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No. 8 Volleyball preview: Texas Tech
10.16.2018 | Volleyball
The Longhorns return to Gregory Gym to host the Red Raiders on Saturday.
Volleyball preview: No. 8 Texas vs. Texas Tech
No. 8 Texas (11-4, 6-1) vs. Texas Tech (15-6, 4-3)
October 20, 2018
Where: Austin, Texas
Arena: Gregory Gym (4,000)
Time: 1 pm. CT
Television: Longhorn Network
All-time series: Texas leads, 84-9-2 (H: 39-3; A: 38-2; N: 7-4-2)
Last Texas win: November 4, 2017 (3-1)
Last TTU win: September 23, 2000 (3-1)
NOTES
-Texas bounced back with a five-set win over Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday (25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-9). Junior Micaya White led the Longhorns with 17 kills and eight digs, senior Morgan Johnson led with 12 kills, hitting .524 and five blocks, and freshman Logan Eggleston posted 11 kills, six blocks, and four digs. Sophomore Ashley Shook had 42 assists and 12 digs, freshman Sydney Petersen led in digs with 18, and freshman Brionne Butler finished with 10 blocks.
-As the Longhorns reach the midway point of the conference season, White continues to lead in kills with 106 (3.79/set), hitting .296, Johnson leads in hitting percentage at .405, Shook is averaging 10.14 assists/set. Petersen leads in digs with 105 (3.75/set) and service aces with 8 (0.29/set), and freshman Brionne Butler has a team-high 38 blocks (1.36/set).
-The Longhorns return home after two-straight away matches. Texas has only played five matches out of 15 at home with a 4-1 record at Gregory, 4-3 in away matches, and a 3-0 record on a neutral court.
-Texas has the nation's second-toughest schedule after facing seven ranked opponents in its first 10 matches. The Longhorns have a 4-3 record against ranked opponents and a 7-1 record against unranked opponents.
-The Longhorns rank No. 30 in the nation in blocks per set at 2.58. Butler has the country's 53rd-best blocking mark at 1.24/set.
-Texas has the nation's 12th-best hitting percentage at .283. Butler leads that category with a .373 mark (No. 33 in the country), while Johnson has the team's second-best percentage at .347.
-Johnson matched her career-high mark with 12 kills in the Longhorns' 5-set victory over Oklahoma on Saturday. She has steadily improved in kills per set since her freshman year:
2015: 43 kills (1.10/set)
2016: 167 kills (1.43/set)
2017: 144 kills (1.40/set)
2018: 108 kills (1.86/set)
