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No. 4 Volleyball preview: at Kansas (RV)
10.08.2018 | Volleyball
The Longhorns will continue Big 12 Conference play in Lawrence, Kan. on Wednesday night.
Volleyball preview: No. 4 Texas at Kansas (RV)
No. 4 Texas (10-3, 5-0) at Kansas (11-4, 4-0)
October 10, 2018
Where: Lawrence, Kan.
Arena: Horesji Family Athletics Center (1,300)
Time: 8 pm. CT
Television: FOX
All-time series: Texas leads, 42-5 (H:21-1; A: 18-4; N: 3-0)
Last Texas win: November 15, 2017 (3-0)
Last KU win: October 28, 2016 (3-2)
NOTES
-Texas finished week three of Big 12 play with a 5-0 record after defeating TCU in Fort Worth, 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 15-12) and Iowa State at home, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-21). Freshman Logan Eggleston led the Longhorns in kills during the week with 29 (3.62/set) at a .224 clip, while sophomore Ashley Shook had 86 assists (10.7/set). Freshman Sydney Petersen led in digs with 33 (4.12/set) and service aces with 5 (0.62/set) and freshman Brionne Butler led in blocks with 7 (0.88/set).
-Through five conference matches, junior Micaya White leads the Longhorns in kills with 73 (3.84/set), hitting .353. Shook has 205 total assists (10.7/set), Petersen has 72 digs (3.79/set) and six service aces (0.32/set), and Butler has 25 blocks (1.32/set). The Longhorns are hitting a conference-leading .300 mark and holding their opponents to .210.
-Texas has started the Big 12 Conference with a 5-0 record for six-straight years (since 2011).
-The Longhorns have not lost a Big 12 match since November 12, 2016 (at Iowa State). That gives them a streak of 24-straight wins.
-Texas has lost six Big 12 matches since 2011 for a 111-6 record (94.9 winning percentage). Three of the six losses were to teams ranked in the top-25.
-2011 (15-1) lost at No. 25 Oklahoma (2-3)
-2012 (15-1) lost at No. 18 Iowa State (2-3)
-2013 (16-0)
-2014 (15-1) lost vs. Oklahoma (0-3)
-2015 (15-1) lost at TCU (0-3)
-2016 (14-2) lost at No. 6 Kansas (2-3)
lost at Iowa State (2-3)
-2017 (16-0)
-2018 (5-0)
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