9/16/04

Volleyball Preview: Colorado

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Match #9
Texas (8-0, 1-0 Big 12) vs. Colorado (6-2, 1-0 Big 12)
When: Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Gregory Gym, Austin, Texas
All-Time Series Record: Texas leads, 12-8 (6-4 at home, 5-4 away, 1-0 neutral)
Series Streak: Colorado has won the last three matches between the two teams
Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2003 in Austin: CU won, 3-0 (32-30, 30-24, 32-30)
Last UT victory: Oct. 16, 2002 in Boulder: UT won, 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-24)
Last Colorado victory: See last meeting
Elliott vs. Colorado: 2-4
Match Promotions: Team Night - $1.00 general admission for all coaches and players wearing team jerseys; Elementary School Night - $1.00 general admission for all kids in grades K - 5; FREE general admission with Tulane soccer ticket.

QUICK SETS
Saturday's match will be the first conference loss for one of the two teams as both opened the conference season with a win on Wednesday.
The Longhorns are 8-0 to open a season for the first time since 1990 when the Horns opened 26-0.
Texas has set two school records so far this - consecutive games won and consecutive games won to start a season - with a string of 24 straight game wins so far in 2004.
Senior Mira Topic recorded her fifth double-double of the season on Wednesday, collecting 17 kills and 14 digs in the team's 3-0 victory over Baylor.
Topic collected her 1,000th dig on Wednesday night and in the process, became the seventh player in UT history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career.
Texas' hitting percentage leads both the Big 12 and the nation (as of the Sept. 14 stats release), and among conference teams, UT's opponents' hitting percentage is the lowest in the league.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

Colorado: Colorado is 6-2 on the season and 1-0 in the Big 12 after defeating No. 16 Kansas State, 3-0, in Boulder on Wednesday ... CU is 5-1 at home, losing to No. 10 Colorado State (3-0), and is 0-1 on the road, falling to Oregon (3-0) ... Ashely Nu'u leads the Buffs in hitting percentage (.465) and assists per game (13.36), while Allie Griffin leads in kills/game (4.39) ... Nicole Carr is the team's top digger (3.62 digs/game), while Lara Bossow leads in blocks per game (1.33).

COLORADO QUICK FACTS Location: Boulder, Colo. Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Black and Gold Head Coach: Pi'i Aiu 2003 Record: 21-10 2003 Big 12 Record (Finish): 13-7 (Tied for third) 2003 Postseason: NCAA Tournament First Round