Volleyball Preview: Missouri
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MATCH #16
No. 9 Texas (15-0, 7-0 Big 12)
vs. Missouri (10-4, 5-2 Big 12)
When: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas: Gregory Gym (capacity: 4,400)
All-Time Series Record: Texas leads, 9-7 (5-3 at home, 4-4 in Columbia, 0-0 neutral)
Series Streaks: UT won the last meeting after Missouri had won the previous seven matches
Last Meeting: October 29, 2003, UT won, 3-1 (30-28, 21-30, 40-38, 32-30) in Austin
Last UT victory: Same
Last Mizzou victory: Oct. 11, 03, MU won, 3-0 (30-19, 30-26, 42-40) in Columbia
Elliott vs. Missouri: 1-5
Television: KVR-TV will be broadcasting the game tape delayed at 7 p.m. on Ch. 16 Time Warner Cable, Ch. 9 antenna, and Ch. 15 UT dorms.
Match Promotions: Junior High Night - $1.00 general admission with a valid roster.
QUICK SETS
With its victory on Saturday at Kansas State, Texas matched its win total (15) from the 2003 season.
Texas continued it climb in the national rankings, moving into the Top 10 at No. 9 in the USA Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll this week. Texas is also ranked No. 10 in this week‚s Volleyball Magazine poll.
Texas is one of four remaining undefeated teams in the nation, joining Washington, Ohio State, and Hawaii ... the Longhorns are 15-0 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, 10/5/04), with a .345 mark through last week, and is ranked 18th in kills per game (16.69) and 16th in assists per game (15.24) with a freshman - Michelle Moriarty - leading the offense at setter.
Mira Topic leads the Big 12 in both overall and conference only kills/game ... nationally, she is ranked 13th in kills/game in the latest stats release (10/5) ... this week she earned her third Big 12 Player of the Week award of the season for her performances against Texas Tech and Kansas State.
UT has limited it opponents to a hitting percentage under .250 in each of its 15 matches, including six matches where the team has held its opponents below .100.
UT won 13 of its 15 matches by 3-0 scores, and has won 45 games to its opponents‚ three in 2004 ... Texas has limited opponents to 19 or fewer points in 23 games this season ... UT managed the feat in only eight games in 2003.
Texas has hit for an attack percentage of .350 or higher in 10 of 15 matches this season, including four matches of .420 or higher.
Texas has won its last four 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, No. 5 Florida on Sept. 29, 2004 and No. 16 Kansas State (3-0) on Oct. 9, 2004.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Missouri is 10-4 overall and 5-2 in Big 12 matches ... the Tigers have won their last four matches, including two against ranked conference foes (No. 25 Colorado and No. 15 Texas A&M) ... Missouri is hitting .276 as a team, led by MB Nicole Wilson (.404) ... a pair of Tigers has recorded 200+ kills this season: Shen Danru (207, 4.22/game) and Jessica Vander Kooi (203, 4.06/game) ... Wilson also leads the team in blocks (50, 1.00/game), as Mizzou has out-blocked its opponents, 122.0 - 118.5.
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MISSOURI QUICK FACTS Location: Columbia, Mo. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Old Gold and Black 2003 Record: 19-11 2003 Big 12 Record (Finish): 12-8 (Sixth) 2003 Postseason: NCAA Tournament First Round |
