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 at OKLAHOMA
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 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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TBA TBA TBA TBA
* Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central.
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Date__________________________ Wed., Nov. 23 Time___________________________ 7 p.m. (CT) Location_____________________ Norman, Okla. Arena_________________ McCasland Field House All-Time Series______________ Tech leads 34-25 COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats________________ www.texastech.com Live Video____________ www.soonersports.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record__________________________ 15-15; 1-13 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at Tech_____________ 15-14 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 284-74 (12th Season)
OKLAHOMA SOONERS Record___________________________ 20-10; 7-7 Head Coach_______________ Santiago Restrepo Record at OU_____________ 142-104 (8th Season) Career Record___________ 269-176 (15th Season)
TEXAS TECH MAKES FINAL ROAD TRIP OF 2011 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Texas Tech hits the road one final time this season Wednesday night when the Red Raiders travel to face the Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House. THE SERIES Despite 12-straight losses to the Sooners, Tech has historically controlled the matchup with Oklahoma, leading 34-25 in a series that dates all the way to 1976. The Red Raiders have not topped the Sooners since taking a 3-0 sweep on Sept. 21, 2005 in Lubbock. Tech is 13-13 in matches played in Norman even though the Red Raiders have not scored a road win since a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 9, 2002. LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders close the regular season Saturday evening against Missouri. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in the United Spirit Arena. Saturday will also be Senior Night as Tech will honor its two seniors, Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers, prior to the match. SOONERS TAKE A THRILLING FIVE-SET MATCH IN SERIES OPENER In what could be a match that helped change Tech’s season, Oklahoma took the series opener between the two schools, surviving a five-set thriller that saw the Red Raiders reach match point three times in the final frame. Tech went on to lose its next six matches, including three-straight by a 3-0 score. Amanda Dowdy led four Tech players in double figures offensively, posting 18 kills to go along with a career-high 28 digs. Breeann David had a season-high 17 kills while Miara Cave and Aubree Piper added 11 and 10 of their own. TECH STILL TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001 Entering likely its final week of the season, Tech can still put the finishing touches of its first winning season since 2001. The Red Raiders would need to defeat both Oklahoma and Missouri to guarantee a 17-15 overall record. Tech’s 2001 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection, the school’s last postseason appearance. DOWDY ENTERS SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10 After her 21-kill performance at Kansas State last Saturday, Amanda Dowdy has entered the school’s singleseason top 10 for kills as she has 425 on the year, one more than her junior season that previously ranked 10th all-time. The senior is 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 342 on the season, 49 shy of Melissa McGehee’s total of 391 from the 2001 season that ranks 10th all-time.
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 95 blocks.
Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists.
Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 51 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 86 blocks so far.
Tory Vaughan Just eight digs shy of entering single-season top 10.
Brandy Huskey Posted 10+ digs in four of her last six matches.