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No. 2 Volleyball preview: Oklahoma [Oct. 25, 2014]
10.23.2014 | Volleyball
No. 2 Texas welcomes Oklahoma to Gregory Gym on Saturday.
Match 16: Oklahoma at No. 2 Texas
Gregory Gymnasium (4,000) – Austin, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 – 5 p.m. CT
Match #16: Oklahoma
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 – 5 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gymnasium)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Television: Longhorn Network; Nell Fortner and Paul Sunderland on the call
Live Audio: CLICK HERE
All-Time Series: Texas leads Oklahoma, 42-3
-Texas is coming off a 3-0 sweep of TCU at home on Wednesday night (25-14, 25-16, 25-22) for 34-straight home wins, breaking the program's record of 33. Senior Haley Eckerman led the Longhorns in kills with 12 with a .423 hitting percentage. Senior Khat Bell had nine kills on 20 attempts, while sophomore Pilar Victoria had eight kills and 10 digs.
TEXAS vs. OKLAHOMA
-In their 36 years of playing, Oklahoma has won one time in Austin. On Oct. 29, 2008, the Sooners defeated the Longhorns, 25-21, 9-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.
-The teams first met on October 13, 1978 in the Houston Invitational. Texas won the match, 15-4, 15-3.
-The Sooners did not defeat the Longhorns until September 27, 2006.
-All of Oklahoma's victories have come in the Jerritt Elliott era, although he is 23-3 against the Sooners.
-Oklahoma's last win came on Sept. 28, 2011 in Norman (25-16, 25-20, 17-25, 24-26, 15-9)
Media Availability Quotes
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott
On last night's match: Last night was a good win. We kept the streak going, but more importantly, it gives us a chance to get some momentum going in to the Oklahoma match. That's a big match for us and will be fun to be a part of. It's what makes playing the sport and being at Texas so special. We are excited. The crowd will be into it, they will be loud and come early.
On the rivalry with Oklahoma: Any time that you have the football team with this kind of rivalry, it becomes special for the players that are from Texas and have been watching us since they were little girls and know what it means. We talk about it as well. We want to have the pride that goes into it and come out with a W.
On how the sellout crowd helps the team: It brings so much energy, it gets the adrenaline flowing, it makes the place significantly louder, it creates energy flow, the fans want to be more involved. There are so many different parameters with a sold-out crowd.
On how Oklahoma will be a test: They're 5-2 and this team has always risen to challenges. That's good for us. We know what they're going to bring, we have had some great battles with them and we are looking forward to it.
Junior MB Molly McCage
On last night's match: I think last night's game was a good win for us. We played steady. It's good to have that confidence from my teammates, knowing that we can come out and play steady, good volleyball. We had a lot of good leadership throughout the court. I don't think there was just one leader that led the whole team, I believe we had separate leaders at separate times and that's huge for our team.
On Oklahoma: I'm super excited about the game. I know it's home and sold out. I'm expecting a lot of huge plays coming from my team, but I think OU is going to bounce back as well and show was what they've got. We are just preparing for that and trying to get our team some confidence against OU.
On the rivalry: I love the rivalry between our schools. It has been going on for years and I love that our fans are so supportive behind us. It's more emotional and entertaining.
