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Sept. 29, 2011

Complete Notes

Match 13: No. 8/9 TEXAS (8-4, 1-1 Big 12) at No. 16/16 Iowa State (12-2, 3-0 Big 12)
When: Sunday, Oct. 2 at Noon Central
Where: Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)
Television: ESPNU (PxP: Anne Marie Anderson / Analyst: Jennifer Hoffman)
Live Stats: TexasSports.com

SERIES INFO
All-Time Record: Texas leads Iowa State, 29-3 (H: 17-0, A: 12-3, 0-0)
Last Meeting: Texas won, 3-1 on Nov. 27, 2010 in Ames
Series Streak: Texas has won the last two meetings

LONGHORN NOTABLES
The Longhorns are ranked No. 8 in the current AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 26)  ... Texas has now been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 116 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004 ... UT opponents in the poll include No. 9 Penn State, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 13 Florida, No. 16 Iowa State, No. 19 Pepperdine and No. 25 Oklahoma.
  
Texas holds the No. 9 spot in the most recent Volleyball Magazine Poll (Sept. 27) ...  the only Big 12 foe in the poll is No. 16 Iowa State ... four of UT's non-conference opponents are ranked (No. 10 Minnesota, No. 11 Florida, No. 12 Penn State and No. 18 Pepperdine).

In Texas' 3-2 loss at Oklahoma on Wednesday, freshman outside hitter Haley Eckerman hammered out a career-best 20 kills ... senior middle blocker Rachael Adams added 14 kills, while freshman outside hitter Khat Bell posted her third kill/dig double-double of the year with 11 kills and 12 digs.

The Longhorns began to hit their stride in their 2011 Big 12 opener, sweeping past a one-loss Kansas team and hitting a season-best .384 ... Freshman outside hitter Khat Bell led all Longhorns with 13 kills and added six digs, while senior All-America middle blocker Rachael Adams connected for 10 kills on .467 hitting and freshman outside hitter Haley Eckerman pounded out 10 kills and hit at a .500 clip.

Through Texas' first 12 matches senior middle blocker Rachael Adams is leading the way for the Longhorns ... the All-American ranks fourth in the Big 12 with her .349 hitting percentage and first in the Big 12 with 1.44 blocks per-set ... she averaged 1.80 blocks per-set at the elite Nike Big Four Classic (Sept. 9-10) and went on to win Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Adams currently ranks sixth in the NCAA in blocking.

After running a 6-2 offense in its first nine matches of the season, Texas has switched to a five 5-1 system in its last three matches ... in the first nine matches, Texas hit .212 as a team and posted a 6-3 record ... since switching to the 5-1 system, UT is hitting .276 as a unit and owns a 2-1 record.
After  a slow start to her sophomore campaign, opposite hitter Bailey Webster has come on strong for the Horns ... Webster hit .210 and average 1.74 kills in UT's first eight matches, but has shined in her last four outings, hitting .342 with 2.27 kills per-set.

In his 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Jerritt Elliott has recorded 299 victories and posted a 299-85 record ... Elliott has recorded 249 of his victories during his 11 seasons at Texas ... he is the second-winningest UT coach, only trailing Mick Haley who won 522 matches in 17 seasons at Texas (1980-96).