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Middle blocker Asjia O'Neal serves the ball during Texas' game against A&M on Nov. 30, 2023. The game was the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, and Texas won 3-1.

Texas volleyball avenges early season loss and takes down Stanford in the Elite Eight, advances to the Final Four

Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter December 11, 2023

97 days ago, Texas volleyball hosted Stanford in its home opener and got played off the floor in a sweeping loss. It was a loss that Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott described as a young team still finding...

Texas Volleyball team celebrates in-between sets on Sept. 3, 2023.

Texas volleyball completes miraculous five-set comeback against Tennessee, advances to Elite Eight

Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter December 8, 2023

Down 2-1 and losing late in the fourth set, the Longhorns stared down match point with their back on the wall of elimination. Texas' NCAA Tournament run looked over. A slew of mistakes throughout the match...

Libero Keonilei Akana during Texas' game against A&M on Nov. 30, 2023. The game was the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, and Texas won 3-1.

Texas volleyball sweeps SMU, headed back to Sweet 16

Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter December 2, 2023

After a hard-fought win against Texas A&M Thursday night, Texas again defended its home court with a victory over SMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns swept the Mustangs 25-16,...

Libero Keonilei Akana during Texas' game against A&M on Nov. 30, 2023. The game was the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, and Texas won 3-1.

No. 5 Texas volleyball moves on to round two of NCAA Championship after beating Texas A&M

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter December 1, 2023

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 3-1 to move to the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament where they will be playing against SMU on Friday. Both Aggie and Longhorn fans...

Senior middle blocker Asjia O'Neal jumps up to spike the ball on Nov. 11, 2023 against Cincinnati. O'Neal had a total of 9 kills at this game.

No. 5 Texas Volleyball to play Texas A&M in NCAA Championship first round

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter November 30, 2023

The first round of the NCAA Championship will start at home for defending national champion No. 5 Texas volleyball with a challenging first game against a Southeastern Conference opponent.  Not just...

Texas Volleyball’s Devin Kahahawai and Keonilei Akana (center) hosted a lū’au for their teammates on a trip to Hawaii in March. “They just had a lot of fun,” Akana said. “We got up and danced, and they really appreciated being able to be a part of where we’re from.”

Texas volleyball’s Keonilei Akana, Devin Kahahawai embrace Hawaiian culture an ocean away

Aaron Sullivan, General Copy Staffer November 29, 2023

Keonilei Akana and Devin Kahahawai were barely teammates six years ago. They met for the first time at varsity volleyball tryouts at a school exclusively for Native Hawaiian students. Now, they’re roommates...

No. 4 Texas volleyball defeats Texas Tech in last Big 12 conference game

No. 4 Texas volleyball defeats Texas Tech in last Big 12 conference game

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter November 27, 2023

No. 4 Texas volleyball swept Texas Tech at home in its final Big 12 regular season matchup on Saturday afternoon.  Texas scored two immediate points as the crowd chanted “We! Are! Texas!” following...

Senior middle-blocker Asjia O’Neal jumps spikes the ball toward the Iowa State volleyball team on Nov. 15, 2023. Texas won 3-1.

No. 5 Texas volleyball becomes Big 12 Champions after 3-1 win against Iowa State

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter November 16, 2023

Last season, Iowa State beat Texas 3-2 in Texas’ first and only loss of the season.  And after four hard-earned sets, No. 5 Texas got redemption against an unranked Iowa State, won their seventh...

Senior middle-blocker Asjia O'Neal throws her arms up in celebration after match point of the game against the University of Cincinnati on Nov. 11, 2023. O'Neal finished the game with nine kills and eight blocks.

No. 3 Texas volleyball bounces back with sweep victory over Cincinnati

Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter November 12, 2023

After suffering its first loss in the Big 12 season against Kansas State, No. 3 Texas dominated Cincinnati to get back into the win column.  Throughout the match, Texas never looked phased, winning...

Madisen Skinner and Asjia O'Neal attempt to block a spike by Toyosi Onabanjo during a game against the University of Kansas on October 6th, 2023

Kansas State sweeps No. 3 Texas 3-0 in Longhorns’ first conference loss

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter November 10, 2023

No. 3 Texas volleyball was swept by unranked Kansas State in Manhattan on Wednesday night.  This is the last time these teams will face each other in conference play because of Texas’ move to the...

No. 4 Texas volleyball remains perfect in Big 12 play with back-to-back sweeps over West Virginia

No. 4 Texas volleyball remains perfect in Big 12 play with back-to-back sweeps over West Virginia

Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter November 4, 2023

A successful road trip for No. 4 Texas saw the Longhorns go into Morgantown, West Virginia and take both games against the Mountaineers in sweeping fashion, continuing their all-time unbeaten streak against...

Texas Volleyball team celebrates in-between sets on Sept. 3, 2023.

No. 5 Texas volleyball sweeps No. 20 Baylor, 3-0

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter October 28, 2023

The Bears have never won a game against the Longhorns at Gregory Gym. The 50-0 streak was not broken on Friday night.  After battling No. 20 Baylor to win 3-2 the night before, No. 5 Texas entered the...

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