2014 RED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL Assistant Director of Communications: Blake Zimmerman • [email protected] • O: (806) 834-3835 • C: (806) 685-8209 @TechAthletics • @TechGameday • @CoachFloraTTU • @BlakeZ_TTU tournament INFormatION MATCHES 7-9 TEXAS TECH INVItatIONAL - luBBOCK, TEXAS. Dates: Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 11 - 13, 2014 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (6-0) INCARNATE WORD Location: Lubbock, Texas. 2014 Record: 6-0; 0-0 Big 12 CARDINALS (1-7) Arena: United Supermarkets Arena Head Coach: Don Flora (La Verne ‘90, ‘00) 2014 Record: 1-6; 0-0 Southland Television: Fox Sports SW Plus (Thursday night only) Career Record: 314-116 (15th Season) Head Coach: Jennifer Montoya Radio: KTXT, 88.1 FM Record at TTU: 45-57 (4th Season) (Florida ‘92) Live Stream: texastech.tv Record at UIW: 162-191 (12th season) Twitter Updates: @TechGameday, @BlakeZ_TTU TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE GARDNER-wEBB Live Stats: texastech.statbroadcast.com Thursday, Sept. 11 RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS (1-6) Texas Tech vs. Incarnate Word ________________6 p.m. UIW Series: Tech trails, 1-0. 2014 Record: 1-6; 0-0 Big South Gardner-Webb Series: First meeting. Head Coach: Leo Sayles Friday, Sept. 12 Texas State Series: Tech leads, 18-4. Record at GWU: 20-48 (fourth season) Texas State vs. Incarnate Word ________________ 10 a.m. Texas Tech vs. Gardner-Webb _________________ Noon Incarnate Word vs. Gardner-Webb _______________ 4 p.m. texas state bobcats (5-4) 2014 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Texas Tech vs. Texas State ____________________6 p.m. 2014 Record: 5-4; 0-0 Sun Belt AUGUST Head Coach: Karen Chisum 29 ^ vs. Sacred Heart W, 3-0 Saturday, Sept. 13 (Texas State ‘72) 30 ^ vs. Bucknell W, 3-2 Gardner-Webb vs. Texas State _________________ 10 a.m. Record at Texas State: 785-500-3 ^ at Cal State Fullerton W, 3-0 (37th season) SEPTEMBER All times listed are Central. 5 + vs. Texas A&M-CC W, 3-1 + at Texas-Pan American W, 3-0 QUICK HITS 6 + vs. Lamar W, 3-1 • Texas Tech will open the 2014 home slate with the Texas Tech Invitational, this weekend, Sept. 11-13. The Red Raiders 11 % INCARNATE WORD 6 p.m. face Incarnate Word, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m., and play a doubleheader on Sept. 12, facing Gardner Webb at noon and Texas 12 % GARDNER WEBB 12 p.m. State at 6 p.m. % TEXAS STATE 6 p.m. • The Red Raiders hold the all-time series lead against Texas State, 18-4, have yet to play against Gardner-Webb and lost 19 # ABILENE CHRISTIAN 12 p.m. their only meeting against Incarnate Word--a 2-3 defeat on Sept. 16, 2013. # WEBER STATE 6 p.m. • Texas Tech has found significant success in non-conference tournaments under Flora, who has led the Red Raiders to a 20 # AIR FORCE 1 p.m. 32-10 mark in such matches during his three seasons. In 12 tournament appearances under Flora, Tech has claimed eight 24 * TCU 6 p.m. tournament titles. 27 * WEST VIRGINIA 1 p.m. • Texas Tech boasts its most experienced lineup of Don Flora’s tenure as the Red Raiders return 12 letterwinners, five of OCTOBER them seniors, and a multitude of players who started multiple games for the Red Raiders in 2013. 1 * at Baylor 7 p.m. 4 * KANSAS STATE 3 p.m. • Under Flora, Tech has an impressive 9-2 record in non-conference tournament competition at the United Supermarkets 9 * at Texas TBD Arena, a mark the Red Raiders will look to improve upon this weekend. 15 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. • Senior All-American Rachel Brummitt was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, on Sept. 8. It was the fourth time 18 * IOWA STATE TBD she has received this award. The standout libero ranks third in the NCAA in aces per set, and sixth in digs per set. 21 ~ ZHEIJIANG (CHINA) 6 p.m. • With a 3-0 weekend, Tech would start 9-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, in which the Red Raiders went 23-11 25 * at Kansas TBD overall. The Red Raiders have started 8-0 four times since that season, falling in game No. 9 each time. 29 * BAYLOR 6 p.m. NOVEMBER 1 * at Kansas State TBD 5 * TEXAS 6 p.m. TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS (based ON 2014 STATISTICS) 8 * KANSAS 3 p.m. 15 * at West Virginia 2:30 p.m. 19 * at TCU 7 p.m. 22 * OKLAHOMA 3 p.m. 26 * at Iowa State 6:30 p.m. DECEMBER 4-6 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rds TBD LAUREN BREEANN JENNA MARGUERITE MIKIA alyssa RACHEL 13-14 NCAA Regionals TBD DOUGLASS DAVID ALLEN GRUBB MILLS YBANEZ BRUMMITT 18 NCAA National Semis TBD 6-2 • MB/rs • SO 5-11 • OH • SR 5-10 • OH • JR 5-11 • SET • SO 5-11 • MB • SR 5-11 • oh • fr 5-6 • LIB • SR 20 NCAA National Champ. TBD k/s 3.05 k/s 3.27 k/s 3.55 k/s 0.68 k/s 2.00 k/s 1.20 AcE/s 0.86 HIT % .400 HIT % .240 HIT % .191 A/S 11.32 HIT % .337 HIT % .296 Ast/S 0.68 TOURNAMENT KEY ^ Titan Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) , + UTPA Tournament (Edin- D/S 0.86 D/S 1.36 D/S 2.91 D/S 2.42 D/S 0.68 D/S 0.50 D/S 5.73 burg, Texas), % Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas), # B/s 1.23 B/s 0.82 B/s 0.45 B/s 0.74 B/s 0.91 B/s 1.00 k/s 0.14 Lone Star Showdown (Lubbock, Texas) K/S designates kills per set • HIT % designates hitting percentage • D/S designates digs per set • B/S designates blocks per set • A/S designates assists per set. 1 2014 Texas Tech Volleyball QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION The Texas Tech Athletics Communications office is here to serve the media throughout the 2014 Red Raider Location ..................................................... Lubbock, Texas volleyball season. Media members in need of assistance can contact Blake Zimmerman in the Athletics Founded .........................................................................1923 Communications office at (806) 834-3446. Enrollment ................................................................. 33,111 MEDIA CREDENTIALS Nickname .........................................................Red Raiders Media members covering the Texas Tech volleyball program at the United Supermarkets Arena during the Colors .......................................................Scarlet and Black 2014 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. Mascot ................................... Masket Rider / Raider Red • All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a Facility ................................United Supermarkets Arena day in advance to Blake Zimmerman, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; Affiliation .................................................. NCAA Division I e-mail: [email protected]) • Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports Conference..................................................................Big 12 periodicals, and sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly Chancellor .............................................Robert L. Duncan scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows. President .......................................M. Duane Nellis, Ph.D. • credentials can be picked up in the Athletics communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) Athletics Director ......................................... Kirby Hocutt or at will call, which is located at the United Supermarkets Arena ticket booth. Sr. Associate AD/SWA .............................. Dr. Judi Henry GAMEDAY SERVICES Associate AD / compliance .............Jennifer Brashear A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game information will be distributed to members of the work- Faculty Representative ..........................Brian Shannon ing media following the conclusion of the match. Game notes, statistics, and rosters are provided prior to Department Main Number ..................(806) 742-3355 first pitch in the Jack Dale Media Room. A pregame meal is also served in the media room approximately 45 minutes prior to first serve. HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHERS Season of Volleyball .................................................... 39th Photographers are permitted to shoot in approved areas at the United Supermarkets Arena. All First Season ....................................................................1975 photographers must be issued a working credential by the Athletics Communications office to gain All-Time Record .....................................794-639-6 (.552) access to the court level of the facility. NCAA Championship Appearances .............................8 ........1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 RADIO BROADCASTS Media row at the United Spirit Arena is equipped with both ISDN and phone lines for radio crews wanting to broadcast Texas Tech matches. For information on the ISDN and phone lines, please contact Blake FACILITY INFORMATION Zimmerman in the Athletics Communications office. Name ..................................United Supermarkets Arena Capacity ...................................................................... 15,070 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/NEWS CONFERENCES Opened ...........................................................................1999 Video from news conferences and games will be available to the media via FTP. Broadcast quality video footage (game highlights, post-practice interviews, post-game interviews, etc) are available at www.ttumedia.com. Please contact the athletics communications office for login instructions. COACHING STAFF Head Coach .........................................................Don Flora LIVE TELEVISION Alma Mater ....................University of La Verne ‘90, ‘00 Television stations are welcome to conduct live interviews from the United Spirit Arena as the facility can Record at Tech .................................. 45-57 (4th Season) easily accommodate network game coverage.