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Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers
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AUGUST 26 at TCU 27 vs. Connecticut vs. Grambling State
L,1 -3 W, 3-0 W, 3-0
SEPTEMBER 2 Central Arkansas Northwestern State 3 Morehead State 6 at Texas-Pan American 9 vs. Southeastern Louisiana vs. Grambling State 10 at Louisiana Tech 16 vs. Prairie View A&M 17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at UT-Arlington 19 at North Texas 24 Iowa State* 26 at New Mexico
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m.
OCTOBER 1 Oklahoma* 5 at Baylor* 8 Kansas State* 12 at Texas* 15 at Missouri* 19 Texas A&M* 22 at Kansas* 26 Baylor*
6:05 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2 at Texas A&M* 5 at Iowa State* 9 Texas* 12 Kansas* 15 at San Jose State 19 at Kansas State* 23 Missouri*
6:30 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. TBA 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
DECEMBER 1-4 NCAA First & Second Rounds 9-10 NCAA Regionals 15 NCAA Semifinals 17 NCAA National Championship
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Date______________________________ Monday Time_______________________________ 7 p.m. Location______________________Denton, Texas Arena____________Mean Green Volleyball Center All-Time Series________________Tech leads 18-1 COVERAGE Twitter______________________ @TechGameday Live Stats__________www.meangreensports.com Live Video_________www.meangreensports.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record________________________________ 12-1 Head Coach______________________ Don Flora Record at School_____________ 12-1 (1st Season) Career Record____________ 281-60 (12th Season)
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN Record_________________________________ 9-5 Head Coach____________________ Ken Murczek Record at School____________29-18 (2nd Season) Career Record_________________________ Same
RED RAIDERS WRAP ROAD TRIP AGAINST NORTH TEXAS Texas Tech closes its nine-match road trip Monday night when the Red Raiders battle North Texas at 7 p.m. in the Mean Green Volleyball Center. TEXAS TECH OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2000 The Red Raiders enter this weekend’s tournament boasting a 12-1 record, marking the program’s best start since the 2000 squad opened the year 16-1 en route to a 24-9 record and trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tech began that season with eight-straight wins before falling to Baylor on Sept. 13 and then followed with seven more wins to start its tournament run. RED RAIDERS RIDING LONGEST WIN STREAK SINCE 1996 Tech boasts a 12-match winning streak entering Monday’s match, the school’s longest run since 1996 when the Red Raiders won 15-straight to open the season. The school record for consecutive matches won is 25-straight which was done from Sept. 10-Oct. 9, 1976. THE SERIES The two schools will be meeting for the 20th time in program history Monday as Tech maintains a commanding 18-1 lead in the series. Tech’s only loss all-time against the Mean Green came on Sept. 15, 1978 in Denton as the Red Raiders have won the last 13 contests. The two programs last met on Aug. 29, 2008 as Tech took a 3-0 victory in its season opener at the North Texas Invitational. LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders open Big 12 play this weekend as 12th-ranked Iowa State travels to Lubbock for a 1 p.m. match Saturday. The Cyclones open conference play on Wednesday at home against Missouri as Tech drew an open date to begin league action. Tech returns to non-conference action just two days later as the Red Raiders travel to Albuquerque to face New Mexico next Monday. FLORA JOINS ELITE COMPANY IN SCHOOL RECORD BOOK When then athletics director Gerald Meyers hired Don Flora last January, he knew he was getting a proven head coach with an impressive record. Flora has proved Meyers’ pick to be a solid choice as Tech is 12-1 on the year, the best record through 13 matches for a first-year head coach in school history. The California native passed Donna Martin, who led Tech to a 11-2 start in 1985 as the Red Raiders eventually ended the year 19-9 overall. Flora entered the year as one of the winningest coaches all-time in NCAA history after compiling a 269-59 record over 11 seasons at the University of La Verne in California.
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Amanda Dowdy Team leader in kills and digs; MVP of TTU Invitational.
Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; hitting .371 on the season.
Karlyn Meyers Named to Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team.
Aubree Piper Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for week of Sept. 6.
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Breeann David Had solid debut with 10+ kills versus TCU and UConn.
Mikia Mills Freshman recorded eight kills against Grambling St.
Tory Vaughan Recorded career-high 21 digs against Morehead State.
Nicole Hragyil Backup setter who will be one of Tech’s first subs.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
QUICK FACTS Matt Dowdy - Volleyball Contact Office........................................... (806) 742-2770 Cell............................................... (806) 928-5190 e-mail..................... matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Blayne Beal - Assoc. AD/Communications Office........................................... (806) 742-2770 Cell............................................... (806) 790-7924 e-mail...............................blayne.beal@ttu.edu
Matt Dowdy
Asst. Director/Communications
Blayne Beal
Associate AD/Communications
Website........................... www.texastech.com Twitter...................twitter.com/TechAthletics ...............................twitter.com/TechGameday Facebook......... facebook.com/TTUAthletics
MEDIA ACCESS 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 game on gamedays. 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. Texas Tech players and head coach Don Flora will be made available to the media in the media room following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech lockerroom will remain closed.
CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech volleyball team at the United Spirit Arena during the 2011 season must be 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) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office of the United Spirit Arena on gamedays.
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 (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.
UNITED SPIRIT ARENA The United Spirit Arena, one of the finest multi-purpose venues in the country, is home to the Texas Tech basketball and volleyball programs. Constructed in 1999, the USA is named in honor of United Supermarkets, who was the project’s major donor. Since its creation, the 15,000 seat arena has hosted some of the top entertainment acts in the country, including George Strait, Brad Paisley, ZZ Top, and numerous others. DIRECTIONS TO THE UNITED SPIRIT ARENA The United Spirit Arena is located on the west part of the Texas Tech campus on Indiana Avenue. The facility is just off the Marsha Sharp Freeway and can also be accessed by the Texas Tech Parkway. FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn south (left) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (Indiana Ave.). Turn back north (left) and the United Spirit Arena will be on the right side.
GENERAL INFORMATION Location.....................................................Lubbock, Texas Founded........................................................................1923 Enrollment................................................................ 31,367 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....................................................36th First Season...................................................................1975 All-Time Record.................................... 760-583-6 (.563) NCAA Championship Appearances............................ 8 ...... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 FACILITY INFORMATION Name...................................................United Spirit Arena Capacity..................................................................... 15,070 Opened..........................................................................1999 COACHING STAFF Head Coach........................................................ Don Flora Alma Mater...........................University of La Verne ‘90 Record at Tech.....................................12-1 (1st Season) Career Record............................. 281-60 (12th Season) Twitter....................................................@CoachFloraTTU Best time to reach...................Mornings, Contact SID Assistant Coach................Jojit Coronel (First Season) Assistant Coach.................... Beth Falls (Sixth Season) Dir. of Operations............... Amy Gandy (3rd Season) Office Number.........................................(806) 742-7545 TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record..................................................................4-25 Conference Record.....................................................2-18 Home Record.................................................................. 1-9 Away Record.................................................................1-12 Neutral Site Record....................................................... 2-4 Postseason...................................................................None Final Ranking..............................................................None Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/6 Starters Returning/Lost..............................5/1 + Libero Newcomers........................................................................12 Top Returning Players........................Amandy Dowdy, .................. Karlyn Meyers, Miara Cave, Tory Vaughan Top Newcomers.............. Breeann David, Mikia Mills, ................................................... Sam Podraza, Kate Foley ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications...............Blayne Beal Assistant Director (Volleyball).................Matt Dowdy Office...........................................................(806) 742-2770 Cell...............................................................(806) 928-5190 E-mail.....................................matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu
WEEKLY SCHEDULE SUNDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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Practice - 1:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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vs. Iowa State 1 p.m.
MATCH NOTES SENIORS ENJOYING FINAL SEASON AT TECH Seniors Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers have to be enjoying their final season in a Texas Tech uniform. The duo won a combined 11 games over their first three seasons, one less than Tech’s total so far this year. Don Flora marked the fourth head coach to lead the duo as the co-captains started their careers under Nancy Todd in 2008. Now, Dowdy and Meyers are off to one of the best seasons in school history while both are also climbing the Tech record book in several categories. ROAD TRIP MEANS NOTHING TO TECH Possibly the most important factor in Tech’s transformation under Don Flora has been its ability to score wins on the road. The Red Raiders had traditionally struggled away from Lubbock in recent years but have posted a 9-1 record in road or neutral site contests so far. That’s impressive for a program that entered the year with only 14 wins away from Lubbock since 2007. NOTABLES u Texas Tech’s win over UT-Arlington marked the program’s third tournament title of the season, a feat that had not been previously accomplished since the 2000 season. u The Red Raiders have ended their last seven matches via a 3-0 score, which had not been done previously since Tech opened the 1998 season with eight-straight sweeps. u Tech’s 3-0 sweep over UT-Arlington was its 11th of the year which is the school’s most in a singleseason since it totaled 14 during the 2000 season. u Tech has already surpassed its win total from the 2008-10 seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 11 games during those three years. u The Red Raiders have broken the 10-win barrier for the first time since the 2006 season where Tech finished 12-17 under Nancy Todd. u Tech has held its opponent to a hitting percentage below .100 in six of its last seven matches. Only UConn has posted a hitting percentage over .200 against the Red Raiders this year. u Tech has also held four of its opponents to a negative hitting percentage, which prior to the year had not been accomplished since facing Northwestern State on Sept. 2, 2010. u The Red Raiders, meanwhile, have hit over .200 in all but two matches this season. Tech has been over .300 in four matches as well, including last weekend’s finale against UT-Arlington. u Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers are two Tech players familiar with the Mean Green Volleyball Center as the duo helped lead Tech to a 5-1 record in Denton during the 2008 season. Tech played in two different tournaments during that season as Dowdy and Meyers were both freshmen.
RED RAIDERS TAKE BIG 12 LEAD Tech has gone from the bottom of the Big 12 to the conference leader early in the year as the Red Raiders enter Monday night’s match leading Kansas by percentage points for the conference lead. Tech has finished in the bottom three of the Big 12 standings for the past six seasons, a streak it will be trying to halt once Big 12 play begins next weekend. TEXAS TECH BOOSTS OFFENSE WITH SERVE One of Don Flora’s areas of improvement early in the season was Tech’s serving ability after the Red Raiders posted double-digit error numbers twice in their first three matches. Tech has used the serve to its advantage lately as the Red Raiders have totaled 74 aces so far, six more than the 2010 season. Nicole Hragyil and Tory Vaughan led the team with 12 aces each while Amanda Dowdy has added 11 of her own. DAVID ADDS TO WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Breeann David became the second Texas Tech player to earn a Big 12 weekly award this week as she was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. David joins teammate Aubree Piper as a weekly award winner after Piper earned Defensive Player of the Week honors a week ago. It marked the first time in school history that two different players had been honored in the same season. RED RAIDERS IN NCAA STATS After Tech’s successful start to the season, the Red Raiders have found themselves among the nation’s elite as the NCAA released its national statistic leaders as of last Monday. Here’s where Tech ranks: u The Red Raiders enter this weekend ranked sixth in total team blocking as Tech is currently averaging 3.19 blocks per set. u Mikia Mills is 23rd in blocks per set as she is averaging 1.41 per frame, while Aubree Piper is 31st with a 1.35 average. u In the individual rankings, Amanda Dowdy ranks 50th in kills per set as the senior is averaging 4.03 per frame this year. u Miara Cave finds herself just outside the top 50 in hitting percentage as her .373 average is five hundredths of a point from being ranked. PIPER HONORED ON BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS Prior to Tuesday night’s match at Texas-Pan American, sophomore Aubree Piper was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performance during the Texas Tech Invitational. Piper finished with 21 blocks to go along with 15 kills on the weekend, matching her single-game highs for total blocks and block assists in the process. No Tech player had been previously honored with a Big 12 weekly award since Amanda Dowdy was named
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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 TCU 3, Baylor 0 No. 15 Northern Iowa 3, Iowa State 0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Wichita State 3, Oklahoma 2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Kansas State 3, Sacramento State 1 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Xavier 3, Texas A&M 2 Oklahoma 3, Texas Southern 0 Western Kentucky 3, Missouri 1 Texas Tech 3, Prairie View A&M 0 Texas A&M 3, Toldeo 0 Kansas 3, San Diego State 1 Texas 3, Santa Clara 0 Baylor 3, San Francisco 0 Kansas State 3, Utah Valley 0 Oklahoma 3, Arkansas Little Rock 0 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Texas 3, SMU 0 Baylor 3, Fresno State 0 Texas Tech 3, Louisiana Lafayette 0 Oklahoma 3, Arkansas Pine Bluff 0 Missouri 3, Villanova 2 Kansas 3, Valparaiso 2 Missouri 3, American Univeristy 1 No. 18 Michigan 3, Texas A&M 0 Oklahoma 3, Boise State 2 Kansas 3, DePaul 0 Texas Tech 3, UT Arlington 0 Texas 3, UT San Antonio 0 No. 10 Nebraska 3, Iowa State 0 Kansas State 3, Saint Mary’s 1 Baylor 3, UNLV 2 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Texas Tech at North Texas
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BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Molly Kreklow, Missouri Sept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, Missouri Sept. 12 Rachael Adams, Texas DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa State Sept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas Tech Sept. 12 Kelsey Black, Texas A&M ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Aug. 29 Emily Wilson, Missouri Sept. 6 Emily Wilson, Missouri Sept. 12 Breeann David, Texas Tech
BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS Texas Tech Kansas Texas A&M Iowa State Missouri Oklahoma Baylor Kansas State Texas
BIG 12 W L Pct. 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
SETS W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
OVERALL W L Pct. 12 1 .923 11 1 .917 10 2 .833 9 2 .818 13 3 .813 13 3 .813 11 3 .786 11 3 .786 6 3 .667
SETS W-L 37-4 35-9 32-10 27-13 42-15 42-13 31-13 33-18 20-14
Last 10 10-0 9-1 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 9-1 6-3
Streak W12 W5 L1 L2 W2 W4 W2 W7 W4
vs. RANKED TEAMS Top 10 Top 25 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-3
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RECORD WATCH: DOWDY CHASING SEVERAL MILESTONES IN 2011 Senior Amanda Dowdy will not only be looking to end her Texas Tech career off on a high note this year, but she will also be chasing several program records. The Lexington, Texas native entered the year fifth alltime in career kills and sixth in career attacks. Dowdy is only the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 kills over a career as she has recorded 1,041 over three seasons. Dowdy also joined the top 10 last year on the single-season charts as her 424 kills ranked 10th alltime and her 1,286 attempts was sixth all-time. She also set the single-match record for kills a year ago as she finished with 37 against Colorado on Oct. 13 before nearing the feat again against the Buffaloes, the conference Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15, 2008. DOWDY CREEPING UP RECORD BOOK Through only 13 matches, Amanda Dowdy has continued her trek up the school’s record book as the senior is currently third in career kills (1,197) and attempts (3,324). Melissa McGehee (1999-02) is second in both categories with 1,333 career kills and 3,368 attempts. MEYERS MOVING ON UP TOO Like Dowdy, Karlyn Meyers faces the possibility of moving up the school’s record book as the senior setter recently became just the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 assists over a career. She enters this weekend trailing Mary Loescher (1985-87) for seventh all-time with 2,227 career assists, 114 shy of Loescher’s mark. DOWDY LEADS TRIO OF PLAYERS ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Amanda Dowdy was one of three Red Raiders named to the Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team as the senior picked up most valuable player honors. Fellow senior Karlyn Meyers and junior Miara Cave were also honored as the Red Raiders claimed the tournament title following a 3-0 weekend. TEXAS TECH INVITATIONAL MARKS A FIRST The Red Raiders’ tournament win last weekend at the Texas Tech Invitational was the program’s first since it claimed the North Texas Tournament to start the 2008 season. Tech had also not won its own home tournament since 2004 when the Red Raiders defeated UTPA, UTEP, and North Texas as part of the Red Raider Classic. CAVE ACCURATE FROM THE RIGHT-SIDE Coming into the season, Don Flora knew he had a special talent in Miara Cave. His only question was would that translate into kills when the Red Raiders hit the floor. The junior has proved Flora right so far as she is second on the team in kills with 62 while her .373 hitting percentage is among the Big 12 leaders. The San Antonio native has hit .400 or higher in six of 10 matches this season.
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this time finishing with 34 during the Nov. 20 match in Boulder. Here’s where Dowdy currently stands in career record book. CAREER KILLS Name 1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 2. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 3. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 4. Brande Brown (1994-97) 5. Christine Martin (1993-97)
Kills 1,925 1,333 1,197 1,083 1,046
CAREER ATTACK ATTEMPTS Name Attacks 1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 5,142 2. Melissa McGehee (1999-92) 3,368 3. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 3,324 4. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,181 5. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969 VAUGHAN SNAPS CAREER HIGH After already matching her career high for digs twice this season, Tory Vaughan broke the 20 dig milestone in the tournament finale against Morehead State as the junior finished with 21 digs in the match. Her previous high had been 13 which she originally set against Texas State in 2009. DOWDY, CAVE MAKE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Texas Tech senior Amanda Dowdy and junior Miara Cave were both named to the TCU Invitational AllTournament team after leading the Red Raiders to a second-place showing. MORE BALANCE, BETTER RESULTS If there was one consistent variable in Tech’s opening weekend, it would be that the Red Raiders have more balance on offense. The trio of Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all had at least 10 kills each in both of the first two matches. In the process, Tech’s hitting percentage rose to a .256 average over three matches, including a .388 mark against UConn, the Red Raiders’ highest attacking percentage since defeating South Florida in three sets on Sept. 9, 2006. DAVID JOINS ELITE COMPANY Since the Red Raiders joined the Big 12 in 1996, no Tech freshman has begun her career with doubledigit kill figures in back-to-back matches. That is until Breeann David. The Denver City product finished with 11 kills against TCU and followed with 14 the following day against UConn. David finished with a .500 hitting percentage against UConn as she was 14-for-24 on the attack en route to posting Tech’s highest individual hitting percentage since Barbara Conceicao recorded a .526 average on Sept. 11, 2009 against Gonzaga. FRESHMAN GET VALUABLE TIME AT TCU One thing Don Flora wanted to see while at TCU was how his young team of mainly freshmen and sophomores would respond in a competitive atmosphere. After Tech easily defeated Grambling State in the opening set, Flora went with a lineup to start the second frame that consisted of all freshmen. Tory Vaughan was the only Red Raider junior or senior to see action over the match’s final two sets as Tech played all 17 players that traveled that weekend.
At home...........................................................................3-0 On the road.....................................................................3-1 Neutral site......................................................................6-0 Big 12 Play.......................................................................0-0 Non-Conference........................................................ 12-1 At a tournament ....................................................... 11-1 Wearing red uniforms.................................................4-0 Wearing white uniforms............................................4-0 Wearing black uniforms.............................................4-1 Wearing pink uniforms...............................................0-0 Monday............................................................................0-0 Tuesday............................................................................1-0 Wednesday.....................................................................0-0 Friday................................................................................5-1 Saturday...........................................................................6-0 Against ranked opponents.......................................0-0 Top 5 opponents..........................................................0-0 Top 10 opponents........................................................0-0 Kills Leading......................................................................... 11-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................0-0 Blocks Leading............................................................................9-1 Trailing..............................................................................1-0 Tied....................................................................................2-0 Digs Leading............................................................................7-1 Trailing..............................................................................4-0 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Attack Percentage Leading......................................................................... 12-1 Trailing..............................................................................0-0 Service Aces Leading......................................................................... 10-0 Trailing..............................................................................1-1 Tied....................................................................................1-0 Hitting Percentage Hitting .300 or better..................................................4-0 Hitting .250 to .299......................................................4-0 Hitting .200 to .249......................................................3-0 Hitting .100 to .199......................................................1-1 Hitting below .100.......................................................0-0 Opponents hitting above .300................................0-0 Opponents hitting .250 to .299...............................1-0 Opponents hitting .200 to .249...............................0-0 Opponents hitting .100 to .199...............................2-1 Holding opponents below .100..............................9-0 In three sets................................................................. 11-0 In four sets......................................................................1-1 In five sets.......................................................................0-0 Winning set one......................................................... 12-0 Winning set two......................................................... 12-0 Winning set three...................................................... 11-1 Winning set four...........................................................1-0 Losing set one...............................................................0-1 Losing set two...............................................................0-1 Losing set three.............................................................1-0 Losing set four...............................................................0-1
MATCH NOTES TCU INVITATIONAL NOTABLES u Texas Tech had not previously had three players with double-digit kills over the first two matches of a season since 2007. Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all did so with the Red Raiders as the trio accounted for over 80 percent of Tech’s kills against TCU and UConn. u Texas Tech’s match against UConn marked its first against a Big East opponent since falling to Syracuse on Sept. 8, 2007. u Amanda Dowdy’s streak of 27-straight matches where she led the team in kills was snapped against Grambling State when Sam Podraza and Mikia Mills recorded eight kills each to pace the Red Raiders. Dowdy was pulled from the match following the first set against the Tigers. DOWDY NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 Senior Amanda Dowdy was recognized prior to the season as Tech’s only selection on the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Dowdy was among the top offensive players in the conference a year ago en route to be selected to the All-Big 12 first team following the season. This marks the second-straight season Dowdy has been honored on the preseason and first as a unanimous selection. MEYERS ADDS EXPERIENCE AT SETTER With such a young roster, the Red Raiders will rely on senior setter Karlyn Meyers at the setter position. A two-year starter, Meyers is one of the mostaccomplished setters in school history as she is already among the top 10 all-time in career assists and assists per set average. RED RAIDERS WILL BE YOUNG Texas Tech will be one of the younger teams in the country as 15 of the program’s 21 players are listed as either a freshman or sophomore. Two of the squad’s six upperclassmen, juniors Ciara Gibson and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, giving the Red Raiders only four upperclassmen on the court - seniors Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers and juniors Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan. FLORA ADDS VETERAN ASSISTANT IN CORONEL One of the first things Don Flora said he wanted once he arrived at Texas Tech was to hire another proven assistant. He got his wish when Jojit Coronel compiled the Tech staff. Coronel, the head coach at George Washington the previous 10 seasons, joins fellow assistant Beth Falls and director of operations Amy Gandy.
RED RAIDERS BOAST 12 NEWCOMERS Soon after his hire, Don Flora immediately hit the recruiting trail, traveling all over the country trying to build the Tech roster. The hard work paid off as the Red Raiders boast 12 newcomers to this year’s roster, including nine high school prospects. DAVID LOOKS TO FOLLOW FAMILY LEGACY Breeann David’s commitment to Texas Tech last spring not only gave the program one of the top recruits in the country, but it continued a family legacy. David’s mother, the former Megan McGuire, was a standout volleyball athlete for Tech in the 1980s while her father, Stan David, starred on the football team during the same time before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1984 NFL Draft. Both her mother and aunt, Susan Kelly McGuire, are still among the top 10 in school history of every blocking category. David’s older sister, Leah David, is also the team’s student manager. RANGEL BACK IN ACTION AFTER INJURY Dravon Rangel will be back in action for the first time in almost a year this week as the redshirt sophomore missed almost all of last season with a knee injury. Rangel played in two matches of the seasonopening Rice Tournament before receiving a medical redshirt at the conclusion of the season. Rangel will be making her return nearly 15 minutes from her hometown of Grand Prairie. RED RAIDERS ADD SETTER TRANSFER, HRAGYIL Tech added depth to the setter position last spring as Nicole Hragyil became the first commitment of the Don Flora era, joining the program at midterm just in time to participate in spring drills. Hragyil adds depth for the Red Raiders as she will join Brandy Huskey as a backup to Karlyn Meyers. Both Hragyil and Huskey will also see time as a back row specialist. TECH PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN BIG 12 PLAY The Red Raiders did not receive the preseason vote of confidence they hoped for as Tech was picked to finish last in the nine-team Big 12 Conference. Texas was picked to win the conference championship in a vote of the league coaches.
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AVCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1. California (51) 1,487 10-0 1 2. Stanford (8) 1,438 6-0 3 3. Illinois 1,354 9-0 4 4. Washington (1) 1,296 7-0 5 5. Penn State 1,151 4-3 2 6. UCLA 1,116 7-1 8 7. Florida 1,060 7-2 7 8. Texas 1,030 3-3 10 9. Minnesota 1,000 4-2 6 10. Nebraska 971 6-1 11 11. Hawaii 906 8-1 12 12. Iowa State 829 9-0 17 13. Southern California 802 5-3 9 14. Purdue 761 9-0 13 15. Northern Iowa 647 9-1 15 16. Oregon 592 6-1 16 17. San Diego 561 10-0 19 18. Michigan 529 9-0 20 19. Colorado State 431 6-2 14 20. Miami (Fla.) 302 9-0 NR 21. Pepperdine 284 6-3 NR 22. Oklahoma 259 9-2 18 23. Duke 144 4-3 21 24. Long Beach State 125 5-4 22 25. Ohio State 76 7-3 25 Receiving Votes: Tennessee 63; Florida State 51; Texas A&M 41; Kansas 25; Central Florida 24; Arizona 20; Western Kentucky 20; Missouri 16; Dayton 15; Kentucky 14; UC Davis 10; Cincinnati 7; Louisville 5; St. Mary’s (Calif.) 5; Tulsa 5; Northern Illinois 4.
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Team (First-place votes) Texas (7) Iowa State (2) Oklahoma Texas A&M Missouri Baylor Kansas Kansas State Texas Tech
Points 63 53 53 43 32 30 22 20 8
PLAYER TO WATCH - #21 MIKIA MILLS
CAVE PRIMED FOR STELLAR JUNIOR SEASON When asked who his most improved player was at the end of spring, Don Flora did not have to hesitate to say Miara Cave. Flora’s has described Cave’s spring as “going back to the basics” as the junior primarily worked on her footwork. The result has been a new-found confidence for Cave, who will be looking to improve on last season’s numbers where she was second on the team with 176 kills. VAUGHAN RETURNS TO LIBERO POSITION Tory Vaughan will return to the libero position this season for the first time since she was a freshman. The now-junior spent the 2010 as a defensive specialist, playing in all 29 matches while finishing fourth on the team with 147 digs. Vaughan played in all but two matches as a freshman, totaling 143 digs in the process, third-highest on the team.
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2011 ROSTER
NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME
HT.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24
5-7 5-3 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-5 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-1 5-10 5-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11
Sheridan Burgess Abby McGinnis Karlyn Meyers Miara Cave Tory Vaughan Breeann David Dravon Rangel Kate Foley Megan Dominguez Brogan Prior-Newburn Amanda Dowdy Nicole Hragyil Aubree Piper Brandy Huskey Hannah Salyer Amshatar Stephenson Amy Rose Mikia Mills Kelly Chiffer Sam Podraza Ciara Gibson
POS. CLASS-EX. DS/OH DS SET OPP/OH LIB/DS OH MB OPP/OH DS MB OH SET MB/OH SET DS MB OH MB OH/OPP MB OH
So-1L Fr-HS Sr-3L Jr-2L Jr-2L Fr-HS So-RS Fr-HS Fr-HS Fr-HS Sr-3L Fr-TR So-1L So-1L So-SQ Fr-HS Fr-HS Fr-HS Jr-TR Fr-HS Jr-TR
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch China Springs, Texas/China Springs San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt San Antonio, Texas/Churchill Denver City, Texas/Denver City Grand Prairie, Texas/Mississippi State Houston, Texas/Clear Lake El Paso, Texas/Chapin Castle Rock, Colo./Highlands Ranch Lexington, Texas/Lexington Carrollton, Texas/Tulsa Amarillo, Texas/Randall Columbus, Texas/Columbus Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown Garland, Texas/Parish Episcopal Monahans, Texas/Monahans Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda Seal Beach, Calif./Cypress College San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch Houston, Texas/Kentucky State
NO. NAME 1 Sheridan Burgess 4 Miara Cave 22 Kelly Chiffer 6 Breeann David 9 Megan Dominguez 11 Amanda Dowdy 8 Kate Foley 24 Ciara Gibson 14 Brandy Huskey 12 Nicole Hragyil 2 Abby McGinnis 3 Karlyn Meyers 21 Mikia Mills 23 Sam Podraza 10 Brogan Prior-Newburn 13 Aubree Piper 7 Dravon Rangel 20 Amy Rose 15 Hannah Salyer 19 Amshatar Stephenson 5 Tory Vaughan
POS. DS/OH RS/OH OH/OPP OH DS OH OPP/OH OH SET SET DS SET MB MB MB MB/OH MB OH DS MB/OH LIB/DS
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Don Flora (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Jojit Coronel (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Beth Falls (6th Season) Director of Operations: Amy Gandy (3rd Season) Strength and Conditioning: Katie Munger Athletic Trainer: Imelda Garcia
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Setter_____________________________________ 3 _______________________Huskey, Hragyil, Meyers Outside Hitter______________________________ 9 ____________ Burgess, Cave, Chiffer, David, Dowdy _____________________ Foley, Gibson, Piper, Rose Opposite__________________________________ 4 ____________________Cave, Foley, Chiffer, Wagner Middle Blocker_____________________________ 6 ____________ Mills, Prior-Newburn, Piper, Podraza, __________________________Rangel, Stephenson Defensive Specialist/Libero___________________ 5 ________________ Burgess, Dominguez, McGinnis, _____________________________ Salyer, Vaughan BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 2 ______________________________Dowdy, Meyers Juniors____________________________________ 4 _________________ Cave, Chiffer, Gibson, Vaughan Sophomore________________________________ 5 ____________ Burgess, Husker, Piper, Rangel, Salyer Freshmen________________________________ 10 ___________ David, Dominguez, Hragyil, McGinnis, _____________ Mills, Neill, Podraza, Prior-Newburn, ___________________________ Rose, Stephenson
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BY HOME STATE California__________________________________ 3 _________________________Chiffer, Mills, Podraza Colorado__________________________________ 1 ______________________________ Prior-Newburn Texas____________________________________ 17 ______________ Burgess, Cave, David, Dominguez, __________ Dowdy, Foley, Gibson, Huskey, Hragyil, ________________McGinnis, Meyers, Piper, Rangel, ______________Rose, Salyer, Stephenson, Vaughan
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sheridan Burgess Miara Cave Kelly Chiffer Megan Dominguez Kate Foley Ciara Gibson Nicole Hragyil Karlyn Meyers Mikia Mills Brogran Prior-Newburn Sam Podraza Dravon Rangel Hannah Salyer Amshatar Stephenson
Bur-JESS Me-AIR-ah Shy-fur Doh-MING-ez FOH-lee Sea-ah-rah RAH-gil KAR-lin My-KEY-ah Bro-GAN Pah-DRAH-zah Drey-VON SAW-yur Am-SHAH-tear
RADIO/TV ROSTER
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Sheridan Burgess DS/OH • 5-7 • So-1L Amarillo, Texas Amarillo H.S.
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Dravon Rangel
2
Abby McGinnis DS • 5-3 • Fr-HS Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch H.S.
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Kate Foley
MB • 6-2 • So-RS Grand Prairie, Texas Mississippi State
RS/OH • 5-11 • Fr-HS Houston, Texas Clear Lake H.S.
13
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Aubree Piper
MB/OH • 6-1 • So-1L Amarillo, Texas Canyon Randall H.S.
Brandy Huskey SET • 5-10 • So-1L Columbus, Texas Columbus H.S.
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4
SET • 5-11 • Sr-3L China Springs, Texas China Springs H.S.
RS/OH • 5-11 • Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas Roosevelt H.S.
Karlyn Meyers
9
10
Megan Dominguez Brogan Prior-Newburn DS/LIB • 5-5 • Fr-HS El Paso, Texas Chapin H.S.
15
Hannah Salyer
DS • 5-1 • So-SQ Georgetown, Texas Georgetown H.S.
23
Sam Podraza
MB • 6-1 • Fr-HS Castle Rock, Colo. Highlands Ranch H.S.
19
Amshatar Stephenson MB/OH • 5-8 • Fr-HS Garland, Texas Parish Episcopal H.S.
Don Flora
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Tory Vaughan
DS/LIB • 5-7 • Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas Churchill H.S.
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Amanda Dowdy OH • 6-3 • Sr-3L Lexington, Texas Lexington H.S.
20
Amy Rose
OH • 5-10 • Fr-HS Monahans, Texas Monahans H.S.
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Breeann David
OH • 5-11 • Fr-HS Denver City, Texas Denver City H.S.
12
Nicole Hragyil SET • 5-7 • Fr-TR Carrollton, Texas Tulsa
21
Mikia Mills
MB • 5-11 • Fr-HS Fontana, Calif. Etiwanda H.S.
24
Ciara Gibson
MB • 6-0 • Fr-HS San Diego, Calif. Scripps Ranch H.S.
Head Coach 1st Season
Miara Cave
TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
OH • 5-11 • Jr-TR Houston, Texas Kentucky State
Jojit Coronel
Beth Falls
Assistant Coach 1st Season
Assistant Coach 6th Season
Amy Gandy
Dir. of Operations 3rd Season 2011 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
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2011 COMBINED STATS 2011 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL Texas Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2011) All matches Overall record: 12-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 6-0
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Player
Dowdy, Amanda Cave, Miara David, Breeann Piper, Aubree Meyers, Karlyn Mills, Mikia Rangel, Dravon Podraza, Sam Rose, Amy Burgess, Sheridan Stephenson, Amshatar Hragyil, Nicole Foley, Kate Huskey, Brandy Salyer, Hannah Dominguez, Megan Vaughan, Tory TEXAS TECH Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Erro rs Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Erro rs Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Erro rs Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To t a l Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
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39 39 38 33 36 35 11 17 7 23 2 38 3 10 31 19 40 41 41
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k/s
Attack e
156 4.00 47 117 3.00 38 101 2.66 53 53 1.61 20 42 1.17 1 36 1.03 17 19 1.73 4 17 1.00 6 9 1.29 6 6 0.26 5 2 1.00 2 2 0.05 3 1 0.33 2 1 0.10 1 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 562 13.71 206 377 9.20 295
TTU
OPP
562 206 1368 .260 13.7
377 295 1386 .059 9.2
521 12.7
349 8.5
74 87 1.8
29 61 0.7
29 0.7
74 1.8
602 14.7
541 13.2
26 210 131.0 3.2 14 9
14 108 68.0 1.7 22 19
2166 3/722 6/29 12 3
2415 4/604
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pct
Set a a/s
431 .253 14 0.36 223 .354 1 0.03 247 .194 4 0.11 130 .254 1 0.03 62 .661 376 10.44 94 .202 1 0.03 35 .429 0 0.00 47 .234 1 0.06 26 .115 0 0.00 31 .032 2 0.09 5 .000 0 0.00 9 -.111 49 1.29 12 -.083 0 0.00 3 .000 38 3.80 1 -1.000 1 0.03 0 .000 4 0.21 12 .000 29 0.73 136 .260 521 12.71 138 .059 349 8.51 Date Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 27 Sep 02 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep 06 Sep 09 Sep 09 Sep 10 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 17
sa
11 0 3 6 9 0 0 4 1 1 0 12 0 6 7 1 12 74 29
Serve se sa/s
17 1 12 7 5 2 0 3 2 3 0 9 1 4 6 5 10 87 61
0.28 0.00 0.08 0.18 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.14 0.04 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.60 0.23 0.05 0.30 1.80 0.71
re
6 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 8 29 74
Opponent at TCU vs UConn vs Grambling State CENTRAL ARKANSAS NORTHWESTERN STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Texas-Pan American vs Southeastern La. vs Grambling State at Louisiana Tech vs Prairie View A&M vs Louisiana-Lafayette at UT Arlington
Dig dig dig/s
155 3.97 8 0.21 52 1.37 14 0.42 66 1.83 5 0.14 0 0.00 3 0.18 3 0.43 17 0.74 0 0.00 62 1.63 2 0.67 12 1.20 30 0.97 22 1.16 151 3.78 602 14.68 541 13.20 L W W W W W W W W W W W W
Score 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
3 13 16 5 42 47 6 23 29 2 41 43 4 19 23 4 42 46 2 13 15 0 11 11 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 210 131.0 14 108 68.0
0.41 2 1.21 1 0.76 1 1.30 0 0.64 1 1.31 6 1.36 2 0.65 1 0.43 0 0.00 0 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 3.20 14 1.66 22
0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 19
Score by set 22-25,23-25,25-18,22-25 25-19,25-23,25-21 25-11,25-19,25-13 25-13,25-18,25-19 25-15,25-16,25-17 25-22,25-17,23-25,32-30 27-25,25-11,25-21 25-13,25-19,25-13 25-11,25-15,25-11 25-14,25-17,27-25 25-9,25-10,25-20 25-11,25-20,25-15 25-16,25-18,25-16
Record in 3-set matches:11-0 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:0-0
points
176.5 143.0 121.5 81.5 64.5 61.0 27.5 26.5 11.5 7.0 2.5 14.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 1.0 12.0 767.0 474.0 Att. 1706 0 0 386 1213 567 200 47 127 131 0 0 378