TEXAS TECHRED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL

A NEW ERA, A NEW BEGINNING

2011 SCHEDULE

AUGUST 26 at TCU L,1 -327 vs. Connecticut W, 3-0 vs. Grambling State W, 3-0

SEPTEMBER 2 Central Arkansas W, 3-0 Northwestern State W, 3-03 Morehead State W, 3-16 at Texas-Pan American W, 3-09 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Noon vs. Grambling State 5 p.m.10 at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.16 vs. Prairie View A&M 4 p.m.17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 11 a.m. at UT-Arlington 7:30 p.m.19 at North Texas 7 p.m.24 Iowa State* 1 p.m.26 at New Mexico 8 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 Oklahoma* 6:05 p.m.5 at Baylor* 7 p.m.8 Kansas State* TBA12 at Texas* 6:30 p.m.15 at Missouri* TBA19 Texas A&M* 6:30 p.m.22 at Kansas* TBA26 Baylor* 6:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 at Texas A&M* 6:30 p.m.5 at Iowa State* TBA9 Texas* 6:30 p.m.12 Kansas* TBA15 at San Jose State 9 p.m.19 at Kansas State* 7 p.m.23 Missouri* 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 1-4 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA9-10 NCAA Regionals TBA15 NCAA Semifinals TBA17 NCAA National Championship TBA

* Big 12 Conference matchAll times listed are Central.

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RED RAIDERS CONTINUE ROAD SWING IN LOUISIANAIn the midst of an eight-match road trip, Texas Tech looks to extend a six-match winning streak this weekend when it travels to Ruston, La. for the Louisiana Tech Invitational where the Red Raiders will battle Southeast-ern Louisiana, Grambling State, and the host Lady Techsters over the course of Friday and Saturday at the Thomas Assembly Center.

TEXAS TECH OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2003The Red Raiders enter Tuesday night’s match boasting a 6-1 record, marking the program’s best start since the 2003 squad rallied off eight-straight wins to start the season.

THE SERIESuTexas Tech and Southeastern Louisiana have met twice in school history with the Red Raiders winning both matches in 3-0 sweeps. The two schools last met on Sept. 4, 2009 during the University of New Orleans Tournament. uFriday afternoon’s match against Grambling State will be the second in school history after the two teams met earlier this season during the TCU Invitational where the Red Raiders took a 3-0 victory.uTexas Tech and Louisiana Tech will be renewing a series that has not been played since 1997. In the three previous meetings between the two schools, Tech has won nine of 10 sets, compiling a 3-0 record against the Lady Techsters in the process. This will mark Tech’s first trip to Ruston as all three previous encounters have come in Lubbock.

uHead Coach Don Flora uUnanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection Amanda Dowdy uSenior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers

LOUISIANA TECH INVITATIONAL

PROBABLE STARTERS

OH Amanda Dowdy Team leader in kills and digs; MVP of TTU Invitational.

RS Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; hitting .371 on the season.

SET Karlyn Meyers Named to Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team.

MB Aubree Piper Reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

OH Breeann David Had solid debut with 10+ kills versus TCU and UConn.

MB Mikia Mills Freshman recorded eight kills against Grambling St.

LIB Tory Vaughan Recorded career-high 21 digs against Morehead State.

DS Nicole Hragyil Backup setter who will be one of Tech’s first subs.

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERSRecord ________________________________ 6-1Head Coach _____________________ Don FloraRecord at School _____________ 6-1 (1st Season)Career Record ___________ 275-60 (12th Season)

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA JAGUARSRecord ________________________________ 2-7Head Coach ___________________ Geno FugoliRecord at School _____________ 2-7 (1st Season)Career Record _____________ 37-78 (5th Season)

GRAMBLING STATE TIGERSRecord ________________________________ 0-7Interim Head Coach ____ Demetria Keys-JohnsonRecord at School _____________ 0-7 (1st Season)Career Record _______________ 0-7 (1st Season)

LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERSRecord ________________________________ 4-4Head Coach _________________Matt SonichsenRecord at School ___________ 36-66 (5th Season)Career Record __________ 176-185 (13th Season)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEFriday, Sept. 9Texas Tech vs. Southeastern La. __________NoonLouisiana Tech vs. Grambling State ______ 2 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Grambling State _________ 5 p.m.Louisiana Tech vs. Southeastern La. ______ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10Southeastern La. vs. Grambling State ___ 11 a.m.Texas Tech vs. Louisiana Tech __________ 1 p.m.

COVERAGETwitter _____________________ @TechGamedayLive Stats _______________ www.texastech.comLive Video ____________ www.latechsports.com(Louisiana Tech matches only.)

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WEEKLY SCHEDULETHURSDAY 8

Practice at Louisiana Tech

FRIDAY 9

vs. SE LouisianaNoon

vs. Grambling State5 p.m.

SATURDAY 10

vs. Louisiana Tech1 p.m.

SUNDAY 11

Travel to Lubbock

OFF DAY

MONDAY 12

TBD

TUESDAY 13

Practice - 2:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 14

Practice - 2:30 p.m.

QUICK FACTSTEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Matt DowdyAsst. Director/Communications

Blayne BealAssociate AD/Communications

Matt Dowdy - Volleyball ContactOffice .......................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................. (806) 928-5190e-mail ....................matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu

Blayne Beal - Assoc. AD/CommunicationsOffice .......................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................. (806) 790-7924e-mail ..............................blayne.beal@ttu.edu

Website .......................... www.texastech.comTwitter ..................twitter.com/TechAthletics...............................twitter.com/TechGamedayFacebook ........ facebook.com/TTUAthletics

MEDIA ACCESSPlayers and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice times vary from week to week, so media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Com-munications office to get a weekly schedule. Players and coaches are not available until following the game on gamedays.

Head coach Don Flora can be reached best during the morning hours. Flora’s office is housed in the north end of the United Spirit Arena. To setup an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Commu-nications office.

Texas Tech players and head coach Don Flora will be made available to the media in the media room follow-ing a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech lockerroom will remain closed.

CREDENTIALSMedia members wishing to cover the Texas Tech volleyball team at the United Spirit Arena during the 2011 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All re-quests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: mat-thew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office of the United Spirit Arena on gamedays.

WWW.TEXASTECH.COMThis is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a va-riety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.

The United Spirit Arena, one of the finest multi-purpose venues in the country, is home to the Texas Tech basketball and volleyball programs. Constructed in 1999, the USA is named in honor of United Supermar-kets, who was the project’s major donor. Since its creation, the 15,000 seat arena has hosted some of the top entertainment acts in the country, including George Strait, Brad Paisley, ZZ Top, and numerous others.

DIRECTIONS TO THE UNITED SPIRIT ARENAThe United Spirit Arena is located on the west part of the Texas Tech campus on Indiana Avenue. The facility is just off the Marsha Sharp Freeway and can also be accessed by the Texas Tech Parkway.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn south (left) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (Indiana Ave.). Turn back north (left) and the United Spirit Arena will be on the right side.

UNITED SPIRIT ARENA

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ....................................................Lubbock, TexasFounded .......................................................................1923Enrollment ............................................................... 31,367Nickname ....................................................... Red RaidersColors .....................................................Scarlet and BlackFacility ................................................United Spirit ArenaAffiliation .................................................NCAA Division IConference................................................................ Big 12Chancellor .......................................................Kent HancePresident ..................................................... Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director ........................................Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA .............................Dr. Judi HenryDepartment Main Number ................(806) 742-3355

HISTORYSeason of Volleyball ...................................................36thFirst Season ..................................................................1975All-Time Record ................................... 754-583-6 (.561)NCAA Championship Appearances ........................... 8 ...... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001

FACILITY INFORMATIONName ..................................................United Spirit ArenaCapacity .................................................................... 15,070Opened .........................................................................1999

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ....................................................... Don FloraAlma Mater ..........................University of La Verne ‘90Record at Tech ..............................................First SeasonCareer Record ............................ 275-60 (12th Season)Twitter ...................................................@CoachFloraTTUBest time to reach ..................Mornings, Contact SIDAssistant Coach ...............Jojit Coronel (First Season)Assistant Coach ................... Beth Falls (Sixth Season)Dir. of Operations .............. Amy Gandy (3rd Season)Office Number ........................................(806) 742-7545

TEAM INFORMATION2010 Record..................................................................4-25Conference Record ....................................................2-18Home Record ................................................................. 1-9Away Record ................................................................1-12Neutral Site Record ...................................................... 2-4Postseason ..................................................................NoneFinal Ranking..............................................................NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/6Starters Returning/Lost .............................5/1 + LiberoNewcomers .......................................................................12Top Returning Players .......................Amandy Dowdy, .................. Karlyn Meyers, Miara Cave, Tory VaughanTop Newcomers ............. Breeann David, Mikia Mills,................................................... Sam Podraza, Kate Foley

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssociate AD/Communications ..............Blayne BealAssistant Director (Volleyball) ................Matt DowdyOffice ..........................................................(806) 742-2770Cell ..............................................................(806) 928-5190E-mail ....................................matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu

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BIG 12 SETS OVERALL SETS vs. RANKED TEAMS W L Pct. W-L W L Pct. W-L Last 10 Streak Top 10 Top 25Texas A&M 0 0 .000 0-0 7 0 1.000 21-2 7-0 W7 0-0 0-0Iowa State 0 0 .000 0-0 6 0 1.000 18-3 6-0 W6 0-0 0-0Kansas 0 0 .000 0-0 6 0 1.000 18-1 6-0 W6 0-0 0-0Missouri 0 0 .000 0-0 8 1 .889 25-3 8-1 W4 0-0 0-0Oklahoma 0 0 .000 0-0 7 1 .875 22-5 7-1 W3 0-0 1-0Baylor 0 0 .000 0-0 5 1 .857 18-5 6-1 W6 0-1 0-1Texas Tech 0 0 .000 0-0 5 1 .857 19-4 6-1 W6 0-0 0-0Kansas State 0 0 .000 0-0 4 3 .571 13-11 4-3 L1 0-0 0-0Texas 0 0 .000 0-0 2 2 .500 6-8 2-2 L2 0-0 0-2

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

LOOKING AHEADThe Red Raiders will return to the Dallas/Fort Worth area next weekend to take part in the UT-Arlington Hilton Invitational where Tech will face Prairie View A&M, Louisiana-Lafayette, and the host Mavericks.

TECH FACES GRAMBLING ONCE AGAINThe Red Raiders will face Grambling State for the second time this season Friday as Tech previously swept the Tigers in three sets in the finale of the TCU Invitational. The match will mark the first time Tech has faced a non-conference opponent twice in a season since 1996 when the Red Raiders de-feated SMU in two neutral site contests.

NOTABLESuTexas Tech is currently riding a six-match win-ning streak, the school’s longest run since winning six-straight from Sept. 2-10, 2006. The Red Raid-ers have a chance to extend that streak to nine-straight this weekend which has not been previ-ously accomplished since the start of the 1997 season. uThe Red Raiders come into the match having swept four of its last five matches by a 3-0 deci-sion. The lone match to go an extra set was against Morehead State in the finale of the Texas Tech Invi-tational.uTexas Tech will be looking for its second tour-nament title of the season this weekend, a feat that has not been accomplished since the 2006 squad won both the UTPA and South Florida Invitationals.uTexas Tech’s six wins on the season already matches its combined total from the 2009 and 2010 seasons. uTexas Tech’s 3-0 homestand marked its best record at home to start a season since the 2004 squad opened the year with four-straight wins in Lubbock. uTexas Tech opponents are only hitting .082 against the Red Raiders on the year, the lowest average among Big 12 Conference schools. Only UConn has posted a hitting percentage above .200 against the Red Raiders this season.

PIPER HONORED ON BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDSPrior to Tuesday night’s match at Texas-Pan Ameri-can, sophomore Aubree Piper was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performance during the Texas Tech Invitational. Piper finished with 21 blocks to go along with 15 kills on the weekend, matching her single-game highs for total blocks and block assists in the pro-cess. No Tech player had been previously honored with a Big 12 weekly award since Amanda Dowdy was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15, 2008.

FLORA STARTS TECH CAREER IN STYLEOf the eight head coaches in school history, only two have better records in their first seven matches than Don Flora. Donna Martin began her tenure in 1985 with a school-record nine-straight wins, while Nancy Todd won eight-straight to start her head coaching career in 2003.

DOWDY CREEPING UP RECORD BOOKThrough only seven matches, Amanda Dowdy has continued her trek up the school’s record book as the senior is currently third for career kills (1,127) and fourth in attempts with 3,148. She needs 206 kills to catch Melissa McGehee (1999-02) for second all-time, while she will likely move to third all-time in attempts this weekend as she trails Christine Martin (1993-97) by only 33 swings.

MEYERS MOVING ON UP TOOLike Dowdy, Karlyn Meyers faces the possibility of moving up the school’s record book as the senior setter recently became just the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 assists over a career. She enters this weekend trailing Mary Loescher (1985-87) for seventh all-time with 2,075 career as-sists, 264 shy of Loescher’s mark.

DOWDY LEADS TRIO OF PLAYERS ON ALL-TOUR-NAMENT TEAMAmanda Dowdy was one of three Red Raiders named to the Texas Tech Invitational all-tournament team as the senior picked up most valuable player honors. Fellow senior Karlyn Meyers and junior Miara Cave were also honored as the Red Raiders claimed the tournament title following a 3-0 weekend.

TEXAS TECH INVITATIONAL MARKS A FIRSTThe Red Raiders’ tournament win last weekend at the Texas Tech Invitational was the program’s first since it claimed the North Texas Tournament to start the 2008 season. Tech had also not won its own home tournament since 2004 when the Red Raiders defeated UTPA, UTEP, and North Texas as part of the Red Raider Classic.

CAVE ACCURATE FROM THE RIGHT-SIDEComing into the season, Don Flora knew he had a special talent in Miara Cave. His only question was would that translate into kills when the Red Raiders hit the floor. The junior has proved Flora right so far as she is second on the team in kills with 62 while her .397 hitting percentage is among the Big 12 leaders. The San Antonio native has hit .400 or higher in five of six matches this season.

VAUGHAN SNAPS CAREER HIGHAfter already matching her career high for digs twice this season, Tory Vaughan broke the 20 dig

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6Texas Tech 3, Texas Pan American 0Baylor 3, West Virginia 0Oklahoma 3, Arkansas 1

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8Kansas State at Missouri State 7p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Missouri vs. Drake NoonTexas Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana NoonOklahoma vs. Florida A&M 3 p.m.Kansas State vs. Hofstra 3 p.m.Baylor vs. UTEP 4 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Grambling State 5 p.m.Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m.Missouri vs. UT San Antonio 6 p.m.Kansas at No. 15 Northern Iowa 7 p.m.Iowa State at North Dakota State 7 p.m.Texas vs. No. 7 Florida 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10Oklahoma vs. Auburn 9 a.m.Baylor vs. Mississippi State 10 a.m.Kansas vs. No. 6 Minnesota 10 a.m.Texas A&M vs. Northern Illinois 10 a.m.Iowa State at North Dakota State 1 p.m.Texas Tech at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.Kansas State vs. South Dakota State 2 p.m.Missouri vs. UC Davis 4 p.m.Kansas vs. Saint Louis 5 p.m.Oklahoma at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m.Texas vs. #3 Stanford/#2 Penn St. 6:30/9 p.m.Baylor at Lamar 7p.m.Missouri at Denver 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12Drake at Kansas State 6 p.m.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Molly Kreklow, MissouriSept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, Missouri

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa StateSept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas Tech

ROOKIE OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Emily Wilson, MissouriSept. 6 Emily Wilson, Missouri

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12MATCH NOTES

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Senior Amanda Dowdy will not only be looking to end her Texas Tech career off on a high note this year, but she will also be chasing several program records.

The Lexington, Texas native entered the year fifth all-time in career kills and sixth in career attacks. Dowdy is only the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 kills over a career as she has recorded 1,041 over three seasons.

Dowdy also joined the top 10 last year on the sin-gle-season charts as her 424 kills ranked 10th all-time and her 1,286 attempts was sixth all-time. She also set the single-match record for kills a year ago as she finished with 37 against Colorado on Oct. 13 before nearing the feat again against the Buffaloes,

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milestone in the tournament finale against More-head State as the junior finished with 21 digs in the match. Her previous high had been 13 which she originally set against Texas State in 2009.

PIPER BIG 12 LEADER IN BLOCKSAubree Piper enters this week’s road trip as the Big 12 leader in blocks as the sophomore is averaging 1.87 per set. The sophomore has totaled 28 blocks on the season, having matched her single-match high twice last weekend during the Texas Tech In-vitational.

DOWDY, CAVE MAKE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMTexas Tech senior Amanda Dowdy and junior Miara Cave were both named to the TCU Invitational All-Tournament team after leading the Red Raiders to a second-place showing last weekend.

MORE BALANCE, BETTER RESULTSIf there was one consistent variable in Tech’s open-ing weekend, it would be that the Red Raiders have more balance on offense. The trio of Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all had at least 10 kills each in both of the first two matches. In the process, Tech’s hitting percentage rose to a .256 average over three matches, including a .388 mark against UConn, the Red Raiders’ highest at-tacking percentage since defeating South Florida in three sets on Sept. 9, 2006.

DAVID JOINS ELITE COMPANYSince the Red Raiders joined the Big 12 in 1996, no Tech freshman has begun her career with double-digit kill figures in back-to-back matches. That is until Breeann David. The Denver City product fin-ished with 11 kills against TCU and followed with 14 the following day against UConn. David finished with a .500 hitting percentage against UConn as she was 14-for-24 on the attack en route to post-ing Tech’s highest individual hitting percentage since Barbara Conceicao recorded a .526 average on Sept. 11, 2009 against Gonzaga.

FRESHMAN GET VALUABLE TIME AT TCUOne thing Don Flora wanted to see while at TCU was how his young team of mainly freshmen and sophomores would respond in a competitive at-mosphere. After Tech easily defeated Grambling State in the opening set, Flora went with a lineup

At home ..........................................................................3-0On the road ....................................................................1-1Neutral site .....................................................................2-0Big 12 Play ......................................................................0-0Non-Conference ..........................................................6-1At a tournament .........................................................5-1

Wearing red uniforms ................................................2-0Wearing white uniforms ...........................................2-0Wearing black uniforms ............................................2-1Wearing pink uniforms ..............................................0-0

Monday ...........................................................................0-0Tuesday ...........................................................................1-0Wednesday ....................................................................0-0Friday ...............................................................................2-1Saturday ..........................................................................3-0

Against ranked opponents ......................................0-0Top 5 opponents .........................................................0-0Top 10 opponents .......................................................0-0

KillsLeading ...........................................................................5-1Trailing .............................................................................1-0Tied ...................................................................................0-0

BlocksLeading ...........................................................................5-1Trailing .............................................................................1-0Tied ...................................................................................0-0

DigsLeading ...........................................................................2-1Trailing .............................................................................3-0Tied ...................................................................................1-0

Attack PercentageLeading ...........................................................................6-1Trailing .............................................................................0-0

Service AcesLeading ...........................................................................4-0Trailing .............................................................................1-1Tied ...................................................................................1-0

Hitting PercentageHitting .300 or better .................................................2-0Hitting .250 to .299 .....................................................1-0Hitting .200 to .249 .....................................................3-0Hitting below .200.......................................................0-1Opponents hitting above .300 ...............................0-0Opponents hitting .250 to .299 ..............................1-0Opponents hitting .200 to .249 ..............................0-0Holding opponents below .200 .............................5-1

In three sets ...................................................................5-0In four sets......................................................................1-1In five sets.......................................................................0-0

Winning set one ...........................................................6-0Winning set two ...........................................................6-0Winning set three ........................................................5-1Winning set four ..........................................................1-0

Losing set one...............................................................0-1Losing set two ..............................................................0-1Losing set three ............................................................1-0Losing set four ..............................................................0-1

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...this time finishing with 34 during the Nov. 20 match in Boulder.

Here’s where Dowdy currently stands in career re-cord book.

CAREER KILLS Name Kills1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 1,9252. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 1,3333. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 1,1274. Brande Brown (1994-97) 1,0835. Christine Martin (1993-97) 1,046

CAREER ATTACK ATTEMPTSName Attacks1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 5,1422. Melissa McGehee (1999-92) 3,3683. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,1814. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 3,1485. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969

RECORD WATCH: DOWDY CHASING SEVERAL MILESTONES IN 2011

to start the second frame that consisted of all fresh-men. Tory Vaughan was the only Red Raider junior or senior to see action over the match’s final two sets as Tech played all 17 players that traveled that weekend.

CAVE ACCURATE ON THE ATTACKAfter a spring and fall filled with high expectations, Miara Cave lived up to them through one weekend as the junior was third on the team in kills while posting a team-high .453 hitting percentage in the process. Cave finished with 30 kills on the weekend as she tied her career high with 15 kills against TCU.

TCU INVITATIONAL NOTABLESuTexas Tech had not previously had three players with double-digit kills over the first two matches of a season since 2007. Amanda Dowdy, Miara Cave, and Breeann David all did so with the Red Raiders as the trio accounted for over 80 percent of Tech’s kills against TCU and UConn. uTexas Tech’s match against UConn marked its first against a Big East opponent since falling to Syra-cuse on Sept. 8, 2007. uAmanda Dowdy’s streak of 27-straight matches where she led the team in kills was snapped against Grambling State when Sam Podraza and Mikia Mills recorded eight kills each to pace the Red Raiders. Dowdy was pulled from the match following the first set against the Tigers.

DOWDY NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 Senior Amanda Dowdy was recognized prior to the season as Tech’s only selection on the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Dowdy was among the top offen-sive players in the conference a year ago en route to be selected to the All-Big 12 first team following the season. This marks the second-straight season Dowdy has been honored on the preseason and first as a unanimous selection.

MEYERS ADDS EXPERIENCE AT SETTERWith such a young roster, the Red Raiders will rely on senior setter Karlyn Meyers at the setter position. A two-year starter, Meyers is one of the most-accom-plished setters in school history as she is already among the top 10 all-time in career assists and as-sists per set average.

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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALLRED RAIDERS WILL BE YOUNGTexas Tech will be one of the younger teams in the country as 15 of the program’s 21 players are listed as either a freshman or sophomore. Two of the squad’s six upperclassmen, juniors Ciara Gib-son and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, giving the Red Raiders only four upperclassmen on the court - seniors Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers and juniors Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan.

FLORA ADDS VETERAN ASSISTANT IN CORONELOne of the first things Don Flora said he wanted once he arrived at Texas Tech was to hire another proven assistant. He got his wish when Jojit Cor-onel compiled the Tech staff. Coronel, the head coach at George Washington the previous 10 sea-sons, joins fellow assistant Beth Falls and director of operations Amy Gandy.

CAVE PRIMED FOR STELLAR JUNIOR SEASONWhen asked who his most improved player was at the end of spring, Don Flora did not have to hesi-tate to say Miara Cave. Flora’s has described Cave’s spring as “going back to the basics” as the junior primarily worked on her footwork. The result has been a new-found confidence for Cave, who will be looking to improve on last season’s numbers where she was second on the team with 176 kills.

VAUGHAN RETURNS TO LIBERO POSITIONTory Vaughan will return to the libero position this season for the first time since she was a freshman. The now-junior spent the 2010 as a defensive spe-cialist, playing in all 29 matches while finishing fourth on the team with 147 digs. Vaughan played in all but two matches as a freshman, totaling 143 digs in the process, third-highest on the team.

RED RAIDERS BOAST 12 NEWCOMERSSoon after his hire, Don Flora immediately hit the recruiting trail, traveling all over the country trying to build the Tech roster. The hard work paid off as the Red Raiders boast 12 newcomers to this year’s roster, including nine high school prospects.

DAVID LOOKS TO FOLLOW FAMILY LEGACYBreeann David’s commitment to Texas Tech last spring not only gave the program one of the top recruits in the country, but it continued a fam-ily legacy. David’s mother, the former Megan Mc-Guire, was a standout volleyball athlete for Tech in the 1980s while her father, Stan David, starred on the football team during the same time before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1984 NFL Draft. Both her mother and aunt, Susan Kelly Mc-Guire, are still among the top 10 in school history of every blocking category. David’s older sister, Leah David, is also the team’s student manager.

RANGEL BACK IN ACTION AFTER INJURYDravon Rangel will be back in action for the first time in almost a year this week as the redshirt sophomore missed almost all of last season with a knee injury. Rangel played in two matches of the season-opening Rice Tournament before receiving a medical redshirt at the conclusion of the season. Rangel will be making her return nearly 15 minutes from her hometown of Grand Prairie.

RED RAIDERS ADD SETTER TRANSFER, HRAGYILTech added depth to the setter position last spring as Nicole Hragyil became the first commitment of the Don Flora era, joining the program at mid-term just in time to participate in spring drills. Hra-

Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1 California (48) 1,484 6-0 1 2 Penn State (8) 1,404 4-1 2 3 Stanford (1) 1,343 4-0 6 4 Illinois (1) 1,258 6-0 7 5 Washington (1) 1,214 6-0 8 6 Minnesota 1,161 3-1 11 7 Florida 1,110 6-0 9 8 UCLA (1) 1,080 6-0 12 9 Southern California 982 4-2 310 Texas 936 2-2 411 Nebraska 917 3-1 512 Hawai’i 889 5-1 1013 Purdue 793 6-0 1314 Colorado State 716 5-1 1515 Northern Iowa 686 7-0 1416 Oregon 628 4-1 1617 Iowa State 503 6-0 1918 Oklahoma 442 6-1 1719 San Diego 389 6-0 2020 Michigan 306 6-0 2421 Duke 247 4-2 1822 Long Beach State 228 3-3 2323 Dayton 170 4-2 2124 Florida State 129 4-2 2525 Ohio State 104 4-3 22

Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 88;Tennessee 81; Michigan State 36; LSU 30; Central Florida 28; Pepperdine 19; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 17; Notre Dame 10; Arizona 9; Northwestern 7; Northern Illinois 6; Texas A&M 4; Western Kentucky 4; Cincinnati 3; Louisville 3

AVCA TOP 25 POLLgyil adds depth for the Red Raiders as she will join Brandy Huskey as a backup to Karlyn Meyers. Both Hragyil and Huskey will also see time as a back row specialist.

GIBSON, CHIFFER SET TO REDSHIRTTexas Tech’s two junior transfers, Ciarra Gibson and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, head coach Don Flora announced prior to the year. Gib-son arrives at Tech following two seasons at Ken-tucky State while Chiffer previously played at Cy-press College.

BIG 12 BOASTS THREE IN PRESEASON TOP 25The Big 12 Conference has three schools among the top 25 of the preseason American Volleyball Coach-es Association (AVCA) poll. Texas led the way at No. 4 while Oklahoma and Iowa State were both in the top 20 at No. 16 and No. 18 respectively. Missouri

TECH PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN BIG 12 PLAYThe Red Raiders did not receive the preseason vote of confidence they hoped for as Tech was picked to finish last in the nine-team Big 12 Conference. Texas was picked to win the conference championship in a vote of the league coaches.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Texas (7) 63 2. Iowa State (2) 53 Oklahoma 53 4. Texas A&M 43 5. Missouri 32 6. Baylor 30 7. Kansas 22 8. Kansas State 20 9. Texas Tech 8

PLAYER TO WATCH - #13 AUBREE PIPER

MATCH NOTES

6 uu 2011 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL

TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL

NO. NAME HT. POS. CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Sheridan Burgess 5-7 DS/OH So-1L Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo 2 Abby McGinnis 5-3 DS Fr-HS Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch 3 Karlyn Meyers 5-11 SET Sr-3L China Springs, Texas/China Springs 4 Miara Cave 5-11 OPP/OH Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt 5 Tory Vaughan 5-7 LIB/DS Jr-2L San Antonio, Texas/Churchill 6 Breeann David 5-11 OH Fr-HS Denver City, Texas/Denver City 7 Dravon Rangel 6-2 MB So-RS Grand Prairie, Texas/Mississippi State 8 Kate Foley 5-11 OPP/OH Fr-HS Houston, Texas/Clear Lake 9 Megan Dominguez 5-5 DS Fr-HS El Paso, Texas/Chapin 10 Brogan Prior-Newburn 6-1 MB Fr-HS Castle Rock, Colo./Highlands Ranch 11 Amanda Dowdy 6-3 OH Sr-3L Lexington, Texas/Lexington 12 Nicole Hragyil 5-7 SET Fr-TR Carrollton, Texas/Tulsa 13 Aubree Piper 6-1 MB/OH So-1L Amarillo, Texas/Randall 14 Brandy Huskey 5-10 SET So-1L Columbus, Texas/Columbus 15 Hannah Salyer 5-1 DS So-SQ Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown 19 Amshatar Stephenson 5-8 MB Fr-HS Garland, Texas/Parish Episcopal 20 Amy Rose 5-10 OH Fr-HS Monahans, Texas/Monahans 21 Mikia Mills 5-11 MB Fr-HS Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda 22 Kelly Chiffer 5-11 OH/OPP Jr-TR Seal Beach, Calif./Cypress College 23 Sam Podraza 6-0 MB Fr-HS San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch 24 Ciara Gibson 5-11 OH Jr-TR Houston, Texas/Kentucky State

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Don Flora (1st Season)Assistant Coach: Jojit Coronel (1st Season)Assistant Coach: Beth Falls (6th Season)Director of Operations: Amy Gandy (3rd Season)Strength and Conditioning: Katie MungerAthletic Trainer: Imelda Garcia

BY POSITIONSetter ____________________________________ 3_______________________Huskey, Hragyil, MeyersOutside Hitter _____________________________ 9____________ Burgess, Cave, Chiffer, David, Dowdy_____________________ Foley, Gibson, Piper, Rose Opposite _________________________________ 4____________________Cave, Foley, Chiffer, WagnerMiddle Blocker ____________________________ 6____________ Mills, Prior-Newburn, Piper, Podraza,__________________________Rangel, Stephenson Defensive Specialist/Libero __________________ 5________________ Burgess, Dominguez, McGinnis, _____________________________ Salyer, Vaughan

BY CLASSIFICATIONSeniors __________________________________ 2 ______________________________Dowdy, MeyersJuniors ___________________________________ 4 _________________ Cave, Chiffer, Gibson, VaughanSophomore _______________________________ 5 ____________ Burgess, Husker, Piper, Rangel, SalyerFreshmen _______________________________ 10 ___________ David, Dominguez, Hragyil, McGinnis, _____________ Mills, Neill, Podraza, Prior-Newburn, ___________________________ Rose, Stephenson

NO. NAME POS. 1 Sheridan Burgess DS/OH 4 Miara Cave RS/OH 22 Kelly Chiffer OH/OPP 6 Breeann David OH 9 Megan Dominguez DS 11 Amanda Dowdy OH 8 Kate Foley OPP/OH 24 Ciara Gibson OH 14 Brandy Huskey SET 12 Nicole Hragyil SET 2 Abby McGinnis DS 3 Karlyn Meyers SET 21 Mikia Mills MB 23 Sam Podraza MB 10 Brogan Prior-Newburn MB 13 Aubree Piper MB/OH 7 Dravon Rangel MB 20 Amy Rose OH 15 Hannah Salyer DS 19 Amshatar Stephenson MB/OH 5 Tory Vaughan LIB/DS

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BY HOME STATECalifornia _________________________________ 3_________________________Chiffer, Mills, PodrazaColorado _________________________________ 1______________________________ Prior-NewburnTexas ___________________________________ 17 ______________ Burgess, Cave, David, Dominguez,__________ Dowdy, Foley, Gibson, Huskey, Hragyil, ________________McGinnis, Meyers, Piper, Rangel, ______________Rose, Salyer, Stephenson, Vaughan

PRONUNCIATION GUIDESheridan Burgess Bur-JESSMiara Cave Me-AIR-ahKelly Chiffer Shy-furMegan Dominguez Doh-MING-ezKate Foley FOH-leeCiara Gibson Sea-ah-rahNicole Hragyil RAH-gilKarlyn Meyers KAR-linMikia Mills My-KEY-ahBrogran Prior-Newburn Bro-GANSam Podraza Pah-DRAH-zahDravon Rangel Drey-VONHannah Salyer SAW-yurAmshatar Stephenson Am-SHAH-tear

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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL

Sheridan BurgessDS/OH • 5-7 • So-1L

Amarillo, TexasAmarillo H.S.

1Abby McGinnis

DS • 5-3 • Fr-HSKaty, Texas

Cinco Ranch H.S.

2Karlyn MeyersSET • 5-11 • Sr-3L

China Springs, TexasChina Springs H.S.

3Miara Cave

RS/OH • 5-11 • Jr-2LSan Antonio, Texas

Roosevelt H.S.

4Tory Vaughan

DS/LIB • 5-7 • Jr-2LSan Antonio, Texas

Churchill H.S.

5

Dravon RangelMB • 6-2 • So-RS

Grand Prairie, TexasMississippi State

7Kate Foley

RS/OH • 5-11 • Fr-HSHouston, TexasClear Lake H.S.

8Megan Dominguez

DS/LIB • 5-5 • Fr-HSEl Paso, TexasChapin H.S.

9Brogan Prior-Newburn

MB • 6-1 • Fr-HSCastle Rock, Colo.

Highlands Ranch H.S.

10Amanda Dowdy

OH • 6-3 • Sr-3LLexington, Texas

Lexington H.S.

11

Aubree PiperMB/OH • 6-1 • So-1L

Amarillo, TexasCanyon Randall H.S.

13Brandy HuskeySET • 5-10 • So-1LColumbus, Texas

Columbus H.S.

14Hannah SalyerDS • 5-1 • So-SQ

Georgetown, TexasGeorgetown H.S.

15Amshatar Stephenson

MB/OH • 5-8 • Fr-HSGarland, Texas

Parish Episcopal H.S.

19Amy Rose

OH • 5-10 • Fr-HSMonahans, Texas

Monahans H.S.

20

Breeann DavidOH • 5-11 • Fr-HS

Denver City, TexasDenver City H.S.

6

Nicole HragyilSET • 5-7 • Fr-TR

Carrollton, TexasTulsa

12

Mikia MillsMB • 5-11 • Fr-HS

Fontana, Calif.Etiwanda H.S.

21

Don FloraHead Coach1st Season

Jojit CoronelAssistant Coach

1st Season

Beth FallsAssistant Coach

6th Season

Amy GandyDir. of Operations

3rd Season

Sam PodrazaMB • 6-0 • Fr-HSSan Diego, Calif.

Scripps Ranch H.S.

23Ciara GibsonOH • 5-11 • Jr-TRHouston, TexasKentucky State

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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL 2011 COMBINED STATS

The Automated ScoreBookTexas Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2011)

All matches

Overall record: 6-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 2-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points11 Dowdy, Amanda 21 86 4.10 23 255 . 2 4 7 6 0.29 4 11 0.19 4 82 3.90 3 9 12 0.57 1 0 97.54 Cave, Miara 21 71 3.38 22 132 . 3 7 1 1 0.05 0 1 0.00 0 7 0.33 1 22 23 1.10 1 0 83.06 David, Breeann 23 65 2.83 31 156 . 2 1 8 1 0.04 1 8 0.04 5 34 1.48 2 17 19 0.83 1 0 76.521 Mills, Mikia 22 24 1.09 10 57 . 2 4 6 1 0.05 0 2 0.00 1 5 0.23 2 26 28 1.27 5 0 39.013 Piper, Aubree 18 21 1.17 12 64 . 1 4 1 0 0.00 0 3 0.00 0 5 0.28 1 31 32 1.78 0 0 37.53 Meyers, Karlyn 21 20 0.95 0 28 . 7 1 4 224 10.67 5 4 0.24 1 39 1.86 3 11 14 0.67 0 6 33.523 Podraza, Sam 10 9 0.90 3 27 . 2 2 2 0 0.00 2 2 0.20 0 2 0.20 0 8 8 0.80 1 0 15.07 Rangel, Dravon 4 4 1.00 3 12 . 0 8 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 4 5 1.25 1 0 7.020 Rose, Amy 2 3 1.50 1 9 . 2 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.50 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 3.51 Burgess, Sheridan 14 3 0.21 5 17 - . 1 1 8 0 0.00 1 3 0.07 1 9 0.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.019 Stephenson, Amshatar 2 2 1.00 2 5 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 2.514 Huskey, Brandy 4 1 0.25 1 2 . 0 0 0 12 3.00 1 2 0.25 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.012 Hragyil, Nicole 23 1 0.04 0 4 . 2 5 0 24 1.04 6 7 0.26 3 41 1.78 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 7.08 Foley, Kate 3 1 0.33 2 12 - . 0 8 3 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 2 0.67 0 2 2 0.67 0 0 2.05 Vaughan, Tory 22 0 0.00 0 8 . 0 0 0 18 0.82 5 4 0.23 5 85 3.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5.09 Dominguez, Megan 11 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0.27 1 5 0.09 1 14 1.27 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.015 Salyer, Hannah 16 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 1 0.06 2 3 0.12 0 19 1.19 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0

TEXAS TECH 23 311 13.52 116 789 . 2 4 7 291 12.65 29 56 1.26 21 345 15.00 13 132 79.0 3.43 10 6 419.0Opponents 23 240 10.43 172 826 . 0 8 2 225 9.78 21 43 0.91 29 329 14.30 9 58 38.0 1.65 12 9 299.0

Team Statistics TTU OPPATTACK K i l l s 311 240 E r r o r s 116 172 Total Attacks 789 826 Attack Pct . 2 4 7 . 0 8 2 K i l l s / S e t 13.5 10.4SET A s s i s t s 291 225 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.7 9.8SERVE A c e s 29 21 E r r o r s 56 43 A c e s / S e t 1.3 0.9SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 21 29 E r r o r s / S e t 0.9 1.3DEFENSE D i g s 345 329 D i g s / S e t 15.0 14.3BLOCKING Block Solo 13 9 Block Assist 132 58 Total Blocks 79.0 38.0 B l o c k s / S e t 3.4 1.7 Block Errors 10 12Ball handling errors 6 9ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2166 1906 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/722 2/953 Neutral site #/Avg 2/0 Current win streak 6 - Home win streak 3 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 26 at TCU L 1-3 22-25,23-25,25-18,22-25 1706Aug 27 vs UConn W 3-0 25-19,25-23,25-21 0Aug 27 vs Grambling State W 3-0 25-11,25-19,25-13 0Sep 02 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 3-0 25-13,25-18,25-19 386Sep 02 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 3-0 25-15,25-16,25-17 1213Sep 03 MOREHEAD STATE W 3-1 25-22,25-17,23-25,32-30 567Sep 06 at Texas-Pan American W 3-0 27-25,25-11,25-21 200

Record in 3-set matches:5-0 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:0-0