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Assistant Director/Communications: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 @TechAthletics • @TechGameday • @CoachFloraTTU • @Matt_Dowdy
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
BEST WESTERN GRANT CREEK INN INVITATIONAL
Date: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 7-8 Site: Missoula, Mont. / West Auxiliary Gym (1,218) Schedule: vs. Towson - 5:30 p.m. CT Friday
vs. Furman - 11 a.m. CT Saturday
at Montana - 8 p.m. CT Saturday
Radio: None Live Stats: TexasTech.com Live Video: www.gogriz.com Twiter Updates: @TechGameday / @Matt_Dowdy
SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST 24 + vs. Fordham + vs. Binghamton 25 + vs. Siena + at Boston College 31 % TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN % SAN JOSE STATE SEPTEMBER 1 % NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 NORTH TEXAS 7 ^ vs. Towson 8 ^ vs. Furman ^ at Montana 14 ~ vs. Houston Baptist 15 ~ vs. Cal State Northridge ~ at Rice 19 at Nevada 22 * KANSAS 26 * at TCU 29 * TEXAS OCTOBER 2 at Central Arkansas 6 * IOWA STATE 10 * at Baylor 13 * at West Virginia 17 * OKLAHOMA 20 * at Kansas State 27 * WEST VIRGINIA 31 * at Oklahoma NOVEMBER 3 * at Iowa State 7 * TCU 9 NEW MEXICO 14 * at Texas 17 * KANSAS STATE 21 * BAYLOR 24 * at Kansas 30 NCAA First Round DECEMBER 1 NCAA Second Round 7 NCAA Third Round 8 NCAA Fourth Round 13 NCAA Semifinals 15 NCAA Championship
W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 5:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
+ Boston College Invitational (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) • % Lonestar Showdown presented by Under Armour (Lubbock, Texas) • ^ Montana Tournament (Missoula, Mont.) • ~ Rice Invitational (Houston, Texas) • * Big 12 Conference Match • Central times listed • Home matches in BOLD.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Overall Record___________________________8-0 Streak________________________________Win 8 Conference___________________________ Big 12 Head Coach_______________________ Don Flora Record at School_____________________ 23-17 (2) Career Record_____________________ 292-76 (13)
MONTANA GRIZZLIES Overall Record___________________________1-5 Streak________________________________Win 1 Conference__________________________ Big Sky Head Coach____________________ Jerry Wagner Record at School_____________________ 74-86 (6) Career Record__________________________Same
TOWSON TIGERS Overall Record_______________________ 6-2; 0-0 Streak________________________________Win 1 Conference_________________________ Colonial Head Coach___________________Bruce Atkinson Record at School_____________________ 45-26 (3) Career Record______________________ 165-92 (7)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, September 7 Texas Tech vs. Towson_____________ 5:30 p.m. CT Furman at Montana____________________ 8 p.m.
FURMAN Overall Record___________________________8-1 Streak________________________________Win 7 Conference_________________________Southern Head Coach___________________Michelle Young Record at School__________________ 234-151 (13) Career Record__________________________Same
Saturday, September 8 Furman vs. Texas Tech_________________ 11 a.m. Towson at Montana____________________ 1 p.m. Towson vs. Furman___________________ 5:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Montana__________________ 8 p.m.
TEXAS TECH STARTS ROAD TRIP IN MONTANA Texas Tech begins a seven-match stretch away from the United Spirit Arena this weekend as the Red Raiders take part in the Hilton Inn Grant Creek Inn Invitational hosted by the University of Montana. The Red Raiders will look to extend their season-opening eight-match winning streak when they face Towson at 5:30 p.m. CT Friday evening and then Furman and Montana at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. UPCOMING SCHEDULE The Red Raiders return to the road again next weekend, traveling to Houston for the Rice Invitational where Texas Tech will face Houston Baptist, Cal State Northridge, and the host Owls during the two-day tournament. Tech will also travel to Nevada on Sept. 19 before opening Big 12 play at home against Kansas on Sept. 22.
PROBABLE STARTERS NAME Emily Ruetter Aubree Piper Breeann David Mikia Mills Miara Cave Tory Vaughan Rachel Brummitt
POS SP MP-MS KILLS K/SET TA ATT. % ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB SET 30 8-8 13 0.43 39 .205 306 4 73 3 16 19 MB 29 8-8 68 2.34 143 .385 1 1 6 4 29 33 OH 26 8-7 75 2.88 199 .246 2 3 56 6 29 35 MB 21 8-3 22 1.05 56 .179 0 0 4 3 20 23 RS 19 7-4 38 2.00 93 .204 0 0 0 0 8 8 DS 30 8-5 1 0.03 23 -.043 3 7 46 0 0 0 LIB 30 8-0 1 0.03 5 .200 22 14 141 0 0 0
KEY RESERVES Emily Ehrle Lydia McKay Meghan Stacy Emily Wright
OH 27 MB 26 OH 21 DS 24
8-2 8-5 7-5 8-1
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2.33 169 .237 1.35 83 .325 2.52 132 .258 0.00 10 -.100
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2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location...................................................... Lubbock, Texas Founded..........................................................................1923 Enrollment.................................................................. 32,327 Nickname.......................................................... Red Raiders Colors........................................................Scarlet and Black Facility.................................................. United Spirit Arena Affiliation................................................... NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................. Big 12 Chancellor..........................................................Kent Hance President........................................................ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director.......................................... Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA............................... Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number...................(806) 742-3355 HISTORY Season of Volleyball..................................................... 37th First Season.....................................................................1975 All-Time Record...................................... 768-589-6 (.563) NCAA Championship Appearances.............................. 8 ........ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 FACILITY INFORMATION Name.................................................... United Spirit Arena Capacity....................................................................... 15,070 Opened............................................................................1999
The Texas Tech Athletics Communications office is here to serve the media throughout the 2012 Red Raider Volleyball season. Media members in need of assistance can contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office at (806) 742-2770.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS edia members wishing to cover the Texas Tech at the United Spirit Arena during the 2010 season must be M
COACHING STAFF Head Coach.......................................................... Don Flora Alma Mater.............................University of La Verne ‘90 Record at Tech........................................23-17 (1 Season) Career Record..................................292-76 (12 Seasons) Twitter......................................................@CoachFloraTTU Best time to reach.....................Mornings, Contact SID Assistant Coach.................. Jojit Coronel (2nd Season) Alma Mater........................................... UC-Santa Cruz ‘93 Assistant Coach..........................Beth Falls (7th Season) Alma Mater...............................................................SMU ‘05 Dir. of Operations................. Amy Gandy (4th Season) Alma Mater...................................................Texas Tech ‘07 Office Number...........................................(806) 742-7545
issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. • All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) • Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports periodicals, and sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows. • Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at will call, which is located at the ticket booth on the west side of the United Spirit Arena.
TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record................................................................. 15-17 Conference Record.......................................................1-15 Home Record.................................................................... 4-7 Away Record...................................................................5-10 Neutral Site Record......................................................... 6-0 Postseason.....................................................................None Final Ranking................................................................None Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................9/7 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 4 +Libero/2 Newcomers..........................................................................11 Redshirt Returners.............................................................. 2 Top Returning Players.... Miara Cave, Breeann David, ...............................................Aubree Piper, Tory Vaughan Top Newcomers...........Rachel Brummitt, Emily Ehrle, ...................................................... Brianna Grant, Tori Jobe ............................................ Emily Ruetter, Meghan Stacy
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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications.................Blayne Beal E-mail................................................ blayne.beal@ttu.edu Assistant Director (Volleyball)...................Matt Dowdy Office.............................................................(806) 742-2770 Cell.................................................................(806) 928-5190 Fax..................................................................(806) 742-1970 E-mail.......................................matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website.............................................www.texastech.com Twitter....................... @TechAthletics, @TechGameday Mailing Address.................................. 6th & Boston Ave. ................................................................Lubbock, TX 79409 2
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WWW.TEXASTECH.COM
This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video and audio (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.
Photographers are permitted to shoot around the court at the United Spirit Arena. All photographers must be issued a working credential by the Athletics Communications office to gain access to the court level of the facility.
RADIO BROADCASTS
Media row at the United Spirit Arena is equipped with both ISDN and phone lines for radio crews wanting to broadcast Texas Tech matches. For information on the ISDN and phone lines, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.
HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS
Head coach Don Flora can be reached best during the morning hours. Flora’s office is housed in the north end of the United Spirit Arena. To setup an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice times vary from week to week, so media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office to get a weekly schedule. Players and coaches are not available until following the match on gamedays.
POSTMATCH INTERVIEWS
Texas Tech players and head coach Don Flora will be made available to the media outside the media room (near visiting team tunnel) following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech lockerroom will remain closed.
PHOTO REQUESTS
All still photography requests of Texas Tech players and coaches must be directed to Matt Dowdy. He can be reached electronically at matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu.
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2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL THE SERIES The Red Raiders will be facing both Towson and Furman for the first time in school history this weekend while its tournament finale with Montana will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two schools. The Grizzlies hold a 2-1 advantage in the series that has not been played since Sept. 18, 1993, when Montana took a 3-2 victory in Lubbock. This will be Texas Techs’ first-ever trip to Montana as the two teams split the previous two contests at neutral sites in 1980 and 1988. RED RAIDERS OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2003 Texas Tech’s 8-0 performance over the first two weeks mark the program’s best start since the 2003 squad also opened with eight-straight victories. The Red Raiders have started a season with eight-straight victories only once since 2000 and seven times in school history. Tech also opened the 2011 season with a solid start as the Red Raiders were 13-1 with the only loss coming in the season opener at TCU. Texas Tech Winning Streaks to Start a Season Year Winning Streak 1976, 1996 15-straight 1990 11-straight 1985, 1997 9-straight 1984, 1998, 2003, 2012 8-straight BRUMMITT REPEATS AT BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rachel Brummitt became the first Texas Tech player to earn a Big 12 weekly in consecutive weeks Tuesday when the sophomore was once again named the conference Defensive Player of the Week. Brummitt, who took the award after the opening weekend of the season as well, snapped the Texas Tech school record for most digs in a three-set match against San Jose State as she finished with 27, topping the previous record of 24 that was set by Sheila Solomon on Nov. 16, 1990, against Houston. The Plano, Texas native was named to last weekend’s Lonestar Showdown all-tournament team as she finished with a team-high 60 digs to go along with four aces. RUETTER ALSO HONORED AS CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Just like Rachel Brummitt, freshman Emily Ruetter was also honored by the Big 12 Tuesday morning as she was named the conference Rookie of the Week. Since taking over the setter role at the beginning of the season, Ruetter has led a balanced Tech attack as she is sixth in the Big 12 with a 9.60 assists per set average that also ranks second in the league among freshman setters. She finished with 111 assists to go along with 21 digs and seven blocks during the Lonestar Showdown en route to becoming the first Tech setter to earn a conference weekly award since Lisa Hilgers on Nov. 16, 1998. RED RAIDERS WIN LONESTAR SHOWDOWN CROWN Texas Tech’s success in tournament formats continued this past weekend as the Red Raiders defended their home floor to win the Lonestar Showdown title after sweeping both Texas-Pan American and San Jose State before holding off Northwestern State with a 3-1 victory in the finale. The Red Raiders are 38-9 during the Big 12 in home tournaments and 6-0 under head coach Don Flora, who has led Tech to its five tournament titles already in his two-year tenure. Tech is 18-1 when playing in a tournament setting under Flora. DAVID SHINES IN FRONT OF HOME CROWD Breeann David led the Red Raiders with 31 kills and 18 blocks this past weekend en route to earning MVP honors of the Lonestar Showdown. The sophomore also totaled a pair of aces and 29 digs as she posted her first double-double of the season and second of her career with 14 kills and 12 digs in the finale against Northwestern State. David also recorded a career-high seven blocks against the Lady Demons and hit a season-high .375 as well. She followed up the performance with another double-double Monday against North Texas where the Denver City native recorded 16 kills and 16 digs to help the Red Raiders overcome an early deficit and take a 3-1 victory.
UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Oklahoma 3, Arkansas 1 Baylor 3, Texas State 0 Kansas 3, UMKC 0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Kansas State 3, Missouri State 0 Iowa State 3, Northern Iowa 1 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Minnesota at Texas St. Mary’s at Kansas State Oklahoma at Nebraska
6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Baylor vs. Arkansas State College of Charleston at Kansas Eastern Washington at Iowa State Maryland Eastern Shore at West Virginia TCU vs. Lipscomb Texas Tech vs. Towson Iowa at Iowa State Saint Peter’s at West Virginia Minnesota at Texas Baylor at McNeese State Oklahoma vs. Kentucky Arizona State at Kansas TCU at Arizona
11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Texas Tech vs. Furman Radford at West Virginia TCU vs. Iona Baylor vs. Hampton Wright State at West Virginia Utah State at Kansas State Wyoming at Kansas Syracuse at Iowa State Texas Tech at Montana Oklahoma at Duquesne
11 a.m. 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. TBD
RED RAIDERS LOOK TO CONTINUE NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS UNDER FLORA Don Flora’s transformation of the Texas Tech program has been boosted by the Red Raiders’ success in nonconference matches. In his two seasons, Flora has led the Red Raiders to a 22-2 mark in non-conference matches, including a 8-0 record this season. During that time, Texas Tech has posted a 7-0 record at home against non-conference opponents and won five tournament titles. The Red Raiders’ only losses came in 2011 in the season opener at new Big 12 member TCU and then late in the season at San Jose State.
2012 BIG 12 STANDINGS Texas Texas Tech Kansas State Baylor Kansas TCU Oklahoma Iowa State West Virginia #WRECKEMTECH
BIG 12 W L Pct. 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
SETS W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3
OVERALL SETS W L Pct. W-L 5 1 .833 15-3 8 0 1.000 24-5 7 0 1.000 21-2 5 1 .833 15-6 5 1 .883 16-5 5 1 .883 16-4 5 2 .714 18-9 3 3 .500 13-12 3 4 .429 11-12
Last 10 5-1 8-0 7-0 5-1 5-1 5-1 5-2 3-3 3-4
Streak L1 W8 W7 W1 W3 W5 L1 W2 L1
vs. RANKED TEAMS Top 10 Top 25 0-1 2-1 -- --- -0-1 1-1 -- --- --- 0-1 -- 2-3 0-1 0-1
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AVCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. Nebraska (43) 2. Penn State (13) 3. UCLA (1) 4. Texas (1) 5. Southern California (2) 6. Florida State 7. Washington 8. Stanford 9. Hawai’i 10. Dayton 11. Purdue 12. Pepperdine 13. Oregon 14. Minnesota 15. Florida 16. Tennessee 17. San Diego 18. Iowa State 19. Kentucky 20. Illinois 21. BYU 22. Kansas State 23. Michigan 24. Louisville 25. Northern Iowa
Pts. 1479 1430 1351 1283 1262 1168 1079 1070 1047 907 890 806 788 652 501 458 447 422 396 382 375 345 314 216 147
Rec. LW 5-0 1 5-0 4 3-1 3 5-1 2 6-0 5 6-0 8 6-0 12 3-2 9 5-1 6 6-0 11 5-1 7 4-1 13 6-0 17 5-0 16 3-2 18 4-2 14 3-1 20 2-3 15 5-2 10 2-3 19 6-0 NR 6-0 21 7-0 22 6-1 NR 4-2 23
Receiving Votes: Ohio State 71; California 59; San Diego State 41; North Carolina 38; Michigan State 34; Texas A&M 14; Wichita State 10; Arkansas 4; Miami (FL) 4.
BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL Rank Team (First-place votes) 1. Texas (8) 2. Iowa State (1) 3. Kansas State 4. Oklahoma 5. Baylor 6. Kansas 7. TCU 8. TEXAS TECH 9. West Virginia
Points 64 54 53 40 36 30 22 17 8
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DISTRIBUTION KEY FOR RED RAIDER OFFENSE The Red Raider attack is off to a nice start this season thanks to a balanced approach that has four Red Raiders - Breeann David, Emily Ehrle, Aubree Piper, and Meghan Stacy - having already posted 50 kills and over 130 attacks. In eight matches this season, no Red Raider has attempted more than 40 attempts as setter Emily Ruetter has kept the distribution close to equal. The approach has worked so far as Tech is hitting .245 as a team, which ranks fifth in the Big 12 entering this weekend. RED RAIDERS CONTINUE TO BE A PRESENCE AT THE NET Texas Tech’s success offensively this season may have been as a result in part to its work at the net. After ranking in the top 20 in blocks for most of last season, the Red Raiders have continued to be a dominating presence at the net as Tech’s 2.98 blocks per set average currently ranks third in the Big 12 behind only No. 4 Texas and Baylor. The Red Raiders have stuffed 89 balls so far with a balanced approach that has seen five players already record at least 15 blocks. Breeann David and Aubree Piper lead the group with 35 and 33 blocks each while Mikia Mills has posted 23 followed by Emily Ruetter with 19 and Lydia McKay with 16. BRUMMITT EARNS BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER IMPRESSIVE DEBUT Rachel Brummitt was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 27 after earning MVP honors at the Boston College Invitational. The sophomore totaled 68 digs and eight aces from the libero position, which was the most among Big 12 players that weekend in both categories. The Plano, Texas native was the first Tech player to receive a conference weekly award since Tory Vaughan was also honored as the defensive player of the week on Oct. 31 last year. PIPER, RUETTER NAMED TO BOSTON COLLEGE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Aubree Piper and Emily Ruetter were both named to the Boston College Invitational all-tournament team after helping lead the Red Raiders to their first 4-0 start to a season since 2003. Piper was a dominating presence for the Red Raiders in the middle, finishing with 30 kills along with a team-high .397 hitting percentage to go along with 18 blocks. Ruetter, meanwhile, was Tech’s primary setter throughout the weekend, totaling 141 assists (8.81 per set) and two double-doubles after recording 32 digs. RUETTER, STACY SEEING DOUBLE Freshmen Emily Ruetter and Meghan Stacy started their Texas Tech careers off on a good note at the Boston College Invitational, totaling two double-doubles each. Ruetter opened the weekend with 43 assists and 10 digs against Fordham before closing the tournament with a 37-assist and 11 dig performance against Boston College. Stacy was equally as impressive over the final two matches, totaling 14 kills and 16 digs against Siena and then 11 kills and 11 digs against Boston College. The two performances mark the first time a Tech freshman has recorded a double-double since Breeann David did so on Sept. 26 last year at New Mexico. FLORA GOES WITH YOUNG LINEUP IN BOSTON Don Flora certainly was not kidding when he said prior to the season that the Red Raiders would likely use a rotation composed primarily of freshmen and sophomores. The second-year head coach proved his point at the Boston College Invitational as the Red Raiders started at least four newcomers in every match, with the Binghamton and Boston College lineups including four freshmen and a pair of sophomores. CAVE NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM Miara Cave was Texas Tech’s only honoree on the Big 12 Preseason Team that was announced prior to the season. The senior was one of 15 conference players honored in a vote by the league coaches after totaling 298 kills a year ago to go along with a .231 hitting percentage. The selection marked the third-straight season a Red Raider has been represented on the preseason team after Amanda Dowdy garnered the accolade the past two years.
PLAYER TO WATCH - #3 EMILY RUETTER
Preseason Player of the Year Bailey Webster, Texas Preseason Freshman of the Year Molly McCage, Texas Name, School Torri, Campbell, Baylor Kristen Hahn, Iowa State Alison Landwehr, Iowa State^ Jamie Straube, Iowa State Caroline Jarmoc, Kansas^ Caitlyn Donahue, Kansas State Kaitlynn Pelger, Kansas State^ Lilla Porubek, Kansas State Tara Dunn, Oklahoma Sallie McLaurin, Oklahoma^ Yvonne Igodan, TCU Khat Bell, Texas Haley Eckerman, Texas^ Bailey Webster, Texas^ Miara Cave, Texas ^ - Unanimous Selection 4
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2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL NEW FACES HIGHLIGHT 2012 ROSTER Possibly the most noticeable feature of the 2012 version of the Red Raiders will be the amount of newcomers spread throughout the roster. Don Flora and his staff added nine freshmen to the roster in the offseason to go along with transfers Rachel Brummitt and Ciara Gibson. Brummitt transferred from Radford University while Gibson redshirted the 2011 season after playing her first two seasons at Kentucky State. This marks the second-straight season Flora has used a large recruiting class after having 12 newcomers a year ago. CAVE, VAUGHAN RETURN FOR SENIOR SEASON Texas Tech seniors Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan will look to wrap their respective careers on a winning note in 2012. The two San Antonio natives have both been regulars in the Tech rotation since stepping foot on campus as freshmen in 2009. Since then, Cave has turned into one of the top right-sides in the Big 12 while Vaughan has played an important role as Tech’s libero over two seasons. Out of Tech’s 21-player roster, only Cave and Vaughan, along with junior Aubree Piper, have lettered more than one season. O’CANADA For the first time since 2007, Texas Tech will boast a player from north of the border in freshman setter Emily Ruetter. One of the top setters throughout Canada the past four years, Ruetter arrives at Tech after lettering at Nelson High School all four seasons while also playing for several of the top club programs in the country. The Burlington, Ontario native was a member of the 17-under Canada Selects team that won the 2011 national title before playing up on the 18-under division at the Ontario Provincials (equivalent to a state championship) where she was named the tournament MVP. Ruetter, who is expected to compete for Tech’s starting setter job, is the first Canadian-born player for Tech since current director of operations Amy Gandy in 2004-07. TEXAS TECH SPORTS NEW LOOK IN 2012 For the first time in recent memory, Texas Tech will sport a new look in 2012 as the Red Raiders will switch to long-sleeve uniforms. The Red Raiders will continue to have three color options in black, red, and white with all three made by Texas Tech’s official uniform provider, Under Armour. One other change to the uniform is across the front where the usual Double T logo has been replaced by the spelling of “Texas Tech.” FLORA HAS RED RAIDERS MOVING UP AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR Don Flora’s presence on the South Plains was quickly noticed a year ago when he led the Red Raiders, who were 4-25 overall in 2010, to a 15-17 record that marked the program’s most victories since 2001. Not a bad start for the first-year head coach. Tech’s 11-match win differential between the two seasons ranked third overall in the nation last year, falling only behind Samford (+15) and Tennessee-Martin (+13). Prior to his arrival, the Red Raiders had combined to win just 11 matches over the previous three seasons. BIG 12 COMING OFF BANNER YEAR The Big 12 Conference is coming off possibly its best season in league history after sending seven teams to the postseason in 2011 and recording the nation’s top RPI (ratings percentage index). The conference finished with five teams ranked in the top 30 of the RPI, including two in the top three with Texas ranked second and Iowa State a spot below. The league’s seven postseason selections marked the Big 12’s most since 2005 and the second-most nationally. RED RAIDERS PICKED EIGHTH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL In order to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2001, Texas Tech will have to do better than its preseason poll prediction as the Red Raiders were picked to finish eighth in the nine-team Big 12 Conference in a vote by the league coaches. Texas, which has won the conference title in four of the past five seasons, was a unanimous selection to defend its Big 12 crown from a year ago with Iowa State and Kansas State being picked second and third, respectively. Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas, and TCU rounded out the picks in front of Tech, while new league member West Virginia was the only school picked behind the Red Raiders in a unanimous selection. Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll Rank Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Texas (8) 64 2. Iowa State (1) 54 3. Kansas State 53 4. Oklahoma 40 5. Baylor 36 6. Kansas 30 7. TCU 22 8. TEXAS TECH 17 9. West Virginia 8
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TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN... At the United Spirit Arena On the road Neutral sites Big 12 Play Non-Conference At a tournament On Television
2011-12 Flora All Big 12 Era 4-0 0-0 8-6 1-0 0-0 6-9 3-0 0-0 9-0 0-0 0-0 1-14 8-0 0-0 22-2 7-0 0-0 18-1 0-0 0-0 0-4
Wearing Red uniforms Wearing White uniforms Wearing Black uniforms
2-0 3-0 3-0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday
1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-7 4-0 0-0 9-1 3-0 0-0 10-8
Against ranked opponents Top 5 opponents Top 10 opponents
0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0
Kills Leading Trailing Tied
4-0 4-0 0-0
0-0 17-3 0-0 6-13 0-0 0-0
Blocks Leading Trailing Tied
7-0 1-0 0-0
0-0 18-6 0-0 2-9 0-0 3-1
Digs Leading Trailing Tied
6-0 2-0 0-0
0-0 15-3 0-0 7-13 0-0 1-0
Attack Percentage Leading Trailing
8-0 0-0
0-0 22-3 0-0 1-13
Service Aces Leading Trailing Tied
4-0 3-0 1-0
0-0 15-1 0-0 6-12 0-0 2-2
Hitting Percentage Hitting .300 or better Hitting .250-.299 Hitting .200-.249 Hitting .100-.199 Hitting below .100 Opponents hitting above .300 Opponents hitting .250-.299 Opponents hitting .200-.249 Opponents hitting .100-.199 Opponents hitting below .100
1-0 2-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 6-0 1-0
0-0 6-0 0-0 6-0 0-0 8-3 0-0 3-11 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 1-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 10-4 0-0 11-0
In three sets In four sets In five sets
3-0 4-0 1-0
0-0 14-8 0-0 6-5 0-0 3-3
Leading 1-0 Leading 2-0 Leading 2-1 Tied 1-1 Tied 2-2 Trailing 0-1 Trailing 0-2 Trailing 1-2
6-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
20-3 15-0 7-1 6-6 3-3 3-14 1-11 2-7
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FLORA AGAINST THE NCAA NON-CONFERENCE Binghamton______________________________1-0 Boston College____________________________1-0 Central Arkansas___________________________1-0 Connecticut______________________________1-0 Fordham_________________________________1-0 Grambling State___________________________2-0 Louisiana-Lafayette________________________1-0 Louisiana Tech____________________________1-0 Morehead State___________________________1-0 New Mexico______________________________1-0 North Texas_______________________________2-0 Northwestern State________________________2-0 Prairie View A&M__________________________1-0 San Jose State_____________________________1-1 Siena____________________________________1-0 Southeastern Louisiana_____________________1-0 Texas-Pan Amerian_________________________2-0 UT Arlington______________________________1-0 Overall_________________________________22-2 BIG 12 CONFERENCE Baylor___________________________________1-1 Iowa State________________________________0-2 Kansas___________________________________0-2 Kansas State______________________________0-2 Missouri_________________________________0-2 Oklahoma________________________________0-2 TCU_____________________________________0-1 Texas____________________________________0-2 Texas A&M________________________________0-2 West Virginia______________________________0-0 Overall________________________________ 1-15* * Includes Missouri and Texas A&M who were both Big 12 Conference members in 2011. Also does not include the TCU match from 2011.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS At the United Spirit Arena___________________8-6 On the road_______________________________6-9 Neutral Site_______________________________9-0 In a tournament setting____________________18-1 On television______________________________0-4 Against ranked opponents__________________0-5 Against top 5 teams________________________0-0 Against top 10 teams_______________________0-2 In three set matches_______________________14-8 In four set matches_________________________6-5 In five set matches_________________________3-3 On Monday_______________________________3-0 On Tuesday_______________________________1-1 On Wednesday____________________________1-5 On Friday_________________________________9-1 On Saturday______________________________9-7 Leading 1-0______________________________20-3 Leading 2-0______________________________15-0 Leading 2-1_______________________________7-1 Tied 1-1__________________________________6-6 Tied 2-2__________________________________3-3 Trailing 1-2_______________________________2-7 6
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Don Flora Head Coach 2nd Season University of La Verne ‘90, ‘00 Career Record: 292-76 (12) At Tech: 23-17 (2) @CoachFloraTTU
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n only one season as the head volleyball coach at Texas Tech, Don Flora has already revitalized a once storied program.
Flora was named the eighth volleyball coach in school history on Jan. 7, 2011, and immediately hit the ground running, leading the Red Raiders to a 15-17 record, the program’s most victories since 2001. It also marked the third-largest win differential in the country (+11) from the 2010 to 2011 season after inheriting a program that was just 4-25 the year before. Not bad for a first-year head coach who inherited a program that had only won 11 matches over its previous three seasons combined. Flora led the Red Raiders to that total in only his second month. Flora is 292-76 in 12-plus total seasons as a collegiate head coach as he remains one of the winningest active coaches with 10 years of experience at any level of NCAA play. In his 12 seasons as a head coach, Flora’s only other losing season came during his inaugural campaign at the University of La Verne (Calif.) when the Leopards similarly finished just two matches below .500 with a 12-14 mark. Flora led La Verne to 20 or more wins in nine of his next 10 seasons. The California native will look to do the same at Texas Tech as he enters the 2012 season, his second on the South Plains, with a young roster composed of 11 newcomers coming mainly from his first true recruiting class that spanned the Western Hemisphere as well as the state of Texas. Flora and his staff traveled to Canada to sign setter Emily Ruetter and then reached the Midwest with the addition of Brianna Grant out of Illinois and Meghan Stacy from Missouri. He also stayed close to home with the signing of Emily Ehrle from Crowley, Texas, who was the first of five other true freshmen to join the program. Red Raider fans took notice in only his first year as Tech averaged more than 800 fans in 2011, around a 15 percent increase from the year before. Tech broke the 1,000 fan mark three times, including a season high 1,413 on Nov. 9 against No. 8 Texas that was the largest announced attendance since 1,468 fans saw the Red Raiders face top-ranked Nebraska. Flora came to Tech following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at New Mexico State where the Aggies, consistently one of the top programs nationally, compiled a 38-22 record. Flora was responsible for recruiting activities, practice instruction and game strategy and was involved in the daily development of the overall program under head coach Mike Jordan. La Verne posted at least 20 wins in nine-straight seasons beginning in 2000 as the Leopards claimed ninestraight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) titles. During Flora’s tenure, the Leopards were 140-10 in SCIAC matches, boasting an impressive .933 winning percentage helped in part by five undefeated 14-0 campaigns in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008. As the success kept building early in Flora’s tenure, so did the achievements at the national level. In only Flora’s fourth season, the Leopards wrapped a near-perfect 27-1 season with the 2001 NCAA Division III National Title, the second in school history. The title run earned Flora the Division III National Coach of the Year honor by both the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Volleyball Magazine. He was also named the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year, an award he was presented three more times following the 2003, 2005, and 2008 seasons. With a national title under his belt, Flora’s success kept rolling as the Leopards eventually posted their first 30-win season in 2003, which began a streak of three-straight seasons where La Verne advanced to the NCAA Final Four. The Leopards posted a school-record 33 wins a season later. The Leopards posted 27 wins in each of Flora’s final three seasons at the school, which culminated in another national title match appearance in 2008. Unlike 2001, however, La Verne was topped in the championship, falling to Emory in four sets. Flora graduated with a degree in social sciences from La Verne in 1990 before later returning to the classroom to earn his masters in the Leadership and Management curriculum in 2000. Flora, a native of Covina, Calif., and his wife, Jeanne, currently reside in Lubbock with their two daughters, Annika and Alexis. @TECHATHLETICS
2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
2012 RESULTS Date Aug 24, 2012
Opponent Score vs Fordham W 3-1
Match results 26-24,25-12,27-29,25-11
Overall 1-0
Conf 0-0
Time 1:54
Attend 83
Aug 24, 2012
vs Binghamton
W
3-0
Aug 25, 2012
vs Siena
W
3-1
25-22,25-18,25-20
2-0
0-0
1:18
68
25-17,19-25,25-17,25-19
3-0
0-0
1:44
Aug 25, 2012
at Boston College
W
57
3-2
20-25,17-25,25-21,25-23,15-11
4-0
0-0
2:15
243
Aug 31, 2012
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
W
3-0
25-21,25-14,25-21
5-0
0-0
1:20
323
Aug 31, 2012 Sep 01, 2012
SAN JOSE STATE
W
3-0
25-22,28-26,27-25
6-0
0-0
1:48
323
NORTHWESTERN STATE
W
3-1
25-14,22-25,25-21,25-16
7-0
0-0
1:57
Sep 03, 2012
315
NORTH TEXAS
W
3-1
20-25,25-22,25-20,25-22
8-0
0-0
2:04
612
ATTENDANCE
Dates Total Average
Total
8 1781 223
Home
4 1573 393
Away
1 243 243
Neutral
3 208 69
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2012 INDIVIDUAL STATS ## Name 6 David, Breeann 13 Piper, Aubree 10 Ehrle, Emily 16 Stacy, Meghan 4 Cave, Miara 2 McKay, Lydia 21 Mills, Mikia 3 Ruetter, Emily 28 Rankin, Meredith 23 Podraza, Sam 18 Grant, Brianna 15 Brummitt, Rachel 14 Ford, Whitney 5 Vaughan, Tory 7 Wright, Emily 1 Jobe, Tori 9 Dominguez, Megan 11 Sorrells, Ellen 12 Hragyil, Nicole TEXAS TECH Opponents
SP MP-MS 26 8-7 29 8-8 27 8-2 21 7-5 19 7-4 26 8-5 21 8-3 30 8-8 6 3-0 4 3-0 4 4-0 30 8-0 1 1-0 30 8-5 24 8-1 4 3-0 12 4-0 1 1-0 4 2-0 30 8-8 30 8-8
## Name SP 6 David, Breeann 26 13 Piper, Aubree 29 10 Ehrle, Emily 27 16 Stacy, Meghan 21 4 Cave, Miara 19 2 McKay, Lydia 26 21 Mills, Mikia 21 3 Ruetter, Emily 30 28 Rankin, Meredith 6 23 Podraza, Sam 4 18 Grant, Brianna 4 14 Ford, Whitney 1 15 Brummitt, Rachel 30 5 Vaughan, Tory 30 11 Sorrells, Ellen 1 12 Hragyil, Nicole 4 9 Dominguez, Megan 12 7 Wright, Emily 24 1 Jobe, Tori 4 TEAM TEXAS TECH 30 Opponents 30
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ATTACK K K/Set E TA Pct 75 2.88 26 199 .246 68 2.34 13 143 .385 63 2.33 23 169 .237 53 2.52 19 132 .258 38 2.00 19 93 .204 35 1.35 8 83 .325 22 1.05 12 56 .179 13 0.43 5 39 .205 8 1.33 4 23 .174 5 1.25 3 14 .143 2 0.50 4 11 -.182 1 0.03 0 5 .200 1 1.00 0 2 .500 1 0.03 2 23 -.043 0 0.00 1 10 -.100 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 385 12.83 139 1003 .245 366 12.20 209 1085 .145
SET SERVE A A/Set SA SA/Set SE 2 0.08 3 0.12 12 1 0.03 1 0.03 8 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 0.10 1 0.05 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 0.08 1 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 306 10.20 4 0.13 8 1 0.17 1 0.17 2 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 22 0.73 14 0.47 7 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 3 0.10 7 0.23 10 6 0.25 7 0.29 8 8 2.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 2 0.17 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 353 11.77 41 1.37 60 342 11.40 34 1.13 61
DIG BLOCKING POINTS RE DIG Dig/S BS BA Total Blk/S BE BHE POINTS Pts/Set 7 56 2.15 6 29 35 1.35 3 1 98.5 3.79 0 6 0.21 4 29 33 1.14 3 0 87.5 3.02 3 4 0.15 2 7 9 0.33 1 0 68.5 2.54 4 42 2.00 1 9 10 0.48 0 0 59.5 2.83 0 0 0.00 0 8 8 0.42 0 0 42.0 2.21 0 6 0.23 0 16 16 0.62 1 1 44.0 1.69 0 4 0.19 3 20 23 1.10 2 0 35.0 1.67 0 73 2.43 3 16 19 0.63 2 1 28.0 0.93 0 11 1.83 0 2 2 0.33 1 0 10.0 1.67 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 0.50 1 0 6.0 1.50 0 2 0.50 0 2 2 0.50 0 0 3.0 0.75 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 1.00 4 141 4.70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 15.0 0.50 5 46 1.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.0 0.27 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 6 1.50 0 1 1 0.25 0 0 0.5 0.12 0 2 0.17 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.17 6 43 1.79 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 7.0 0.29 0 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 5 34 447 14.90 19 141 89.5 2.98 14 3 515.5 17.18 41 413 13.77 5 87 48.5 1.62 14 13 448.5 14.95
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TEAM HIGHS
OPPONENT HIGHS
ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) .363 (40- 7- 91)_____ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) .283 (47-13-120)_________ vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) .278 (40-13- 97)__________ vs UTPA (Aug 31, 2012) .243 (47-19-115)_______ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) .239 (48-16-134)_____ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012)
DIGS 69 (4s)_____________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 68 (3s)___________vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 67 (5s)__________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 59 (4s)_______vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 52 (3s)____________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
KILLS (K-E-TA) 64 (64-27-165) 4s____ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 54 (54-26-154) 5s____ at Boston Coll (Aug 25, 2012) 48 (48-16-134) 3s____ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012) 47 (47-19-115) 4s______ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 47 (47-13-120) 4s________ vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012)
DIGS 3-SETS 68______________vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 52_______________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 41_________ vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012)
KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 48 (48-16-134)______ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012) 40 (40-13- 97)____________ vs UTPA (Aug 31, 2012) 40 (40- 7- 91)_______ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 64 (64-27-165)______ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 47 (47-19-115)________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 47 (47-13-120)__________ vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) 45 (45-18-127)___________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 54 (54-26-154)______ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 165 (64-27-165) 4s___ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 154 (54-26-154) 5s___ at Boston Coll (Aug 25, 2012) 134 (48-16-134) 3s___ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012) 127 (45-18-127) 4s________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 120 (47-13-120) 4s_______ vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 134 (48-16-134)_____ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012) 97 (40-13- 97)____________ vs UTPA (Aug 31, 2012) 91 (40- 7- 91)_______ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
DIGS 4-SETS 69________________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 59__________vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 46_____________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 45__________________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) DIGS 5-SETS 67_____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) ACES 9___________vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 7___________________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 6______________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 5__________ vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 5_________________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) BLOCKS 19.0____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 17.0_________vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 14.5_________________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 10.5_____________vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 10.0____________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 7.5_________ vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 6.0________________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 5.0_______________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) .207 (39-16-111)____ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) .197 (51-21-152)_____ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) KILLS (K-E-TA) 60 (60-37-170) 5s____ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012) 51 (51-21-152) 4s____ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 45 (45-23-143)____ vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 39 (39-16-111)_____ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 51 (51-21-152)______ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 49 (49-38-138)________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 60 (60-37-170)______ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 170 (60-37-170) 5s___ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012) 155 (48-30-155) 4s________vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 143 (45-23-143)_____ vs San Jose St. (Aug 31, 2012) 111 (39-16-111)____ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 155 (48-30-155)__________vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) 152 (51-21-152)_____ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 170 (60-37-170)_____ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012) ASSISTS 55 (5s)__________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 48 (4s)__________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) ASSISTS 3-SETS 42______________ vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 36_______________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 165 (64-27-165)_____ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 127 (45-18-127)__________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 120 (47-13-120)_________ vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012) 115 (47-19-115)_______ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012)
ASSISTS 4-SETS 48_____________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 46_____________________vs NW St. (Sep 01, 2012)
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 154 (54-26-154)_____ at Boston Coll. (Aug 25, 2012)
ASSISTS 5-SETS 55_____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012)
ASSISTS 56 (4s)_____________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 49 (5s)__________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 45 (4s)_______________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 44 (3s)___________vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 43 (4s)_______vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012)
DIGS 63 (4s)_____________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 62 (5s)__________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) DIGS 3-SETS 57______________ vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 41_______________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
ASSISTS 3-SETS 44______________vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 37_________ vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 37_______________ vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012)
DIGS 4-SETS 63________________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 56__________ vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) DIGS 5-SETS 62_____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012)
ASSISTS 4-SETS 56________________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 45__________________ vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 43__________vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 42_____________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012)
ACES 6_______________ vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 6______________________ vs NWLA (Sep 01, 2012)
ASSISTS 5-SET 49_____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012)
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BLOCKS 11.0_______________ vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 9.0_____________ at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 9.0_____________________ vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012)
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INDIVIDUAL HIGHS ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 8 kills .643 ( 9- 0-14)__________________ Piper, Aubree vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) .524 (13- 2-21)__________________Piper, Aubree vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) .500 ( 8- 1-14)_____________________Piper, Aubree vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) .500 (10- 1-18)_____________________ Ehrle, Emily vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) .412 ( 8- 1-17)____________ Piper, Aubree vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) KILLS (K-E-TA) 16 (16- 6-39) 4s________________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 15 (15- 5-36) 5s________________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 14 (14- 3-33) 4s______________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 14 (14- 2-32) 4s__________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 13 (13- 2-21) 4s__________________Piper, Aubree vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 13 (13- 4-35) 3s______________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 13 (13- 4-35)________________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 11 (11- 2-29)_________________ David, Breeann vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 10 (10- 2-25)______________ Ehrle, Emily vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 9 ( 9- 0-14)_____________________ Piper, Aubree vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 9 ( 9- 2-25)___________________ Piper, Aubree vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 16 (16- 6-39)__________________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 14 (14- 3-33)________________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 14 (14- 2-32)____________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 13 (13- 2-21)____________________Piper, Aubree vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 15 (15- 5-36)__________________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 11 (11- 7-30)________________Stacy, Meghan at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 8 ( 8- 2-24)___________________ Piper, Aubree at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 39 (16- 6-39) 4s________________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 36 (15- 5-36) 5s________________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 35 (13- 4-35) 3s______________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 33 (14- 3-33) 4s______________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 32 (14- 2-32) 4s__________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 35 (13- 4-35)________________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 29 (11- 2-29)_________________ David, Breeann vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 28 ( 9- 7-28)____________________ Ehrle, Emily vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 25 ( 9- 2-25)__________________ Piper, Aubree vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 25 (10- 2-25)______________ Ehrle, Emily vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 39 (16- 6-39)__________________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 33 (14- 3-33)________________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 32 (14- 2-32)____________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 27 ( 8- 3-27)________________ Ehrle, Emily vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 36 (15- 5-36)__________________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 30 (11- 7-30)________________Stacy, Meghan at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 25 ( 6- 8-25)___________________ Cave, Miara at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) POINTS 19.0 (14- 1- 4.0) 4s________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 18.0 (15- 0- 3.0) 5s______________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 18.0 (16- 0- 2.0) 4s______________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 17.5 (13- 1- 3.5) 3s____________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 17.0 (14- 1- 2.0) 4s____________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) POINTS 3-SETS 17.5 (13- 1- 3.5)______________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 12.5 ( 9- 0- 3.5)_______________ Piper, Aubree vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 12.5 (11- 0- 1.5)_______________ David, Breeann vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 11.5 ( 9- 0- 2.5)_________________ Piper, Aubree vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 10.5 (10- 0- 0.5)____________ Ehrle, Emily vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012)
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POINTS 4-SETS 19.0 (14- 1- 4.0)__________ David, Breeann vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 18.0 (16- 0- 2.0)________________ David, Breeann vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 17.0 (14- 1- 2.0)______________________Stacy, Meghan vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 13.5 (13- 0- 0.5)__________________Piper, Aubree vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) POINTS 5-SETS 18.0 (15- 0- 3.0)________________ Ehrle, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 12.5 (11- 0- 1.5)______________Stacy, Meghan at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 11.0 ( 6- 0- 5.0)_________________Mills, Mikia at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) ASSISTS 54 (4s)________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 43 (4s)__________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 38 (3s)______________________ Ruetter, Emily vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 38 (4s)__________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 37 (5s)_____________________ Ruetter, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) ASSISTS 3-SETS 38_________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 35____________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 25___________________________Ruetter, Emily vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) ASSISTS 4-SETS 54___________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 43_____________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 38_____________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 36________________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) ASSISTS 5-SETS 37________________________ Ruetter, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) DIGS 27 (3s)___________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 24 (3s)_____________________Brummitt, Rachel vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 21 (4s)_______________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 20 (4s)________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 17 (4s)__________________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) DIGS 3-SETS 27______________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 24________________________Brummitt, Rachel vs Binghamton (Aug 24, 2012) 12_________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 10_________________________ Wright, Emily vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 10_________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) DIGS 4-SETS 21__________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Northwestern State (Sep 01, 2012) 20___________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 17_____________________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) DIGS 5-SETS 15______________________Brummitt, Rachel at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 14________________________ Vaughan, Tory at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 12_________________________ Wright, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) ACES 4______________________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) 3___________________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 2__________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs Texas-Pan American (Aug 31, 2012) 2_________________________ Brummitt, Rachel vs North Texas (Sep 03, 2012) 2______________________________ Ruetter, Emily vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 9 ( 1- 8)__________________________Piper, Aubree vs Fordham (Aug 24, 2012) 8 ( 2- 6)_______________________Mills, Mikia at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 7 ( 1- 6)___________________________ David, Breeann vs NWLA (Sep 01, 2012) 6 ( 2- 4)____________________ Ruetter, Emily at Boston College (Aug 25, 2012) 6 ( 1- 5)_____________________ Piper, Aubree vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 6 ( 1- 5)____________________ David, Breeann vs San Jose State (Aug 31, 2012) 6 ( 0- 6)_____________________________ McKay, Lydia vs NWLA (Sep 01, 2012) 6 ( 0- 6)_____________________________ McKay, Lydia vs Siena (Aug 25, 2012) @TECHATHLETICS
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MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
DOUBLE-DOUBLES BREEANN DAVID (2) NORTHWESTERN STATE (9/1) NORTH TEXAS (9/3) Career double-doubles: 3 EMILY RUETTER (4) vs. Fordham (8/24) vs. Boston College (8/25) SAN JOSE STATE (8/31) NORTH TEXAS (9/3) Career double-doubles: 4 MEGHAN STACY (2) vs. Siena (8/25) vs. Boston College (8/25) Career double-doubles: 2
KILLS 14 16
DIGS 12 16
ASSISTS DIGS 43 10 37 11 38 10 54 20
KILLS 14 11
DIGS 16 11
Opponent
Kills
Hitting %
Digs
Blocks
Assists
Fordham
Ehrle (10)
Ehrle/Piper (.500)
Brummitt (12)
Piper (9)
Ruetter (43)
Binghamton
David (11)
Piper (.643)
Brummitt (24)
Piper (4)
Ruetter (25)
Siena
Stacy (14)
McKay/Stacy (.333)
Brummitt (17)
McKay (6)
Ruetter (36)
at Boston College
Ehrle (15)
Ehrle (.278)
Brummitt (15)
McKay (6)
Ruetter (36)
UT-PAN AMERICAN
Ehrle (10)
Ehrle (.320)
Brummitt (12)
David (5)
Ruetter (35)
SAN JOSE STATE
David (13)
Cave (.381)
Brummitt (27)
David/Piper (6)
Ruetter (38)
NORTHWESTERN ST.
David (14)
Piper (.412)
Brummitt (21)
David (7)
Ruetter (38)
NORTH TEXAS
David (16)
Piper (.524)
Ruetter (20)
David/Mills (3)
Ruetter (54)
Towson Furman at Montana at Nevada KANSAS at TCU TEXAS at Central Arkansas IOWA STATE at Baylor at West Virginia OKLAHOMA at Kansas State WEST VIRGINIA at Oklahoma at Iowa State TCU NEW MEXICO at Texas KANSAS STATE BAYLOR at Kansas
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MATCH-BY-MATCH STARTERS Opponent
OH
OH
RS/MB
MB
SET
MB/DS
LIB
Fordham
B. David
M. Stacy
L. McKay
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
T. Vaughan
R. Brummitt
Binghamton
B. David
M. Stacy
E. Ehrle
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
L. McKay
R. Brummitt
Siena
B. David
M. Stacy
L. McKay
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
T. Vaughan
R. Brummitt
at Boston College
B. David
M. Stacy
L. McKay
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
E. Wright
R. Brummitt
UT-PAN AMERICAN
E. Ehrle
M. Stacy
M. Cave
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
M. Mills
R. Brummitt
SAN JOSE STATE
B. David
M. Cave (RS)
M. Mills
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
T. Vaughan
R. Brummitt
NORTHWESTERN STATE
B. David
M. Cave (RS)
M. Mills
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
T. Vaughan
R. Brummitt
NORTH TEXAS
B. David
M. Cave (RS)
L. McKay
A. Piper
E. Ruetter
T. Vaughan
R. Brummitt
Towson Furman at Montana at Nevada KANSAS at TCU TEXAS at Central Arkansas IOWA STATE at Baylor at West Virginia OKLAHOMA at Kansas State WEST VIRGINIA at Oklahoma at Iowa State TCU NEW MEXICO at Texas KANSAS STATE BAYLOR at Kansas
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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
@TECHATHLETICS
2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 22 23 24 28
NAME Lydia McKay Emily Ruetter Miara Cave Tory Vaughan Breeann David Emily Wright Kate Foley Megan Dominguez Emily Ehrle Ellen Sorrells Nicole Hyragil Aubree Piper Whitney Ford Rachel Brummitt Meghan Stacy Brianna Grant Mikia Mills Kelly Chiffer Sam Podraza Ciara Gibson Meredith Rankin
HT. 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-5 6-2 5-10 5-7 6-1 6-3 5-6 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
POS. CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL MB/RS Fr-HS Katy, Texas/Katy SET Fr-HS Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Nelson RS Sr-3L San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt LIB/DS Sr-3L San Antonio, Texas/Churchill OH So-1L Denver City, Texas/Denver City DS/OH Fr-HS Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair DS/OH So-1L Houston, Texas/Clear Lake DS So-1L El Paso, Texas/Chapin OH Fr-HS Crowley, Texas/Crowley DS/OH Fr-HS North Richland Hills, Texas/Fort Worth Christian SET So-1L Carrollton, Texas/Tulsa MB/RS Jr-2L Amarillo, Texas/Randall RS Fr-HS Longview, Texas/Pine Tree LIB/DS So-TR Plano, Texas/Radford OH Fr-HS Ozark, Mo./Ozark MB Fr-HS Antioch, Ill./Antioch MB So-1L Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda OH/RS Jr-RS Seal Beach, Calif./Cypress College RS So-1L San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch OH/MB Jr-RS Houston, Texas/Kentucky State OH Fr-HS Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood
NO. NAME 15 Rachel Brummitt 4 Miara Cave 22 Kelly Chiffer 6 Breeann David 9 Megan Dominguez 10 Emily Ehrle 8 Kate Foley 14 Whitney Ford 24 Ciara Gibson 18 Brianna Grant 12 Nicole Hragyil 2 Lydia McKay 21 Mikia Mills 13 Aubree Piper 23 Sam Podraza 28 Meredith Rankin 3 Emily Ruetter 11 Ellen Sorrells 16 Meghan Stacy 5 Tory Vaughan 7 Emily Wright
POS. DS/LIB RS OH/RS OH DS OH DS/OH RS OH/MB MB SET MB/RS MB MB/RS RS OH SET DS/OH OH DS/LIB DS/OH
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Don Flora (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Jojit Coronel (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Beth Falls (7th Season) Director of Operations: Amy Gandy (4th Season) Strength and Conditioning: Katie Munger Athletic Trainer: Imelda Garcia
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Setter_____________________________________ 2 _____________________________ Hragyil, Ruetter Outside Hitter______________________________ 9 ______________ Chiffer, David, Ehrle, Foley, Gibson __________________ Rankin, Sorrells, Stacy, Wright Opposite/Right Side_________________________ 4 ______________________ Cave, Chiffer, Foley, Ford Middle Blocker_____________________________ 5 ______________ Grant, McKay, Mills, Piper, Podraza Defensive Specialist/Libero___________________ 5 ________________ Brummitt, Dominguez, Sorrells, ____________________________ Vaughan, Wright
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY California__________________________________ 3 _________________________Chiffer, Mills, Podraza Canada___________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Ruetter Illinois____________________________________ 1 ______________________________________Grant Missouri__________________________________ 1 ______________________________________ Stacy Texas____________________________________ 15 _____________ Brummitt, Cave, David, Dominguez, ______________ Ehrle, Foley, Ford, Gibson, Hragyil, ____McKay, Piper, Rankin, Sorrells, Vaughan, Wright
BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 2 ______________________________ Cave, Vaughan Juniors____________________________________ 3 _________________________ Chiffer, Gibson, Piper Sophomore________________________________ 7 _____________ Brummitt, David, Dominguez, Foley ________________________ Hragyil, Mills, Podraza Freshmen_________________________________ 9 ______________________Ehrle, Ford, Grant, McKay ___________ Rankin, Ruetter, Sorrells, Stacy, Wright
#WRECKEMTECH
Miara Cave Kelly Chiffer Megan Dominguez Emily Ehrle Kate Foley Ciara Gibson Briana Grant Nicole Hragyil Mikia Mills Sam Podraza Emily Ruetter Ellen Sorrells
Me-AIR-ah SHIF-fur Doh-MING-ez Earl FOH-lee Sea-air-ah Bree-an-ah RAH-gul My-KEY-ah Pah-DRAH-zah Roo-ter Soar-rels
TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
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2012 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
2
Lydia McKay
MB/RS • 6-1 • Fr-HS Katy, Texas Katy H.S.
8
Kate Foley
RS/OH • 5-11 • So-1L Houston, Texas Clear Lake H.S.
14
Whitney Ford RS • 6-3 • Fr-HS Longview, Texas Pine Tree H.S.
3
Emily Ruetter
SET • 5-11 • Fr-HS Burlington, Ontario, Canada Nelson H.S.
9
Megan Dominguez DS/LIB • 5-5 • So-1L El Paso, Texas Chapin H.S.
15
Rachel Brummitt DS/LIB • 5-6 • So-TR Plano, Texas Radford University
4
Miara Cave
RS • 5-11 • Sr-3L San Antonio, Texas Roosevelt H.S.
10
Emily Ehrle
OH • 6-2 • Fr-HS Crowley, Texas Crowley H.S.
16
Meghan Stacy OH • 6-1 • Fr-HS Ozark, Mo. Ozark H.S.
24
Ciara Gibson
OH • 5-11 • Jr-RS Houston, Texas Kentucky State
Don Flora
Head Coach 2nd Season 14
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Jojit Coronel
Assistant Coach 2nd Season
5
Tory Vaughan
DS/LIB • 5-7 • Sr-3L San Antonio, Texas Churchill H.S.
11
Ellen Sorrells
DS/OH • 5-10 • Fr-HS North Richland Hills, Texas Fort Worth Christian H.S.
18
Brianna Grant MB • 6-1 • Fr-HS Antioch, Ill. Antioch H.S.
6
Breeann David
OH • 5-11 • So-1L Denver City, Texas Denver City H.S.
12
Nicole Hragyil SET • 5-7 • So-1L Carrollton, Texas Tulsa
21
Mikia Mills
MB • 5-11 • So-1L Fontana, Calif. Etiwanda H.S.
7
Emily Wright
DS/OH • 5-10 • Fr-HS Cypress, Texas Cy-Fair H.S.
13
Aubree Piper
MB/OH • 6-1 • Jr-2L Amarillo, Texas Canyon Randall H.S.
23
Sam Podraza
RS • 6-0 • So-1L San Diego, Calif. Scripps Ranch H.S.
28
Meredith Rankin OH • 5-11 • Fr-HS Kingwood, Texas Kingwood H.S.
Beth Falls
Assistant Coach 7th Season
Amy Gandy
Dir. of Operations 4th Season @TECHATHLETICS