The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
West Virginia
No. 1 Volleyball preview: West Virginia
11.02.2019 | Volleyball
Texas hosts West Virginia Sunday on ESPNU.
No. 1 Texas vs. West Virginia
Texas: 15-2, 9-0 | WVU: 11-11, 2-7
Sunday, Nov. 3 – 12 p.m.
Gregory Gym | Austin, Texas
Texas Traditions Day: Get photos with Bevo, Cheer, and Hook 'Em on the Gregory Gym Plaza from 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Check Your Cupboards!:Texas Athletics is teaming up with Whataburger to host a canned food drive benefiting Central Texas prior to the November 3rd Texas Volleyball match against West Virginia. Help us collect 1,500 pounds of food during the 2019-20 sport season for the Central Texas community. Every donation counts towards reaching our goal. Fans who donate canned goods before the match on Nov. 3 will receive a coupon for a free Whataburger (while supplies last)!
TEXAS CLEAR BAG POLICY: Please note that there is a Clear Bag Policy in effect for fans when attending Texas Athletic events. For more details, please visit this LINK
PARKING: NEW FOR 2019
Parking is available on match days in the Speedway Garage ($10) or Brazos Garage ($15). Discounted parking is available in advance online at Click and Park (Speedway Garage, $8). Passes must be purchased by 10 p.m. the day prior to the match.
If you can't attend the upcoming match, please help us keep the best home court advantage in college volleyball by giving your tickets to another Longhorns fan. You can now manage your tickets online at TexasSports.com/myaccount. Transfer tickets to friends and family, re-issue lost tickets, and re-sell tickets via StubHub.
TEXAS NOTES
•Texas is 15-2, 9-0 on the season.
•Texas leads the nation and the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .334.
•Freshman Skylar Fields is second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .356.
•Senior Micaya White and sophomore Logan Eggleston sit No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, for kills per match in the Big 12 at 3.86 and 3.63.
•Eggleston leads the conference in aces per set at .56, next closest is 0.42.
•Texas is 6-0 in matches where it records at least 10.0 team blocks, four of which have come in conference play (KSU, WVU, BU, KU). In those six matches, Texas is holding opponents to .161 hitting, and averaging 3.69 team blocks per set. Led by Brionne Butler, who has played in 11 of the 18 sets, with 2.36 blocks per set.
•On Oct. 19, Then -No. 4 Texas Volleyball team swept West Virginia, 25-13, 25-17, 26-24 in Morgantown, W. Va. Freshman Asjia O'Neal was unstoppable on against WVU as the middle blocker put down eight kills on eight attempts for a perfect hitting percentage. She also added a season-best seven blocks, two aces and two digs. Fellow freshman Skylar Fields powered the offense with 13 kills, hitting .522 with a career-best eight blocks. As a team, the Longhorns tallied 12.5 blocks as a team.
•Texas holds a 15-0 all-time record over WVU
