No. 1 Volleyball preview: at Oklahoma

No. 1 Volleyball at Oklahoma
Texas: 16-2, 10-0 | OU: 15-6, 7-3
Friday, Nov. 8 – 6 p.m. CT
McCasland Field House | Norman, Oklahoma

TEXAS NOTES

Texas is 16-2, 10-0 on the season.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, Texas was named No. 1 in the Top-10 Reveal by the NCAA Committee. Texas leads the nation and the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .336.
Freshman Skylar Fields is second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .350.
Senior Micaya White and sophomore Logan Eggleston sit No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, for kills per match in the Big 12 at 3.92 and 3.66.
Eggleston leads the conference in aces per set at .53, next closest is 0.37.
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.
Brionne Butler missed the first eight matches of the season, seeing action for the first time on Sept. 25 in a limited role against Iowa State. Her first full match came on Oct. 12 vs. Oklahoma. She also sat out against WVU on Sunday, Nov. 3. In games without Butler, UT is 7-2, with her, they are 9-0.
Texas has a 52-4 all-time record against the Sooners and are on a 10-0-win streak since the 2014 season, including a 3-0 win earlier in the season

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