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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL A NEW ERA, A NEW BEGINNING 2011 SCHEDULE AUGUST 26 at TCU L,1-3 27 vs. Connecticut W, 3-0 vs. Grambling State W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 2 Central Arkansas W, 3-0 Northwestern State W, 3-0 3 Morehead State W, 3-1 6 at Texas-Pan American W, 3-0 9 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-0 vs. Grambling State W, 3-0 10 at Louisiana Tech W, 3-0 16 vs. Prairie View A&M W, 3-0 17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W, 3-0 at UT-Arlington W, 3-0 19 at North Texas W, 3-1 24 #16 Iowa State* L, 0-3 26 at New Mexico W, 3-2 OCTOBER 1 #25 Oklahoma* L, 2-3 5 at Baylor* L, 0-3 8 Kansas State* L, 0-3 12 at #10 Texas* L, 0-3 15 at Missouri* L, 1-3 19 Texas A&M* L, 2-3 22 at Kansas* L, 1-3 26 Baylor* W, 3-2 NOVEMBER 2 at Texas A&M* L, 0-3 5 at Iowa State* L, 0-3 9 Texas* L, 0-3 12 Kansas* L, 1-3 15 at San Jose State L, 2-3 19 at Kansas State* L, 1-3 23 at Oklahoma* 7 p.m. 26 Missouri* 7 p.m. DECEMBER 1-4 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA 9-10 NCAA Regionals TBA 15 NCAA Semifinals TBA 17 NCAA National Championship TBA * Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central. FOLLOWING THE RED RAIDERS Twitter ______________________ @TechAthletics Twitter (In-game updates) _____ @TechGameday Facebook_________ facebook.com/TTUAthletics Tumblr_________ texastechathletics.tumblr.com YouTube __________youtube.com/TechAthletics TEXAS TECH MAKES FINAL ROAD TRIP OF 2011 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Texas Tech hits the road one final time this season Wednesday night when the Red Raiders travel to face the Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House. THE SERIES Despite 12-straight losses to the Sooners, Tech has historically controlled the matchup with Oklahoma, lead- ing 34-25 in a series that dates all the way to 1976. The Red Raiders have not topped the Sooners since taking a 3-0 sweep on Sept. 21, 2005 in Lubbock. Tech is 13-13 in matches played in Norman even though the Red Raiders have not scored a road win since a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 9, 2002. LOOKING AHEAD The Red Raiders close the regular season Saturday evening against Missouri. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in the United Spirit Arena. Saturday will also be Senior Night as Tech will honor its two seniors, Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers, prior to the match. SOONERS TAKE A THRILLING FIVE-SET MATCH IN SERIES OPENER In what could be a match that helped change Tech’s season, Oklahoma took the series opener between the two schools, surviving a five-set thriller that saw the Red Raiders reach match point three times in the final frame. Tech went on to lose its next six matches, including three-straight by a 3-0 score. Amanda Dowdy led four Tech players in double figures offensively, posting 18 kills to go along with a career-high 28 digs. Breeann David had a season-high 17 kills while Miara Cave and Aubree Piper added 11 and 10 of their own. TECH STILL TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001 Entering likely its final week of the season, Tech can still put the finishing touches of its first winning season since 2001. The Red Raiders would need to defeat both Oklahoma and Missouri to guarantee a 17-15 overall record. Tech’s 2001 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection, the school’s last postseason appearance. DOWDY ENTERS SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10 After her 21-kill performance at Kansas State last Saturday, Amanda Dowdy has entered the school’s single- season top 10 for kills as she has 425 on the year, one more than her junior season that previously ranked 10th all-time. The senior is the first Tech player to record consecutive 400-kill seasons since Philister Sang did so from 2005-06. Dowdy could also crack the top 10 in digs as she has 342 on the season, 49 shy of Melissa McGehee’s total of 391 from the 2001 season that ranks 10th all-time. u Head Coach Don Flora u Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection Amanda Dowdy u Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers TEXAS TECH at OKLAHOMA PROBABLE STARTERS OH Amanda Dowdy Second all-time in both kills and attempts at Tech. RS Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; leads team with 95 blocks. SET Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists. MB Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 51 kills since. OH Breeann David Third on team in kills and second in total attempts. MB Mikia Mills Second on the team with 86 blocks so far. LIB Tory Vaughan Just eight digs shy of entering single-season top 10. DS Brandy Huskey Posted 10+ digs in four of her last six matches. TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record _________________________ 15-15; 1-13 Head Coach _____________________ Don Flora Record at Tech ____________ 15-14 (1st Season) Career Record ___________ 284-74 (12th Season) Date_________________________ Wed., Nov. 23 Time __________________________ 7 p.m. (CT) Location ____________________ Norman, Okla. Arena ________________ McCasland Field House All-Time Series _____________ Tech leads 34-25 COVERAGE Twitter _____________________ @TechGameday Live Stats _______________ www.texastech.com Live Video ___________ www.soonersports.com OKLAHOMA SOONERS Record __________________________ 20-10; 7-7 Head Coach ______________ Santiago Restrepo Record at OU____________ 142-104 (8th Season) Career Record __________ 269-176 (15th Season)

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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 W, 3-017 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W, 3-0 at UT-Arlington W, 3-019 at North Texas W, 3-124 #16 Iowa State* L, 0-326 at New Mexico W, 3-2

OCTOBER 1 #25 Oklahoma* L, 2-35 at Baylor* L, 0-38 Kansas State* L, 0-312 at #10 Texas* L, 0-315 at Missouri* L, 1-319 Texas A&M* L, 2-322 at Kansas* L, 1-326 Baylor* W, 3-2

NOVEMBER 2 at Texas A&M* L, 0-35 at Iowa State* L, 0-39 Texas* L, 0-312 Kansas* L, 1-315 at San Jose State L, 2-319 at Kansas State* L, 1-323 at Oklahoma* 7 p.m.26 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.

FOLLOWING THE RED RAIDERSTwitter ______________________ @TechAthleticsTwitter (In-game updates) _____ @TechGamedayFacebook_________ facebook.com/TTUAthleticsTumblr _________ texastechathletics.tumblr.comYouTube __________youtube.com/TechAthletics

TEXAS TECH MAKES FINAL ROAD TRIP OF 2011 WEDNESDAY NIGHTTexas Tech hits the road one final time this season Wednesday night when the Red Raiders travel to face the Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House.

THE SERIESDespite 12-straight losses to the Sooners, Tech has historically controlled the matchup with Oklahoma, lead-ing 34-25 in a series that dates all the way to 1976. The Red Raiders have not topped the Sooners since taking a 3-0 sweep on Sept. 21, 2005 in Lubbock. Tech is 13-13 in matches played in Norman even though the Red Raiders have not scored a road win since a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 9, 2002.

LOOKING AHEADThe Red Raiders close the regular season Saturday evening against Missouri. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in the United Spirit Arena. Saturday will also be Senior Night as Tech will honor its two seniors, Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers, prior to the match.

SOONERS TAKE A THRILLING FIVE-SET MATCH IN SERIES OPENERIn what could be a match that helped change Tech’s season, Oklahoma took the series opener between the two schools, surviving a five-set thriller that saw the Red Raiders reach match point three times in the final frame. Tech went on to lose its next six matches, including three-straight by a 3-0 score. Amanda Dowdy led four Tech players in double figures offensively, posting 18 kills to go along with a career-high 28 digs. Breeann David had a season-high 17 kills while Miara Cave and Aubree Piper added 11 and 10 of their own.

TECH STILL TWO WINS SHY OF FIRST WINNING SEASON SINCE 2001 Entering likely its final week of the season, Tech can still put the finishing touches of its first winning season since 2001. The Red Raiders would need to defeat both Oklahoma and Missouri to guarantee a 17-15 overall record. Tech’s 2001 squad finished the year 18-14 en route to earning an NCAA Tournament selection, the school’s last postseason appearance.

DOWDY ENTERS SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10After her 21-kill performance at Kansas State last Saturday, Amanda Dowdy has entered the school’s single-season top 10 for kills as she has 425 on the year, one more than her junior season that previously ranked 10th all-time. The senior is the first Tech player to record consecutive 400-kill seasons since Philister Sang did so from 2005-06. Dowdy could also crack the top 10 in digs as she has 342 on the season, 49 shy of Melissa McGehee’s total of 391 from the 2001 season that ranks 10th all-time.

u Head Coach Don Flora u Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection Amanda Dowdy u Senior Co-Captain Karlyn Meyers

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PROBABLE STARTERS

OH Amanda Dowdy Second all-time in both kills and attempts at Tech.

RS Miara Cave Second on the team in kills; leads team with 95 blocks.

SET Karlyn Meyers Senior recently moved to sixth all-time in assists.

MB Aubree Piper Returned to action against Baylor; totaled 51 kills since.

OH Breeann David Third on team in kills and second in total attempts.

MB Mikia Mills Second on the team with 86 blocks so far.

LIB Tory Vaughan Just eight digs shy of entering single-season top 10.

DS Brandy Huskey Posted 10+ digs in four of her last six matches.

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERSRecord _________________________ 15-15; 1-13Head Coach _____________________ Don FloraRecord at Tech ____________ 15-14 (1st Season)Career Record ___________ 284-74 (12th Season)

Date _________________________ Wed., Nov. 23Time __________________________ 7 p.m. (CT)Location ____________________ Norman, Okla.Arena ________________ McCasland Field HouseAll-Time Series _____________ Tech leads 34-25

COVERAGETwitter _____________________ @TechGamedayLive Stats _______________ www.texastech.comLive Video ___________ www.soonersports.com

OKLAHOMA SOONERSRecord __________________________ 20-10; 7-7Head Coach ______________ Santiago RestrepoRecord at OU ____________ 142-104 (8th Season)Career Record __________ 269-176 (15th Season)

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WEEKLY SCHEDULETUESDAY 22

Travel to Norman

Practice at Oklahoma

WEDNESDAY 23

at Oklahoma7 p.m.

Return to Lubbock

THURSDAY 24

Thanksgiving

OFF DAY

FRIDAY 25

Practice - 3 p.m.

SATURDAY 26

vs. Missouri7 p.m.

Senior Night

SUNDAY 27

OFF DAY

MONDAY 28

OFF DAY

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 ................................... 764-597-6 (.559)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 ................................. 15-15 (1st Season)Career Record ............................ 284-74 (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 13 1 .929 41-10 20 4 .833 64-24 10-0 W12 1-1 3-4Iowa State 13 2 .867 41-12 22 4 .846 68-25 9-1 W5 1-3 3-4Texas A&M 10 4 .714 34-23 21 6 .778 67-35 8-2 W3 0-1 1-3Kansas State 8 7 .533 28-31 19 10 .655 60-50 5-5 W1 0-2 1-5Oklahoma 7 7 .500 29-32 20 10 .667 72-45 3-7 L1 1-0 2-2Missouri 6 9 .400 28-31 20 12 .625 73-44 5-5 L3 0-2 1-5Baylor 5 10 .333 25-36 18 13 .581 65-53 3-7 L2 0-3 1-6Kansas 2 12 .143 18-38 14 13 .519 56-51 2-8 L1 1-1 1-6Texas Tech 1 13 .071 11-41 15 15 .500 56-51 1-9 L6 0-1 0-5

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

CAVE ON RECENT HOT STREAKMiara Cave enters this weekend having posted 10-plus kills in three of her last four outings, the lone exception being her nine at Kansas State last week-end. The junior previously posted 11 kills at San Jose State, 12 against Kansas on Nov. 12, and 10 against Texas on Nov. 9. Cave also hit .471 against the Longhorns, marking the sixth time this season she has hit .400 or better. Cave had not previously posted double-digit kills in consecutive matches since recording 14 against New Mexico (Sept. 26) and 11 against Oklahoma (Oct. 1). She had not pre-viously been in double figures over a three-match stretch throughout her career.

HUSKEY CONTINUES TO STEP UP OFF BENCHBrandy Huskey dropped a career-high 18 digs last weekend at Kansas State as the sophomore contin-ued to shine off the bench. Huskey has posted 10 or more digs in five of her last eight matches as she has played in every set over that span normally as a defensive substitute for Miara Cave on the back row. Huskey’s previous career high came against Texas A&M on Oct. 19 when she recorded 13 digs.

VAUGHAN APPROACHING TOP 10 AS WELLTory Vaughan will likely put her name in the Tech record book this week as the junior libero is just nine digs shy of tying Melissa McGehee for 10th in the school’s single-season record book. After 15 digs at Kansas State last weekend, Vaughan now has 383 on the year, the most for a Tech player since Desiree Batista had 444 in 2005. The San An-tonio native could also become just the seventh player in school history to reach 400 digs in a sea-son as well.

DOWDY REWRITING MORE RECORDSAmanda Dowdy is now just 100 swings shy of en-tering the Big 12 Conference’s top 10 for career attempts as the senior has 4,170 over her four sea-sons. Nebraska’s Sarah Pavan is currently ranked 10th all-time as she totaled 4,265 attempts during the 2004-07 seasons. For the second-straight sea-son, Dowdy has already entered the Tech single-season top 10 for single-season attempts as her 1,278 so far this year is just eight shy of her total from a year ago which ranks sixth all-time. Less than 100 attempts separate Dowdy and Philister Sang’s second-place total of 1,376 swings in 2005.

ACE IN THE HOLEWith five aces last weekend at Kansas State, the Red Raiders are now up to 123 on the year, the school’s most since wrapping the 2008 season with 128 overall. Tech has almost doubled its total from a year ago as the Red Raiders finished with just 64 aces throughout the 2010 season.

DOWDY NOT JUST AN OFFENSIVE PLAYERIf Amanda Dowdy has proved one thing this season, it would be that her impact isn’t only felt on the at-tack. The senior is Tech’s leader in kills and trails only Tory Vaughan for the team high in digs as well. One of the Big 12’s top performers in both categories, Dowdy has posted a double-double in 22 of Tech’s 30 matches so far, giving her 36 for her career. She is currently ranked fourth in the conference with 4.05 kills per set while her 3.26 digs per set average is just outside the top 10.

PIPER ADDS TO OFFENSE SINCE RETURNAfter 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 six matches since then, Pip-er has totaled 51 kills to go along with 19 blocks. She recorded 10 kills on Nov. 12 against Kansas in what is her current high since her return to the rotation.

DAVID AMONG TOP RED RAIDER FRESHMENWith two matches to play, Breeann David is on pace to record the most kills for a Tech freshman since current teammate Amanda Dowdy’s inaugural sea-son in 2008. David has totaled 246 kills at a 2.37 per set average thus far, leaving her 55 shy of Dowdy’s mark of 301 as a freshman. Dowdy leads the Red Raiders this season with 425 kills as well.

SAN JOSE ENDS TECH’S NON-CONFERENCE RUNThe Red Raiders’ loss to San Jose State last week snapped Tech’s 14-match winning streak against non-conference opponents, the school’s longest such run since winning 22-straight over the course of the 1996-97 seasons. The loss dropped Tech to 14-2 this year against non-conference opponents.

FLORA SIGNS FOUR DURING FALL PERIODDon Flora added to the future of the Tech program over a week ago when he signed Emily Ehrle, Bri-anna Grant, Emily Ruetter, and Meghan Stacy to na-tional letters of intent. The four signees will join with a talented group of preferred walk-ons next fall, giv-ing Flora additional depth along the front row as he signed a group that consists of two outside hitters (Ehrle, Stacy), a middle blocker (Grant), and a setter (Reutter).

DOWDY REACHES 4,000 CAREER ATTEMPTSAmanda 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 dur-ing 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.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23Texas at Texas A&M 5 p.m.Kansas at Kansas State 7 p.m.Texas Tech at Oklahoma 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19Oklahoma at Texas 4 p.m.Texas A&M at Iowa State 6:30 p.m.Baylor at Kansas 6:30 p.m.Missouri at Texas Tech 7 p.m.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Molly Kreklow, MissouriSept. 6 Brittney Brimmage, MissouriSept. 12 Rachael Adams, TexasSept. 19 Kaitlynn Pelger, Kansas StateSept. 26 Kaitlynn Pelger, Kansas StateOct. 3 Suzy Boulavsky, OklahomaOct. 10 Briana Tolbert, BaylorOct. 17 Lisa Henning, MissouriOct. 24 Hannah Allison, TexasOct. 31 Khat Bell, TexasNov. 7 Lisa Henning, MissouriNov. 14 Haley Eckerman, TexasNov. 21 Hannah Allison, Texas

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Kristen Hahn, Iowa StateSept. 6 Aubree Piper, Texas TechSept. 12 Kelsey Black, Texas A&MSept. 19 Tayler Tolefree, KansasSept. 26 Maria Fernanda, OklahomaOct. 3 Sallie McLaurin, OklahomaOct. 10 Kristen Hahn, Iowa StateOct. 17 Tenisha Matlock, Iowa StateOct. 24 Caroline Jarmoc, Kansas Sallie McLaurin, OklahomaOct. 31 Tory Vaughan, Texas TechNov. 7 Allison King, BaylorNov. 14 Kristen Hahn, Iowa StateNov. 21 Kristen Hahn, Iowa State

ROOKIE OF THE WEEKAug. 29 Emily Wilson, MissouriSept. 6 Emily Wilson, MissouriSept. 12 Breeann David, Texas TechSept. 19 Khat Bell, TexasSept. 26 Hannah Wilms, Iowa StateOct. 3 Haley Eckerman, TexasOct. 10 Khat Bell, TexasOct. 17 Haley Eckerman, TexasOct. 24 Tara Dunn, OklahomaOct. 31 Khat Bell, TexasNov. 7 Tara Dunn, OklahomaNov. 14 Haley Eckerman, TexasNov. 21 Haley Eckerman, Texas

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12MATCH NOTES

BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS

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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 recorded 1,041 over her first 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

TECH STILL AMONG NATIONAL BLOCK LEADERSThe Red Raiders moved just outside the top 10 in the blocking rankings this week as their 2.78 stuffs per set average ranks 14th nationally. Tech leads the conference in the category as well with a sig-nificant gap between the Red Raiders and Texas, which is averaging 2.69 blocks per set.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKESTo say that all facets of Tech’s game have improved under head coach Don Flora might be an under-statement. The Red Raiders have drastically im-proved their numbers from a year ago, raising to-tals in all six major statistics. Here is a breakdown of Tech’s stats from this season (through 29 matches only) compared to last year’s 29-match season: 2010 2011Kills 1,168 1,271Assists 1,092 1,189Aces 64 119Digs 1,320 1,165Blocks 224.5 291.0Points 1,456.5 1,681.0

FLORA EARNS FIRST BIG 12 VICTORYAfter eight tries, including two close calls, Don Flora earned his first Big 12 victory when Tech de-feated Baylor in five sets. The first-year head coach nearly led Tech to victories over No. 25 Oklahoma and Texas A&M earlier in the year before falling in five sets. In his 12 totals seasons as a head coach, Flora is a combined 141-22 during conference matches, boasting an .865 winning percentage.

MEYERS MOVING UP RECORD BOOK TOOKarlyn Meyers moved into sole possession of sixth on the school’s career assists chart during the Texas match. Only the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 assists in a career, Meyers passed Emily Ziegler (2004-07) as she has now dished 2,834 as-sists during her four seasons. There is a significant gap between Meyers and Sheila Solomon (1987-90) for fifth all-time as Solomon totaled 3,307 as-sists during the sideout scoring era.

VAUGHAN ADDS TO WEEKLY AWARD WINNERSTory Vaughan became the third Red Raider to earn a Big 12 weekly award on Oct. 31 as the junior li-bero was named the conference defensive player of the week after recording a career-high 31 digs

At home ..........................................................................4-6On the road ....................................................................5-8Neutral site .....................................................................6-0Big 12 Play ................................................................... 1-13Non-Conference ....................................................... 14-2At a tournament ...................................................... 11-1On Television .................................................................0-3

Wearing red uniforms ................................................5-4Wearing white uniforms ...........................................4-2Wearing black uniforms ............................................6-8Wearing camouflage uniforms ...............................0-1

Monday ...........................................................................2-0Tuesday ...........................................................................1-1Wednesday ....................................................................1-4Friday ...............................................................................5-1Saturday ..........................................................................6-7

Against ranked opponents ......................................0-5Top 5 opponents .........................................................0-0Top 10 opponents .......................................................0-2

KillsLeading ........................................................................ 13-3Trailing .......................................................................... 2-12Tied ...................................................................................0-0

BlocksLeading ........................................................................ 11-5Trailing .............................................................................1-9Tied ...................................................................................3-1

DigsLeading ...........................................................................9-3Trailing .......................................................................... 5-12Tied ...................................................................................1-0

Attack PercentageLeading ........................................................................ 14-3Trailing .......................................................................... 1-12

Service AcesLeading ........................................................................ 11-1Trailing .......................................................................... 3-11Tied ...................................................................................1-2

Hitting PercentageHitting .300 or better .................................................5-0Hitting .250 to .299 .....................................................4-0Hitting .200 to .249 .....................................................4-3Hitting .100 to .199 .................................................. 2-10Hitting below .100.......................................................0-2Opponents hitting above .300 ...............................0-2Opponents hitting .250 to .299 ..............................1-7Opponents hitting .200 to .249 ..............................0-2Opponents hitting .100 to .199 ..............................4-4Holding opponents below .100 .......................... 10-0

In three sets ................................................................ 11-7In four sets......................................................................2-5In five sets.......................................................................2-3

Winning set one ........................................................ 14-3Winning set two ........................................................ 13-3Winning set three ..................................................... 13-3Winning set four ..........................................................3-2

Losing set one............................................................ 1-12Losing set two ........................................................... 2-12Losing set three ......................................................... 2-12Losing set four ..............................................................1-6

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

Here’s where Dowdy currently stands in the Tech ca-reer record book.

CAREER KILLS Name Kills1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 1,9252. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 1,4663. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 1,3334. Brande Brown (1994-97) 1,0835. Christine Martin (1993-97) 1,046

CAREER ATTACK ATTEMPTSName Attacks1. Kelly Johnson (2001-04) 5,1422. Amanda Dowdy (2008-Pres.) 4,1713. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 3,3684. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 3,1815. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 2,969

RECORD WATCH: DOWDY CHASING SEVERAL MILESTONES IN 2011

against Baylor. Her dig output marked the most for a Tech player in the rally scoring era (2001-present) and the most since Ann Romjue set the school re-cord with 36 digs against Texas A&M on Nov. 18, 2000. Vaughan joined Aubree Piper (Defensive on Sept. 6) and Breeann David (Newcomer on Sept. 12) as Tech’s three weekly award winners, the school’s most selections in a single season since 2002.

NOTABLESu Texas Tech’s 15 wins this year marks the school’s most in a single-season since going 14-15 during the 2002 season. u Tech has already surpassed its win total from the 2008-10 seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 11 games during those three years.u The Red Raiders have broken the 10-win barrier for the first time since the 2006 season when Tech finished 12-17 under Nancy Todd. u Tech is 11-7 in games away from Lubbock this season. The Red Raiders had not won at least 11 away or neutral site contests since 2000 when Tech finished with 12 wins away from Lubbock. u The Oklahoma match marked the first time Tech had taken a ranked opponent to five sets since fall-ing to the Sooners, 3-2, on Oct. 11, 2006 at home. u The Red Raiders’ win over New Mexico was Tech’s 14th-straight over a non-conference opponent, the school’s longest such run since winning 22-straight over the course of the 1996-97 seasons. u The Red Raiders have held their opponents to a combined .160 hitting percentage so far this season, which is the lowest in the Big 12. Iowa State cur-rently ranks second as its opponents are hitting .162 followed by Texas at .176. u The North Texas match snapped a seven-match streak where the Red Raiders had claimed a 3-0 sweep. The run was Tech’s longest since opening the 1998 season with eight-straight sweeps. u Texas Tech’s win over UT-Arlington marked the program’s third tournament title of the season, a feat that had not been previously accomplished since the 2000 season. u Tech has also held four of its opponents to a neg-ative hitting percentage, which prior to the year had not been accomplished since facing Northwestern State on Sept. 2, 2010.

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TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALLOPENING SET A KEY FOR TECHThe Red Raiders have found success this season when opening the match with a first-set victory as Tech is 14-3 when doing so. Where Tech has strug-gled is overcoming an early deficit as the Red Raid-ers are only 1-12 when dropping the opening set.

FLORA MAKING QUICK CHANGES TO TECHPrior to his arrival, Texas Tech had only 11 wins over its last three seasons. Don Flora surpassed that total in mid-September. Now, the first-year head coach is aiming to put Tech in the midst of the Big 12 race as the Red Raiders have only won three conference matches during the past three years.

TECH AMONG TOP 100 IN FIRST RPI POLLTech was among the top 100 schools listed in the inaugural ratings percentage index poll released by the NCAA. The Red Raiders were picked 93rd overall, a step up from previous seasons when Tech would not have been among the top 100 ranked. Tech moved down 10 spots to 103rd overall in this week’s poll.

TECH SELECTED FOR TWO TV APPEARANCESTwo of Tech’s home matches will be broadcast lo-cally by Ramar Communications. The Red Raiders’ matches against Texas A&M (Oct. 19) and Texas (Nov. 9) will be aired on Fox News Now, which is channel No. 9 on Suddenlink in the Lubbock area.

RED RAIDERS SCORE COME-FROM-BEHIND WINTech’s come-from-behind win over New Mexico marked the second time this season the Red Raiders had overcome a deficit on the road. After winning the first set, Tech dropped the next two games before rallying to win the final two in the Red Raiders’ first five-set match of the year. Tech had previously overcome an early one-set deficit to defeat North Texas on Sept. 19 in Denton.

RANGEL STEPS UP AT NEW MEXICODravon Rangel not only moved back into the start-ing lineup at New Mexico, but she also played a huge part in Tech’s 3-2 victory. The sophomore, who was starting in place of Aubree Piper, deliv-ered a school-record 14 block assists in the match, breaking the previous single-match record of 11 that was last set by current director of operations Amy Gandy on Nov. 15, 2006 against Iowa State.

RED RAIDERS BREAK BLOCKING MILESTONETech snapped a 19-year-old school record at New Mexico with 37 block assists against the Lobos, sur-passing the previous milestone of 36 that was set against Utah State on Sept. 10, 1982. The Red Raid-ers finished with a season-high 19.5 blocks in the match as opposed to New Mexico’s six total.

IOWA STATE SNAPS TECH’S WINNING STREAKIowa State snapped the Red Raiders’ 13-match win-ning streak with a 3-0 victory in Tech’s Big 12 open-er. The loss ended Tech’s longest run since the 1996 season where the Red Raiders got off to a 15-0 start. Tech, which had not lost a match since the season opener at TCU, dropped its fourth-straight Big 12 opener, falling to 6-10 in conference open-ers.

TECH OPENS CONFERENCE ATOP STANDINGSAfter a successful start to the season, Tech began Big 12 action atop the conference standings for the first time since 1997 with a 13-1 record. The Red Raiders, who were also 13-1 at that point, finished

Rk. School Pts. Rec. LW 1. USC (41) 1,488 24-4 1 2. Nebraska (2) 1,424 23-3 4 3. Hawaii (5) 1,289 26-1 6 4. UCLA 1,229 24-5 2 5. Texas 1,215 20-4 9 6. Stanford 1,180 21-6 5 7. Illinois 1,062 25-4 7 8. Purdue 1,041 25-4 8 9. Penn State 1,023 21-7 12 10. California 987 25-6 3 11. Washington 934 21-7 10 12. Northern Iowa 878 30-1 11 13. Oregon 807 20-8 15 14. Iowa State 763 22-4 13 15. Tennessee 686 26-3 14 16. Kentucky 560 26-4 16 17. Florida 541 23-6 17 18. Pepperdine 519 21-6 18 19. Minnesota 364 16-11 19 20. San Diego 328 27-4 20 21. Florida State 297 24-5 21 22. Michigan 201 19-11 23 23. Long Beach State 174 20-6 24 24. Western Kentucky 108 31-3 NR 25. Miami (Fla.) 75 24-4 22

Receiving Votes: Colorado State 58; Texas A&M 52; Ohio State 42; Dayton 29; Michigan State 29; Tulsa 29; Arizona 24; Northern Illinois 15; Duke 13; Cincinnati 11; Kansas State 11; Oregon State 11.

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

TEAM RANKINGSAs of matches through Nov. 20Blocks per set ___________________ 14th (2.78)Aces per set ____________________ 186th (1.15)Assists per set _________________ 161th (11.62)Digs per set ___________________ 209th (14.39)Hitting percentage ______________ 153rd (.201)Kills per set ___________________ 174th (12.38)Win/loss percentage_____________ 156th (.500)

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGSAs of matches through Nov. 20Amanda DowdyKills per set ______________________41st (4.05)Points per set ____________________51st (4.51)

Mikia MillsBlocks per set __________________ 137th (1.02)

Aubree PiperBlocks per set __________________ 172nd (0.99)

Karlyn MeyersAssists per set __________________ 137th (9.63)

AVCA TOP 25 POLLthe 1997 season 23-11 overall, barely missing out on the NCAA Tournament.

FLORA JOINS ELITE COMPANY IN RECORD BOOK When then athletics director Gerald Meyers hired Don Flora last January, he knew he was getting a proven head coach with an impressive record. Flo-ra has proved Meyers’ pick to be a solid choice as Tech is 13-1 on the year, the best record through 14 matches for a first-year head coach in school history. The California native passed Donna Martin, who led Tech to a 12-2 start in 1985 as the Red Raiders even-tually ended the year 19-9 overall. Flora entered the year as one of the winningest coaches all-time in NCAA history after compiling a 269-59 record over 11 seasons at the University of La Verne in California.

SENIORS ENJOYING FINAL SEASON AT TECHSeniors Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers have to be enjoying their final season in a Texas Tech uni-form. The duo won a combined 11 games over their first three seasons, one less than Tech’s total so far this year. Don Flora marked the fourth head coach to lead the duo as the co-captains started their careers under Nancy Todd in 2008. Now, Dowdy and Meyers are off to one of the best seasons in school history while both are also climbing the Tech record book in several categories.

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.

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 Mon-day. 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.

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.

DOWDY LEADS TECH ALL-TOURNAMENT 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.

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.

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BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL

TECH IN NCAA STATS

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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 posting Tech’s highest individual hitting percentage since Barbara Conceicao recorded a .526 average on Sept. 11, 2009 against Gonzaga.

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 al-ready 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 Gibson and Kelly Chiffer, will both redshirt this season, giv-ing 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 Coronel compiled the Tech staff. Coronel, the head coach at George Washington the previous 10 seasons, joins fellow assistant Beth Falls and director of operations Amy Gandy.

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 family leg-acy. David’s mother, the former Megan McGuire, 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 McGuire, are still among the top 10 in school history of every block-ing category. David’s older sister, Leah David, is also the team’s student manager.

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.

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 midterm just in time to participate in spring drills. Hragyil 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 champi-onship in a vote of the league coaches. Iowa State and Oklahoma followed in a tie for second.

PLAYER TO WATCH - #14 BRANDY HUSKEY

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DONFLORA

Head CoachFirst Season • University of La Verne ‘90

Through 11 years as a head coach, Don Flora has become one of the winningest coaches in

NCAA history. He hopes to continue that tradition in his first season at Texas Tech after being named the eighth volleyball coach in school history on Jan. 7, 2011.

One of the top coaching prospects in the country following the 2010 season, Flora arrives at Tech with a 269-59 career record during his 11 seasons as the head coach at the University of La Verne in California.

Entering the 2011 season, Flora currently ranks as the 12th winningest coach all-time among those with 10 years of experience at any level of NCAA play. His .820 career winning percentage is 15th among active coaches with five years of experi-ence and third all-time at the Division III level.

The California native comes to Tech following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at New Mexico State where the Aggies, consistently one of the top programs nationally, compiled a 38-22 record. Flo-ra was responsible for recruiting activities, practice instruction and game strategy and was involved in the daily development of the overall program un-der head coach Mike Jordan.

The desire to eventually become a head coach at the Division I level was enticing enough for Flora to leave his alma mater at La Verne following the 2008 season. Already the winningest coach in school his-

tory, Flora established a winning culture unmatched by many as the Leopards recorded only one losing season during his tenure - his first season in 1998.

La Verne posted at least 20 wins in nine-straight seasons beginning in 2000 as the Leopards claimed nine-straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles. During Flora’s tenure, the Leopards were 140-10 in SCIAC matches, boasting an impressive .933 winning percentage. La Verne posted undefeated 14-0 campaigns in league play five times in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008.

As the success kept building early in Flora’s tenure, so did the achievements at the national level. In only Flora’s fourth season, the Leopards wrapped a near-perfect 27-1 season with the 2001 NCAA Division III National Title, the second in school history.

The title run earned Flora the Division III National Coach of the Year honor by both the American Vol-leyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Volleyball Magazine. He was also named the AVCA West Re-gion Coach of the Year, an award he was presented three more times in his tenure following the 2003, 2005, and 2008 seasons.

With a national title under his belt, Flora’s success kept rolling as the Leopards eventually posted their first 30-win season in 2003, which began a streak of three-straight seasons where La Verne advanced to the NCAA Final Four. The Leopards posted a school-record 33 wins a season later.

The Leopards posted 27 wins in each of Flora’s final three seasons at the school, which culminated in another national title match appearance in 2008. Unlike 2001, however, La Verne was topped in the championship, falling to Emory in four sets.

The match ended up to being Flora’s final one with the Leopards, wrapping a successful tenure that in-cluded a 25-8 mark in NCAA Tournament matches. La Verne wrapped the year ranked in the top 10 na-tionally for the ninth-consecutive season which had only been done by two other programs during that span.

During his tenure, Flora coached two national play-ers of the year in Ryan Winn (2001) and Amy Smith (2003) along with seven SCIAC Players of the Year and numerous AVCA All-America selections.

Flora actually got his start in coaching with the La Verne men’s program in 1993, leading the squad for five seasons while also assisting with the women’s program that was under renowned coach Jim Pas-chal at that time. He would take over as the head coach of the women’s team prior to the 1998 season. As if coaching was not enough, Flora was also in-volved with another significant arm of the athletics department – fundraising. He was named the Assis-tant Athletics Director in charge of Development in 1994, a position he would hold until 2007.

Flora graduated with a degree in social sciences from La Verne in 1990 before later returning to the classroom to earn his masters in the Leadership and Management curriculum.

While volleyball is his main focus now, Flora chose to be a three-sport athlete while in school, competing on the football, tennis and volleyball squads where he was a two-time all-conference setter.

In his spare time, Flora is heavily involved the USA High Performance along with various club circuits and junior development programs in the south-west region and across the nation. His multi-fac-eted summer camps are among the nation’s finest youth programs and have become a popular event in Lubbock since his arrival.

Flora, a native of Covina, Calif., and his wife, Jeanne, currently reside in Lubbock with their two daugh-ters, Annika and Alexis.

Jeanne Flora is a highly-regarded professor in the field of Family and Interpersonal Communications. She will continue to teach via video teleconference for New Mexico State where she has worked the past two years.

FLORA YEAR-BY-YEAR

YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF

1998 La Verne 12-14 9-3

1999 La Verne 15-7 9-3

2000 La Verne 25-2 13-1

2001* La Verne 27-1 13-1

2002 La Verne 22-6 14-0

2003 La Verne 30-3 14-0

2004 La Verne 33-4 14-0

2005 La Verne 24-9 13-1

2006 La Verne 27-3 13-1

2007 La Verne 27-7 14-0

2008 La Verne 27-3 14-0

2009^ New Mexico St. 18-13 12-4

2010^ New Mexico St. 19-9 13-3

2011 Texas Tech 15-15 1-13

Totals 321-96 166-29

As Head Coach 284-74 141-22

As Asst. Coach 37-22 25-7

* NCAA Division III National Champions

^ Assistant Coach

THE FLORA FILEBirthday....................................................... Sept. 9, 1968

Hometown .............................................. La Verne, Calif.

High School .......................................... Charter Oak ‘86

College ...................................................La Verne ‘90, ‘00

Undergraduate Degree .....................Social Sciences

Masters Degree .......Leadership and Management

Wife ...........................................................................Jeanne

Daughters................................................. Annika, Alexis

HEAD COACH DON FLORA

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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

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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

24

RADIO/TV ROSTER

Kelly ChifferOH/OPP • 5-11 • Jr-TR

Seal Beach, Calif.Cypress College

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ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) .388 (52-12-103) _______ vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011) .348 (43-12- 89) __ vs Grambling St. (Sep 09, 2011) .329 (36-10- 79) _ vs Cent. Arkansas (Sep 02, 2011) .314 (47-15-102) ____at North Texas (Sep 19, 2011) .309 (45-16- 94) ___ at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)

KILLS (K-E-TA)65 (65-31-161) 5s __ at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)63 (63-26-209) 5s ____ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)61 (61-25-153) 5s at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)60 (60-27-177) 5s ____vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)57 (57-27-163) 4s _________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)52 (52-12-103)_________ vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)45 (45-16- 94) _____ at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)44 (44-13-104)________vs Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011)43 (43-12- 89) __vs Grambling State (Sep 09, 2011)42 (42-17- 95) _ vs Southeastern La. (Sep 09, 2011)

KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)57 (57-27-163)____________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)56 (56-22-166)__ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)54 (54-25-136)_________at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)54 (54-21-151)_____at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)65 (65-31-161)_____ at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)63 (63-26-209)_______ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA)209 (63-26-209) 5s ___ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)196 (54-29-196) 5s ______ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)177 (60-27-177) 5s ___vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)166 (56-22-166) 4s _vs Morehead St (Sep 03, 2011)163 (57-27-163) 4s ________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)122 (28-22-122) _____vs Iowa State (Sep 24, 2011)120 (34-13-120) ________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)119 (42-20-119) _ at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)115 (35-19-115) ______at Iowa State (Nov 5, 2011)111 (33-19-111) ________ vs TEXAS (Nov 09, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)166 (56-22-166) ___vs Morehead St (Sep 03, 2011)163 (57-27-163) __________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)153 (49-25-153) _______ vs Kansas (Nov 12, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)209 (63-26-209) _____ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)196 (54-29-196) ________ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)

ASSISTS60 (5s) _________ at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)59 (5s) ___________ at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)58 (5s) _____________vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)57 (5s) _____________ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)54 (4s) ___________at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

ASSISTS 3-SETS49 __________________ vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)40 ___________vs Grambling State (Sep 09, 2011)39 ____________ at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)39 ______________ at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)39 ________ vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011)

ASSISTS 4-SETS54 ______________at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)53 ___________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)52 _____________________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

ASSISTS 5-SET60 ____________ at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)59 ______________ at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)58 ________________vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)

DIGS98 (5s) _____________ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)97 (5s) ________________ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)80 (4s) ________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)79 (4s) __________________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)75 (4s) ___________at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

DIGS 3-SETS64 ____________ at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)50 _________________at Iowa State (Nov 5, 2011)50 ___________________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)47 __________ vs Central Arkansas (Sep 02, 2011)45 ________________vs Iowa State (Sep 24, 2011)

DIGS 4-SETS80 ___________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)79 _____________________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)75 ______________at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

DIGS 5-SETS98 ________________ vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)97 ___________________ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)71 ________________vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)

ACES12 ___________vs Grambling State (Sep 09, 2011)9 ___________ vs Southeastern La. (Sep 09, 2011)7 ___________________at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)7 _______________ at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)6 _________ vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011)

BLOCKS19.5 _____________ at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)19.0 _______________vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)17.5 __________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)16.0 _______ vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2011)14.0 _________________at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)12.0 ___________ at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)12.0 _________ vs Central Arkansas (Sep 02, 2011)12.0 _______ vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011)12.0 ____________________ at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)11.0 ___________ at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)11.0 __________________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)

ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA).396 (49- 7-106) _________ vs Texas (Nov 09, 2011) .323 (47-15- 99) __________ at Texas (Oct 12, 2011)

KILLS (K-E-TA)68 (68-23-206) 5s ____vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)63 (63-34-179) 5s ___ vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)

KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)51 (51-18-127)__________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)49 (49- 7-106) __________ vs Texas (Nov 09, 2011)

KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)61 (61-18-151)_________ vs Kansas (Nov 12, 2011) 60 (60-34-148)__________at Kansas (Oct 22, 2011)

KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)68 (68-23-206)_______vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA)206 (68-23-206) 5s ___vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)193 (60-27-193) 5s ______ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)127 (51-18-127) ________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)126 (27-25-126) _ at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)191 (57-33-191) __ vs Morehead St (Sep 03, 2011)161 (58-17-161) __ at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)206 (68-23-206) _____vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

ASSISTS64 (5s) _____________vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)60 (5s) _________ at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)

ASSISTS 3-SETS48 _______________ vs Iowa State (Sep 24, 2011)47 ___________________ vs Texas (Nov 09, 2011)

ASSISTS 4-SETS57 __________________ vs Kansas (Nov 12, 2011) 55 ___________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)

ASSISTS 5-SETS64 ________________vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

DIGS103 (5s) _______________ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)99 (5s) _____________vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

DIGS 3-SETS66 _______________ vs Iowa State (Sep 24, 2011)64 ___________________ at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)

DIGS 4-SETS86 ___________ vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)74 _____________________at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

DIGS 5-SETS103 (5s) _______________ vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)

ACES10 _________________ at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)9 _____________________ at Texas (Oct 12, 2011)9 ______________ at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

BLOCKS15.0 _____________ vs Kansas State (Oct 08, 2011)14.0 ________________ at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)

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ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 8 kills .667 ( 8- 0-12) _______________Mills, Mikia vs Grambling State (Aug 27, 2011) .615 ( 9- 1-13) ______________ Cave, Miara vs Central Arkansas (Sep 02, 2011) .615 ( 8- 0-13) __________ Piper, Aubree vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011) .500 (14- 2-24) __________________ David, Breeann vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011) .476 (13- 3-21) _____________________ Cave, Miara vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)

KILLS (K-E-TA)26 (26-14-64) 5s ____________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)22 (22- 5-58) 4s ________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)22 (22- 5-64) 5s ______________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)21 (21- 6-66) 4s ____________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)

KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)18 (18- 3-36) ___________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)15 (15- 3-27) ______________ Dowdy, Amanda at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)15 (15-10-40) _______________Dowdy, Amanda vs Kansas State (Oct 08, 2011)14 (14- 2-24) ____________________ David, Breeann vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)14 (14- 7-42) _________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Iowa State (Nov 5, 2011)

KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)22 (22- 5-58) __________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)21 (21- 6-66) ______________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)19 (19- 7-62) _____________________ Dowdy, Amanda at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)26 (26-14-64) _______________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)22 (22- 5-64) ________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)19 (19- 8-47) _____________ Dowdy, Amanda at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA)76 (16-11-76) 5s _________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)66 (21- 6-66) 4s ____________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)64 (22- 5-64) 5s ______________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)64 (26-14-64) 5s ____________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)62 (19- 7-62) 4s ___________________ Dowdy, Amanda at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)62 (18- 8-62) 5s ______________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA)48 (10- 7-48) ___________________Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas (Nov 09, 2011) 44 (11- 7-44) ______________ Dowdy, Amanda at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)42 (14- 7-42) _________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Iowa State (Nov 5, 2011)40 (15-10-40) _______________Dowdy, Amanda vs Kansas State (Oct 08, 2011)39 (10- 5-39) _____________________ David, Breeann at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA)66 (21- 6-66) ______________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)62 (19- 7-62) _____________________ Dowdy, Amanda at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)58 (22- 5-58) __________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA)76 (16-11-76) ____________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)64 (22- 5-64) ________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)64 (26-14-64) _______________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)

POINTS28.0 (26- 0- 2.0) 5s ___________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)25.0 (22- 0- 3.0) 4s ______________ Dowdy, Amanda at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)25.0 (22- 0- 3.0) 5s ____________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)23.5 (21- 1- 1.5) 4s __________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)23.0 (19- 3- 1.0) 5s _________ Dowdy, Amanda at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)

POINTS 3-SETS18.0 (18- 0- 0.0) _________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)16.0 (15- 1- 0.0) ____________ Dowdy, Amanda at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)15.5 (15- 0- 0.5) _____________Dowdy, Amanda vs Kansas State (Oct 08, 2011)15.5 (13- 1- 1.5) _______Dowdy, Amanda vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2011)

POINTS 4-SETS25.0 (22- 0- 3.0) ________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)23.5 (21- 1- 1.5) ____________ Dowdy, Amanda at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)22.0 (19- 1- 2.0) ___________________ Dowdy, Amanda at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)18.0 (18- 0- 0.0) _____________ Dowdy, Amanda at North Texas (Sep 19, 2011)

INDIVIDUAL HIGHSPOINTS 5-SETS28.0 (26- 0- 2.0) _____________Dowdy, Amanda at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)25.0 (22- 0- 3.0) ______________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)23.0 (19- 3- 1.0) ___________ Dowdy, Amanda at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)

ASSISTS54 (5s) ____________________Meyers, Karlyn at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)49 (5s) _____________________ Meyers, Karlyn at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)49 (5s) _______________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)47 (4s) _________________________ Meyers, Karlyn at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)46 (5s) _______________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)

ASSISTS 3-SETS42 ____________________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs UConn (Aug 27, 2011)34 _____________________Meyers, Karlyn vs Central Arkansas (Sep 02, 2011)34 ________________________ Meyers, Karlyn at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)33 ________________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Kansas State (Oct 08, 2011)32 __________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 17, 2011)

ASSISTS 4-SETS47 ____________________________ Meyers, Karlyn at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)44 _____________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)42 _______________________________ Meyers, Karlyn at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)42 _____________________________Meyers, Karlyn vs Kansas (Nov 12, 2011)

ASSISTS 5-SETS54 _______________________Meyers, Karlyn at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)49 ________________________ Meyers, Karlyn at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)49 __________________________ Meyers, Karlyn vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

DIGS31 (5s) ___________________________ Vaughan, Tory vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)28 (5s) _____________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)26 (5s) _______________________ Vaughan, Tory vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)23 (4s) _________________Dowdy, Amanda vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)21 (4s) ___________________Vaughan, Tory vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)

DIGS 3-SETS18 ______________________________ Vaughan, Tory at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)17 _____________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)15 ______________________ Dowdy, Amanda at UT Arlington (Sep 17, 2011)15 ____________________________ Dowdy, Amanda at Baylor (Oct 05, 2011)14 _____________________Vaughan, Tory vs Prairie View A&M (Sep 16, 2011)

DIGS 4-SETS23 ____________________Dowdy, Amanda vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)21 ______________________Vaughan, Tory vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)19 _______________________ Huskey, Brandy at Kansas State (Nov 19, 2011)18 _____________________________ Dowdy, Amanda at TCU (Aug 26, 2011)

DIGS 5-SETS31 ______________________________ Vaughan, Tory vs Baylor (Oct 26, 2011)28 ________________________ Dowdy, Amanda vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)26 __________________________ Vaughan, Tory vs Oklahoma (Oct 01, 2011)

ACES3 _____________________ Hragyil, Nicole vs Prairie View A&M (Sep 16, 2011)3 ____________________Vaughan, Tory vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2011)3 _________________________Piper, Aubree at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)3 _____________________ Huskey, Brandy vs Grambling State (Sep 09, 2011)3 ______________________ Vaughan, Tory vs Grambling State (Sep 09, 2011)3 ______________________ Dowdy, Amanda at San Jose State (Nov 15, 2011)

BLOCKS (BS-BA)14 ( 0-14) ___________________ Rangel, Dravon at New Mexico (Sep 26, 2011)9 ( 3- 6) _______________________ Rangel, Dravon at Missouri (Oct 15, 2011)8 ( 1- 7) _____________________ Rangel, Dravon vs Texas A&M (Oct 19, 2011)8 ( 1- 7) _______________ Piper, Aubree vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2011)8 ( 0- 8) __________________ Piper, Aubree vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)8 ( 0- 8) _____________________ Mills, Mikia at Louisiana Tech (Sep 10, 2011)8 ( 0- 8) ____________________ Mills, Mikia vs Morehead State (Sep 03, 2011)

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MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERSMatch (Date) Kills Hitting % Digs Blocks Assists

at TCU (8/26) A. Dowdy (19) M. Cave (.414) A. Dowdy (18) A. Piper (7) K. Meyers (42)

vs. UConn (8/27) A. Dowdy (18) B. David (.500) T. Vaughan (13) S. Podraza (2) K. Meyers (42)

B. David (2)

M. Cave (2)

vs. Grambling St. (8/27) S. Podraza (8) S. Podraza (.429) B. David (8) M. Mills (3) N. Hragyil (15)

B. David (3)

Central Arkansas (9/2) A. Dowdy (12) M. Cave (.615) T. Vaughan (12) M. Mills (6) K. Meyers (34)

Northwestern St. (9/2) A. Dowdy (13) M. Cave (.400) A. Dowdy (13) A. Piper (8) K. Meyers (27)

Morehead St. (9/3) M. Cave (15) M. Cave (.229) A. Dowdy (23) M. Mills (8) K. Meyers (44)

A. Piper (8)

at UTPA (9/6) M. Cave (9) B. David (.333) T. Vaughan (11) A. Piper (4) K. Meyers (28)

B. David (9)

A. Dowdy (9)

vs. Southeastern La. (9/9) A. Dowdy (13) A. Dowdy (.258) T. Vaughan (12) M. Cave (4) K. Meyers (32)

vs. Grambling St. (9/9) A. Dowdy (11) A. Dowdy (.348) A. Dowdy (11) M. Dave (4) B. Huskey (23)

T. Vaughan (11)

at Louisiana Tech (9/10) M. Cave (11) M. Cave (.421) A. Dowdy (17) M. Mills (8) K. Meyers (29)

A. Dowdy (11)

vs. Prairie View (9/16) A. Dowdy (10) A. Dowdy (.261) T. Vaughan (14) D. Rangel (7) K. Meyers (18)

vs. Lafayette (9/17) A. Dowdy (10) A. Piper (.615) A. Dowdy (11) M. Cave (5) K. Meyers (32)

M. Mills (5)

at UT-Arlington (9/17) A. Dowdy (15) A. Dowdy (.444) A. Dowdy (15) A. Piper (4) K. Meyers (34)

at North Texas (9/19) A. Dowdy (18) A. Dowdy (.457) A. Dowdy (12) M. Cave (5) K. Meyers (36)

Iowa State (9/24) A. Dowdy (10) A. Dowdy (.189) A. Dowdy (10) M. Cave (3) K. Meyers (22)

D. Rangel (3)

A. Piper (3)

at New Mexico (9/26) A. Dowdy (26) B. David (.387) T. Vaughan (20) D. Rangel (14) K. Meyers (49)

Oklahoma (10/1) A. Dowdy (18) A. Piper (.455) A. Dowdy (28) D. Rangel (4) K. Meyers (49)

at Baylor (10/5) A. Dowdy (10) M. Cave (.304) T. Vaughan (18) D. Rangel (6) K. Meyers (25)

B. David (10)

Kansas State (10/8) A. Dowdy (15) M. Cave (.227) N. Hragyil (8) D. Rangel (6) K. Meyers (33)

T. Vaughan (8)

at Texas (10/12) A. Dowdy (12) A. Dowdy (.281) N. Hragyil (7) M. Mills (3) K. Meyers (18)

M. Cave (3)

at Missouri (10/15) A. Dowdy (22) A. Dowdy (.293) T. Vaughan (13) D. Rangel (9) K. Meyers (47)

Texas A&M (10/19) A. Dowdy (22) M. Cave (.303) T. Vaughan (16) D. Rangel (8) K. Meyers (46)

at Kansas (10/22) A. Dowdy (12) M. Cave (.095) B. Huskey (11) D. Rangel (4) K. Meyers (26)

Baylor (10/26) A. Dowdy (16) M. Cave (.273) T. Vaughan (31) M. Cave (4) K. Meyers (38)

A. Piper (4)

at Texas A&M (11/2) A. Dowdy (10) A. Piper (.333) T. Vaughan (9) A. Piper (3) K. Meyers (24)

at Iowa State (11/5) A. Dowdy (14) A. Dowdy (.167) T. Vaughan (13) K. Meyers (5) K. Meyers (30)

A. Piper (5)

Texas (11/9) A. Dowdy (10) M. Cave (.471) T. Vaughan (13) A. Dowdy (1) K. Meyers (27)

M. Cave (10) D. Rangel (1)

Kansas (11/12) A. Dowdy (14) A. Piper (.269) A. Dowdy (12) K. Meyers (3) K. Meyers (42)

T. Vaughan (12) A. Piper (3)

M. Cave (3)

at San Jose State (11/15) A. Dowdy (19) A. Piper (.318) A. Dowdy (14) M. Mills (5) K. Meyers (54)

at Kansas State (11/19) A. Dowdy (21) A. Dody (.227) B. Huskey (19) M. Mills (4) K. Meyers (41)

Note: To lead in hitting percentage, a player must have at least eight kills in the match.

BREEANN DAVID (1) KILLS DIGSat New Mexico (9/26) 15 12Career double-doubles: 1

AMANDA DOWDY (22) KILLS DIGSat TCU (8/26) 19 18vs. UConn (8/27) 18 12Central Arkansas (9/2) 12 11Northwestern State (9/2) 13 13Morehead State (9/3) 14 23vs. Grambling State (9/9) 11 11at Louisiana Tech (9/10) 11 17vs. Prairie View A&M (9/16) 10 10vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9/17) 10 11at UT-Arlington (9/17) 15 15at North Texas (9/19) 18 12Iowa State (9/24) 10 10at New Mexico (9/26) 26 11Oklahoma (10/1) 18 28at Baylor (10/5) 10 15Texas A&M (10/19) 22 10at Kansas (10/22) 12 10Baylor (10/26) 16 18at Iowa State (11/5) 14 10Kansas (11/12) 14 12at San Jose State (11/15) 19 14at Kansas State (11/19) 21 10Career double-doubles: 36

KARLYN MEYERS (7) ASSISTS DIGSat TCU (8/26) 42 15at Louisiana Tech (9/10) 29 10Oklahoma (10/1) 49 11Texas A&M (10/19) 45 13 Baylor (10/26) 38 17Kansas (11/12) 42 10at Kansas State (11/19) 41 10Career double-doubles: 10

DOUBLE-DOUBLESMISCELLANEOUS STATS