Tech Volleyball Set for Road Tilt at West Virginia

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech volleyball is back on the road as it treks to Morgantown, W. Va., for a 1 p.m. ET matchup at West Virginia Saturday, Nov. 11, at WVU Coliseum.

Saturday's match is pivotal for both squads, which are currently tied for sixth in the Big 12 standings at 3-9. Nipping at their heals are TCU and Kansas State just one game back.

The Red Raiders (14-11, 3-9) and Mountaineers (15-11, 3-9) enter Saturday looking to break two-match losing streaks. Texas Tech fell to Oklahoma, 3-1, Wednesday, while West Virginia lost to No. 24 Iowa State in straight sets.

Tech defeated the Mountaineers, 3-1, in Lubbock earlier this season and owns the overall series lead at 7-6. Tech is 3-3 in Morgantown after dropping a heartbreaker last season in which the Red Raiders held set point in the fourth set before WVU rallied to send it to a fifth set, where they pulled off the victory.

Over the previous 12 matches, Texas Tech has been forced to shuffle around its starting lineup due to injuries to libero Tita Akiu and setter Missy Owens. Wednesday's battle with Oklahoma marked the first time Tech was able to trot out its primary starting lineup since September 16 against South Carolina.

A live stream of the match is available through Mountaineer TV, while live stats can be found at Statbroadcast.com and live updates will be posted to Twitter (@TexasTechVB). Be sure to follow the team's Twitter and Instagram to stay updated on all things Texas Tech Volleyball.

QUICK HITS

With a win, Tech would lock up its first winning season since 2001.
The Red Raiders are one win away from earning its most Big 12 wins in a season since 2006 and most regular season wins since 2011.
Head coach Tony Graystone is looking for his first season sweep of a Big 12 opponent.
Junior Tita Akiu is two digs shy of 1,000 for her career.
With senior Kate Klepetka in the 2,000 career-digs club, Tech will become the only school in the nation with multiple 1,000-digs club members with one of those in the 2,000-digs club.
Sophomore Emily Hill is three kills away from her second 300-kill season and 10 digs away from 400 for her career.
Setter Missy Owens is over 100 kills for the first time in her career. She is 125 assists away from back-to-back 1,000 assist seasons.
Owens ranks fourth in the Big 12 during league play with 11.00 assists per set.
Klepetka ranks second in the Big 12 during league play with 4.65 digs per set.
Keenan ranks sixth in the Big 12 during league play hitting at a .357 clip.
For the season, Tech ranks fourth in the Big 12 in digs per set and fifth in kills per set.

UP NEXT
The Red Raiders travel to Fort Worth for a midweek showdown at TCU on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Tech defeated the Horned Frogs, 3-1, in Lubbock on October 14. TCU enters this weekend one match behind Tech in the Big 12 standings.

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Tech Volleyball Set for Road Tilt at West Virginia

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