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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
MATCH 29
Date_______________________________ Saturday, Nov. 16 First Serve___________________________________ 1 p.m. Location_____________________________ Lubbock, Texas Arena_____________________ United Spirit Arena (15,098) Television____________________________________ None Online Stream_____________________www.texastech.com Radio_________________________________ KTXT 88.1 FM Live Stats_________________________www.texastech.com _________________________texastech.statbroadcast.com Twitter Updates_________ @TechGameday, @Matt_Dowdy Tickets________________________________806-742-TECH
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 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 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 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 (9-19; 2-10)
TEXAS LONGHORNS (18-2; 11-0)
Record: 9-19; 2-10 Big 12 Ranking: Not Ranked Head Coach: Don Flora (La Verne ‘90, ‘00) Career Record: 307-113 (14th Season) Record at TTU: 38-54 (3rd Season) Record vs. UT: 0-5 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Aubree Piper (276 kills, 2.65 per set) Hitting Percentage: Aubree Piper (.273 pct.) Assists: Emily Ruetter (1000 assists, 10.3 per set) Aces: Rachel Brummitt (30 aces, 0.29 per set) Digs: Rachel Brummitt (532 digs, 5.12 per set) Blocks: Mikia Mills (68 blocks, 0.69 per set)
Record: 18-2; 11-0 Big 12 Ranking: No. 1 (AVCA) Head Coach: Jerritt Elliott (Cal State Northridge ‘91) Career Record: 362-94 (15th Season) 9-19; 2-10 BIG 12 Record at UT: 312-81 (13th Season) Record vs. TTU: 25-0 Statistical Leaders: Kills: Haley Eckerman (284 kills, 3.84 per set) Hitting Percentage: Molly McCage (.348 pct.) Assists: Hannah Allison (453 assists, 7.31 per set) Aces: Haley Eckerman (26 aces, 0.35 per set) 18-2; 11-0 BIG 12 Digs: Sarah Palmer (280 digs, 3.68 per set) Blocks: Molly McCage (85 blocks, 1.16 per set)
TEXAS TECH WELCOMES NO. 1 TEXAS TO TOWN SATURDAY
Texas Tech will host the No. 1 team in the country for the first time since 2007 Saturday afternoon when the Red Raiders welcome in-state rival Texas to the United Spirit Arena for a 1 p.m. first serve. The Red Raiders enter the match 9-19 on the season and 2-10 in Big 12 play. Texas, meanwhile, will be looking to extend its 14-match winning streak as the Longhorns are 18-2 this season and a perfect 11-0 in league action.
AROUND THE NET • Texas Tech will be hosting the top-ranked team in the country Saturday for the first time since Sept. 15, 2007, when No.
1 Nebraska traveled to Lubbock and defeated the Red Raiders in straight sets. • The Red Raiders will be looking to snap a 25-match losing streak to the Longhorns, who have won every match in the series since 2001. Texas Tech’s last win over its in-state rival came on Nov. 1, 2000, when the Red Raiders completed the season sweep of the Longhorns with a 3-0 victory in Lubbock. • The Texas match begins the final stretch of the regular season for the Red Raiders, who will face three of the Big 12’s top four teams during the last four matches. In addition to facing Texas on Saturday, Tech will also host Oklahoma next Wednesday before traveling to No. 23 Kansas on Nov. 23. The Red Raiders close the season on Nov. 30 at home against TCU. • The Red Raiders are coming off a disappointing 3-0 sweep at the hands of Baylor Wednesday night in Waco where Texas Tech was looking for consecutive Big 12 victories for the first time since 2005. • Texas Tech had previously topped Kansas State, 3-1, on Nov. 6 before heading to Baylor. The K-State victory marked the second-straight year that the Red Raiders had defeated the Wildcats in Lubbock. Tech had not previously recorded wins in consecutive seasons over a Big 12 foe since beating both Kansas and Texas A&M at least once during the 2005-06 seasons. • Texas Tech’s three-match run of reaching double digits in blocks came to an end against Baylor as the Red Raiders totaled just four against the Bears. Tech started the streak with a season-high 13.5 blocks at Iowa State on Oct. 30 and then followed up with 11.0 and 10.0 blocks against West Virginia and Kansas State. • Texas Tech has found success behind the service line as of late, totaling 36 aces in the last six matches combined, including a season-high 11 at Iowa State. Tech’s 11 aces against the Cyclones marked its most since collegiate volleyball turned to 25-point sets in 2008 and its most since recording 16 on Nov. 10, 2004, at Oklahoma. • Saturday’s match will mark the third time in Don Flora’s tenure where the Red Raiders have played a team ranked in the top-five of the AVCA rankings. Texas Tech is previously 0-2 in those matches.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS
AUBREE PIPER 6-1 • MB • SR K/S 2.65 HIT % .273 D/S 0.88 B/S 0.62
(BASED OFF PREVIOUS MATCHES)
JENNA ALLEN
MEGHAN STACY
EMILY RUETTER
5-11 • OH • SO K/S 3.35 HIT % .135 D/S 2.42 B/S 0.40
6-1 • OH • SO K/S 2.43 HIT % .166 D/S 0.87 B/S 0.39
5-11 • SET • SO K/S 0.32 A/S 10.3 D/S 2.22 B/S 0.29
MIKIA MILLS 5-11 • MB • JR K/S 2.02 HIT % .222 D/S 0.41 B/S 0.69
KATIE DAFFER 6-3 • RS • FR K/S 1.02 HIT % .117 D/S 0.38 B/S 0.40
RACHEL BRUMMITT 5-6 • LIB • JR K/S 0.05 A/S 0.60 D/S 5.12 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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