Texas Tech Volleyball Set to Air on Fox College Sports
By: Matt Dowdy
Updated: October 10, 2012
The
Texas Tech and Oklahoma volleyball match scheduled for Oct. 17 will be
aired nationally on FOX College Sports, Learfield Sports and FOX
Sports officials announced Wednesday. First serve is slated for 6 p.m.
at the United Spirit Arena.
The
match will be the second broadcast as part of the multi-year agreement
between Fox Sports, Learfield Sports, and Texas Tech that was signed in
September. The Red
Raider football season opener against Northwestern State opened the
agreement as the game was shown on Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
"This
should be a high-quality, competitive Big 12 match and we're excited
that it is going to be shown nationally," Tech head coach Don Flora
said. "This will be
a great opportunity for Red Raider fans outside the Lubbock area to see
us play and we hope to have a large crowd in attendance as well."
The
Red Raiders and Sooners battled to five sets a year ago before
25th-ranked Oklahoma escaped Lubbock with a 3-2 victory. Oklahoma is
currently receiving votes in
the AVCA top 25 poll for the fifth-straight week after opening the 2012
season with a 14-5 record heading into a match later this evening with
No. 21 Kansas.
Texas
Tech will also be hosting its annual Dig for the Cure promotion against
the Sooners as all fans wearing pink will receive complimentary
admission. The Red Raiders
will be wearing pink uniforms as well to help promote breast cancer
awareness.
