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Volleyball preview: vs. Texas Tech [Oct. 9, 2013]
10.08.2013 | Volleyball
The No. 3 Longhorns resume Big 12 Conference play Wednesday evening when they host the Red Raiders.
Complete Match Notes
Texas Tech vs. No. 3/2 TEXAS
Oct. 9, 2013 | 6 p.m. Central | LHN
Gregory Gym (4,000) | Austin, Texas
Match #13: Texas Tech (7-11, 0-3 Big 12) vs. Texas (10-2, 3-0 Big 12)
All-Time Series: Texas leads, 74-9-2 (H: 34-3, A: 33-2, N: 7-4-2)
Last Meeting: Texas, 3-0 (Nov. 14, 2012; Austin, Texas)
Television: Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and Kevin Barnett (analyst) have the call on the Longhorn Network 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 first RPI of the 2013 season Monday and Texas checked in at No. 1 ... during the non-conference season, Texas face No. 3 Hawai'i, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 Nebraska and No. 8 San Diego.
• Texas has eclipsed the .300 hitting percentage mark three times this season, including twice in its last three matches ... the Longhorns hit a season-high .357 against UTEP (Aug. 31), and hit .319 against Oklahoma (Sept. 28) and .347 at LSU (Oct. 5) ... in three Big 12 Conference matches, freshman Chiaka Ogbogu is leading the Horns' offensively at a clip of .375 (25-7-48), a mark that ranks fifth in the league
• Freshman outside hitter Chiaka Ogbogu is the reigning Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week (Oct. 2-5) for the second consecutive week ... Ogbogu recorded double-digit kills in last week's matches, hitting .471 at Baylor and .556 at LSU … her two-match mark was .514, which led the league for the week … she also tallied eight blocks, including six against the Lady Bears.
• Texas was ranked No. 1 in the preseason AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Aug. 12) for the first time in program history ... through Week No. 6 of the 2013 season, the No. 3 Longhorns have appeared in the Top 10 of the AVCA poll for 107 of the last 111 weeks ... Texas has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 146 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004.
