Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Host Kansas in Wounded Warrior Match
November 11, 2011 | Women's Volleyball
The Red Raiders will face Kansas at 5 p.m. Saturday in the United Spirit Arena.
Nov. 11, 2011
Tech Match Notes | Kansas Notes | Promotions
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech continues its Big 12 slate Saturday afternoon when the Kansas Jayhawks travel to Lubbock for a 5 p.m. match at the United Spirit Arena. The Red Raiders will be wearing special camouflage jerseys in the match as part of this weekend's Wounded Warrior Project promotion.
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Date | Saturday, November 12 |
| Location | Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena) |
| Time | 5 p.m. (CT) |
| Radio | KTXT 88.1 FM |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
| Live Video | Raider Vision All-Access |
THE SERIES
After defeating Tech earlier this season in Lawrence, Kansas has drawn even in the all-time series between the two schools, which both have 16 wins against each other. The Jayhawks has never led the series historically even though they have won eight of the last nine contests. Tech is 8-6 all-time when facing Kansas in Lubbock, having won last year's five-set contest.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Raiders return to the road Tuesday evening to close the non-conference portion of the schedule, traveling to San Jose State for a 9 p.m. (CT) match. Tech resumes its Big 12 slate at Kansas State next weekend in a 7 p.m. match in Manhattan. The Red Raiders will play their next three matches on the road before closing the regular season Nov. 26 at home against Missouri.
KANSAS OVERCOMES EARLY DEFICIT TO DEFEAT TECH IN LAWRENCE
After dropping an early set, Kansas battled back Oct. 22 to win the next three frames and send the Red Raiders to a 3-1 loss in Lawrence. The Jayhawks recorded a 60-35 kills advantage over Tech thanks to 21 from Allison Mayfield and 13 and 12 from Caroline Jarmoc and Tayler Tolefree. Amanda Dowdy led the Red Raiders with 12 kills and 10 digs. The win marked Kansas' only one so far in Big 12 play.
TECH STILL TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001
With its win over Baylor, Tech is just two wins shy of ensuring its first winning season since 2001 as the Red Raiders have four Big 12 matches remaining along with a non-conference contest at San Jose State next Tuesday. Tech's 2001 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection.
RED RAIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
The Texas Tech volleyball program will also team with the Wounded Warrior Project Saturday as the Red Raiders will wear specially-designed camouflage jerseys against Kansas. The uniform tops will have camouflage numbering and "FREEDOM" written across the back. The Red Raider football program will also host its annual Wounded Warrior "Believe in Heroes" game earlier in the day with an 11 a.m. kickoff against Oklahoma State at Jones AT&T Stadium.
CAVE COMES UP BIG AGAINST TEXAS
Miara Cave had one of her top performances of Big 12 play against Texas Wednesday night as she finished with 10 kills and a .471 hitting percentage. The junior attempted only 17 swings in the match for her highest attacking average during league action this season. Cave finished over .400 for the sixth time this season when she totaled at least eight kills.
DOWDY REACHES 4,000 CAREER ATTEMPTS
Amanda Dowdy became just the second player all-time to reach 4,000 attempts over a career as her 48 swings against Texas moved her to 4,006 during her four seasons. She joins Kelly Johnson as the only players to reach the mark. Johnson owns the school record with 5,142 swings during the 2001-04 seasons.
DAVID AMONG TOP RED RAIDER FRESHMEN
With still five matches to play, Breeann David is on pace to record the most kills for a Tech freshman since current teammate Amanda Dowdy's inaugural season in 2008. David has totaled 218 kills at a 2.40 per set average thus far, leaving her 83 shy of Dowdy's mark of 301 as a freshman. Dowdy leads the Red Raiders this season with 371 kills as well.
TECH FACING STIFF COMPETITION IN BIG 12
There is no question that competing in the Big 12 Conference brings a challenge night in and night out during league play. That is the case once again this season as eight of the nine competing schools are among the top 50 in the latest RPI rankings. Tech is the lone school left out as the Red Raiders came in at No. 87 this week. All 11 of Tech's losses this season have come to schools ranked in the 60 of the RPI.
HUSKEY DELIVERS OFF THE BENCH
Brandy Huskey has been one of Tech's most reliable options off the bench as of late as the sophomore has posted 10 or more digs in four of her last six matches. Huskey finished with a career-high 13 digs against Texas A&M on Oct. 19 before recording 11 at Kansas and 10 against Baylor. She followed that up with 10 digs at Iowa State last weekend. Huskey has played in every set over that span normally as a defensive substitute for Miara Cave on the back row.
TECH STILL AMONG NATIONAL BLOCK LEADERS
The Red Raiders remained in the top 10 in the blocking rankings this week as their 2.95 stuffs per set average ranks seventh nationally. Tech leads the conference in the category as well with a significant gap between the Red Raiders and Texas, which is averaging 2.69 blocks per set.
PIPER ADDS TO OFFENSE SINCE RETURN
After missing most of the month of October, Aubree Piper has made quite an impact on the Tech offense since returning to the lineup prior to the Baylor match on Oct. 26. In her four matches since then, Piper has totaled 27 kills to go along with 12 blocks. She recorded nine kills against Texas A&M on Nov. 2 in what is her current high since her return to the rotation.
