July 23, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M's volleyball match against Oklahoma on Nov. 3 at Reed Arena will be televised by ESPNU, the Big 12 Conference announced today. The match is one of five league contests that will be broadcast on FSN and ESPNU as part of the conference TV package.
The start time of the A&M-OU match has been changed to 8 p.m. to accommodate ESPNU's broadcast schedule.
The Aggies and Sooners split the season series last year as each team won on the road. The series record between the two programs is even at 5-5 over the last five years, and three of the last six meetings have been decided in the final fifth set.
A&M and OU tied for fourth place in the Big 12 with 11-9 records last year and received at-large invitations to the NCAA Championship. The Aggies advanced to the Sweet 16 and finished 20-11 overall and ranked No. 21 in the final coaches poll.
Oklahoma finished 18-12 after being eliminated in the NCAA first round.
A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli will welcome two returning starters plus the libero, as well as four other letterwinners and seven newcomers, when the Aggies begin preseason workouts on August 9. The Aggies open the season August 27 against Siena in the first match of the Texas A&M Invitational. The Aggies also will face Pacific and LSU, who A&M upset in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Championship, during the two-day tournament at Reed Arena.
The current Big 12 volleyball telecast schedule is as follows:
Sept. 15, Nebraska at Iowa State, ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2, Texas at Nebraska, FSN, 8 p.m.
Oct. 13, Texas at Oklahoma, ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Oct. 27, Nebraska at Texas, ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Nov. 3, Oklahoma at Texas A&M, ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Additional television appearances are possible through other Big 12 broadcast partners and institutional contracts and will be announced at a later time.