2023 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

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2023 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record28–4 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Sullivan (13th season)
  • David Hunt (2nd season)
  • Jessica Brannan (2nd season)
Home arena Gregory Gym
Seasons
←  2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Texas  ‍†‍‍y15–1 .93820–4 .833
No. 13 BYU  ‍‍‍y11–4 .73322–5 .815
No. 17 Kansas  ‍‍‍y11–4 .73320–5 .800
No. 21 Houston  ‍‍‍y10–5 .66717–7 .708
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y8–7 .53317–9 .654
UCF  ‍‍‍8–7 .53317–9 .654
Kansas State  ‍‍‍8–7 .53314–10 .583
No. 23 Baylor  ‍‍‍y8–8 .50014–12 .538
TCU  ‍‍‍y8–9 .47115–13 .536
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍4–10 .28611–13 .458
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍3–11 .21410–16 .385
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍2–12 .1439–15 .375
West Virginia  ‍‍‍2–13 .1339–19 .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 15, 2024
Rankings from AVCA
Source:Big 12 Conference

The 2023 Texas Longhorns volleyball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team, led by 23rd year head coach Jerritt Elliott, play their home games at Gregory Gymnasium. The Longhorns are members of the Big 12.

Contents

Texas is coming off a 28–1 season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the 2022 NCAA national championship.

Offseason

Outgoing departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jenna Ewert1S5'10"Redshirt Senior Antioch, CA Graduated
Kayla Caffey28MB6'0"Redshirt Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Logan Eggleston 33OH6'2"Senior Brentwood, TN Graduated
Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres9S6'0"Senior Honolulu, HI Graduated
Zoe Fleck 10L5'6"Senior Granada Hills, CA Graduated

Outgoing Transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownNew TeamSource
Melanie ParraOH5'11”Sophomore Culiacán, Sinaloa, México TCU [1]

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownPrevious TeamSource
Jenna WenaasOH6'1”Junior Frisco, TX Minnesota [1]

Incoming recruits

2023 Texas Recruits
NamePos.HeightHometownHigh School
Auburn TomkinsonRS6’5" Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad High School
Ella SwindleS6’3" Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High School
Jordyn ByrdOH6’4" Bradenton, FL Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Nya BuntonMB6’3" Louisville, KY duPont Manual High School
Sydney HelmersOH6’4"Louisville, KY Assumption High School

Source: [2]

Roster

2023 Texas Longhorns Roster [3]
 

Libero

  • 2 Emma Halter – Sophomore
  • 10 Carissa Barnes - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 12 Keonilei Akana – Junior
  • 19 Reilly Heinrich – Junior

Setter

  • 1 Ella Swindle - Freshman
  • 22 Marina Crownover – Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Middle Blockers

  • 5 Bella Bergmark – Senior
  • 7 Asjia O'Neal – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 11 Marianna Singletary – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 55 Nya Bunton - Freshman
 

Outside Hitters

  • 4 Sydney Helmers - Freshman
  • 6 Madisen Skinner – Junior
  • 9 Kenna Miller - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 13 Jenna Wenaas – Junior
  • 14 Jordyn Byrd - Freshman
  • 44 Devin Kahahawai – Sophomore

Opposite Hitters

  • 8 Auburn Tomkinson - Freshman
  • 15 Molly Phillips – Senior

Coaches

2023 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff [4]
  • Jerritt Elliott – Head coach – 23rd year
  • Erik Sullivan – Associate head coach/Technical coordinator – 13th year
  • David Hunt – Associate head coach – 2nd year
  • Cursty Le Roux – Assistant coach – 1st year

Support Staff

2023 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff [5]
  • Nathan Mendoza – Director of operations
  • DeAnn Koehler – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer
  • Donnie Maib – Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance

Schedule

Date
Time		OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)		TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(Big 12 Record)
Exhibition
August 12
11:00 AM		Texas orange & White– Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX 		LHN2–2
(13–25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–17)		N/A0–0
August 18
6:00 PM		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #1Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		 LHN W 5–0
(25–20, 25–10, 25–12, 25–19, 15–8)		N/A0–0
Regular Season
August 25
8:00 PM		at Long Beach State #1 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(22–25, 25–18, 16–25, 22–25) [6] 		3,5790–1
August 26
3:00 PM		vs Loyola Marymount #1Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 25–22, 25–19) [6] 		8571–1
August 29
7:00 PM		at #5 Minnesota #7 Maturi Pavilion
Minneapolis, MN 		B1G W 3–1
(25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–23) [7] 		5,2532–1
September 3
11:30 AM		#2 Stanford #7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		 ESPN2 L 0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 15–25)		4,7072–2
September 8
5:00 PM		 Florida Gulf Coast #7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(25–19, 25–18, 25–13)		4,5443–2
September 11
6:00 PM		 Rice #6Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(25–16, 25–21, 25–15)		4,4104–2
September 14
7:00 PM		#19 Ohio State #6Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–1
(25–27, 25–13, 25–14, 25–23)		4,4335–2
September 15
7:00 PM		#11 Washington State #6Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNL 1–3
(25–21, 22–25, 22–25, 22–25)		4,6565–3
September 22
6:00 PM		at Oklahoma*#9 McCasland Field House
Norman, OK 		ESPN+W 3–0
(28–26, 25–18, 30–28)		1,7616–3
September 23
6:00 PM		at Oklahoma*#9McCasland Field House
Norman, OK		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 25–13, 25–12)		2,2287–3
September 28
8:00 PM		#9 BYU*#10Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		 FS1 W 3–1
(13–25, 25–20, 25–15, 25–20)		4,8448–3
September 29
7:00 PM		#9 BYU*#10Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–1
(26–28, 25–13, 25–22, 25–20)		4,6679–3
October 5
7:00 PM		#17 Kansas*#8Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–1
(25–17, 16–25, 25–18, 25–22)		4,50810–3
October 6
7:00 PM		#17 Kansas*#8Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(25–16, 25–15, 25–18)		4,33811–3
October 13
1:00 PM		at #21 Houston*#7 Fertitta Center
Houston, TX 		ESPN+W 3–1
(25–21, 17–25, 25–23, 25–17)		7,05412–3
October 14
12:00 PM		at #21 Houston*#7Fertitta Center
Houston, TX		ESPN2W 3–0
(25–10, 25–19, 25–23)		7,05113–3
October 18
7:00 PM		at TCU*#6University Rec Center
Fort Worth, TX 		ESPNU W 3–2
(14–25, 25–22, 21–25, 25–23, 15–13)		7,41214–3
October 26
7:00 PM		#20 Baylor*#5Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		FS1W 3–2
(21–25, 27–29, 25–11, 25–11, 15–10)		4,59015–3
October 27
7:00 PM		#20 Baylor*#5Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(27–25, 25–19, 25–15)		4,27616–3
November 2
5:00 PM		at West Virginia*#4 WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV 		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–19)		1,07517–3
November 3
4:30 PM		at West Virginia*#4WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–13, 25–17, 25–17)		82518–3
November 8
6:30 PM		at Kansas State*#3 Bramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, KS 		ESPN+L 0–3
(22–25, 22–25, 21–25)		3,04418–4
November 11
7:00 PM		 Cincinnati*#3Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(25–13, 25–14, 25–13)		4,48019–4
November 15
6:00 PM		 Iowa State*#5Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–1
(25–14, 24–26, 25–18, 25–20)		4,64920–4
November 18
1:00 PM		at UCF*#5 The Venue at UCF
Orlando, FL 		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23)		1,88721–4
November 25
1:00 PM		 Texas Tech*#4Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		LHNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–14, 25–14)		4,72522–4
2023 NCAA Tournament
November 30
6:00 PM		 Texas A&M #2 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA First Round)		LHNW 3–1
(21–25, 25–13, 25–20, 25–20)		4,12223–4
December 1
7:00 PM		#7 SMU #2 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA Second Round)		LHNW 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–17)		3,97824–4
December 7
8:00 PM		#3 Tennessee #2 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(NCAA Palo Alto Regional Semifinal)		ESPN2W 3–2
(25–19, 20–25, 23–25, 26–24, 16–14)		2,48325–4
December 9
9:00 PM		#1 Stanford #2Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(NCAA Palo Alto Regional Final)		ESPNUW 3–1
(25–16, 15–25, 25–19, 25–22)		4,31226–4
December 14
8:30 PM		#1 Wisconsin #2 Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
(NCAA Semifinal)		ESPNW 3–1
(25–22, 20–25, 25–13, 25–16)		19,95827–4
December 17
2:00 PM		#1 Nebraska #2Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
(NCAA Final)		ABCW 3–0
(25–22, 25–14, 25–11)		19,72728–4
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source [8]

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