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No. 1 Volleyball preview: vs. Baylor [Nov. 30, 2013]
11.29.2013 | Volleyball
Saturday’s regular season finale marks the final home match for four members of the Texas Volleyball family - seniors Hannah Allison, Megan Futch, Sarah Palmer and Bailey Webster.
Baylor vs. No. 1/2 TEXAS
Nov. 30, 2013 | 4 p.m. Central | Longhorn Network
Gregory Gymnasium (4,000) | Austin, Texas
Match #25: Baylor (12-19, 4-11 Big 12) at No. 1 Texas (22-2, 15-0 Big 12)
All-time Series: Texas leads, 72-2 (H: 37-0, A: 30-2, N: 5-0)
Last Meeting & Texas Win: Texas, 3-1 (Oct. 2, 2013; Waco, Texas)
Last Opponent Win: Baylor, 3-2 (Oct. 27, 2001; Waco, Texas) 22-1
Series Note: Head coach Jerritt Elliott is 22-1 against Baylor since taking over at the helm of the Texas program. The Longhorns have won 23 straight matches in the all-time series.
Texas' Streak: The Longhorns have won 18-consecutive matches dating back to Sept. 14.
Television: Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and Nell Fortner (analyst) have the call on the Longhorn Network national telecast of the match.
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
• Saturday's regular season finale marks the final home match for four members of the Texas Volleyball family - seniors Hannah Allison, Megan Futch, Sarah Palmer and Bailey Webster ... their achievements include one national championship (2012), a second national championship appearance (2009), two national semifinal appearances (2010 and 2012), and three Big 12 Championships (2011-13) ... since 2010, the Longhorns have posted an overall record of 103-17 (.858).
• Junior outside hitter Haley Eckerman and freshman opposite hitter Chiaka Ogbogu have been named the Big 12 Conference Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively ... Eckerman led the league last week with 6.17 kills per set and 6.42 points per set, and her 27 kills against West Virginia last week were one shy of the Texas record for a three-game set, but were a Big 12 season-high in all matches for the year ... Ogbogu led all league freshmen last week with a hitting percentage of .450 (10-1-20) and her 12 blocks, an average of 2.00 per set, led all league players.
