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No. 3 Volleyball preview: West Virginia
10.27.2017 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will open the second half of the Big 12 season at home on Saturday.
No. 3 Texas (16-2, 8-0) vs. West Virginia (14-8, 3-6)
Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Gregory Gym (4,000) – Austin, Texas
Television: Longhorn Network, Paul Sunderland and Nell Fortner on the call
Live stream: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3152280/west-virginia-vs-texas-w-volleyball
Live stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/texas/wvball/
All-time Series vs. West Virginia: Texas leads the series, 11-0 (H: 5-0, A: 6-0)
Last Texas Win: September 23, 2017 (3-2)
Notes:
• No. 3 Texas has a perfect 8-0 record through the first half of Big 12 play, having played each team once. The Longhorns own the top spot, just one match ahead of Kansas.
• Through eight conference matches, Texas' top-six hitters are all hitting .292 or better. Texas leads the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.216), opponent hitting percentage (.169), and blocks (3.17/set).
• Senior Cat McCoy is on the verge of breaking the program's all-time career digs record set by Demetria Sance in 1998. McCoy is 12 digs away from tying Sance's record (1,614). She is averaging 4.26 digs/set this season, the best mark in history in a single season.
• With a .832 winning percentage after passing 300 total Big 12 Conference play matches over the last ten seasons (302), Texas plays a 303rd against West Virginia. The Longhorns are 177-34 (.839 winning percentage) all-time in Big 12 home
matches.
• Texas is closing in on its average winning streak of 11 matches opening conference play, looking to extend a current 8-0 start in 2017 Big 12 Conference play.
• The Longhorns are ranked as the Big 12's most potent team on both offense and defense, leading the conference in hitting percentage (.316) and opponent hitting percentage (.169). Texas also leads the conference in blocks (3.17/set).
