The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Zhejiang (Chinese Club Team)
No. 2 Volleyball preview: Zhejiang [Oct. 27, 28]
10.26.2014 | Volleyball
Texas Volleyball will host the Chinese Club team on Monday and Tuesday.
Exhibition Matches: Zhejiang at No. 2 Texas
Gregory Gymnasium (4,000) – Austin, Texas
Monday, Oct. 27 – 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 28 – 7 p.m.
Exhibition Matches: Zhejiang
When: Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 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: First Meeting
-Texas breaks from conference play to host Zhejiang, a Chinese club team. The matches will not count towards the Longhorns' record or any season stats.
Media Availability Quotes
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott
On scheduling the Chinese matches: The Chinese team coming in is a great opportunity for us. Obviously, it provides a different culture, different style of play. They won their professional league over there, so we know we are going to be really challenged and that they will push us to the brink. The way that the schedule is in the Big 12, not having Oklahoma State, we have a lot of breaks. This gives me an opportunity to not only evaluate our team and work on some things, but also give some players that haven't played as much an opportunity as well. We are excited and hope our fans come out and support us.
On if this will help prepare for NCAAs: This will be our last chance to have back-to-back matches, in terms of preparation. We will try and get a small scouting report, go through the same routines and then have a second day where we will get to be competitive again. It will be good for us. To play great teams and great styles of volleyball is always a benefit. This sport takes a long time to learn all the nuances and these players are still learning and continue to learn into their 30s. It's not a game that you pick up easily. It takes time and we will see the players that train the way that they do over there and the way that they play. Hopefully we can take some positives from that and move forward from that.
Junior MB Molly McCage
On last night's match: I'm excited to play the Chinese team since it's such a different type of volleyball. We can learn so much from them. I think sometimes we get stuck playing the same volleyball, so it will be exciting to learn. We get to play them twice and see different lineups and see whatever shots they bring at us.
On if it will help prepare them for NCAAs: It's not a team that we can scout fully and I feel like that's what is going to happen in the NCAA tournament. We just need to be able to play on our toes and react as fast as we can.
Below is some information on Zhejiang:
Zhejiang Volleyball Team
Name | DOB | Jersey # | Height | Position |
Zhao xiyu | 1995-8-20 | 1 | 6-2 | OH |
Wang xianfen | 1989-4-22 | 2 | 6-1 | MB |
Jiang yuxiao | 1993-7-24 | 3 | 5-9 | Libero |
Li ying | 1995-1-14 | 5 | 6-4 | MB |
Zhu yuezhou | 1995-3-27 | 6 | 6-2 | OPP |
Li jing | 1991-8-9 | 8 | 6-1 | OH |
Jin yan | 1993-1-8 | 9 | 6-1 | Setter |
Qiu yanan | 1989-1-16 | 11 | 6-0 | OPP |
Fan jianqing | 1995-2-4 | 17 | 5-11 | OH |
Bao yunyun | 1991-12-26 | 18 | 6-1 | MB |
Yang zhou | 1992-4-21 | 12 | 6-3 | MB |
Wu Sheng, Head Coach
Ma Fang, Assistant Coach
Shen Andong, Assistant Coach
Jin Weizai, Assistant Coach
Zheng Yunhai, Team Doctor
Tim Kelly & Chris Chen, Delegation Leaders (Bring It Promotions)
Zhou Suhong, Delegation Leader (Zhejiang Team)
Teng Suilian, Team Manager
Basic Information about Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Team
-Just attended the second session of the National Games and won two silver medals.
-Average age: 21
-Founded in 1958
-Notable former players: Shimei Lian, Lin Hui, Zhuxiao Ru, Wang Yajun, Ma Fang, Qi Lili, Yin Yin, Zhou Suhong, Luo Yu, Wang Na, shan Danna, Qiu Yanan, Yang Zhou, Wang Na
-Large number of national championships, several world championships
-Asian Games champion
-Shan Dannan and Yang Zhou participated as two Olympic team representatives for the U23 World Women's Volleyball Championship in Turkey.
Previous team principal achievements:
1985 National Women's Volleyball Championship-----Champion
1986 National Women's Volleyball League A Championship----Champion
1998-1999 National Volleyball League----2rd
2009 National Women's Volleyball Championship------Champion
2010 National Women's Volleyball Grand Prix runner---Champion
2010 National Women's Volleyball Championship----Champion
2010-2011 National Women's Volleyball League----4th place
2012 National Women's Volleyball Grand Prix----2rd
2012 National Women's Volleyball Championship---3rd place
2012-2013 National Volleyball League---3rd place
2013 National Championship--3rd place
2013-2014 National League------ Champion
