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No. 5 Volleyball preview: Kansas State [Nov. 21, 2015]
11.20.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will honor their three seniors after the match on Saturday.
Match 26: Kansas State (17-8, 9-4) at No. 5 Texas (23-2, 13-1)
When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gym)
Television: Longhorn Network
All-Time Series: Texas leads Kansas State, 33-7 (H: 17-3, A: 15-4, N: 1-0)
Last Meeting: Texas won in Manhattan, 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-16)
QUICK HITS:
• Texas is coming off a 3-0 win over Baylor on Wednesday night at home. Senior Amy Neal and junior Paulina Prieto Cerame led the Longhorns with 13 and 10 kills, while junior Nicole Dalton and sophomore Cat McCoy tallied 10 digs apiece. Senior Molly McCage led with five blocks, while Neal added three aces.
• The Longhorns will celebrate their three seniors, Kat Brooks, Molly McCage and Amy Neal on Saturday. The three players currently have the highest winning percentage in their three-plus years in Texas Volleyball history with a 106-12 record (.898). They are 59-3 in Big 12 matches (.952) and 14-2 in NCAA Tournament matches (.875). They have been to three NCAA Semifinals in three years (including a National Championship in 2012) and hope to become the second class in Texas Volleyball history to win four conference championships (2014).
• Texas is seeking its ninth and fifth-straight Big 12 Conference Championship on Saturday. If the Longhorns win, they can clinch a share of the Big 12 title. It would mark UT's 22nd conference championship all-time.
• 2015 SENIOR NOTES
-Currently stand as the program's winningest class in history
2015: 106-12 - 0.898
2014: 108-15 - 0.878
2010: 112-16 - 0.875
2012: 110-17 - 0.866
2011: 110-17 - 0.866
2009: 109-17 - 0.865
2013: 108-18 - 0.857
2008: 104-20 - 0.839
2007: 101-21 - 0.828
1993: 111-23 - 0.828
-With a 2015 Big 12 Championship, will become the second class in history to win a Big 12 Conference championship in all four years
-(2014 - Eckerman and Bell)
-Three NCAA Semifinal appearances
-the seventh class to achieve this feat (no class has four)
2014 - Eckerman and Bell
(2012, 2013, 2014)
2013 - Allison, Futch, Palmer, Webster
(2010, 2012, 2013)
2012 - McNeal
(2012, 2010, 2009)
2011 - Kocher, Adams, Yogi, Roberson
(2010, 2009, 2008)
2010 - Faucette, Doris, Dickson
(2010, 2009, 2008)
1988 - Davenport, Schelfhout, Nichols, Salen
(1988, 1987, 1986)
Overall: 106-12 (.898)
Home: 58-5 (.921)
Away: 37-4 (.902)
Neutral: 12-3 (.800)
Big 12 Conference: 59-3 (.952)
Big 12 Home: 29-1 (.967)
Big 12 Road: 29-2 (.935)
NCAA Tournament: 14-2 (.875)
