2014 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

The 2014 Texas Longhorns volleyball team represented the University of Texas in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Longhorns, led by 14th year head coach Jerritt Elliott, played their home games at Gregory Gymnasium. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 and were picked to win the conference title in the preseason poll.^[1]

The Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship and advanced to the National semifinals for the third time in four years. In the national semifinal Texas fell to unseeded BYU 3-1 to end their season.

2014 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#5 Texas †^y	15	–	1		.938			27	–	3		.900
Kansas ^y	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Iowa State ^y	10	–	6		.625			19	–	9		.679
Oklahoma ^y	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Kansas State ^y	9	–	7		.563			22	–	9		.710
West Virginia	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
TCU	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Texas Tech	2	–	14		.125			14	–	14		.500
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of December 18, 2014; Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• The Longhorns won the Lobo Challenge & the 26 West Longhorn Classic with a 6-0 record. Even more impressive, they went 18-0 in the sets.
• The Longhorns clinched the Big 12 title with 3 conference games remaining by avenging their only conference loss.^[2]
• The Longhorns were awarded the #2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.^[3]

Roster

2014 Texas Longhorns Roster[4]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 6 Kat Brooks - Junior 8 Cat McCoy - Freshman 9 Amy Neal - Junior Setter 21 Chloe Collins - Sophomore Utility 7 Nicole Dalton - Sophomore		Middle Blockers 1 Khat Bell - Senior 5 Molly McCage - Junior 11 Chiaka Ogbogu - Sophomore 15 Sara Hattis - Junior 17 Mirta Baselovic - Freshman		Outside Hitters 1 Khat Bell - Senior 2 Tiffany Baker - Junior 3 Pilar Victoria - Sophomore 9 Amy Neal - Junior 10 Haley Eckerman - Senior 19 Paulina Prieto Cerame - Sophomore

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (Big 12 Record)
8/29 11:30 a.m.	vs. UTEP Lady Miners	#2[5]	Johnson Center Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM (Lobo Classic)		W 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-10)	627	1-0
8/29 8:30 p.m.	@ New Mexico	#2	Johnson Center Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM (Lobo Classic)	MW Network	W 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-17)	3,875[6]	2-0
8/30 4:30 p.m.	vs. Seattle	#2	Johnson Center Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM (Lobo Classic)		W 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-15)	N/A[7]	3-0
9/6 6:30 p.m.	@ #11 Florida	#3[8]	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL	SEC+	W 3-1 (25-16, 26-28, 25-17, 25-16)	4,845[9]	4-0
9/12 7 p.m.	#21 Arizona	#2[10]	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (26 West Classic)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20)	3,072[11]	5-0
9/13 12 p.m.	UCF	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (26 West Classic)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-9)	2,687[12]	6-0
9/13 3 p.m.	Florida A&M	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (26 West Classic)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-13)	2,687[13]	7-0
9/20 2 p.m.	@ #9 Nebraska	#2	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE	NET/BTN+	W 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-8)	8,312[14]	8-0
9/24 6 p.m.	*@ West Virginia	#2	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV	ESPNU	W 3-2 (23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-7)	1,914[15]	9-0 (1-0)
10/01 7 p.m.	*Iowa State	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15)	2,899[16]	10-0 (2-0)
10/05 1 p.m.	*@ Kansas	#2	Horejsi Family Athletics Center Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 3-1 (25-14, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21)	1,348[17]	11-0 (3-0)
10/07 7 p.m.	*Baylor	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-17)	2,504[18]	12-0 (4-0)
10/09 1 p.m.	*Texas Tech	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-19)	2,324[19]	13-0 (5-0)
10/18 7 p.m.	*@ #25 Kansas State	#2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS	FCSC	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-12)	3,927[20]	14-0 (6-0)
10/22 7 p.m.	*TCU	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-22)	2,827[21]	15-0 (7-0)
10/25 5 p.m.	*Oklahoma	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0-3 (24-26, 24-26, 24-26)	4,402[22]	15-1 (7-1)
10/27 7 p.m.	Zhejiang	#5[23]	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-20)	1,869[24]	Exhibition
10/28 7 p.m.	Zhejiang	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 18-16)	2,079[25]	Exhibition
11/02 2 p.m.	*@ Iowa State	#5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA	ESPNU	W 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-13, 25-14)	4,345	16-1 (8-1)
11/05 7 p.m.	*@ Texas Tech	#5	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX	FSSW/FCSC	W 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-13)	1,260[26]	17-1 (9-1)
11/07 7 p.m.	*Kansas State	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-1 (16-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16)	3,516[27]	18-1 (10-1)
11/12 7 p.m.	*West Virginia	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-18)	2,306[28]	19-1 (11-1)
11/15 7 p.m.	*@ #24 Oklahoma	#5	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	SoonerSports.tv	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17, 15-5)	2,439	20-1 (12-1)
11/19 7 p.m.	*@ Baylor	#3[29]	Ferrell Center Waco, TX	FSSW+/FCSA	W 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-19)	1,683[30]	21-1 (13-1)
11/22 3 p.m.	*Kansas	#3	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-18)	N/A[31]	22-1 (14-1)
11/26 6:30 p.m.	*@ TCU	#3	Rec Center Ft. Worth, TX	FSSW+	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-18)	1,350[32]	23-1 (15-1)
11/29 1:30 p.m.	*#6 Florida	#3	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	L 2-3 (26-28, 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12)	4,276[33]	23-2
12/4 7:30 p.m.	y-Northwestern State	#6[34]	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (NCAA 1st Round)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-18)	2,001[35]	24-2
12/5 8 p.m.	y-#22 Arizona State	#6	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (NCAA 2nd Round)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22)	2,924[36]	25-2
12/12 4 p.m.	y-vs. #9 Colorado State	#6	Sports Pavilion Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Regional Semifinal)	ESPN3	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-17)	1,983	26-2
12/12 5:30 p.m.	y-vs. #7 North Carolina	#6	Sports Pavilion Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Regional Final)	ESPNU	W 3-1	1,880	27-2
12/18 6 p.m.	y-vs. #12 BYU	#6	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK (NCAA Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 1-3 (23-25, 16-25, 25-17, 24-26)	9,824[37]	27-3

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• @ New Mexico: JD Healy & Gale Trip
• @ Tennessee: Larry Vettel & Missy Whittemore
• Arizona: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• UCF: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• Florida A&M: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• @ Nebraska: Larry Punteney & Kathi Wieskamp
• @ West Virginia: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
• Iowa State: Tyler Denning & Nell Fortner
• @ Kansas: Bill Ferguson & Anne Marie Anderson
• Baylor: Tyler Denning & Nell Fortner
• Texas Tech: Tyler Denning & Nell Fortner
• @ Kansas State: Brian Smoller & Kelsey Stringer
• TCU: Tyler Denning & Nell Fortner
• Oklahoma: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• Zhejiang: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• Zhejiang: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• @ Iowa State: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
• @ Texas Tech: Robert Giovanetti & Andy Penney
• Kansas State: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• West Virginia: Tyler Denning & Nell Fortner
• @ Oklahoma: Bruce Haertl & Laura Alford
• @ Baylor: John Morris & Kristen Bates
• Kansas: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• @ TCU: Chuck LaMendola & Pam Lea
• Florida: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• Northwestern State: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• Arizona State: Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner
• vs. Colorado State: Paul Sunderland & Maria Taylor
• vs. North Carolina: Paul Sunderland & Maria Taylor
• vs. BYU: Beth Mowins, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe

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