Big 12 match. Meyers is set to graduate with a degree in exercise sports science this December and will begin work immediately after on a masters degree in strength and conditioning. Dowdy, meanwhile, is expected to sign a professional contract to play overseas following the season. She will finish her degree this summer and graduate in August 2012. MISSOURI OUTLASTS TECH IN SERIES OPENER Missouri came out of the break and broke open an early 1-1 tie, winning the next two sets to drop Tech, 3-1, in the series opener Oct. 15 in Columbia. The match was close through its entirety as all four sets were determined by four points or less. The Red Raiders struggled on the pass, giving up 10 aces to the Tigers, still the most for a Tech opponent this season. Tech, meanwhile, surrendered nine points thanks to service errors. Amanda Dowdy posted one of her best performances of the season, finishing with 22 kills and a .293 hitting percentage as she had only five errors off 58 attacks. Breeann David also had 13 kills for the Red Raiders, while Miara Cave added nine of her own. Tech finished the match hitting .213 as a team, a few points shy of Missouri’s .216 average. RED RAIDERS CAN STILL SALVAGE A WINNING SEASON With a win Saturday, the Red Raiders can finish the year at .500 thanks to a 16-16 overall record, a feat that has not been previously accomplished since the 2001 squad finished 18-14 and advanced to Tech’s last NCAA Tournament appearance. Tech is currently in the midst of a seven-match losing streak, matching the team’s longest of the season.
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 97 blocks.
Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists.
Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 57 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 90 blocks so far.
Tory Vaughan Just seven digs shy of reaching 400 for the season.
Brandy Huskey Posted 10+ digs in five of her last nine matches.