No. 5 Volleyball advances to 13th-straight Sweet 16 with sweep over Texas State

Friday, November 30

Austin, Texas

8 p.m. CT

University of Texas

22-4,15-1Conf.

Texas State

27-7,15-1Conf.

Texas State

TEXAS

No. 5 Volleyball advances to 13th-straight Sweet 16 with sweep over Texas State

11.30.2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

Freshman Logan Eggleston led Texas with 16 kills on a career high .609 efficiency.

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated Texas State, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-14) at Gregory Gym on Friday night to advance to the program's 31^st 2018 NCAA Sweet 16.

Two Longhorns recorded double-digit kills, led by freshman Logan Eggleston with 16 kills on 23 swings (.609) followed by junior Micaya White with 11. Senior Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani had eight kills (.636).

Freshman Sydney Petersen led Texas with 12 digs. Juniors Claire Hahn and White followed with eight and seven digs, respectively.

Senior Morgan Johnson and freshman Brionne Butler led the Longhorns with three blocks, while freshman Jhenna Gabriel led the Longhorns with 35 assists.

Texas had five service aces. White had three aces while Gabriel added one each.

Texas will play the winner of No. 12 Pittsburgh v. Michigan in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. On the other side of the bracket, BYU will face Utah in the second round to determine hosting rights.

Key stats

-Texas has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the 31^st time all-time

-The Longhorns have made 13-straight Sweet 16 appearances

-Texas secures its 94^th NCAA Tournament win (94-32, .744)

-The Longhorns won 10-straight matches at Gregory to close the 2018 home season

-Head Coach Jerritt has won 56 NCAA Tournament matches (He is 56-16, .778)

-Texas now leads the all-time series with Texas State, 42-9

-Texas hit .425 and held Texas State to a .113 mark

-The Longhorns have hit .400 or better in four matches this season

-Texas out blocked Texas State, 5-4

-The Longhorns are currently on a 12-game win streak

-Texas has swept 13 opponents this season