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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
MATCH 32
Date_______________________________ Saturday, Nov. 30 First Serve___________________________________ 3 p.m. Location_____________________________ Lubbock, Texas Arena_____________________ United Spirit Arena (15,098) Television____________________________________ None Online Stream____________________ www.TexasTech.com Radio________________________________________ None Live Stats________________________ www.TexasTech.com Twitter Updates_________ @TechGameday, @Matt_Dowdy Tickets________________________________806-742-TECH All-Time Series______________________________Tied 4-4
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 L, 0-3 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.
UNITED SPIRIT ARENA • LUBBOCK, TEXAS
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (9-22; 2-13)
TCU HORNED FROGS (16-14; 4-11)
Record: 9-22; 2-13 Big 12 Ranking: Not Ranked Head Coach: Don Flora (La Verne ‘90, ‘00) Career Record: 307-116 (14th Season) Record at TTU: 38-57 (3rd Season) Record vs. TCU: 1-3 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Aubree Piper (290 kills, 2.54 per set) Hitting Percentage: Aubree Piper (.257 pct.) Assists: Emily Ruetter (1095 assists, 10.3 per set) Aces: Rachel Brummitt (31 aces, 0.27 per set) Digs: Rachel Brummitt (588 digs, 5.16 per set) Blocks: Mikia Mills (68 blocks, 0.66 per set)
Record: 16-14; 4-11 Big 12 Ranking: Not Ranked Head Coach: Prentice Lewis (Long Beach St. ‘95) Career Record: 228-157 (12th Season) Record at TCU: Same Record vs. TTU: 4-1 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Yvonne Igodan (282 kills, 2.61 per set) Hitting Percentage: Three Players (.301 pct.) Assists: Alexia Heist (631 assists, 5.74 per set) Aces: Trisha Langley (30 aces, 0.27 per set) Digs: Shane Peters (379 digs, 3.54 per set) Blocks: Mattie Burleson (113 blocks. 1.10/set)
9-22; 2-13 BIG 12
16-14; 4-11 BIG 12
RED RAIDERS CLOSE SEASON AGAINST TCU
Texas Tech will look to close the 2013 season with a win Saturday when the Red Raiders host TCU on Senior Day at the United Spirit Arena. First serve is slated for 3 p.m. following a pregame presentation to Tech’s lone senior, Aubree Piper. The Red Raiders head into the season finale at 9-22 overall and 2-13 in Big 12 play while TCU is currently 16-14 on the year and 4-11 in league action after a 3-0 sweep Wednesday over Kansas State.
AROUND THE NET • Texas Tech will recognize its lone senior Aubree Piper prior to the match Saturday afternoon. This is Tech’s smallest senior
class since 2003 when Angela Mooney represented the only senior on the Red Raider roster. • Piper has a chance to end her career in the Texas Tech record book for two different categories, including hitting percentage where her .248 career average currently ranks eighth all-time in program history. Piper has also totaled 216 career block assists, which is just one shy of entering the top-10 in school history. • The Red Raiders will be looking to win on Senior Day for the second-consecutive season as Texas Tech knocked off No. 20 Kansas State, 3-1, on Nov. 17 last year. Tech has not won consecutive Senior Day matches since the 2001-02 seasons when the Red Raiders topped Baylor (2001) and Iowa State (2002). • Texas Tech will also be aiming to end its season on a positive note as the Red Raiders have not closed the regular season with a victory since defeating Iowa State, 3-0, on Nov. 25, 2000, in Lubbock. Tech is just 4-12 all-time during the Big 12 era in regular-season finales. • The Red Raiders found success against TCU earlier this year with a 3-2 victory on Oct. 13 in Fort Worth. The five-set victory marked Tech’s first on the road in conference play since edging Colorado on Nov. 20, 2010, in Boulder. • Texas Tech’s earlier win over TCU this year snapped a four-match losing streak to the Horned Frogs. Despite being just 300 miles apart, the two schools are meeting for just the ninth time this weekend as the overall series is tied 4-4 all-time. • Texas Tech heads into Saturday looking to sweep a conference opponent for the second-straight year as the Red Raiders topped West Virginia twice in 2012. Tech has swept a conference opponent in back-to-back seasons since defeating Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas and Oklahoma twice in 2001 and then the Cyclones and Sooners again in 2002. • With a victory on Saturday, Texas Tech will have reached double-digit wins for the third-consecutive season which has not previously been accomplished since the 2004-06 seasons. Tech had previously reached double-digit wins in each season up until the 2007 campaign.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS
AUBREE PIPER 6-1 • MB • SR K/S 2.54 HIT % .257 D/S 0.83 B/S 0.61
(BASED OFF PREVIOUS MATCHES)
JENNA ALLEN
BREEANN DAVID
EMILY RUETTER
5-11 • OH • SO K/S 3.26 HIT % .137 D/S 2.40 B/S 0.32
5-11 • OH • JR K/S 3.40 HIT % .214 D/S 1.76 B/S 0.60
5-11 • SET • SO K/S 0.31 A/S 10.3 D/S 2.30 B/S 0.27
MIKIA MILLS 5-11 • MB • JR K/S 1.92 HIT % .209 D/S 0.39 B/S 0.66
MEGHAN STACY 6-1 • OH • SO K/S 2.39 HIT % .153 D/S 0.80 B/S 0.40
RACHEL BRUMMITT 5-6 • LIB • JR K/S 0.04 A/S 0.61 D/S 5.16 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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