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No. 5 Volleyball preview: at No. 24 Oklahoma [Nov. 15, 2014]
11.13.2014 | Volleyball
Texas seeks its eighth Big 12 title with a win at Oklahoma on Saturday.
No. 5 Texas (19-1, 11-1) at No. 24 Oklahoma (17-8, 8-4)
McCasland Field House (5,000) – Norman, Okla.
Saturday, Nov. 15 – 7 p.m. CT
Match 21: No. 24 Oklahoma
When: Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Where: Norman, Okla. (McCasland Field House)
Webcast: SoonerSports.tv. - Bruce Haertl (PBP) and Laura Alford (color)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
All-time Series: Texas leads, 42-4
• If Texas defeats Oklahoma, it will win the Big 12 regular season title outright.
-it would be the Longhorns' fourth-consecutive title
-it would be the Longhorns' fifth title in the last six years
-it would be the Longhorns' eighth Big 12 title
-it would be Jerritt Elliott's seventh Big 12 title
-it would be seniors Haley Eckerman and Khat Bell's fourth Big 12 title
-it would be Texas' 21st conference championship after winning eight Big 12 titles and 13 Southwest Conference Championships.
1996 – Nebraska
1997 – Texas
1998 – Nebraska
1999 – Nebraska
2000 – Nebraska
2001 – Nebraska
2002 – Nebraska
2003 – Kansas State
2004 – Nebraska
2005 – Nebraska
2006 – Nebraska
2007 – Nebraska & Texas
2008 – Nebraska & Texas
2009 – Texas
2010 – Nebraska
2011 – Texas
2012 – Texas
2013 – Texas
For more information, please visit http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/volleyball/record_book.pdf
• Texas is coming off a 3-0 victory (25-20, 25-17, 25-18) over West Virginia at Gregory Gym on Wednesday night. In the match, the Longhorns posted their best hitting percentage of the year at .512. Senior Haley Eckerman lit up the gym with 18 kills on a .533 hitting percentage and also added four aces. Junior Amy Neal led with 16 digs, while junior Molly McCage had six blocks. Sophomores Nicole Dalton and Chloe Collins posted 24 and 22 assists, respectively.
• Texas has out-hit its opponent in every match dating back to Sept. 13 of 2013 when the Longhorns played Arizona State, for 44-straight matches.
• Eckerman has been on a roll, posting double-digit kills in the last seven matches and leading the Longhorns in kills in five of the last six matches.
• In their last meeting, the Sooners handed Texas its first and only loss of the season and did so in sweeping fashion (26-24, 26-24, 26-24) in Austin. As a team, the Longhorns hit .230 for their third-lowest percentage on the season, while also committing 15 hitting errors, 14 service errors and eight receiving errors. Eckerman led Texas with 10 kills, while freshman Cat McCoy had 14 digs and senior Khat Bell and junior Molly McCage posted seven blocks each.
