Tech To Host Kansas In Annual Pink Game Saturday
November 07, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
Jenna Allen takes a 3.20 kills per set average into Saturday's showdown with Kansas.
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech volleyball will host the Kansas Jayhawks in the annual "Dig Pink" match, which is aimed at aiding the fight against breast cancer, on Saturday, Nov. 8. First serve from the United Supermarkets Arena is set for 3 p.m., and will be streamed on TexasTech.tv.
United Supermarkets has agreed to donate $1 to breast cancer research for each fan in attendance.
| Date | Nov. 8, 2014 |
| Time | 3 p.m. |
| @BlakeZ_TTU & @techgameday | |
| Radio | KTXT, 88.1 FM |
| Live Stats | texastech.statbroadcast.com |
This will be the 39th matchup between the Red Raiders (15-8, 3-8) and Jayhawks, with Kansas (17-7, 5-5) leading, 22-16, all time. The Jayhawks hit .292 in a 3-0 victory over Tech on Oct. 25, in Lawrence.
Tech is looking for its first win over Kansas since 2010, a five-set victory for the Red Raiders in Lubbock.
Tech is looking to break a four-game losing skid, with the last two coming against ranked opponents--a five-set loss at Kansas State, and a three-set loss to Texas.
Kansas enters the match in sole possession of fourth place in the Big 12 standings, and sporting an RPI of 27.
Kansas is a force on the offensive end, leading the Big 12 in kills per set, at 13.79. The Jayhawks also rank second in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, allowing an average of .163.
Kansas claims three of the Big 12's four most accurate players in regards to hitting percentage--Kayla Cheadle, Kelsie Payne and Tayler Soucie.
Tech is guaranteed to finish with a winning record for the first time since 2001.
Who's Got Next?
Texas Tech will travel to Morgantown, W. Va., next Saturday to face the West Virginia Mountaineers. First serve from WVU Coliseum is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
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 31 service aces are tied for second 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 (16.35). The Red Raiders rank third in the Big 12 in both opponent hitting percentage (.179), and blocks per set (2.45). Individually, Lauren Douglass ranks sixth in the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.330).
Two Red Raiders rank in the Big 12's top 10 in points per set. Jenna Allen and Breeann David both average 3.60 points per set, ranking seventh and eighth in the conference, respectively.
Making An Adjustment
Texas Tech is 15-8 in the third set of matches in 2014. The Red Raiders are outscoring opponents 533-477 in the set following the intermission--their largest margin of any set.
Cardiac Kids
Texas Tech has played six matches that have gone five sets in 2014, and gone 5-1. In four of those matches, the Red Raiders had to play from behind. In two 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 28 digs to become the school's all-time leader, after already logging 433 this season. She needs to average 5.6 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. Rachel Brummitt (2012-Pres.) 1,556
3. Ann Romjue (1999-02) 1,520
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
