Nov. 16, 2010
Complete Notes 
Match 25: No. 8/8 TEXAS (19-5, 14-2 Big 12) vs. Missouri (19-8, 11-6 Big 12)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Central
Where: Austin, Texas (Gregory Gymnasium)
Live Stats: GameTracker
Internet Audio/Video: Watch Texas Volleyball home matches FREE on TexasSports.TV
SERIES INFO
All-Time Series Record: Texas leads Missouri, 19-10 (H: 11-3, A: 8-7, N: 0-0)
Last Meeting: Texas defeated Missouri, 3-1 on Sept. 22, 2010 in Columbia
Current Streak: Texas has won the last eight meetings
LONGHORN NOTABLES
TEXAS IN THE AVCA POLL
The Longhorns are ranked No. 8 in the most recent AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Nov. 8) ... Texas has now been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 107 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. 16 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. 16) ... Big 12 foes in the poll include No. 5 Nebraska and No. 16 Iowa State ... three of Texas' non-conference opponents are ranked (No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Stanford and No. 10 Illinois ).
STREAKING HORNS
The Horns extended their season-best winning streak to 11 matches when they defeated Texas Tech, 3-1 on Nov. 13 ... senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette headlined the Horns attack with 24 kills, markng the third-staight match she has totaled 24 or more kills ... she notched a blistering .447 attack mark and added seven digs to propel her to her second Big 12 Player of the Week honor of the year.
UT IN THE BIG 12 STATS
Through 16 Big 12 matches the Longhorns are blanketing the stats in conference matches and lead the league with .308 team hitting percentage ... senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris headlines the league with a .453 attack mark and junior middle blocker Rachael Adams is No. 3 in the conference with a .421 hitting percentage ... Adams ranks third with 1.33 blocks per-set.
FAUCETTE'S CAREER WEEK LANDS BIG 12 POW HONORS
Senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette shouldered the load for the Longhorns attack for the week, willing Texas to a pair of road victories at Baylor and at Texas Tech en route to claiming her second Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 15) honor of the year and the fourth of her career ... she continued her recent hot stint, pushing her streak of consecutive matches with 24 or more kills to three straight ... on the week she averaged 7.06 points, 6.75 kills and 2.75 digs per-set, while hitting at a red hot .398 clip ... she notched a career-high 30 kills in UT's victory at Baylor.
HORNS SEEKING 20TH WIN
Head coach Jerritt Elliott and the Longhorns are 19-5 on the year and are closing in on their seventh-straight season with 20 or more victories ... in each of the last six years, UT has posted no fewer than 24 wins.
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 .343 team hitting percentage and is averaging 12.60 assists and 2.13 digs per-set and led UT to an 8-0 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 11-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 11-match winning streak it has posted some impressive numbers ... the Horns are hitting .343 during the stretch and averaging 15.71 kills per-set ... senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette has shouldered the load with 4.34 kills and 2.55 digs per-set, while hitting at a .292 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. 13 in the NCAA RPI released on Nov. 15 ... Texas opponents in the RPI include No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 Stanford, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 25 Long Beach State and No. 27 Oklahoma.
