2024 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jerritt Elliott (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Erik Sullivan (14th season); David Hunt (3rd season); Reily Buechler Canter (1st season);
Home arena	Gregory Gymnasium
	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.

2024 Southeastern Conference volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Kentucky ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	2	.875	20	–	7	.741
No. 14 Texas ‍‍‍^y	13	–	3	.813	18	–	6	.750
No. 18 Florida ‍‍‍^y	11	–	5	.688	21	–	7	.750
No. 24 Missouri ‍‍‍^y	11	–	5	.688	20	–	8	.714
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	10	–	6	.625	19	–	7	.731
Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8	.500	14	–	10	.583
Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8	.500	15	–	11	.577
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	7	–	9	.438	17	–	11	.607
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	9	.438	16	–	11	.593
LSU ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	15	–	12	.556
Arkansas ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	16	–	12	.571
Georgia ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	12	–	14	.462
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	5	–	11	.313	11	–	14	.440
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	14	–	13	.519
Alabama ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 4, 2024 Rankings from AVCA Source:[1]

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

Offseason

Outgoing departures

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

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

Incoming transfers

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

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

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 – Sophomore
55 Nya Bunton - Freshman

Outside Hitters

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

Opposite Hitters

8 Auburn Tomkinson - Freshman
14 Reagan Rutherford - Senior

Coaches

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

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

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 6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma*	#14	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	SECN+	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–19)	3,325	16–6 (11–3)
November 27 7:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee*	#14	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	SECN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–20)	4,180	17–6 (12–3)
November 30 11:00 a.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	#14	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	SECN+	W 3–2 (26–28, 27–25, 25–23, 21–25, 17–15)	3,819	18–6 (13–3)
2024 NCAA Tournament
December 5 6:30 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX (NCAA First Round)
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source^[10]

References

^ "Volleyball Adds Two-Time National Champion Setter Marina Crownover". MU Tigers. January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2024 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[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.

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