The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Iowa State
11.13.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will continue Big 12 Conference play in Ames, Iowa on Saturday night.
No. 5 Texas (21-2, 11-1) at Iowa State (16-7, 9-3)
Hilton Coliseum (14,356) – Ames, Iowa
Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.
Television: Cyclones.tv
All-Time Series: Texas leads Iowa State, 37-4 (H: 22-0, A: 15-4)
Last Meeting: Texas won in Austin, 3-0 on Oct. 3 (26-24, 25-15, 25-17)
QUICK HITS:
• Texas is coming off a 3-2 win over No. 10 Kansas in Lawrence on Wednesday. In the match, junior Paulina Prieto Cerame posted a career-high 21 kills on a .543 hitting percentage, senior Amy Neal matched Prieto Cerame's 21 kills hitting .273, also recording 12 digs and four aces. Sophomore Cat McCoy and senior Kat Brooks had 17 and 14 digs, respectively, while junior Chiaka Ogbogu finished with six blocks and junior Chloe Collins had 57 assists.
• With the win at Kansas, Texas is now 6-1 vs. ranked opponents, including a 2-0 mark on the road. All-time, the Longhorns are 65-35 against ranked Big 12 opponents and 12-20 vs. Big 12 opponents ranked in the top 10.
• The Longhorns' top five hitters (accounting for 95 percent of the team's kills) in conference play are all hitting .275 or higher. Neal leads with 175 kills (.275), Prieto Cerame has 122 (.360), Ogbogu has 103 (.390), McCage has 78 (.384) and Bedart-Ghani has 43 (.306). As a team, Texas is hitting .329 in conference play and .311 overall.
• Junior Paulina Prieto Cerame's numbers from non-conference to conference play have made a significant jump:
Non-Conference matches (11) Conference matches (12)
Kills 84 122
Kills/set 2.47 3.13
Hitting % .185 .360
In the last three matches, Prieto Cerame's numbers have been off the charts:
at Texas Tech: 12 kills hitting .385
West Virginia: 10 kills hitting .600
at #10 Kansas: 21 kills hitting .543
TOTAL: 43 kills - 3.91/set - .500 hitting percentage
