The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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No. 5 Volleyball preview: at No. 10 Kansas [Nov. 11, 2015]
11.09.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will hit the road to fight for first place in the Big 12 race.
No. 5 Texas (20-2, 10-1) at No. 10 Kansas (22-1, 10-1)
Horejsi Family Athletics Center (1,300) – Lawrence, Kan.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
Television: TWCSC/ESPN3
All-Time Series: Texas leads Kansas, 38-4 (H:19-1, A: 16-3, N: 3-0)
Last Meeting: Texas won in Austin, 3-0 on Oct. 23 (25-16, 25-19, 25-14)
QUICK HITS:
• Texas is coming off a 3-0 win over West Virginia on Thursday night, where the Longhorns posted their second-best hitting percentage of the season at .488. Senior Amy Neal had her 14th-straight match in double-digit kills with 13 to lead Texas, while junior Paulina Prieto Cerame added 10. The top five leaders in kills for the match all finished with a .303 hitting percentage or higher, including senior Molly McCage, who had eight kills on eight attempts for a 1.00 hitting percentage.
• Texas' match at No. 10 Kansas marks the sixth ranked opponent the Longhorns have met this season, posting a 5-1 record in those matches, including a 1-0 mark on the road. The Jayhawks are the highest ranked opponent that the Jayhawks have met on the road this season (at No. 16 Arizona). All-time, the Longhorns are 64-35 against ranked Big 12 opponents and 11-20 vs. Big 12 opponents ranked in the top 10.
• The Longhorns have reached the 20-win mark in 11-straight seasons, a feat that dates back to the 2003 season. They have won 20 or more matches in 38 of 41 seasons in history.
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