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No. 1 Volleyball preview: at K-State [Oct. 26, 2013]
10.25.2013 | Volleyball
The Longhorns take their 10-match win streak to Manhattan, Kan., for a Saturday evening tilt with the Wildcats.
No. 1/1 TEXAS at K-State
Oct. 26, 2013 | 7:30 p.m. Central | K-StateHD.TV
Ahearn Field House (5,000) | Manhattan, Kan.
Match #17: Texas (14-2, 7-0 Big 12) at K-State (14-6, 2-5 Big 12)
All-Time Series: Texas leads, 29-7 (H: 15-3, A: 13-4, N: 1-0)
Last Texas Win: Texas, 3-0 (Nov. 2, 2012; Austin, Texas)
Last K-State Win: K-State, 3-2 (Oct. 15, 2003; Manhattan, Kan.)
Internet Video: K-StateHD.TV
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: kstatesports.com
Quick Hits
• Riding a 10-match win streak and a 7-0 start in Big 12 Conference action, Texas heads to K-State as the No. 1 team in this week's AVCA Division I Coaches Poll … the ranking marks Texas' first appearance at No. 1 in the 2013 regular season poll … Texas received 44 of the 60 possible first-place votes in this week's poll, while No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Washington received 12 and four, respectively, to round out the top three teams.
• The Longhorns have eclipsed the .300 hitting percentage mark six times this season, including five times in their last seven matches ... Texas hit a season-high .384 at West Virginia (Oct. 23) ... through seven Big 12 Conference matches, Texas leads the league in hitting percentage (.313) and opponent hitting percentage (.161).
• In Texas' current win streak, All-Americans Bailey Webster and Haley Eckerman are pacing the offense with 3.92 and 3.66 kills per set, respectively.
• The NCAA released the third RPI of the 2013 season Monday and Texas once again checked in at No. 1 ... Texas has faced No. 2 Penn State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Hawaii, No. 10 Kansas, No. 13 Nebraska, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 20 San Diego and No. 25 Illinois.
