UT-Arlington Invitational Notes

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 W, 3-0 vs. Grambling State W, 3-010 at Louisiana Tech W, 3-016 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 TRIP AT UT-ARLINGTON HILTON INVITATIONALTexas Tech begins the final haul to its nine-match road trip this weekend when it returns to the North Texas area for the UT-Arlington Hilton Invitational. The Red Raiders will face Prairie View A&M on Friday afternoon before wrapping the tournament against Louisiana-Lafayette and the host Mavericks on Saturday.

TEXAS TECH OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2000The Red Raiders enter this weekend’s tournament boasting a 9-1 record, marking the program’s best start since the 2000 squad opened the year 16-1 en route to a 24-9 record and trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tech is currently riding a nine-match winning streak, the school’s longest run since 1997 when the Red Raiders won nine-straight to open the season.

THE SERIESuFriday’s match with Prairie View A&M will be the first in school history. uLouisiana-Lafayette and Tech will be playing for only the third time in school history with the Red Raid-ers already maintaining a 2-0 advantage in the series. The two schools last met on Sept. 19, 2008 when Tech opened the Spike Ike Tournament in Denton with a 3-0 victory over the Rajun Cajuns. uThe Red Raiders will be renewing a longterm series with UT-Arlington as the two schools will be meeting for the 34th career time. Despite losing 10 of the last 12 meetings, UT-Arlington enters this weekend’s tour-nament finale with a 18-15 lead in the series that has only been played twice since 2008. This will be Tech’s first trip to UT-Arlington since falling, 3-0, to the Mavericks on Nov. 5, 1995.

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

UT-ARLINGTON HILTON 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 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for week of Sept. 6.

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 ________________________________ 9-1Head Coach _____________________ Don FloraRecord at School _____________ 9-1 (1st Season)Career Record ___________ 278-60 (12th Season)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M LADY PANTHERSRecord ________________________________ 0-9Head Coach _____________________ Alicia PeteRecord at School ________________________ n/aCareer Record __________________________ n/a

LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE RAJIN’ CAJUNSRecord ________________________________ 6-6Head Coach ________________Heather MazeitisRecord at School ___________ 40-66 (4th Season)Career Record __________ 271-318 (16th Season)

UT-ARLINGTON MAVERICKSRecord ________________________________ 2-9Head Coach _________________ Diane SeymourRecord at School _________ 112-113 (8th Season)Career Record ____________ 112-113 (8th Seson)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEFriday, Sept. 16Texas Tech vs. Prairie View A&M_________ 4 p.m.UT-Arlington vs. Louisiana-Lafayette _____ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17Texas Tech vs. Louisiana-Lafayette _____ 11 a.m.UT-Arlington vs. Prairie View A&M _____ 1:30 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Prairie View A&M _ 5 p.m.Texas Tech vs. UT-Arlington __________7:30 p.m.

COVERAGETwitter _____________________ @TechGamedayLive Stats _______________ www.texastech.comLive Video ___________________________ None

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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL

WEEKLY SCHEDULETHURSDAY 15

Travel to Arlington

Practice at UTA

FRIDAY 16

vs. Prairie View A&M4 p.m.

SATURDAY 17

vs. Louisiana Lafayette11 a.m.

vs. UTA7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 18

Travel to Denton

Practice at North Texas

MONDAY 19

at North Texas7 p.m.

TUESDAY 20

Travel to Lubbock

OFF DAY

WEDNESDAY 21

Practice - 1:30 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 [email protected]

Blayne Beal - Assoc. AD/CommunicationsOffice .......................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................. (806) 790-7924e-mail [email protected]

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: [email protected]) 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 ................................... 757-583-6 (.562)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 ...................................... 9-1 (1st Season)Career Record ............................ 278-60 (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 [email protected]

MEDIA INFORMATION

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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 9 0 1.000 27-4 9-0 W9 0-0 0-0Iowa State 0 0 .000 0-0 9 1 .900 27-10 9-1 L1 1-0 1-1Texas Tech 0 0 .000 0-0 9 1 .900 28-4 9-1 W9 0-0 0-0Kansas 0 0 .000 0-0 8 1 .889 26-6 8-1 W2 1-0 1-1Missouri 0 0 .000 0-0 11 2 .846 35-9 8-2 W1 0-0 0-0Oklahoma 0 0 .000 0-0 9 3 .750 30-11 7-3 L2 0-0 1-0Baylor 0 0 .000 0-0 8 3 .727 25-11 8-2 L1 0-1 0-1Kansas State 0 0 .000 0-0 8 3 .727 24-16 8-2 W4 0-0 0-0Texas 0 0 .000 0-0 3 3 .500 11-13 3-3 W1 1-1 1-3

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

LOOKING AHEADThe Red Raiders will remain in the Arlington area following the tournament in order to face North Texas at 7 p.m. Monday evening in Denton. The match is Tech’s last prior to opening Big 12 play next weekend against 12th-ranked Iowa State at the United Spirit Arena.

NOTABLESu If Texas Tech were to defeat Prairie View A&M to extend its winning streak to 10-straight, which would be the longest run since the Red Raiders opened the 1996 season with a 15-0 record. uDuring Texas Tech’s nine-match winning streak, the Red Raiders have ended eight of those match-es via a 3-0 sweep. The lone match to go an extra set was against Morehead State in the finale of the Texas Tech Invitational.uTexas Tech will be looking for its third tourna-ment title of the season this weekend, a feat that has not been accomplished since the 2000 squad won all three tournaments for that year. uTexas Tech had not previously won two tour-naments in a single-season since the 2006 season where the Red Raiders claimed both the UTPA and South Florida Invitationals. uTexas Tech’s nine wins on the season is two shy of its total from the 2008-10 seasons combined. It marks Tech’s most wins in a season since going 12-17 in 2006. uThe Red Raiders’ meeting with UT-Arlington will mark its fourth this year against schools from the Southland Conference. Tech has already de-feated Central Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana, and Northwestern State this season. 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 .069 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. uThe Red Raiders, meanwhile, have hit over .200 in eight of 10 matches this year with the excep-tions being against TCU and Louisiana Tech.

DAVID ADDS TO WEEKLY AWARD WINNERSBreeann David became the second Texas Tech player to earn a Big 12 weekly award this week as she was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. David joins teammate Aubree Piper as a weekly award winner after Piper earned Defensive Player of the Week honors a week ago. It marked the first time in school history that two different players had been honored in the same season.

RED RAIDERS IN NCAA STATSAfter Tech’s successful start to the season, the Red Raiders have found themselves among the nation’s elite as the NCAA released its national statistic lead-ers this week. Here’s a look at where Tech ranks:uThe Red Raiders enter this weekend ranked sixth in total team blocking as Tech is currently averaging 3.19 blocks per set. uMikia Mills is 23rd in blocks per set as she is aver-aging 1.41 per frame, while Aubree Piper is 31st with a 1.35 average. u In the individual rankings, Amanda Dowdy ranks 50th in kills per set as the senior is averaging 4.03 per frame this year. uMiara Cave finds herself just outside the top 50 in hitting percentage as her .373 average is five hun-dredths of a point from being ranked.

TEXAS TECH BOOSTS OFFENSE WITH SERVEOne of Don Flora’s areas of improvement early in the season was Tech’s serving ability after the Red Raid-ers posted double-digit error numbers twice in their first three matches. Tech seemed to resolve the issue at the Louisiana Tech Invitational with 26 aces and only 13 service errors, its best ratio of the 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 in career kills (1,162) and attempts (3,246). Melissa McGehee (1999-02) is second in both categories with 1,333 career kills and 3,368 attempts.

MEYERS MOVING ON UP TOOLike Dowdy, Karlyn Meyers faces the possibility of moving up the school’s record book as the senior

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TCU 3, Baylor 0No. 15 Northern Iowa 3, Iowa State 0

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14Wichita State 3, Oklahoma 2

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15Kansas State at Sacramento State 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16Texas A&M vs. Xavier 10 a.m.Texas Southern at Oklahoma 2 p.m.Missouri vs. Western Kentucky 3:30 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Prairie View A&M 4 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Toldeo 4:30 p.m.Kansas vs. San Diego State 5 p.m.Santa Clara at Texas 6:30 p.m.Baylor vs. San Francisco 7 p.m.Kansas State vs. Utah Valley 7 p.m.Arkansas Little Rock at Oklahoma 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17SMU at Texas 11 a.m.Baylor vs. Fresno State 11:30 a.m.Texas Tech vs. Louisiana Lafayette 11 a.m.Arkansas Pine Bluff at Oklahoma NoonMissouri vs. Villanova 12:30 p.m.Kansas vs. Valparaiso 1:30 p.m.Missouri at American Univeristy 6 p.m.Texas A&M at No. 18 Michigan 6:30 p.m.Boise State at Oklahoma 7 p.m.Kansas at DePaul 7:30 p.m.Texas Tech at UT Arlington 7:30 p.m.UT San Antonio at Texas 7:30 p.m.Iowa State at No. 10 Nebraska 8 p.m.Kansas State at Saint Mary’s 9 p.m.Baylor at UNLV 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19Texas Tech at North Texas 7 p.m.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Molly Kreklow, MissouriSept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, MissouriSept. 12 Rachael Adams, Texas

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa StateSept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas TechSept. 12 Kelsey Black, Texas A&M

ROOKIE OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Emily Wilson, MissouriSept. 6 Emily Wilson, MissouriSept. 12 Breeann David, Texas Tech

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12MATCH NOTES

BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS



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,

MATCH NOTES

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 2,143 career as-sists, 198 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-tourna-ment 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 Raid-ers hit the floor. The junior has proved Flora right so far as she is second on the team in kills with 62 while her .373 hitting percentage is among the Big 12 leaders. The San Antonio native has hit .400 or higher in six of 10 matches this season.

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

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.

At home ..........................................................................3-0On the road ....................................................................2-1Neutral site .....................................................................4-0Big 12 Play ......................................................................0-0Non-Conference ..........................................................9-1At a tournament .........................................................8-1

Wearing red uniforms ................................................3-0Wearing white uniforms ...........................................3-0Wearing black uniforms ............................................3-1Wearing pink uniforms ..............................................0-0

Monday ...........................................................................0-0Tuesday ...........................................................................1-0Wednesday ....................................................................0-0Friday ...............................................................................4-1Saturday ..........................................................................4-0

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

KillsLeading ...........................................................................8-1Trailing .............................................................................1-0Tied ...................................................................................0-0

BlocksLeading ...........................................................................7-1Trailing .............................................................................1-0Tied ...................................................................................1-0

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

Attack PercentageLeading ...........................................................................9-1Trailing .............................................................................0-0

Service AcesLeading ...........................................................................7-0Trailing .............................................................................1-1Tied ...................................................................................1-0

Hitting PercentageHitting .300 or better .................................................3-0Hitting .250 to .299 .....................................................2-0Hitting .200 to .249 .....................................................3-0Hitting below .200.......................................................1-1Opponents hitting above .300 ...............................0-0Opponents hitting .250 to .299 ..............................1-0Opponents hitting .200 to .249 ..............................0-0Holding opponents below .200 .............................8-1

In three sets ...................................................................8-0In four sets......................................................................1-1In five sets.......................................................................0-0

Winning set one ...........................................................9-0Winning set two ...........................................................9-0Winning set three ........................................................8-1Winning 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.) 1,1624. 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. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 3,2464. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,1815. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969

RECORD WATCH: DOWDY CHASING SEVERAL MILESTONES IN 2011

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 attacking 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 un-til Breeann David. The Denver City product finished 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 posting 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 sopho-mores would respond in a competitive atmosphere. After Tech easily defeated Grambling State in the opening set, Flora went with a lineup to start the second frame that consisted of all freshmen. 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.

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.


TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALLDowdy 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 posi-tion. A two-year starter, Meyers is one of the most-accomplished setters in school history as she is already among the top 10 all-time in career assists and assists per set average.

RED 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 be-

Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1. California (51) 1,487 10-0 1 2. Stanford (8) 1,438 6-0 3 3. Illinois 1,354 9-0 4 4. Washington (1) 1,296 7-0 5 5. Penn State 1,151 4-3 2 6. UCLA 1,116 7-1 8 7. Florida 1,060 7-2 7 8. Texas 1,030 3-3 10 9. Minnesota 1,000 4-2 6 10. Nebraska 971 6-1 11 11. Hawaii 906 8-1 12 12. Iowa State 829 9-0 17 13. Southern California 802 5-3 9 14. Purdue 761 9-0 13 15. Northern Iowa 647 9-1 15 16. Oregon 592 6-1 16 17. San Diego 561 10-0 19 18. Michigan 529 9-0 20 19. Colorado State 431 6-2 14 20. Miami (Fla.) 302 9-0 NR 21. Pepperdine 284 6-3 NR 22. Oklahoma 259 9-2 18 23. Duke 144 4-3 21 24. Long Beach State 125 5-4 22 25. Ohio State 76 7-3 25

Receiving Votes: Tennessee 63; Florida State 51; Texas A&M 41; Kansas 25; Central Florida 24; Arizona 20; Western Kentucky 20; Missouri 16; Dayton 15; Kentucky 14; UC Davis 10; Cincinnati 7; Louisville 5; St. Mary’s (Calif.) 5; Tulsa 5; Northern Illinois 4.

AVCA TOP 25 POLLing drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1984 NFL Draft. Both her mother and aunt, Susan Kelly McGuire, 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 soph-omore missed almost all of last season with a knee injury. Rangel played in two matches of the season-opening Rice Tournament before receiving a medi-cal 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-gyil 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.

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 - #4 MIARA CAVE

MATCH NOTES

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



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

NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

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

2011 ROSTER



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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