2023 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

2023 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
2023 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
NCAA national champion; Big 12 Conference champion
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	28–4 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Jerritt Elliott (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Erik Sullivan (13th season); David Hunt (2nd season); Jessica Brannan (2nd season);
Home arena	Gregory Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	1	.938	20	–	4	.833
No. 13 BYU ‍‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	22	–	5	.815
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	20	–	5	.800
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍^y	10	–	5	.667	17	–	7	.708
Iowa State ‍‍‍^y	8	–	7	.533	17	–	9	.654
UCF ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	17	–	9	.654
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	14	–	10	.583
No. 23 Baylor ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8	.500	14	–	12	.538
TCU ‍‍‍^y	8	–	9	.471	15	–	13	.536
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	11	–	13	.458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	9	–	15	.375
West Virginia ‍‍‍	2	–	13	.133	9	–	19	.321

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 26, 2024 Rankings from AVCA Source:Big 12 Conference

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	Antioch, CA	Graduated
Kayla Caffey	28	MB	6'0"	Redshirt Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Logan Eggleston	33	OH	6'2"	Senior	Brentwood, TN	Graduated
Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres	9	S	6'0"	Senior	Honolulu, HI	Graduated
Zoe Fleck	10	L	5'6"	Senior	Granada Hills, CA	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New Team	Source
Melanie Parra	OH	5'11”	Sophomore	Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	TCU	^[1]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Jenna Wenaas	OH	6'1”	Junior	Frisco, TX	Minnesota	^[1]

Incoming recruits

2023 Texas Recruits
Name	Pos.	Height	Hometown	High School
Auburn Tomkinson	RS	6’5"	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad High School
Ella Swindle	S	6’3"	Columbia, MO	Rock Bridge High School
Jordyn Byrd	OH	6’4"	Bradenton, FL	Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Nya Bunton	MB	6’3"	Louisville, KY	duPont Manual High School
Sydney Helmers	OH	6’4"	Louisville, KY	Assumption High School

Source:^[2]

Roster

2023 Texas Longhorns Roster^[3]

Libero

2 Emma Halter – Sophomore
10 Carissa Barnes - Senior
12 Keonilei Akana – Junior
19 Reilly Heinrich – Junior

Setter

1 Ella Swindle - Freshman
22 Marina Crownover – Freshman

Middle Blockers

5 Bella Bergmark – Senior
7 Asjia O'Neal – Senior
11 Marianna Singletary – Freshman
55 Nya Bunton - Freshman

Outside Hitters

4 Sydney Helmers - Freshman
6 Madisen Skinner – Junior
9 Kenna Miller - Freshman
13 Jenna Wenaas – Junior
14 Jordyn Byrd - Freshman
44 Devin Kahahawai – Sophomore

Opposite Hitters

8 Auburn Tomkinson - Freshman
15 Molly Phillips – Senior

Coaches

2023 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff^[4]
Jerritt Elliott – Head coach – 23rd year Erik Sullivan – Associate head coach/Technical coordinator – 13th year David Hunt – Associate head coach – 2nd year Cursty Le Roux – Assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff

2023 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff^[5]
Nathan Mendoza – Director of operations DeAnn Koehler – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Donnie Maib – Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (Big 12 Record)
Exhibition
August 12 11:00 AM	Texas orange & White	–	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	2–2 (13–25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–17)	N/A	0–0
August 18 6:00 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	#1	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 5–0 (25–20, 25–10, 25–12, 25–19, 15–8)	N/A	0–0
Regular Season
August 25 8:00 PM	at Long Beach State	#1	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (22–25, 25–18, 16–25, 22–25)^[6]	3,579	0–1
August 26 3:00 PM	vs Loyola Marymount	#1	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 25–19)^[6]	857	1–1
August 29 7:00 PM	at #5 Minnesota	#7	Maturi Pavilion Minneapolis, MN	B1G	W 3–1 (25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–23)^[7]	5,253	2–1
September 3 11:30 AM	#2 Stanford	#7	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	ESPN2	L 0–3 (23–25, 20–25, 15–25)	4,707	2–2
September 8 5:00 PM	Florida Gulf Coast	#7	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–18, 25–13)	4,544	3–2
September 11 6:00 PM	Rice	#6	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–15)	4,410	4–2
September 14 7:00 PM	#19 Ohio State	#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	#11 Washington State	#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*	#9	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	ESPN+	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 30–28)	1,761	6–3
September 23 6:00 PM	at Oklahoma*	#9	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–13, 25–12)	2,228	7–3
September 28 8:00 PM	#9 BYU*	#10	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	FS1	W 3–1 (13–25, 25–20, 25–15, 25–20)	4,844	8–3
September 29 7:00 PM	#9 BYU*	#10	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–1 (26–28, 25–13, 25–22, 25–20)	4,667	9–3
October 5 7:00 PM	#17 Kansas*	#8	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–1 (25–17, 16–25, 25–18, 25–22)	4,508	10–3
October 6 7:00 PM	#17 Kansas*	#8	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–18)	4,338	11–3
October 13 1:00 PM	at #21 Houston*	#7	Fertitta Center Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–21, 17–25, 25–23, 25–17)	7,054	12–3
October 14 12:00 PM	at #21 Houston*	#7	Fertitta Center Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 3–0 (25–10, 25–19, 25–23)	7,051	13–3
October 18 7:00 PM	at TCU*	#6	University Rec Center Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	W 3–2 (14–25, 25–22, 21–25, 25–23, 15–13)	7,412	14–3
October 26 7:00 PM	#20 Baylor*	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	FS1	W 3–2 (21–25, 27–29, 25–11, 25–11, 15–10)	4,590	15–3
October 27 7:00 PM	#20 Baylor*	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (27–25, 25–19, 25–15)	4,276	16–3
November 2 5:00 PM	at West Virginia*	#4	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–19)	1,075	17–3
November 3 4:30 PM	at West Virginia*	#4	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–17, 25–17)	825	18–3
November 8 6:30 PM	at Kansas State*	#3	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 0–3 (22–25, 22–25, 21–25)	3,044	18–4
November 11 7:00 PM	Cincinnati*	#3	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–14, 25–13)	4,480	19–4
November 15 6:00 PM	Iowa State*	#5	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–1 (25–14, 24–26, 25–18, 25–20)	4,649	20–4
November 18 1:00 PM	at UCF*	#5	The Venue at UCF Orlando, FL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23)	1,887	21–4
November 25 1:00 PM	Texas Tech*	#4	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–14, 25–14)	4,725	22–4
2023 NCAA Tournament
November 30 6:00 PM	Texas A&M	#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	#7 SMU	#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	#3 Tennessee	#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 Stanford	#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 Wisconsin	#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 Nebraska	#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^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Davis Danny (December 23, 2022). "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2023 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU". KXAN-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ "No. 7 Texas volleyball knocks off No. 5 Minnesota away from home". The Daily Texan. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[Davis_Danny-1] Davis Danny (December 23, 2022). "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[2] "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[3] "2023 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[4] "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[5] "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[Upset_and_Rebound-6] "No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU". KXAN-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

[7] "No. 7 Texas volleyball knocks off No. 5 Minnesota away from home". The Daily Texan. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[8] "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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v t e Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
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
National Championships in bold; Runner-up in italics