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No. 4 Volleyball preview: NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds
11.29.2016 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will host UT Rio Grande Valley in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Match 27: UT Rio Grande Valley (21-13, 7-7) at No. 4 Texas (22-4, 14-2)
All-time Series vs. UT Rio Grande Valley: Texas leads, 2-0 (H: 1-0; N: 1-0 WAC)
Last Texas win: August 30, 2002 (3-0)
When: Friday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the conclusion of match one
Match 1: SMU (25-7, 18-2 American) vs. Texas A&M (21-8, 15-3 SEC)
Texas All-time Series vs. SMU: Texas leads, 3-1 (H: 2-0; A: 1-1)
Last Texas win: Sept. 17, 2011 (3-0)
Last SMU win: Oct. 2, 2000 (3-0)
Texas All-time Series vs. Texas A&M: Texas leads, 73-23 (H:37-5; A: 23-13; N: 12-5)
Last Texas win: Sept. 14, 2016 (3-0)
Last Texas A&M win: Sept. 16, 2010 (3-0)
When: Friday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m.
Where: Gregory Gym; Austin, Texas
Television: Longhorn Network with Paul Sunderland and Nell Fortner
Notes:
• Texas is making its 33rd and 12th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance ... the Longhorns are a perfect 29-0 in first round matches and 63-9 all-time in NCAA matches played in Austin ... Texas has an 83-30 (.735) record all-time in NCAA tournament matches ... this marks the 12th-straight year the Horns have hosted the first round of the tournament ... in total, Texas has hosted an NCAA first round match 27 times in program history.
• In the last three matches, Texas has averaged a .427 team hitting percentage, led by Prieto Cerame's 38 kills (.325), White's 33 kills (.325) and junior Ebony Nwanebu's 32 kills (.574). Johnson led the blocking charge with 19 (1.90/set).
• White was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year, a unanimous decision from the league's head coaches. She joined Prieto Cerame, Nwanebu and Collins on the All-Big 12 First Team and also raked in All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors. It marks the second honor for Prieto Cerame and Collins and the first for Nwanebu (in her first season as a Longhorn).
Additional Notes on Texas at the NCAA Tournament
0 Number of losses in NCAA Tournament First Round matches. Texas is a perfect 29-0 in NCAA Tournament First Round play.
2 Number of schools to go undefeated in sets throughout the entire NCAA Championship Tournament. Texas accomplished this feat first in 1988, beating North Carolina 3-0 in the first round, Colorado State 3-0 and UT-Arlington 3-0 at the NCAA South Regional, UCLA 3-0 in the NCAA Semifinals and Hawaii 3-0 in the Championship to win its first NCAA title. Washington compiled 18 straight wins in games en route to the 2005 title.
3 Number of schools east of California to claim the NCAA National Championship title. Texas first accomplished this feat in 1988, followed by Nebraska (1995, 2000, 2006) and Penn State (1999, 2007-10).
11 Number of NCAA Tournament Semifinal appearances by Texas
18 Number of NCAA Tournament Regional matches hosted by Texas
21 Number of NCAA Tournament Regional Championship appearances by Texas
28 Number of NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal appearances by Texas
33 Number of NCAA Tournament appearances by Texas, the seventh-best total in NCAA Division I history
84 Number of wins in NCAA Tournament by Texas (84-30), the fifth-best total in NCAA Division I history
