The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Oklahoma
11.25.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will close the regular season in Norman in hopes of winning the Big 12 title outright.
Match 27: No. 3 Texas (24-2, 14-1) at Oklahoma (11-15, 5-9)
When: Friday, Nov. 27, 3 p.m.
Where: Norman, Okla. (McCasland Field House)
Television: Fox Sports Southwest
All-Time Series: Texas leads Oklahoma, 44-4 (H: 23-2, A: 18-2)
Last Meeting: Texas won in Austin on Oct. 11, 2015, 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-18)
QUICK HITS:
• Texas is coming off a 3-1 win over Kansas State on Saturday to clinch at least a share of its fifth-straight Big 12 title. Junior Chiaka Ogbogu posted a career-high 18 kills on a .643 hitting percentage. Senior Amy Neal also had 18 kills (.265) , while junior Paulina Prieto Cerame recorded 15 (.238) and senior Molly McCage added 13 (.440).
• The Longhorns have hit .300 or better in 18 matches this season and are hitting the NCAA's second-best mark at .314. Florida leads NCAA Division I in hitting percentage at .320, while Kansas is tied for second at .314. Texas has 1,245 kills on 2,892 attempts with 338 errors, while Kansas has 1,323 kills on 3,114 attempts and 345 errors and Florida has 1,396 kills on 3,171 attempts and 382 errors.
• UT is seeking its 25th win of the season for the 24th time in history. It is also attempting to win the Big 12 Conference Championship outright, making it the fifth-straight, ninth total Big 12 title and 22nd conference championship all-time.
• In 19 years with the Big 12, the Longhorns own a 301-75 (.801) mark in league action ... Texas' all-time Big 12 record ranks first among current conference members and second all-time to Nebraska's conference record (278-22, .927) ... during Head Coach Jerritt Elliott's 15-year tenure, Texas has posted a 230-49 (.824) record against Big 12 foes ... since 2011, the Longhorns have lost only four conference matches (won 75--.949). UT won outright conference crowns in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and a share of the 2007 and 2008 crowns.
