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No. 2 Volleyball preview: at No. 9 Nebraska [Sept. 20, 2014]
09.17.2014 | Volleyball
Texas hits the road again to face its first top-10 ranked opponent of the season.
Match 8: No. 2 Texas at No. 9 Nebraska
Devaney Center (7,907) Lincoln, Neb.
Sept. 20, 2 p.m.
Match #8: vs. No. 9 Nebraska (5-2)
When: Saturday, Sept. 20 - 2 p.m.
Where: Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center)
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All-Time Series: Nebraska leads Texas, 30-19
Quick Hits
• The Longhorns moved to 7-0 after sweeping the Longhorn Classic last weekend. Junior Amy Neal earned MVP honors after posting 17 kills, 15 digs, five aces and four blocks in two matches. Senior Haley Eckerman notched 22 kills and 10 aces and freshman Cat McCoy had 36 digs, both in three matches.
• The Longhorns are ranked No. 2 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 15)... After the first week of the season, the Longhorns have appeared in the Top 10 of the AVCA poll for 117 of the last 122 weeks ... Texas has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 157 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004.
• Texas has been selected to finish first in the 2014 Big 12 Conference race in a vote of league head coaches ... the Longhorns have been chosen at the top of the preseason poll for the past four seasons and seven times overall (1996, 2008, '09, '11-14) ... UT received eight of the possible nine first-place votes, while tallying 64 points overall.
• Senior outside hitter Haley Eckerman has been named the Big 12 Conference's Preseason Player of the Year for 2014 ... Eckerman, senior middle blocker/right side Khat Bell, junior middle blocker Molly McCage and sophomore Chiaka Ogbogu were all named to the Big 12 Preseason Team.
