10/18/04
Volleyball Preview: No. 4 Nebraska
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Match #18
No. 10 Texas (16-1, 8-1 Big 12) vs.
No. 4 Nebraska (15-1, 9-0 Big 12)
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gym, capacity: 4,400)
All-Time
Series Record: Nebraska leads, 22-11 (8-6 in Austin, 12-1
in Lincoln, 2-3 neutral)
Series
Streaks: Nebraska has won the last nine matches, dating back
to Nov. 27, 1999
Last
Meeting: Nov. 12, 2003: NU won, 3-2 (30-25, 27-30, 30-23, 23-30,
15-10) in Lincoln
Last
UT victory: Oct. 23, 1999: UT won, 3-2 (15-11, 7-15, 12-15, 15-9,
15-13) in Austin
Last
Nebraska victory: See last meeting
Elliott
vs. Nebraska: 0-6
QUICK SETS
Texas
remained in the Top 10 in the USA Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll this
week, falling one spot to No. 10. Texas is ranked No. 12 in this week‚s
Volleyball Magazine poll.
Texas fell from the ranks of the undefeated
last weekend after a 3-1 loss at No. 20 Texas A&M ... UT had
opened its season 16-0 for the first time since 1990 when the team
started 26-0.
With its victory last Wednesday (Oct. 13) against Missouri,
Texas surpassed its 2003 win total (15)
Texas leads the nation in hitting
percentage (NCAA Stats release, 10/12/04), with a .341 mark through
last week, and is ranked 13th in kills per game (16.96) and 14th in
assists per game (15.58) 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 10th in kills/game
in the latest stats release (10/12) ... last week she earned her third
Big 12 Player of the Week award of the season for her performances
against Texas Tech and Kansas State.
Mira Topic has now posted three-straight
20-kill matches, with a pair of them coming against ranked teams (25
at No. 16 Kansas State; 25 at No. 20 Texas A&M).
Alyson Jennings
has reset her career high in digs in each of the last two matches (17
vs. Missouri then 20 at Texas A&M).
UT has limited it opponents
to a hitting percentage under .250 in 15 of its 16 matches, including
six matches where the team has held its opponents below .100 ... offensively,
Texas has hit for an attack percentage of .350 or higher in 10 of 17
matches this season, including four matches of .420 or higher.
UT has
won 14 of its 17 matches by 3-0 scores, and has won 49 games to its
opponents‚ six 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.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Nebraska is 15-1 overall and took sole possession of first place in
the Big 12 standings with a 9-0 record ... the Huskers have won their
last 12 matches, dropping only one game in that stretch ... freshman
Sarah Pavan leads the team with 244 kills (4.69/game), while a total
of five players have 100+ kills ... Tracy Stalls has a team-best
.370 attack percentage, while Amanda McCormick has 249 digs (4.79/game)
... Melissa Elmer has a team-best 1.83 blocks/game as the Huskers
are out-blocking their opponents, 3.91/game to 1.89/game ... NU is
also out-hitting opponents, .290 to .092.
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NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS Location: Lincoln, Neb. Nickname: Cornhuskers Colors: Scarlet and Cream 2003 Record: 28-5 2003 Big 12 Record (Finish): 17-3 (Second) 2003 Postseason: NCAA Tournament Round of 16 Final AVCA Ranking: No. 13 |
