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2024 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

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2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–6 (10–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Sullivan (14th season)
  • David Hunt (3rd season)
  • Reily Buechler Canter (1st season)
Home arenaGregory Gym
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 Texas Longhorns volleyball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team, led by 24th year head coach Jerritt Elliott, play their home games at Gregory Gymnasium. The Longhorns are members of the SEC.

Texas is coming off a 28–4 season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the 2023 NCAA national championship.

Offseason

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Outgoing departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Asjia O'Neal 7 MB 6'3" Senior Southlake, TX Graduated
Bella Bergmark 5 MB 6'2" Senior Larkspur, CA Graduated
Carissa Barnes 10 L 5'7" Redshirt Senior Weatherford, TX Graduated
Molly Phillips 15 OPP 6'5" Senior Mansfield, TX Graduated

Outgoing transfers

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown New Team Source
Marina Crownover S 5'10” Redshirt Freshman Austin, TX Missouri [1]

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous Team Source
Averi Carlson S 5'11” Junior Lucas, TX Baylor [2]
Reagan Rutherford OPP 6'0” Redshirt Senior Missouri City, TX Kentucky [3]
Soah Franklin MB 6'1” Senior Los Angeles, CA Columbia [4]
Whitney Lauenstein OH 6'2” Redshirt Junior Waverly, NE Nebraska [5]

Incoming recruits

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2023 Texas Recruits
Name Pos. Height Hometown High School
Ayden Ames MB 6'4" Prosper, TX Prosper High School
Reese Emerick L 5'9" Austin, TX Westlake High School

Source:[6]

Roster

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2024 Texas Longhorns Roster[7]
 

Libero

  • 2 Emma Halter – Junior
  • 12 Keonilei Akana – Senior
  • 19 Reilly Heinrich – Senior
  • 27 Reese Emerick – Freshman

Setter

  • 1 Ella Swindle - Sophomore
  • 17 Averi Carlson - Junior
 

Middle Blockers

  • 5 Ayden Ames - Freshman
  • 11 Marianna Singletary – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 Nya Bunton - Redshirt Freshman
 

Outside Hitters

  • 4 Sydney Helmers - Redshirt Freshman
  • 6 Madisen SkinnerSenior
  • 7 Jordyn Byrd - Redshirt Freshman
  • 9 Kenna Miller - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 Jenna Wenaas – Senior
  • 26 Whitney Lauenstein – Redshirt Junior
  • 44 Devin Kahahawai – Junior

Opposite Hitters

  • 8 Auburn Tomkinson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 14 Reagan Rutherford - Redshirt Senior

Coaches

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2024 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff[8]
  • Jerritt Elliott – Head coach – 24th year
  • Erik Sullivan – Associate head coach/Technical coordinator – 14th year
  • David Hunt – Associate head coach – 3rd year
  • Reily Buechler Canter – Assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff

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2024 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff[9]
  • Nathan Mendoza – Director of operations
  • DeAnn Koehler – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer
  • Donnie Maib – Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance

Schedule

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Date
Time
Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)
Television Score Attendance Record
(SEC Record)
Regular Season
September 1
11:30 a.m.
vs. #3 Wisconsin #1 Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI
(State Farm Volleyball Showcase)
FOX W 3–1
(30–28, 23–25, 25–15, 25–11)
N/A 1–0
September 2
6:30 p.m.
vs. #18 Minnesota #1 Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI
(State Farm Volleyball Showcase)
FS1 L 2–3
(25–22, 19–25, 20–25, 25–13, 7–15)
8,213 1–1
September 5
8:00 p.m.
vs. Indiana #1 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN W 3–0
(25–8, 25–21, 25–22)
4,451 2–1
September 7
4:00 p.m.
vs. Miami #1 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ L 2–3
(25–19, 25–17, 24–26, 18–25, 11–15)
4,416 2–2
September 11
8:00 p.m.
vs. Houston #6 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
ESPN2 W 3–0
(25–19, 25–18, 25–20)
4,719 3–2
September 15
2:00 p.m.
at #2 Stanford #6 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
ESPN L 0–3
(16–25, 21–25, 22–25)
6,894 3–3
September 18
8:00 p.m.
at #20 Baylor #8 Ferrell Center
Waco, TX
ESPN W 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 26–24)
3,126 4–3
September 20
6:30 p.m.
vs. Hawaii #8 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ W 3–1
(25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–19)
4,531 5–3
September 27
6:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M* #8 Reed Arena
College Station, TX
SECN W 3–1
(25–16, 14–25, 25–23, 25–20)
9,236 6–3
(1–0)
September 29
2:00 p.m.
at LSU* #8 Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
SECN W 3–0
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)
3,885 7–3
(2–0)
October 2
6:30 p.m.
vs. South Carolina* #7 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)
4,738 8–3
(3–0)
October 6
12:00 p.m.
at #18 Florida* #7 O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
ESPN W 3–0
(25–23, 25–18, 25–14)
9,255 9–3
(4–0)
October 13
12:00 p.m.
at #12 Kentucky* #7 Memorial Coliseum
Lexington, KY
ESPN W 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 25–17)
4,834 10–3
(5–0)
October 18
8:00 p.m.
vs. Arkansas* #7 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–22)
4,648 11–3
(6–0)
October 20
1:00 p.m.
vs. Georgia* #7 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ W 3–1
(23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 25–18)
4,440 12–3
(7–0)
October 23
7:00 p.m.
vs. Texas A&M* #7 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
ESPNU L 2–3
(27–25, 14–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–18)
4,576 12–4
(7–1)
November 1
8:00 p.m.
vs. Missouri* #9 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN L 2–3
(25–21, 19–25, 25–17, 24–26, 10–15)
4,467 12–5
(7–2)
November 3
1:00 p.m.
vs. Oklahoma* #9 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
SECN+ L 2–3
(21–25, 27–25, 25–19, 17–25, 9–15)
4,459 12–6
(7–3)
November 6
6:00 p.m.
at Mississippi State* #15 Newell-Grissom Volleyball
Starkville, MS
SECN+ W 3–1
(25–8, 25–15, 21–25, 25–17)
1,657 13–6
(8–3)
November 15
6:30 p.m.
at Auburn* #14 Neville Arena
Auburn, AL
SECN+ W 3–0
(25–11, 25–21, 25–15)
3,940 14–6
(9–3)
November 17
12:00 p.m.
at Alabama* #14 Foster Auditorium
Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPN W 3–0
(25–16, 25–23, 25–15)
3,800 15–6
(10–3)
November 22 at Oklahoma* McCasland Field House
Norman, OK
0–0
November 27 vs. Tennessee* Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
0–0
November 30 vs. Ole Miss* Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
0–0
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball Adds Two-Time National Champion Setter Marina Crownover". MU Tigers. January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Jones Thomas (December 26, 2023). "Kentucky's Reagan Rutherford, Baylor's Averi Carlson to transfer to Texas volleyball team". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Shivangi Agrawal (January 11, 2024). "After a Blockbuster Trade to Texas Longhorns, Reagan Rutherford Gives Valuable Recruitment Advice to Youngsters". Essentially Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Rieder Arielle (May 15, 2024). "Senior middle blocker Soah Franklin announces transfer to University of Texas at Austin for final year of eligibility". Essentially Sports. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Eberts Wescott (December 26, 2023). "Eat it, John Cook: Texas volleyball adds three high-profile transfers, including one from Nebraska". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "2024 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.