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2011 SCHEDULE AUGUST 26 at TCU 27 vs. Connecticut

vs. Grambling State

Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers

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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

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

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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*

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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_________________________________ 9-1 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at School______________ 9-1 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 278-60 (12th Season) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M LADY PANTHERS Record_________________________________ 0-9 Head Coach______________________ Alicia Pete Record at School_________________________ n/a Career Record___________________________ n/a LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAJIN’ CAJUNS Record_________________________________ 6-6 Head Coach_________________Heather Mazeitis Record at School____________ 40-66 (4th Season) Career Record___________ 271-318 (16th Season)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 16 Texas Tech vs. Prairie View A&M_________ 4 p.m.

UT-Arlington vs. Louisiana-Lafayette______ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17 Texas Tech vs. Louisiana-Lafayette______ 11 a.m.

UT-Arlington vs. Prairie View A&M______ 1:30 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Prairie View A&M__ 5 p.m.

Texas Tech vs. UT-Arlington___________7:30 p.m.

COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats________________ www.texastech.com Live Video____________________________ None

UT-ARLINGTON MAVERICKS Record_________________________________ 2-9 Head Coach__________________ Diane Seymour Record at School__________ 112-113 (8th Season) Career Record_____________ 112-113 (8th Seson) RED RAIDERS CONTINUE ROAD TRIP AT UT-ARLINGTON HILTON INVITATIONAL Texas Tech begins the final haul to its nine-match road trip this weekend when it returns to the North Texas area for the UT-Arlington Hilton Invitational. The Red Raiders will face Prairie View A&M on Friday afternoon before wrapping the tournament against Louisiana-Lafayette and the host Mavericks on Saturday.

TEXAS TECH OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2000 The Red Raiders enter this weekend’s tournament boasting a 9-1 record, marking the program’s best start since the 2000 squad opened the year 16-1 en route to a 24-9 record and trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tech is currently riding a nine-match winning streak, the school’s longest run since 1997 when the Red Raiders won nine-straight to open the season.

THE SERIES u Friday’s match with Prairie View A&M will be the first in school history. u Louisiana-Lafayette and Tech will be playing for only the third time in school history with the Red Raiders already maintaining a 2-0 advantage in the series. The two schools last met on Sept. 19, 2008 when Tech opened the Spike Ike Tournament in Denton with a 3-0 victory over the Rajun Cajuns. u The Red Raiders will be renewing a longterm series with UT-Arlington as the two schools will be meeting for the 34th career time. Despite losing 10 of the last 12 meetings, UT-Arlington enters this weekend’s tournament finale with a 18-15 lead in the series that has only been played twice since 2008. This will be Tech’s first trip to UT-Arlington since falling, 3-0, to the Mavericks on Nov. 5, 1995.

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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 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for week of Sept. 6.

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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.................................... 757-583-6 (.562) 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....................................... 9-1 (1st Season) Career Record............................. 278-60 (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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MATCH NOTES LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders will remain in the Arlington area following the tournament in order to face North Texas at 7 p.m. Monday evening in Denton. The match is Tech’s last prior to opening Big 12 play next weekend against 12th-ranked Iowa State at the United Spirit Arena.

NOTABLES u If Texas Tech were to defeat Prairie View A&M to extend its winning streak to 10-straight, which would be the longest run since the Red Raiders opened the 1996 season with a 15-0 record. u During Texas Tech’s nine-match winning streak, the Red Raiders have ended eight of those matches via a 3-0 sweep. 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 third tournament title of the season this weekend, a feat that has not been accomplished since the 2000 squad won all three tournaments for that year. u Texas Tech had not previously won two tournaments in a single-season since the 2006 season where the Red Raiders claimed both the UTPA and South Florida Invitationals. u Texas Tech’s nine wins on the season is two shy of its total from the 2008-10 seasons combined. It marks Tech’s most wins in a season since going 1217 in 2006. u The Red Raiders’ meeting with UT-Arlington will mark its fourth this year against schools from the Southland Conference. Tech has already defeated Central Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana, and Northwestern State this season. 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 .069 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. u The Red Raiders, meanwhile, have hit over .200 in eight of 10 matches this year with the exceptions being against TCU and Louisiana Tech.

DAVID ADDS TO WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Breeann David became the second Texas Tech player to earn a Big 12 weekly award this week as she was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. David joins teammate Aubree Piper as a weekly award winner after Piper earned Defensive Player of the Week honors a week ago.

It marked the first time in school history that two different players had been honored in the same season.

RED RAIDERS IN NCAA STATS After Tech’s successful start to the season, the Red Raiders have found themselves among the nation’s elite as the NCAA released its national statistic leaders this week. Here’s a look at where Tech ranks: u The Red Raiders enter this weekend ranked sixth in total team blocking as Tech is currently averaging 3.19 blocks per set. u Mikia Mills is 23rd in blocks per set as she is averaging 1.41 per frame, while Aubree Piper is 31st with a 1.35 average. u In the individual rankings, Amanda Dowdy ranks 50th in kills per set as the senior is averaging 4.03 per frame this year. u Miara Cave finds herself just outside the top 50 in hitting percentage as her .373 average is five hundredths of a point from being ranked.

TEXAS TECH BOOSTS OFFENSE WITH SERVE One of Don Flora’s areas of improvement early in the season was Tech’s serving ability after the Red Raiders posted double-digit error numbers twice in their first three matches. Tech seemed to resolve the issue at the Louisiana Tech Invitational with 26 aces and only 13 service errors, its best ratio of the 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 in career kills (1,162) and attempts (3,246). Melissa McGehee (1999-02) is second in both categories with 1,333 career kills and 3,368 attempts.

MEYERS MOVING ON UP TOO Like Dowdy, Karlyn Meyers faces the possibility of moving up the school’s record book as the senior

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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 TCU 3, Baylor 0 No. 15 Northern Iowa 3, Iowa State 0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Wichita State 3, Oklahoma 2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Kansas State at Sacramento State

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Texas A&M vs. Xavier Texas Southern at Oklahoma Missouri vs. Western Kentucky Texas Tech vs. Prairie View A&M Texas A&M vs. Toldeo Kansas vs. San Diego State Santa Clara at Texas Baylor vs. San Francisco Kansas State vs. Utah Valley Arkansas Little Rock at Oklahoma

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 SMU at Texas Baylor vs. Fresno State Texas Tech vs. Louisiana Lafayette Arkansas Pine Bluff at Oklahoma Missouri vs. Villanova Kansas vs. Valparaiso Missouri at American Univeristy Texas A&M at No. 18 Michigan Boise State at Oklahoma Kansas at DePaul Texas Tech at UT Arlington UT San Antonio at Texas Iowa State at No. 10 Nebraska Kansas State at Saint Mary’s Baylor at UNLV

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BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Molly Kreklow, Missouri Sept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, Missouri Sept. 12 Rachael Adams, Texas DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa State Sept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas Tech Sept. 12 Kelsey Black, Texas A&M ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Emily Wilson, Missouri Sept. 6 Emily Wilson, Missouri Sept. 12 Breeann David, Texas Tech

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Texas A&M Iowa State Texas Tech Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Baylor 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 W L Pct. 9 0 1.000 9 1 .900 9 1 .900 8 1 .889 11 2 .846 9 3 .750 8 3 .727 8 3 .727 3 3 .500

SETS W-L 27-4 27-10 28-4 26-6 35-9 30-11 25-11 24-16 11-13

Last 10 9-0 9-1 9-1 8-1 8-2 7-3 8-2 8-2 3-3

Streak W9 L1 W9 W2 W1 L2 L1 W4 W1

vs. RANKED TEAMS Top 10 Top 25 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-3

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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, 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 2,143 career assists, 198 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 .373 hitting percentage is among the Big 12 leaders. The San Antonio native has hit .400 or higher in six of 10 matches this season.

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

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.

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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 1,162 1,083 1,046

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

3,246 4. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,181 5. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969 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 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.

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.

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...

At home...........................................................................3-0 On the road.....................................................................2-1 Neutral site......................................................................4-0 Big 12 Play.......................................................................0-0 Non-Conference...........................................................9-1 At a tournament ..........................................................8-1 Wearing red uniforms.................................................3-0 Wearing white uniforms............................................3-0 Wearing black uniforms.............................................3-1 Wearing pink uniforms...............................................0-0 Monday............................................................................0-0 Tuesday............................................................................1-0 Wednesday.....................................................................0-0 Friday................................................................................4-1 Saturday...........................................................................4-0 Against ranked opponents.......................................0-0 Top 5 opponents..........................................................0-0 Top 10 opponents........................................................0-0 Kills Leading............................................................................8-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................0-0 Blocks Leading............................................................................7-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Digs Leading............................................................................3-1 Trailing..............................................................................3-0 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Attack Percentage Leading............................................................................9-1 Trailing..............................................................................0-0 Service Aces Leading............................................................................7-0 Trailing..............................................................................1-1 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Hitting Percentage Hitting .300 or better..................................................3-0 Hitting .250 to .299......................................................2-0 Hitting .200 to .249......................................................3-0 Hitting below .200.......................................................1-1 Opponents hitting above .300................................0-0 Opponents hitting .250 to .299...............................1-0 Opponents hitting .200 to .249...............................0-0 Holding opponents below .200..............................8-1 In three sets....................................................................8-0 In four sets......................................................................1-1 In five sets.......................................................................0-0 Winning set one............................................................9-0 Winning set two............................................................9-0 Winning set three.........................................................8-1 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 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 mostaccomplished setters in school history as she is already among the top 10 all-time in career assists and assists per set average.

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.

ing 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 seasonopening 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. Hragyil 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.

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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AVCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1. California (51) 1,487 10-0 1 2. Stanford (8) 1,438 6-0 3 3. Illinois 1,354 9-0 4 4. Washington (1) 1,296 7-0 5 5. Penn State 1,151 4-3 2 6. UCLA 1,116 7-1 8 7. Florida 1,060 7-2 7 8. Texas 1,030 3-3 10 9. Minnesota 1,000 4-2 6 10. Nebraska 971 6-1 11 11. Hawaii 906 8-1 12 12. Iowa State 829 9-0 17 13. Southern California 802 5-3 9 14. Purdue 761 9-0 13 15. Northern Iowa 647 9-1 15 16. Oregon 592 6-1 16 17. San Diego 561 10-0 19 18. Michigan 529 9-0 20 19. Colorado State 431 6-2 14 20. Miami (Fla.) 302 9-0 NR 21. Pepperdine 284 6-3 NR 22. Oklahoma 259 9-2 18 23. Duke 144 4-3 21 24. Long Beach State 125 5-4 22 25. Ohio State 76 7-3 25 Receiving Votes: Tennessee 63; Florida State 51; Texas A&M 41; Kansas 25; Central Florida 24; Arizona 20; Western Kentucky 20; Missouri 16; Dayton 15; Kentucky 14; UC Davis 10; Cincinnati 7; Louisville 5; St. Mary’s (Calif.) 5; Tulsa 5; Northern Illinois 4.

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

PLAYER TO WATCH - #4 MIARA CAVE

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.

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 be

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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

1

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.

8

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.

3

4

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

5

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.

6

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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