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Volleyball preview: Oklahoma (Sept. 28, 2013)
09.27.2013 | Volleyball
Entering Saturday’s Big 12 Conference home opener, Texas has won 41 straight league matches in Gregory Gym.
Oklahoma at No. 5/4 TEXAS
Sept. 28, 2013 | 3 p.m. Central | LHN
Gregory Gym (4,000) | Austin, Texas
Match #10: Oklahoma (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) at Texas (7-2, 1-0 Big 12)
All-Time Series: Texas leads, 40-3 (H: 21-1, A: 16-2, N: 3-0)
Last Meeting: Texas, 3-0 (Oct. 28, 2012; Norman, Okla.)
Television: Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and Nell Fortner (analyst) have the call on the Longhorn Network telecast of the game.
Internet 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
• Entering Saturday's Big 12 Conference home opener, Texas has won 41 straight league matches in Gregory Gym ... the streaks spans nearly four seasons and began with a 3-0 win over Texas A&M on Nov. 1, 2008 ... Oklahoma was the last Big 12 foe to topple Texas in Austin with a 3-2 victory on Oct. 29, 2008.
• Texas is one of just two Big 12 Conference teams that holds an all-time winning percentage above .500 in league play since competition began in 1996 ... UT sports a .780 mark against league opponents while K-State carries a .596 winning percentage into the 2013 conference season.
• Saturday's match could potentially be the fourth consecutive sellout of Gregory Gymnasium this season ... the Longhorns have won all home matches in front of sellout crowds this season and improved to 4-0 in five-set matches with their victory over No. 12 Nebraska last Sunday afternoon ... a fourth sellout would mark the eighth in Gregory Gym's current configuration (an eight-year renovation was completed in 2008).
• 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. 4 of the 2013 season, the Longhorns have appeared in the Top 10 of the AVCA poll for 105 of the last 109 weeks ... Texas has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 144 consecutive week, dating back to 2004.
