Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
Colorado
October 30, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
Volleyball opens November in Colorado
LUBBOCK, Texas โ Texas Tech will head to Colorado to take on the Buffs at noon on Sunday. The Red Raiders (8-13, 0-9), are looking for their first win of league play after a slow first half of conference play.
Colorado (15-5, 6-4) has been strong to start the year and made appearances in the top 25 throughout the season. They are coming off a 3-2 win over Cincinnati on Thursday and will look to move into the top half of the Big 12 standings. Historically, the Buffs are 29-5 against Tech dating back to their first stint in the Big 12.
Quick Hits:
Texas Tech's Sara Bowcutt and Elia Dinsmore have already shown flashes of brilliance in their short careers. The freshmen duo rankings first and third on the team in points, respectively. They both recorded their first career double-double against St. Thomas in the second match of the season and Bowcutt became the first Red Raider this season to record 20 kills in a match when she did so in Tech's win over St. Mary's (9/3) and recorded two more in wins over UTRGV (9/10) and Prairie View A&M (9/10).
Aviya Russo, another freshman, has taken a spot in the starting lineup the last couple of matches. The California native has led the team in kills, blocks and points during both starts including a 12-kill performance against Kansas State last Sunday.
Texas Tech's Emily Contreras, who is in her fourth year with the program, is sixth in the Big 12 for digs per set (3.60) and her 281 digs is third-most overall.
Cochran has had a career year so far, already breaking her career-high for assists three separate times including a 63-assist day against Iowa State (9/25), the first Red Raider since 2022 to record 60 assists in a match. Cochran is 7th in the Big 12 in assists per set (8.68) and her 642 total assists ranks fourth in the league.
