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Sept. 13, 2011

Complete Notes

Matches 7-9: No. 8/11 TEXAS (3-3, 0-0 Big 12) at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational
When: Fri. Sept. 16 at 6:30 pm / Sat. Sept. 17 at 11 am and 7:30 pm
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gymnasium)  
Television: Longhorn Network (PxP: Chris McGee, Analyst: Holly McPeak)
Live Stats: Gametracker on TexasSports.com
Internet Audio: Subscription audio on TexasSports.com

SERIES INFO
All-Time Records:
Texas leads Santa Clara, 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0)
Texas leads SMU, 2-1 (H: 1-0, A: 1-1, N: 0-0)
Texas leads UTSA, 6-0 (H: 4-0, A: 2-0, N: 0-0)

LONGHORN NOTABLES
The Longhorns are ranked No. 8 in the current AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 12)  ... Texas has now been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 114 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004 ... UT opponents in the poll include No. 5 Penn State, No. 7 Florida, No. 9 Minnesota, No. 12 Iowa State, No. 21 Pepperdine and No. 22 Oklahoma.
  
Texas holds the No. 11 spot in the most recent Volleyball Magazine Poll (Sept. 13) ...  the only Big 12 foes in the poll is No. 17 Iowa State ... three of Texas' non-conference opponents are ranked (No. 6 Penn State, No. 67 Florida and No. 9 Minnesota).

Through Texas' first six matches senior middle blocker Rachael Adams is leading the way for the Longhorns ... the All-American ranks second in the Big 12 with her .411 hitting percentage and first in the league with 1.75 blocks per-set ... she averaged 1.80 blocks per-set at the Nike Big Four Classic (Sept. 9-10) and went on to win Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.

At last weekend's elite Nike Big Four Classic, Texas posted a 1-1 record, falling to No. 7 Florida in five sets in its opening match before rebounding to beat No. 2 Penn State, 3-2 in its second contest ... the Horns' victory over Penn State marked its first win over the Nittany Lions since Sept. 16, 1989 and snapped a 10-match losing streak against PSU.

Freshman outside hitter Haley Eckerman anchored the Horns attack at the Nike Big Four Classic, leading Texas in kills both nights en route to claiming all-tournament team honors ... against UF Eckerman connected for a team-best 18 kills and added 13 kills versus PSU.

Senior middle blocker Rachael Adams was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 after leading the Horns' defense in their two matches at the Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic ... she averaged 1.80 blocks per-set in UT's matches with No. 7 Florida and No. 2 Penn State ... in UT's five-set loss to UF, Adams registered a career-best 10 block assists and equaled a career-high with 10 total blocks ... Adams shined again in the Horns' 3-2 win over PSU with a team-best eight total  blocks.

Since head coach Jerritt Elliott arrived in Austin, the Longhorns have emerged as the dominant volleyball program in the state of Texas ... the Longhorns have posted a 79-8 (.908) record against in-state opponents during the Elliott era, including an 20-0 mark against Texas Tech and a 19-1 mark against Baylor ... before Texas' loss to Texas A&M on Sept. 16, 2010, UT had won 47-straight matches versus in-state foes with the streak dating back to  Oct. 16, 2004.

Texas is currently riding a 17-match home winning streak at Gregory Gymnasium ... the Horns' winning streak dates back to Sept. 4, 2010.