2014 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

2014 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball

Big 12 Conference Champion
NCAA volleyball tournament, Semifinal
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
Record	27–3 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Jerritt Elliott (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Erik Sullivan (4th season) Tonya Johnson (1st season)
Home arena	Gregory Gym
Seasons← 20132015 →

The 2014 Texas Longhorns volleyball team represented the University of Texas in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team, 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.

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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍	15	–	1	.938	27	–	3	.900
Kansas ‍‍‍	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Iowa State ‍‍‍	10	–	6	.625	19	–	9	.679
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Kansas State ‍‍‍	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.
The Longhorns were awarded the #2 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

2014 Texas Longhorns roster

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	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	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	3-0
9/6 6:30 p.m.	@ #11 Florida	#3	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL	SEC+	W 3-1 (25-16, 26–28, 25–17, 25–16)	4,845	4-0
9/12 7 p.m.	#21 Arizona	#2	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (26 West Classic)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25–21, 25–20)	3,072	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	15-1 (7-1)
10/27 7 p.m.	Zhejiang	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3-0 (25-15, 26–24, 25–20)	1,869	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	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	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	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	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	Ferrell Center Waco, TX	FSSW+/FCSA	W 3-1 (21-25, 25–14, 25–17, 25–19)	1,683	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	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	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	23-2
2014 NCAA Tournament
12/4 7:30 p.m.	y-Northwestern State	#6	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (NCAA 1st Round)	LHN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–15, 25–18)	2,001	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	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	27-3
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source

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

References

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"#2 Texas vs. Seattle". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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"2020 Volleyball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 38. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

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Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1989) Frank Erwin Center (Select Games: 1984, 1986–1990, 1996–1997) Recreational Sports Center (1990–1997) Gregory Gymnasium (1998–2019) Frank Erwin Center (Covid Restrictions: 2020) Gregory Gymnasium (2021–Present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M Aggies (Lone Star Showdown)
Head Coaches	Pam Lampley (1974) Cheryl Lyman (1975) Jody Conradt (1976–1977) Linda Lowery (1978–1979) Mick Haley (1980–1996) Jim Moore (1997–2000) Jerritt Elliott (2001-present)
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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