2023 Texas Longhorns volleyball team explained

Year:2023
Team:Texas Longhorns
Sport:women's volleyball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:28–4
Conf Record:15–1
Head Coach:Jerritt Elliott
Hc Year:23rd
Asst Coach1:Erik Sullivan
Ac1 Year:13th
Asst Coach2:David Hunt
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Jessica Brannan
Ac3 Year:2nd
Arena:Gregory Gym
Champion:NCAA national champion
Big 12 Conference champion

The 2023 Texas Longhorns volleyball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team, led by 23rd year head coach Jerritt Elliott, play their home games at Gregory Gymnasium. The Longhorns are members of the Big 12.

Texas is coming off a 28–1 season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the 2022 NCAA national championship.

Offseason

Outgoing departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jenna Ewert 1 S 5'10" Redshirt Senior Graduated
Kayla Caffey 28 MB 6'0" Redshirt Senior Graduated
33 OH 6'2" Senior Graduated
Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres 9 S 6'0" Senior Graduated
10 L 5'6" Senior Graduated

Incoming recruits

+ style="text-align:center;" 2023 Texas Recruits
Name Pos. Height Hometown High School
Auburn Tomkinson RS 6’5" Carlsbad High School
Ella Swindle S 6’3" Rock Bridge High School
Jordyn Byrd OH 6’4" Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Nya Bunton MB 6’3"
Sydney Helmers OH 6’4" Louisville, KY
Source:[2]

Roster

Support staff

Schedule

Date
Time
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(Big 12 Record)
Exhibition
August 12
11:00 AM
Texas orange & White LHN 2–2
(13–25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–17)
N/A 0–0
August 18
6:00 PM
  1. 1
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
W 5–0
(25–20, 25–10, 25–12, 25–19, 15–8)
N/A 0–0
Regular Season
August 25
8:00 PM
  1. 1
L 1–3
(22–25, 25–18, 16–25, 22–25)[3]
3,579 0–1
August 26
3:00 PM
  1. 1
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–22, 25–22, 25–19)
857 1–1
August 29
7:00 PM
  1. 7
W 3–1
(25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–23)[4]
5,253 2–1
September 3
11:30 AM
  1. 7
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
L 0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 15–25)
4,707 2–2
September 8
5:00 PM
  1. 7
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(25–19, 25–18, 25–13)
4,544 3–2
September 11
6:00 PM
  1. 6
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(25–16, 25–21, 25–15)
4,410 4–2
September 14
7:00 PM
  1. 6
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–1
(25–27, 25–13, 25–14, 25–23)
4,433 5–2
September 15
7:00 PM
  1. 6
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN L 1–3
(25–21, 22–25, 22–25, 22–25)
4,656 5–3
September 22
6:00 PM
at Oklahoma*
  1. 9
ESPN+ W 3–0
(28–26, 25–18, 30–28)
1,7616–3
September 23
6:00 PM
at Oklahoma*
  1. 9
McCasland Field House
Norman, OK
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–22, 25–13, 25–12)
2,2287–3
September 28
8:00 PM
  1. 9 BYU*
  1. 10
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
W 3–1
(13–25, 25–20, 25–15, 25–20)
4,8448–3
September 29
7:00 PM
  1. 9 BYU*
  1. 10
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–1
(26–28, 25–13, 25–22, 25–20)
4,6679–3
October 5
7:00 PM
  1. 17 Kansas*
  1. 8
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–1
(25–17, 16–25, 25–18, 25–22)
4,50810–3
October 6
7:00 PM
  1. 17 Kansas*
  1. 8
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(25–16, 25–15, 25–18)
4,33811–3
October 13
1:00 PM
at #21 Houston*
  1. 7
ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–21, 17–25, 25–23, 25–17)
7,05412–3
October 14
12:00 PM
at #21 Houston*
  1. 7
Fertitta Center
Houston, TX
ESPN2 W 3–0
(25–10, 25–19, 25–23)
7,05113–3
October 18
7:00 PM
at TCU*
  1. 6
W 3–2
(14–25, 25–22, 21–25, 25–23, 15–13)
7,41214–3
October 26
7:00 PM
  1. 20 Baylor*
  1. 5
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
FS1 W 3–2
(21–25, 27–29, 25–11, 25–11, 15–10)
4,59015–3
October 27
7:00 PM
  1. 20 Baylor*
  1. 5
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(27–25, 25–19, 25–15)
4,27616–3
November 2
5:00 PM
at West Virginia*
  1. 4
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–19)
1,07517–3
November 3
4:30 PM
at West Virginia*
  1. 4
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–13, 25–17, 25–17)
82518–3
November 8
6:30 PM
at Kansas State*
  1. 3
ESPN+ L 0–3
(22–25, 22–25, 21–25)
3,04418–4
November 11
7:00 PM
Cincinnati
  1. 3
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(25–13, 25–14, 25–13)
4,48019–4
November 15
6:00 PM
Iowa State
  1. 5
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–1
(25–14, 24–26, 25–18, 25–20)
4,64920–4
November 18
1:00 PM
at UCF*
  1. 5
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23)
1,88721–4
November 25
1:00 PM
Texas Tech
  1. 4
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN W 3–0
(25–17, 25–14, 25–14)
4,72522–4
November 30
6:00 PM
  1. 2
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA First Round)
LHN W 3–1
(21–25, 25–13, 25–20, 25–20)
4,122 23–4
December 1
7:00 PM
  1. 2
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA Second Round)
LHN W 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–17)
3,978 24–4
December 7
8:00 PM
  1. 2
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(NCAA Palo Alto Regional Semifinal)
ESPN2 W 3–2
(25–19, 20–25, 23–25, 26–24, 16–14)
2,483 25–4
December 9
9:00 PM
  1. 2
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(NCAA Palo Alto Regional Final)
ESPNU W 3–1
(25–16, 15–25, 25–19, 25–22)
4,312 26–4
December 14
8:30 PM
  1. 2
Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
(NCAA Semifinal)
ESPN W 3–1
(25–22, 20–25, 25–13, 25–16)
19,958 27–4
December 17
2:00 PM
  1. 2
Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
(NCAA Final)
ABC W 3–0
(25–22, 25–14, 25–11)
19,727 28–4
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Davis Danny. https://twitter.com/CVBTransfers/status/1606366667465842688?cxt=HHwWgICjlaT--sosAAAA. Twitter . December 23, 2022. January 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class. Texas Sports. January 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU. KXAN-TV. 2023-08-27.
  4. Web site: No. 7 Texas volleyball knocks off No. 5 Minnesota away from home. The Daily Texan. 2023-08-30.
  5. Web site: 2023 Volleyball Schedule. Texas Sports. May 15, 2023.