TCU (10-7, 3-4) at No. 2 Texas (14-2, 6-0)
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
- Where: Gregory Gym
- Television: Fox Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fox Sports Go
- All-Time Series: Texas leads, 10-1 (H: 6-0, A: 4-1)
- Last Texas win: Sept. 23, 2015 (3-0)
- Last Baylor win: Oct. 28, 2015 (3-0)
Notes:
• The Longhorns are coming off of a 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18) defeat of Baylor in Waco last Wednesday night. Four players finished with double-digit kills, including freshman Micaya White (16), junior Ebony Nwanebu (16), senior Paulina Prieto Cerame (12) and sophomore Yaazie Bedart-Ghani (10). Senior Chloe Collins led in assists with 50, senior Nicole Dalton led in digs with 12 and Bedart-Ghani led in blocks with nine.
• Bedart-Ghani’s 10 kills came on 12 swings and no errors for a career-high .833 hitting percentage. She also posted a career-high nine blocks, three of them solo. She has been playing the middle blocker position since the Iowa State match on Oct. 8.
Bedart-Ghani’s stats through two matches:
-17 kills (1.89/set) on 27 swings, 1 error
-.593 hitting percentage*
-11 blocks (1.22/set), 4 solo*
-25.5 points (2.83/set)
*team high
• Texas last Big 12 loss came at TCU on October 28, 2015. The Longhorns are 29-1 in conference play since October 25, 2014. It marks the only Horned Frog win in the series all-time history.
•Junior Ebony Nwanebu is leading the Longhorns in hitting percentage with a .367 clip through 13 matches. She has hit .400 or better in seven matches and .300 or better in all but two.
.400 or better
Lipscomb (.458, 25 kills)
Miami (.417, 12 kills)
vs. Wichita State (.415, 20 kills)
at West Virginia (.429, 13 kills)
Kansas (.514, 20 kills)
at Baylor (.483, 16 kills)
Playing Wednesdays game with a purpose”
Help raise awareness in the search for a breast cancer cure. Texas Athletics hosts its annual ‘Volley for a Cure’ match on Wednesday, Oct. 19 against TCU. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gregory Gym.
Breast cancer survivors can claim a free general admission ticket to the match; visit the Gregory Gym ticket window on match day to receive your ticket.
Additionally, survivors are encouraged to participate in the survivor *rally line; please e-mail the below information to [email protected].
Name
Daytime phone number
E-mail address
Years a survivor
The Longhorns are proud to celebrate the strength and courage of the countless individuals fighting this terrible disease. Wear PINK to support the cause as we do our part to educate the next generation of young people how early detection can save lives in the fight against breast cancer.
The first 750 fans to arrive receive free pink rally towels.
Order your tickets now by visiting TexasSports.com/Tickets or by calling 512-471-3333.
*Survivors must have a game ticket to participate in rally line.
Courtesy of Texas Athletics
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