2024 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

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2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record20–7 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Sullivan (14th season)
  • David Hunt (3rd season)
  • Reily Buechler Canter (1st season)
Home arena Gregory Gymnasium
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍†‍‍y14–2 .87523–8 .742
No. 13 Texas  ‍‍‍y13–3 .81320–7 .741
No. 22 Florida  ‍‍‍y11–5 .68823–8 .742
No. 25 Missouri  ‍‍‍y11–5 .68822–9 .710
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y10–6 .62521–8 .724
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y8–8 .50015–11 .577
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y8–8 .50015–12 .556
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y7–9 .43818–12 .600
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y7–9 .43816–12 .571
LSU  ‍‍‍7–9 .43815–12 .556
Arkansas  ‍‍‍6–10 .37516–12 .571
Georgia  ‍‍‍6–10 .37512–14 .462
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍5–11 .31311–14 .440
Auburn  ‍‍‍4–12 .25014–13 .519
Alabama  ‍‍‍3–13 .18811–16 .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 16, 2024
Rankings from AVCA
Source:

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.

Contents

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

Offseason

Outgoing departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Asjia O'Neal 7MB6'3"Senior Southlake, TX Graduated
Bella Bergmark5MB6'2"Senior Larkspur, CA Graduated
Carissa Barnes10L5'7"Redshirt Senior Weatherford, TX Graduated
Molly Phillips15OPP6'5"Senior Mansfield, TX Graduated

Outgoing transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownNew TeamSource
Marina CrownoverS5'10”Redshirt Freshman Austin, TX Missouri [1]

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownPrevious TeamSource
Averi CarlsonS5'11”Junior Lucas, TX Baylor [2]
Reagan RutherfordOPP6'0”Redshirt Senior Missouri City, TX Kentucky [3]
Soah FranklinMB6'1”Senior Los Angeles, CA Columbia [4]
Whitney LauensteinOH6'2”Redshirt Junior Waverly, NE Nebraska [5]

Incoming recruits

2023 Texas Recruits
NamePos.HeightHometownHigh School
Ayden AmesMB6'4" Prosper, TX Prosper High School
Reese EmerickL5'9" 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 – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 55 Nya Bunton - Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Outside Hitters

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

Opposite Hitters

  • 8 Auburn Tomkinson - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 14 Reagan Rutherford - Redshirt.svg 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		OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)		TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(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/A1–0
September 2
6:30 p.m.		vs. #18 Minnesota #1Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI
(State Farm Volleyball Showcase)		 FS1 L 2–3
(25–22, 19–25, 20–25, 25–13, 7–15)		8,2131–1
September 5
8:00 p.m.		vs. Indiana #1 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX 		SECN W 3–0
(25–8, 25–21, 25–22)		4,4512–1
September 7
4:00 p.m.		vs. Miami #1Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+L 2–3
(25–19, 25–17, 24–26, 18–25, 11–15)		4,4162–2
September 11
8:00 p.m.		vs. Houston #6Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		 ESPN2 W 3–0
(25–19, 25–18, 25–20)		4,7193–2
September 15
2:00 p.m.		at #2 Stanford #6 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA 		ESPN L 0–3
(16–25, 21–25, 22–25)		6,8943–3
September 18
8:00 p.m.		at #20 Baylor #8 Ferrell Center
Waco, TX 		ESPNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 26–24)		3,1264–3
September 20
6:30 p.m.		vs. Hawaii #8Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+W 3–1
(25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–19)		4,5315–3
September 27
6:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M*#8 Reed Arena
College Station, TX 		SECNW 3–1
(25–16, 14–25, 25–23, 25–20)		9,2366–3
(1–0)
September 29
2:00 p.m.		at LSU*#8 Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA 		SECNW 3–0
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)		3,8857–3
(2–0)
October 2
6:30 p.m.		vs. South Carolina*#7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+W 3–0
(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)		4,7388–3
(3–0)
October 6
12:00 p.m.		at #18 Florida*#7 O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL 		ESPNW 3–0
(25–23, 25–18, 25–14)		9,2559–3
(4–0)
October 13
12:00 p.m.		at #12 Kentucky*#7 Memorial Coliseum
Lexington, KY 		ESPNW 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 25–17)		4,83410–3
(5–0)
October 18
8:00 p.m.		vs. Arkansas*#7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+W 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–22)		4,64811–3
(6–0)
October 20
1:00 p.m.		vs. Georgia*#7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+W 3–1
(23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 25–18)		4,44012–3
(7–0)
October 23
7:00 p.m.		vs. Texas A&M*#7Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		 ESPNU L 2–3
(27–25, 14–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–18)		4,57612–4
(7–1)
November 1
8:00 p.m.		vs. Missouri*#9Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECNL 2–3
(25–21, 19–25, 25–17, 24–26, 10–15)		4,46712–5
(7–2)
November 3
1:00 p.m.		vs. Oklahoma*#9Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+L 2–3
(21–25, 27–25, 25–19, 17–25, 9–15)		4,45912–6
(7–3)
November 6
6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi State*#15Newell-Grissom Volleyball
Starkville, MS 		SECN+W 3–1
(25–8, 25–15, 21–25, 25–17)		1,65713–6
(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)		3,94014–6
(9–3)
November 17
12:00 p.m.		at Alabama*#14 Foster Auditorium
Tuscaloosa, AL 		ESPNW 3–0
(25–16, 25–23, 25–15)		3,80015–6
(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)		3,32516–6
(11–3)
November 27
7:00 p.m.		vs. Tennessee*#14Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECNW 3–0
(25–20, 25–14, 25–20)		4,18017–6
(12–3)
November 30
11:00 a.m.		vs. Ole Miss*#14Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX		SECN+W 3–2
(26–28, 27–25, 25–23, 21–25, 17–15)		3,81918–6
(13–3)
2024 NCAA Tournament
December 5
6:30 p.m.		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #13Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA First Round)		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–11, 25–23, 25–12)		3,91819–6
December 6
6:30 p.m.		#19 USC #13Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA Second Round)		ESPN+W 3–0
(26–24, 25–20, 25–22)		4,13720–6
December 12
12:00 p.m.		#6 Creighton #13 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(NCAA State College Regional Semifinal)		ESPN2L 1–3
(26–24, 19–25, 21–25, 20–25)		N/A20–7
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source [10]

Awards and honors

Conference honors

All-SEC Team
PlayerPositionClassTeamRef.
Madisen Skinner OHSenior1st [11]
Marianna SingletaryMBRedshirt Sophomore
Reagan RutherfordOPPRedshirt Senior2nd
Ayden AmesMBFreshmanAll-Freshman Team

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