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No. 3/2 Volleyball preview: Iowa State (Horns for Hope)
10.17.2013 | Volleyball
The Longhorns look to extend their win streak to nine matches when they host the Cyclones Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m.
Iowa State at No. 3/2 TEXAS
Oct. 19, 2013 | 6:30 p.m. Central | FSN
Gregory Gym (4,000) | Austin, Texas
Match #15: Iowa State (10-5, 4-1 Big 12) at Texas (12-2, 5-0 Big 12)
All-Time Series: Texas leads, 32-4 (H: 19-0, A: 13-4, N: 0-0)
Last Meeting: Iowa State, 3-2 (Nov. 24, 2012; Ames, Iowa)
Television: Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play) and Jill Dorsey-Hall (analyst) have the call on the FSN national telecast of the game.
Live Audio: TexasSports.com's Tyler Denning will handle play-by-play via a paid subscription. The audio stream is also available via the Longhorn Network app (free).
Live Stats: TexasSports.com
Quick Hits
• The NCAA released the second RPI of the 2013 season Monday and Texas checked once again checked in at No. 1 ... through 14 matches, Texas faced No. 2 Penn State, No. 5 Stanford, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 10 Hawaii, No. 11 Kansas, No. 13 San Diego, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 16 LSU and No. 25 Illinois.
• All-American outside hitter Bailey Webster is the reigning Big 12 Conference Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9-12) … Webster led the league in kills (4.86) and points (5.07) last week as the Longhorns collected wins over Texas Tech and Kansas … she also hit a combined .455 over the two matches … against the Red Raiders, she recorded 14 kills with just one error on 22 attempts for a .591 hitting percentage. … in Lawrence, Webster recorded 20 kills with only 3 errors for a .386 hitting mark.
• The Longhorns have eclipsed the .300 hitting percentage mark four times this season, including three times in their last five matches ... Texas hit a season-high .378 against Texas Tech (Oct. 9), .357 against UTEP (Aug. 31), .347 at LSU (Oct. 5) and .319 against Oklahoma (Sept. 28) ... in five Big 12 Conference matches, freshman Chiaka Ogbogu is leading the Horns' offensively at a clip of .408 (39-10-71), a mark that ranks third in the league.