Nov. 11, 2010
Complete Notes 
Match 24: No. 7/8 TEXAS (18-5, 13-2 Big 12) at Texas Tech (3-22, 1-15 Big 12)
When: Saturday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. Central
Where: Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena)
Live Stats: GameTracker
SERIES INFO
All-Time Series Records: Texas leads Texas Tech, 69-9-2 (H: 32-3, A: 30-2, N: 7-4-2)
Last meeting with Texas Tech: Texas defeated Texas Tech, 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-14)
Current Streak: Texas has won the last 19 meetings
LONGHORN NOTABLES
TEXAS IN THE AVCA POLL
The Longhorns are ranked No. 7 in the most recent AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Nov. 8) ... Texas has now been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 106 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004 ... ... UT fell out of the Top 10 on Sept. 20 for the first time in 62 straight weeks ... Texas fell out of the top five on Sept. 13, snapping its 34-week streak in the top-five ... UT opponents in the poll include No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Stanford, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 9 Illinois and No. 14 Iowa State ... UT was No. 3 in the preseason poll.
HORNS IN THE VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE POLL
Texas holds the No. 8 spot in the latest Volleyball Magazine Poll (Nov. 9) ... Big 12 foes in the poll include No. 4 Nebraska and No. 14 Iowa State ... three of Texas' non-conference opponents are ranked (No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Illinois ).
FAUCETTE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
The Horns extended their season-best winning streak to 10 matches when they defeated Baylor, 3-1 on Nov. 10 ... senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette headlined the Horns attack with a career-high kill total for the second-straight match ... she hammered out 30 kills on .364 hitting and added 15 digs ... she is averaging 7.25 kills and 2.75 digs per-set, while hitting .368 in her last two matches.
TEXAS IN THE BIG 12 STATS
Through 15 Big 12 matches the Longhorns are blanketing the stats in conference matches and lead the league with .303 team hitting percentage ... senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris headlines the league with a .463 attack mark and junior middle blocker Rachael Adams is No. 2 in the conference with a .445 hitting percentage ... Adams ranks second with 1.38 blocks per-set and ranks seventh in points (3.93).
LONE STAR STATE DOMINANCE
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 76-8 (.905) record against in-state opponents during the Elliott era, including an 19-0 mark against Texas Tech and an 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.
KOCHER BACK AT THE HELM
Junior setter Michelle Kocher's career at Texas has been a self-described rollercoaster and she is back on the ascent since taking over for an injured Hannah Allison on Oct. 16 ... since taking the reins, Kocher has led the Horns to a .341 team hitting percentage and is averaging 13.42 assists and 2.50 digs per-set and led UT to a 7-0 record ... Kocher was a full-time starter in 2008 and won Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors en route to leading Texas to the NCAA Semifinals and joined the lineup in UT's 6-2 system midseason in 2009 to help the Horns to the NCAA Finals.
STREAKING HORNS
Texas is currently riding its longest winning streak of the season with its 10-match run ... the Longhorns are also riding a 22-match home winning streak against Big 12 Conference foes, which dates back to Nov. 1, 2008.
WINNING WELL
During Texas' current 10-match winning streak it has posted some impressive numbers ... the Horns are hitting .341 during the stretch and averaging 15.79 kills per-set ... senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette has shouldered the load with 4.15 kills and 2.65 digs per-set, while hitting at a .270 clip ... junior outside hitter Amber Roberson is hitting .308 with 4.13 kills and 2.37 digs per-set
TEXAS IN THE RPI
Texas ranks No. 12 in the NCAA RPI released on Nov. 8 ... Texas opponents in the RPI include No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 Nebraska, No. 4 Stanford, No. 16 Iowa State, No. 20 Long Beach State and No. 30 Oklahoma.
LAST TIME OUT: vs. BAYLOR (Nov. 10)
Senior All-America outside hitter Juliann Faucette registered a career-high 30 kills including a set-changing seven kills late in the third to lift Texas to a 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-17) win over Baylor ... the Longhorns erased a 19-10 deficit in the third to win the stanza and set the tone for the remainder of the night ... Faucette hit .364 on the night and set a new career high kill total for the second-straight match ... she added 15 digs to her stat line for her 18th career kill/dig double-double ... sophomore opposite hitter Sha'Dare McNeal added 11 kills and 12 digs, while middle blockers Rachael Adams and Jennifer Doris posted 10 kills each with Adams chipping in eight blocks.
LAST TIME VS. TEXAS TECH (Oct. 16)
Texas used a then-career-high 17-kill performance by junior outside hitter Amber Roberson to sweep past Texas Tech ... Roberson hit .500 on the night and added two service aces, six digs and two total blocks ... senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris and sophomore opposite hitter Sha'Dare McNeal each added six kills.
