• Roster
• |
• Schedule/Results
• |
• Stats
• |
• News
• |
• Archives

Oct. 5, 2012

Match Notes at No. 14 Kansas State

No. 9 Texas at No. 14 Kansas State
October 6, 2012

Where: Manhattan, Kansas (Ahearn Field House)
Time: 7 p.m.
Live Stats: Gametracker on TexasSports.com
All-Time Series: Texas leads, 27-7 (H: 14-3; A: 12-4; N: 1-0)

QUICK HITS
· Texas is 12-4 all-time against Kansas State in Manhattan. The Longhorns have not lost to the Wildcats since Oct. 15, 2003 when Kansas State won in five sets in Manhattan.
· As of Oct. 1, Texas led the nation in blocks per set. The Longhorns are averaging 3.20 blocks per set this season.

· In Big 12 matches this season, the Longhorns are averaging 3.27 blocks per set. Khat Bell leads the Longhorns with a 1.53 blocks per set average.

· So far in Big 12 play, the Longhorns have recorded 22 service aces while committing 11 reception errors.

· Texas has hit .260 or better in a match since switching back to a conventional 5-1 lineup (six matches).

· Haley Eckerman has recorded double-digit kills in 14 of 15 matches this season.

· The 2012 squad has opened Big 12 play with a 5-0 mark. It's the third time under head coach Jerritt Elliott that UT has started conference play with a 5-0 record. The 2004 squad opened with an 8-0 mark while the 2009 team went 12-0 before suffering its first loss.