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Tech Volleyball Set To Host Baylor Wednesday Night
October 28, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Lauren Douglass, fresh off an eight-kill performance at Kansas, leads the Red Raiders against Baylor, on Wednesday night.
Oct. 28, 2014
LUBBOCK, Texas --Texas Tech volleyball will play host to its first rematch of 2014 Big 12 conference play, as Baylor comes to Lubbock on Wednesday, Oct. 29. First serve is set for 6 p.m. on FOX Sports Southwest, and FOX College Sports-Central. Admission is complimentary.
| Follow The Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, Oct. 29 |
| Time | 6 p.m. |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest/FCSC |
| Talent | Robert Giovannetti & Andy Penney |
| Radio | KTXT, 88.1 FM |
| Live Stats | texastech.statbroadcast.com |
This will be the 77th matchup between the Red Raiders (15-5, 3-5) and Bears, with Baylor (12-11, 2-6) trailing, 50-26, all time. Tech won the first meeting between the two this season, a five-set thriller in Waco--Tech's first win in Waco since 2005.
Texas Tech is 2-4 against the current RPI top 60, with no losses outside the top 100. The average RPI of the five teams to defeat the Red Raiders is 26.
Baylor enters this match coming off a huge comeback against Iowa State, defeating the Cyclones in five sets. The Bears are 12-11, but hold an RPI of 58.
It will be a matchup between two of the better defensive teams in the conference as Tech ranks second in the Big 12 in digs per set, with 16.28, and Baylor on the Red Raiders' hells in third, averaging 15.24.
Texas Tech is coming off a tough three-set loss to Kansas, in Lawrence. The Red Raiders committed 35 total errors in the loss, compared to their 36 kills.
Texas Tech's win over Iowa State ensured the first winning season for the program since 2001.
Who's Got Next?
Texas Tech will travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State on Saturday, Nov. 1. First serve is set for 1 p.m., on K-StateHD.TV.
Ace In The Hole
Senior All-American Rachel Brummitt is not only a force to be reckoned with on the serve receive, she can do damage from the service line herself. Her 26 service aces rank third in the Big 12.
Starting Fast
Texas Tech volleyball had a historic start to 2014, winning its first 13 games. The Red Raiders have not started 13-0 since 1996, when they began the season 15-0. Texas Tech's best start in school history is a 16-0 beginning to the 1976 season, a year in which Tech also put together its longest winning streak in school history, 17 games.
Tech's 13-game winning streak was only the eighth double-digit winning streak in school history, and this marked the fifth time such a streak has begun the season. 13-0 was Tech's third-best start in school history.
In The Conference Room
Texas Tech currently ranks second in the Big 12 in digs per set (16.28). The Red Raiders rank third in the Big 12 in opponent hitting percentage (.164), and fourth in blocks per set (2.49). Individually, Lauren Douglass ranks seventh in the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.329).
Two Red Raiders rank in the Big 12's top 10 in points per set. Bree David (3.73) is fifth, and Jenna Allen (3.48) ranks 10th. Rachel Brummitt ranks second in the conference and 25th in the nation in digs per set, with 5.05.
Making An Adjustment
Texas Tech is 14-6 in the third set of matches in 2014. The Red Raiders are outscoring opponents 472-404 in the set following the intermission--their largest margin of any set.
Winning Ways
With its five-set win over Iowa State on Oct. 18, Texas Tech has guaranteed its first winning season since 2001.
Cardiac Kids
Texas Tech has played five matches that have gone five sets in 2014, and won all five. In four of those matches, the Red Raiders have had to play from behind. In three of those four, they erased 0-2 deficits.
Gettin' Diggy With It
In only one season, Rachel Brummitt went from a relatively unknown transfer to a school record holder and one of the top liberos in the Big 12. She has already broken her own school and conference records with a 39-dig performance in four sets against Air Force. She has been tabbed as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week twice this season. Her five weekly defensive awards over her career rank fifth in Big 12 history. She only needs 86 digs to become the school's all-time leader, after already logging 384 this season. She needs to average 10.75 digs per match the rest of the season to take the record.
TTU All-Time Dig Leaders
1. Lisa Hilgers (1995-98) 1,583
2. Ann Romjue (1999-02) 1,520
3. Rachel Brummitt (2012-Pres.) 1,498
4. Cristine Martin (1993-97) 1,323
5. Melissa McGehee (1999-02) 1,270
6. Jenn Goehry (2006-09) 1,229
7. Skydra Orzen (1998-01) 1,221
8. Chris Martin (1988-91) 1,152
9. Sheila Soloman (1987-90) 1,139
10. Sabrina Zenon (1988-91) 1,131
