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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Volleyball

Horns extend unbeaten streak

Shabab Siddiqui November 11, 2010

Senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette continued her hot streak Wednesday with a 30-kill performance as the seventh-ranked Longhorns beat Baylor 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-17 to extend their winning streak...

Roommates bond over volleyball, food

Austin Laymance November 10, 2010

As the old saying goes, if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Rachael Adams stays out of the kitchen at home, where she lives with teammate and close friend Amber Roberson, but...

Faucette guides Horns past Sooners

Austin Laymance November 8, 2010

Juliann Faucette would not let Texas’ eight-match win streak come to an end Saturday. The senior All-American outside hitter put the Longhorns on her shoulders and carried the team with a career-high...

McNeal acts as versatile athlete, team DJ

Shabab Siddiqui November 5, 2010

Sophomore Sha’Dare McNeal is a little hard to pin down and define. McNeal teeters on shy and quiet, but claims she’s the opposite when around people she knows really well. She used...

Kocher at home back in starting lineup

Shabab Siddiqui November 3, 2010

When freshman setter Hannah Allison went down, the Longhorns spent very little time in a panic. After all, junior setter Michelle Kocher — the team’s “backup” — may be...

Elliott’s bunch succeeding in difficult stretch of season

Austin Laymance November 1, 2010

Two teams, two sports, two genders, two National Championship appearances a season ago and two programs moving in completely opposite directions. Jerritt Elliott’s resilient group has reeled...

Deep bench a force behind Texas’ spiking stock

Austin Laymance October 29, 2010

As Texas travels to Colorado on Saturday, the team will look to build off a huge win at home over No. 2 Nebraska on Wednesday. The Longhorns have won seven straight matches and 10 of the last 11, including...

Victory continues team’s recent dominance

Shabab Siddiqui October 28, 2010

There’s something about the twice-a-year Texas-Nebraska matchup that puts everything in the framework of past, present and future. There’s a past, especially in the late 1990s to mid-2000s,...

Texas creams Cornhuskers at home

Austin Laymance October 28, 2010

With ESPNU in the house and a raucous crowd on hand, there was a buzz in the air at Gregory Gym on Wednesday reminiscent of playoff volleyball as Texas defeated Nebraska 3-1 to move a game-and-a-half...

Texas, Nebraska face off for final meeting in Big 12

Shabab Siddiqui October 27, 2010

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was seasons of light, it was seasons of darkness. It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. We had everything before us, we had...

Faucette leads way as Nebraska match looms

Shabab Siddiqui October 25, 2010

The Longhorns keep rolling, if not in the prettiest fashion. Texas won its sixth straight match in a sweep of Kansas State 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 on Friday at Gregory Gym. The atypical Friday game...

Surging Horns put streak to test

Shabab Siddiqui October 22, 2010

The Longhorns have dropped one set in the last five matches. Some may forget that things looked much grimmer less than a month ago. Texas hopes to build on its five-game winning streak as it hosts...

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