2014 Texas Longhorns volleyball team explained

Year:	2014
Team:	Texas Longhorns
Sport:	women's volleyball
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Coachrank:	5
Record:	27–3
Conf Record:	15–1
Head Coach:	Jerritt Elliott
Hc Year:	14th
Asst Coach1:	Erik Sullivan
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Tonya Johnson
Ac2 Year:	1st
Arena:	Gregory Gym
Champion:	Big 12 Conference Champion
Tourney:	NCAA volleyball tournament
Tourney Result:	Semifinal

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.^[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.

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, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source^[38]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas picked to win Big 12 volleyball crown. . 2014-09-09.
2. Web site: Texas claims Big 12 volleyball season title. . 2014-11-15.
3. Web site: Nine past winners headline field of 64 for Division I volleyball championship. . 2014-11-30.
4. Web site: 2014 Volleyball Roster.
5. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Preseason Poll: August 11, 2014. 2014-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815192451/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-8-11-14di/. 2014-08-15. dead.
6. Web site:
   1. 2 Texas at New Mexico
   . Stat Broadcast . 2014-08-29.
7. Web site:
   1. 2 Texas vs. Seattle
   . Stat Broadcast . 2014-08-30.
8. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Week #1 Poll: September 1, 2014. 2014-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904001817/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-9-1-14di/. 2014-09-04. dead.
9. Web site:
   1. 3 Texas @ #11 Florida
   . Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-05.
10. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Week #2 Poll: September 8, 2014. 2014-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140909031135/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-9-8-14di/. 2014-09-09. dead.
11. Web site:
    1. 21 Arizona @ #2 Texas
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-12.
12. Web site: UCF at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-13.
13. Web site: Florida A&M at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-13.
14. Web site:
    1. 2 Texas at #9 Nebraska
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-20.
15. Web site:
    1. 2 Texas at West Virginia
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-09-24.
16. Web site: Iowa State at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-01.
17. Web site:
    1. 2 Texas at Kansas
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-05.
18. Web site: Baylor at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-07.
19. Web site: Texas Tech @ #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-09.
20. Web site:
    1. 2 Texas at #25 Kansas State
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-18.
21. Web site: TCU at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-22.
22. Web site: Oklahoma at #2 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-25.
23. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Week #9 Poll: October 25, 2014. 2014-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028182954/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-10-27-14di/. 2014-10-28. dead.
24. Web site: Zhejiang at #5 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-27.
25. Web site: Zhejiang at #5 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-10-28.
26. Web site:
    1. 5 Texas at Texas Tech
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-05.
27. Web site: Kansas State at #5 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-07.
28. Web site: West Virginia at #5 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-12.
29. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Week #12 Poll: November 17, 2014. 2014-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20141119182615/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-11-17-14di/. 2014-11-19. dead.
30. Web site:
    1. 3 Texas at Baylor
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-06.
31. Web site: Kansas at #3 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-22.
32. Web site:
    1. 3 Texas at TCU
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-26.
33. Web site:
    1. 6 Florida at #3 Texas
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-11-29.
34. Web site: AVCA Division I Coaches Week #14 Poll: December 1, 2014. 2014-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204010821/http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-12-1-14di/. 2014-12-04. dead.
35. Web site: Northwestern State at #6 Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-12-04.
36. Web site:
    1. 22 Arizona State at #6 Texas
    . Stat Broadcast . 2014-12-05.
37. Web site: BYU vs. Texas. Stat Broadcast . 2014-12-18.
38. Web site: 2020 Volleyball Fact Book. 38. Texas Sports. April 27, 2021.