The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
West Virginia
No. 2 Volleyball preview: at West Virginia [Sept. 24, 2014]
09.22.2014 | Volleyball
Texas Volleyball opens Big 12 play in Morgantown.
Match 9: No. 2 Texas at West Virginia
WVU Coliseum (14,000) Morgantown, W.V.
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. CT
Match #9: at West Virginia (10-3)
When: Wednesday, Sept. 24 – 6 p.m. CT
Where: Morgantown, W.V. (WVU Coliseum)
Live Stats: Click Here
Television: ESPNU
All-Time Series: Texas leads West Virginia, 4-0
Quick Hits
• The Longhorns moved to 8-0 after defeating No. 9 Nebraska, 3-2 in Lincoln on Saturday. Junior Amy Neal posted her first double-double of the season in the match with 15 kills and 15 digs. Senior Haley Eckerman led the Longhorns with 20. Sophomore Nicole Dalton also had a double-double with 22 assists and 10 digs.
• The Longhorns are ranked No. 2 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 22)... After the first week of the season, the Longhorns have appeared in the Top 10 of the AVCA poll for 118 of the last 123 weeks ... Texas has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 158 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.
