9/30/04

Volleyball Preview: Oklahoma

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MATCH #13
No. 18 Texas (12-0, 4-0 Big 12)
vs. Oklahoma (8-4, 0-4 Big 12)
When: Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gym; capacity 4,400)
All-Time Series Record: UT has won every meeting in the series history, 25-0 (13-0 home, 9-0 away, 3-0 neutral)
Series Streaks: UT has won every meeting
Last Meeting: November 22, 2003: UT won, 3-0, (30-21, 30-21, 30-20) in Austin.
Last UT victory: Same
Last Oklahoma victory: None
Elliott vs. Oklahoma: 6-0

QUICK SETS
Texas climbed in the national rankings to No. 18 this week, after entering at No. 22 last week in the USA Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Texas is one of six remaining undefeated teams in the nation, joining Washington, Ohio State, UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii and Penn State.
The Longhorns are 12-0 to open a season for the first time since 1990 when the Horns opened 26-0.
Texas leads the nation in hitting percentage (NCAA Stats release, 9/28/04), with a .347 mark through last week.
Texas has won its last three matches against ranked teams dating back to last season ... UT topped No. 5 Kansas State (3-1) on Nov. 29, 2003, No. 21 Kansas (3-0) on Sept. 25, 2004 and No. 5 Florida on Sept. 29, 2004.
Mira Topic became the outright career leader in aces at Texas on Wednesday night when she recorded a match-high five aces. She now has 171 on her career.
UT has limited it opponents to a hitting percentage under .250 in each of its 12 matches, including five matches where the team has held its opponents below .100.
UT won 10 of its 12 matches by 3-0 scores, and has won 36 games to its opponents‚ three in 2004.
Texas has limited opponents to 19 or fewer points in 20 games this season ... UT managed the feat in only eight games in 2003.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Oklahoma opened the season 8-0 before dropping its last four matchs, all in Big 12 play ...OU has lost 3-1 in each of its four conference matches ... four Sooners have hit for 100 or more kills this season, led by sophomore outside hitter Joanna Schmitt‚s 180 ... as a team, OU is hitting for .247, but only .191 in Big 12 matches ... junior Gabriela Tonon has a team-high 55 blocks, as the Sooners have out-blocked their opponents, 127.5 to 99.0 ... senior libero Stephanie Tengram has a team-high 146 digs.

OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS Location: Norman, Okla. Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream 2003 Record: 11-21 2003 Big 12 Record (Finish): 3-17 (11th) 2003 Postseason: None