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No. 5 Volleyball preview: West Virginia
11.25.2016 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will close their regular season on Saturday afternoon at Gregory Gym.
Match 26: West Virginia (12-17, 3-12) at No. 5 Texas (21-4, 13-2)
When: Saturday, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m.; Senior celebration at the conclusion of the match
Where: Gregory Gym; Austin, Texas
Television: Longhorn Network with Paul Sunderland and Nell Fortner
All-time Series vs. West Virginia: Texas leads, 9-0 (H: 4-0; A: 5-0)
Last Texas win: September 20, 2016 (3-1)
Notes:
• The Longhorns are coming off two wins with some of their best offensive output of the season. In Texas' wins over Texas Tech and Kansas State, they hit .431, led by senior Paulina Prieto Cerame's 31 kills, senior Chloe Collins' 80 assists, junior Cat McCoy's 28 digs and sophomore Morgan Johnson's 11 blocks.
• Head Coach Jerritt Elliott reached 400 wins in his Texas career on Saturday, for a 400-92 (.813) record at Texas to go with his 17-year career record of 450-104 (.814)
• The last time Texas lost more than one Big 12 match at home in a single season was in 2003. The Longhorns have won 17-straight matches vs. Big 12 opponents at Gregory Gym dating back to October 25, 2014. They are 113-4 at home against Big 12 teams since 2004.
• The Longhorns will close out their regular season with the match versus West Virginia and will honor seniors Chloe Collins, Nicole Dalton, Paulina Prieto Cerame and Kate Palladino after the match.
NICOLE DALTON (2012-16)
-Has played in 116 matches, 389 sets at Texas
-51 kills, 836 assists, 673 digs, 48 blocks and 110.0 points as a utility player
-Has been a part of one National Championship and three Final Four appearances
-Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team recipient
-Graduated in May of 2016 with a degree in Physical Culture & Sports with a concentration in disability studies
-Applying to the University of Kansas' Special Education Masters program
-Interested in working with kids or in the Special Olympics
CHLOE COLLINS (2013-16)
-Has played in 107 matches, 368 sets at Texas
-3,385 assists (No. 7 on the all-time career assists list)
-Her 11.33 assists/set mark is No. 14 in NCAA currently and No. 6 on the all-time career assists/set list
-Was named a Third Team All-American in 2015
-Has been on three Final Four teams in three years
-Will graduate on Dec. 3, 2016 with a degree in Corporate Communications
-Will pursue a professional volleyball career
-Interested in broadcast journalism or a career in media
PAULINA PRIETO CERAME (2014-16)
-Has played in 112 matches, 357 sets in her career (84 matches, 291 sets at Texas after transferring from Penn State)
-936 kills, 189 digs, 205 blocks in four years
-Was named a Second-Team All-American in 2015
-Has been on two Final Four teams (and one National Championship team at Penn State)
-Will graduate on Dec. 3, 2016 with a degree in Youth & Community Studies with a minor in Human Development
-Will continue her volleyball career after graduation
KATE PALLADINO (2014-16)
-Has played in 5 matches, 9 sets at Texas
-Will graduate in May of 2017 with a degree in Sports Management and a minor in business
-Has a spring internship doing marketing for Spinal Rehab in Austin
-Will forego final year of eligibility to pursue a career in nursing
