The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
19-2; 12-0
Texas Tech
9-18; 2-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Texas Tech | 12 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
No. 1 Volleyball sweeps Texas Tech for 15th consecutive victory
11.16.2013 | Volleyball
With a 3-0 win at Texas Tech, UT improved to a perfect 12-0 Big 12 record with just four matches remaining in the regular season.
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Behind a season-high .407 (40-5-86) hitting percentage, No. 1 Texas Volleyball cruised to its seventh Big 12 Conference sweep (25-12, 25-13, 25-17) Saturday afternoon at Texas Tech. The Longhorns increased their win streak to 15 matches and improved to a perfect 12-0 in the league to maintain first place in the conference standings with four regular season matches remaining.
All-American outside hitter Haley Eckerman recorded her team-leading sixth double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs, while senior All-American Bailey Webster chipped in 10 kills in the win.
Back-to-back Eckerman aces broke a 5-all tie in game one and Texas (19-2, 12-0 Big 12) led Texas Tech (9-20, 2-11 Big 12) the remainder of the set. Eckerman and Webster combined for eight of the Longhorns' 12 kills in the opening set with five and three, respectively, while middle blockers Khat Bell and Sara Hattis had two apiece. The Longhorns outhit the Red Raiders .370 (12-2-27) to nothing (9-9-33) to set the offensive pace for the afternoon.
Texas' defense accounted for three of its first six points as the Longhorns stormed ahead to a 6-1 advantage in the second set. A 4-3 run by the Red Raiders brought them within four points, 9-5, but it was as close as they'd come as the Longhorns took a 2-0 lead into the third game behind a 25-13 game two win.
Game three mirrored the first as the two teams were neck-and-neck in the early stages before Texas snapped a 4-all tie with an 8-3 run for a 12-7 lead that Tech was unable to overcome.
Coming up next, Texas returns home where it will contest three of its final four Big 12 Conference matches. First up will be the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday, Nov. 21, before a Saturday afternoon match against the K-State Wildcats.
Post-match Notes
-Texas has won 57 of its last 59 conference matches beginning with a 3-0 win over Colorado on Oct. 6, 2010.
-The Longhorns have begun Big 12 Conference action 12-0 three times under head coach Jerritt Elliott (2009, '12, '13).
-With a match-high 23 assists, senior setter Hannah Allison is averaging 10.5 assists per set over the last three matches.
-Haley Eckerman notched four service aces in the win, marking the third time this season she's recorded four or more in a match.
-Khat Bell matched her season high with eight blocks (one BS, seven BAs).
