The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
West Virginia
11.04.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns return home to welcome the Mountaineers to Gregory Gym.
West Virginia (5-15, 0-7) at No. 5 Texas (19-2, 9-1)
Gregory Gym (4,000) – Austin, Texas
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
Television: Longhorn Network
All-Time Series: Texas leads West Virginia, 7-0 (H: 3-0, A: 4-0)
Last Meeting: Texas won in Morgantown, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-16)
QUICK HITS:
• Texas is coming off a 3-0 win over Texas Tech on Friday night in Lubbock. The Longhorns hit .337 in the win and held the Red Raiders to a .071 mark. Senior Amy Neal and junior Paulina Prieto Cerame led Texas in kills with 13 and 12, respectively, Prieto Cerame with a .385 hitting percentage. Junior Chiaka Ogbogu chipped in nine kills hitting .667, while senior Molly McCage led with four blocks and sophomore Cat McCoy added 12 digs.
• The Longhorns are hitting .314 in Big 12 Conference play and holding opponents to .169 ... Amy Neal is leading Texas with 4.55 kills per set, junior Chloe Collins is averaging 11.45 assists per set ... Chiaka Ogbogu is averaging 1.35 blocks per set, while sophomore Cat McCoy leads in digs with 3.52.
• Texas has only lost two Big 12 matches in Gregory Gym since 2007 (Oklahoma in 2008 and 2014) and won 135 since 2007 ... the Longhorns have won eight-straight Big 12 matches at Gregory Gym.
Media Availability Quotes
Senior Molly McCage
On if there is pressure on the team this year: There is some pressure—I try not to think about that or exude that in any way, because I don't want to add any more pressure to our team. I'm sure on the outside our record is really important, but for now, it's just about West Virginia. That is all we are focusing on this week. And next week it will be our next match.
On getting ready for an opponent that hasn't won in the Big 12: There are a lot of things we need to work on, so if we don't execute on our side of the net, that's tough. We need to get better every single day, amongst ourselves and compete against whoever we are playing.
On stressing defense: Defense is huge. Our offense is great, putting up some great numbers, but defense wins titles in all sports. We practice defense way more throughout the week than we do other areas.
