Postmatch Notes
September 02, 2011 | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 2, 2011
• The win marked Texas Tech's first in a home opener since the 2007 season when the Red Raiders defeated Villanova in five sets.
• Texas Tech had not previously defeated three-straight opponents in just three sets since topping Southern Mississippi, North Carolina AT&T, and Texas A&M-CC on Aug. 29-30, 2003, during the Islander Invitational.
• The win was Tech's third-consecutive, marking its longest winning streak since beginning the 2008 season with a 3-0 outing at the North Texas tournament.
• The Red Raiders have recorded more kills than their opponent in every match so far this season.
• Amanda Dowdy moved into sole possession of third place on the school's career kills chart midway through the second set. The senior moved past Brande Brown's (1994-97) 1,084 career kills as she enters tonight's match against Northwestern State with 1,091 career kills.
• Miara Cave's .615 hitting percentage marked a new career high, surpassing her previous high of .472 set just under a week ago against UConn.
• Tory Vaughan came close to matching her career high for digs for the third time this season as she finished one shy with 12 digs.
• The Red Raiders' 20 block assists in the match were the program's most since recording 25 against Kansas on Oct. 2, 2010.
