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MATCH #21: No. 3 TEXAS (17-3, 13-1 Big 12) vs. Florida A&M (12-5, 6-0 MEAC)
When: Friday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. CT
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gymnasium; 4,000 capacity)

SERIES INFO
All-Time Series Record: Texas and Florida A&M have never met.
Texas' Current Winning Streak: 13 matches
Florida A&M's Current Winning Streak: 11 matches

HEADLINES
· Texas was ranked No. 3 in the CSTV/AVCA poll, released Monday, Oct. 29, moving up two spots, after spending one week at No. 5 ... The Longhorns ranking is their highest ranking since Sept. 17, 1996 when Texas was ranked No. 3 ... UT has been ranked in the top seven every week this season ... Texas opened the season ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll, equaling its best preseason ranking in program history (1998).

· The Longhorns extended their season-best winning streak to 13 matches with their 3-0 sweep against No. 18 Oklahoma (Oct. 31) ... Sophomore outside hitter Destinee Hooker led the UT charge with a match-high 16 kills, zero errors and a .533 attack mark ... Texas out-hit Oklahoma .467-to-.138 and recorded just six attack errors in the victory.

· Junior middle blocker Lauren Paolini was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after hitting .577 and recording 2.17 blocks per-game in Texas' pair of sweeps against then-No. 1 Nebraska and Colorado ... Paolini connected for 2.67 kills per-game, while recording just one attack error on the week ... The award is the sixth weekly honor in the last eight weeks for UT.

· Freshman outside hitter Juliann Faucette powered Texas past Colorado (Oct. 27), leading the Horns to a 3-0 sweep and posting a team-high 17 kills and 11 digs ... Junior middle blocker Lauren Paolini steadied the Horns' middle with 10 kills on .667 hitting, committing zero errors and notching seven total blocks ... Sophomore opposite hitter Ashley Engle chipped in a kill/dig double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in the victory.

· In its 12 Big 12 Conference victories, Texas has dropped just three games, going five games with then-No. 17 Kansas State and dropping one game at Texas Tech ... The Longhorns have recorded 11 sweeps in Big 12 play (including No. 1 Nebraska) and 14 sweeps on the year.

· In its 12 Big 12 Conference matches, Texas has been impressive, ranking near the top of virtually every league statistical category in conference play ... The Longhorns rank first in the league with 3.44 blocks p/g, a .359 hitting percentage and 16.98 assists p/g ... Texas' 18.11 kills p/g rank second in league play ... Individually, Juliann Faucette and Destinee Hooker rank first and third in kills p/g with 5.18 and 4.67 respectively ... Faucette ranks first in the conference with 5.79 points p/g and seventh in hitting percentage (.346) ... Hooker ranks third in points (5.60) and sixth in hitting percentage (.361) ... Senior setter Michelle Moriarty paces the conference with 15.18 assists p/g in league play and middle blockers Brandy Magee and Lauren Paolini rank first and second respectively in hitting percentage at .435 and .435.

LAST TIME OUT: No. 18 Oklahoma (10/31/07)
Texas hit at a .467 clip and recorded just six errors as the Longhorns swept past No. 18 Oklahoma, at Gregory Gymnasium ... sophomore outside hitter Destinee Hooker paced the Texas attack with 16 kills on .533 hitting and 12 digs ... freshman outside hitter Juliann Faucette joined Hooker in double figures with 12 kills on .320 hitting and added eight digs, three total blocks and two service aces ... junior middle blocker Lauren Paolini posted 10 kills and a .562 attack mark on the night, while contributing two solo and four total blocks ... sophomore opposite hitter Ashley Engle was the glue behind the Longhorns' sweep, recording eight kills, zero errors, a .471 hitting percentage, 12 digs, three total blocks, two assists and a service ace ... Texas out-blocked Oklahoma in the victory 12.5-to-3.0 and out-hit the Sooners .467-to-.138 ... the Longhorns' six attack errors against the Sooners marked the fewest errors UT has committed in a match this season.