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Volleyball continues spring slate with matchup in Houston
04.01.2026 | Volleyball
Longhorns face Houston at the Fertitta Center this Saturday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball continues its spring season with a return trip to Houston to face the University of Houston at Fertitta Center on Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. The match will stream live on ESPN+.
The Longhorns opened their spring slate in Houston at the FAST Tournament, last weekend, picking up valuable match reps against in-state competition. Texas now returns to Houston for a standalone match as the team continues to build toward the 2026 season.
Two-time AVCA first-team All-American Torrey Stafford led the Longhorns in 2025 in kills (516), service aces (33) and points (580.5). She averaged 4.69 kills per set while hitting .360 across 30 matches and added 52 blocks, including a team-best 11 solo blocks. Stafford was also an AVCA National Player of the Year semifinalist.
Cari Spears earned AVCA third-team All-America honors as a freshman, finishing second on the team with 358 kills and averaging 3.25 kills per set while hitting .295. The Frisco native collected multiple weekly honors, including SEC Freshman of the Week five times.
Both Stafford and Spears earned All-SEC first-team honors in 2025. Spears was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team alongside Taylor Harvey and Abby Vander Wal.
