Game Notes
Dallas, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team returns to action on Friday when the Bobcats play UC Davis in the first match of the SMU Doubletree Invite. The match, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., will be the fourth of the season for the Bobcats after they began the season 2-1 last weekend at the Hofstra/Asics Invitational.
Live coverage of the SMU Doubletree Invite will be provided through SMU's athletic website, www.smumustangs.com. Additional coverage will be available through www.txstatebobcats.com and the Texas State Athletics Twitter account.
Tournament Facts
Tournament: SMU Doubletree Invite
Dates: Friday & Saturday, September 3 & 4
Teams: Texas State, SMU, UC Davis, Texas Tech
Site: Dallas, Texas - Moody Coliseum
Live Stats: www.smumustangs.com
Live Webstreaming: www.smumustangs.com
(Note: Webstreaming only available for SMU matches)
Tournament Schedule
Friday, September 3
11:00 a.m. - UC Davis vs. Texas State
1:30 p.m. - SMU vs. Texas Tech
5:00 p.m. - UC Davis vs. Tech Tech
7:30 p.m. - SMU vs. Texas State
Saturday, September 4
12:00 p.m. - Texas State vs. Texas Tech
2:30 p.m. - SMU vs. UC Davis
Scouting Texas State
The Bobcats started the season 2-1 last weekend after rebounding from a five-set loss to Missouri State to defeat Hofstra and Canisius. Freshman Madeline Gaffney earned Hofstra/Asics All-Tournament Teams honors after hitting .696 for the tournament and leading the team with 10 blocks. Texas State is competing in this tournament for the second consecutive year after going 2-1 in the invite last year.
Scouting UC Davis
Head Coach: Jamie Holmes
Conference: Big West
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
The Aggies began the season at the Utah Classic last weekend, finishing 0-2 with losses to Utah and Utah
State. Opponents hit .278 against UC Davis in the tournament. Three players averaged 3.0 kills per set during the two-game stretch in Katie Denny, Kayla Varney and Allison Whitson.
Scouting SMU
Head Coach: Lisa Seifert
Conference: Conference USA
All-Time Series: Tied 2-2
Last Meeting: SMU won, 3-1 (9/18/09)
SMU won all three of its matches at the Baylor Invite, defeating Butler, Baylor and Stephen F. Austin to start the season 3-0. The Mustangs, who are currently receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll, had three players earn Conference USA Player of the Week honors in Dana Powell, Kelli Becerra and Sidney Stewart.
Scouting Texas Tech
Head Coach: Trish Knight
Conference: Big 12
All-Time Series: Texas Tech leads 8-17-1
Last Meeting: Texas State won, 3-0 (9/2/09)
Texas State takes on Texas Tech for the first time since sweeping the Red Raiders in front of a Strahan Coliseum record 2,389 fans a season ago. Texas Tech went 1-2 at the Rice Tournament last weekend, falling to Rice and Mississippi before winning its final match against UTSA. Amanda Dowdy led the Red Raiders with 3.8 kills per set and 2.1 digs per set to start the season.
