The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Kansas
No. 4 Volleyball preview: at Kansas
10.25.2019 | Volleyball
Texas heads to Kansas for Saturday showdown.
No. 4 Volleyball at Kansas
Texas: 13-2, 7-0 | KU: 6-11, 2-5
Saturday, Oct. 26 – 1 p.m. CT
Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena | Lawrence, Kan.
TEXAS NOTES
•Texas is 13-2, 7-0 on the season.
•Texas owns a 114-53 (.679) record against ranked opponents over the last 13+ seasons (2004-19) and a 54-12 (.813) mark against ranked opponents at Gregory Gym during that span.
•Texas leads the nation and the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .328.
•Freshman Skylar Fields is second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .352.
•Senior Micaya White and sophomore Logan Eggleston sit No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, for kills per match in the Big 12 at 4.00 and 3.82.
•Micaya White has five double-doubles on the season.
-vs. UNI: 18k, 13d
-vs. Minnesota: 16k, 10d
-vs. BYU: 21k, 14d
-at Rice: 16k, 14d
-vs. ISU: 19k, 10d
•Logan Eggleston has four double-doubles on the season
-vs. Minnesota: 15k, 13d
-vs. BYU: 25k, 11d
-at KSU: 11k, 11d
-VS. OU: 12k, 11d
• The match for Baylor has been sold out since Oct. 9, marking the fifth sell-out of the season.
• Texas is averaging 3,864 fans per game, which at this point would be a program high average. The current single season best average is 3,780, which was averaged in 2013 after the Longhorns won the 2012 National Championship.
•Kansas is 6-11, 2-5 so far this season.
•Kansas finished the 2018 season with a 15-12 overall record and 8-8 in Big 12 play.
•Rachel Langs was named to the 2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team, while Ashley Smith (second team) is the only returner of the three Big 12 postseason selections from last season.
•The Jayhawks return nine letterwinners from last season and welcome six newcomers, including five freshmen. Sara Nielsen is the lone transfer for KU this season.
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