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Sept. 9, 2008

Complete Notes

MATCH #5-7: No. 3 TEXAS (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Georgia (5-2) / Houston (3-3) / Texas State (4-4)
When: Thur., Sept. 11 vs. Texas State @ 6:30 p.m.              
Fri., Sept. 12 vs. Houston @ Noon              
Fri., Sept. 12 vs. Georgia at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Austin,Texas (Gregory Gymnasium) 
Internet Audio and Video: TexasSports.tv
Live Stats: TexasSports.com

SERIES INFO
All-Time Series Records: Texas leads Texas State, 36-9 (H: 12-3, A: 18-3, N: 6-3) / Texas leads Houston, 42-16 (H: 19-4, A: 18-7, N: 5-5) / Texas leads Georgia, 5-0 (H: 5-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0)
Last Meetings: Texas beat Texas State, 3-0 on Nov. 30, 2007 / Texas beat Houston, 3-0 on Aug. 31, 2007 / Texas beat Georgia, 3-0 on Dec. 3, 1992
Current Streaks: Texas has won the last six meetings with Texas State / Texas has won the last three meetings over Houston / Texas has never lost to Georgia

LONGHORN NOTABLES
• Texas is ranked No. 3 in the current CBS College Sports/AVCA poll, released Monday, Sept. 8 ... the Longhorns began the season ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll, after finishing 2007 in the No. 6 position ... the Longhorns' No. 3 ranking in the preseason poll is the highest preseason ranking in UT history, breaking the previous mark of No.4 set in 1998 and 2007 ... five of Texas' 2008 opponents appear in the current poll, including Big 12 foes Nebraska (No. 2) and Kansas State (No. 19) ... Texas has now appeared in the top 10 of the AVCA poll for 29 consecutive weeks. 

• In the season's first release of NCAA Statistics, the Longhorns top the national charts in blocking, averaging 3.46 blocks per-set in 14 sets this season ... senior All-America middle blocker Lauren Paolini ranks 15th in the country with 1.50 blocks per-set, while sophomore middle blocker Jennifer Doris ranks 24th nationally with 1.43 blocks per-set ... junior opposite hitter Ashley Engle holds the No. 35 position with 1.36 blocks per-set.

• Texas swept past Utah and New Mexico State last weekend (Sept. 5-6), posting a pair of 3-0 victories ... junior All-American Destinee Hooker led the charge over the weekend, recording 3.50 kills and 2.00 digs per-set, while hitting at a .390 clip ... in Texas' two victories it out-blocked its opponents, 24-to-11.5 ... senior All-American Lauren Paolini highlighted the Horns with 11 stuff blocks in two matches, averaging 1.83 blocks per-set ... freshman setter Michelle Kocher continued to excel against the Utes and Aggies, averaging 9.83 assists and 2.83 digs per-set, while notching her second collegiate double-double against NMSU.

• Freshman setter Michelle Kocher has not missed a beat making the transition from high school to college, assuming the Horns' helm vacated by three-time All-American Michelle Moriarty ... Kocher is averaging 9.71 assists per-set and 2.57 digs per-set in her first four collegiate matches ... the freshman has recorded two assist-dig double doubles to date, accomplishing the feat against Stanford (8/31) and New Mexico State (9/6).
•  Senior middle blocker Lauren Paolini is following up her All-America campaign from a year ago with a stellar start to the 2008 season ... the Ann Arbor, Mich., native leads the UT squad with a team-best 21 total blocks and 1.50 blocks per-set ... offensively, Paolini is hitting at a .338 clip with 2.29 kills per-set.

•  The Horns' current 15-match home winning streak is the fifth-best in school history and spans from Sept. 7, 2007 to present ... the Longhorns; regular-season winning streak of 21 matches was snapped against Stanford on Aug. 31, but it stands as the third-longest streak in UT history.