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.

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

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous Team Source Averi Carlson S 5'11” Junior Lucas, TX Baylor Reagan Rutherford OPP 6'0” Redshirt Senior Missouri City, TX Kentucky Soah Franklin MB 6'1” Senior Los Angeles, CA Columbia Whitney Lauenstein OH 6'2” Redshirt Junior Waverly, NE Nebraska

Incoming recruits 2023 Texas RecruitsName 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:

Roster  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

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

Nathan Mendoza – Director of operations DeAnn Koehler – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Donnie Maib – Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance

Schedule DateTimeOpponentRankArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(SEC Record) Regular Season September 111:30 a.m. vs. #3 Wisconsin #1 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI(State Farm Volleyball Showcase) FOX W 3–1(30–28, 23–25, 25–15, 25–11) N/A 1–0 September 26:30 p.m. vs. #18 Minnesota #1 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI(State Farm Volleyball Showcase) FS1 L 2–3(25–22, 19–25, 20–25, 25–13, 7–15) 8,213 1–1 September 58:00 p.m. vs. Indiana #1 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN W 3–0(25–8, 25–21, 25–22) 4,451 2–1 September 74:00 p.m. vs. Miami #1 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ L 2–3(25–19, 25–17, 24–26, 18–25, 11–15) 4,416 2–2 September 118:00 p.m. vs. Houston #6 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX ESPN2 W 3–0(25–19, 25–18, 25–20) 4,719 3–2 September 152:00 p.m. at #2 Stanford #6 Maples PavilionStanford, CA ESPN L 0–3(16–25, 21–25, 22–25) 6,894 3–3 September 188:00 p.m. at #20 Baylor #8 Ferrell CenterWaco, TX ESPN W 3–0(25–17, 25–23, 26–24) 3,126 4–3 September 206:30 p.m. vs. Hawaii #8 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ W 3–1(25–14, 23–25, 25–17, 25–19) 4,531 5–3 September 276:00 p.m. at Texas A&M* #8 Reed ArenaCollege Station, TX SECN W 3–1(25–16, 14–25, 25–23, 25–20) 9,236 6–3(1–0) September 292:00 p.m. at LSU* #8 Pete Maravich Assembly CenterBaton Rouge, LA SECN W 3–0(25–20, 25–20, 25–15) 3,885 7–3(2–0) October 26:30 p.m. vs. South Carolina* #7 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ W 3–0(25–23, 25–23, 25–21) 4,738 8–3(3–0) October 612:00 p.m. at #18 Florida* #7 O'Connell CenterGainesville, FL ESPN W 3–0(25–23, 25–18, 25–14) 9,255 9–3(4–0) October 1312:00 p.m. at #12 Kentucky* #7 Memorial ColiseumLexington, KY ESPN W 3–0(25–21, 25–19, 25–17) 4,834 10–3(5–0) October 188:00 p.m. vs. Arkansas* #7 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ W 3–0(25–20, 25–17, 25–22) 4,648 11–3(6–0) October 201:00 p.m. vs. Georgia* #7 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ W 3–1(23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 25–18) 4,440 12–3(7–0) October 237:00 p.m. vs. Texas A&M* #7 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX ESPNU L 2–3(27–25, 14–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–18) 4,576 12–4(7–1) November 18:00 p.m. vs. Missouri* #9 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN L 2–3(25–21, 19–25, 25–17, 24–26, 10–15) 4,467 12–5(7–2) November 31:00 p.m. vs. Oklahoma* #9 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ L 2–3(21–25, 27–25, 25–19, 17–25, 9–15) 4,459 12–6(7–3) November 66:00 p.m. at Mississippi State* #15 Newell-Grissom VolleyballStarkville, MS SECN+ W 3–1(25–8, 25–15, 21–25, 25–17) 1,657 13–6(8–3) November 156:30 p.m. at Auburn* #14 Neville ArenaAuburn, AL SECN+ W 3–0(25–11, 25–21, 25–15) 3,940 14–6(9–3) November 1712:00 p.m. at Alabama* #14 Foster AuditoriumTuscaloosa, AL ESPN W 3–0(25–16, 25–23, 25–15) 3,800 15–6(10–3) November 226:00 p.m. at Oklahoma* #14 McCasland Field HouseNorman, OK SECN+ W 3–0(25–14, 25–15, 25–19) 3,325 16–6(11–3) November 277:00 p.m. vs. Tennessee* #14 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN W 3–0(25–20, 25–14, 25–20) 4,180 17–6(12–3) November 3011:00 a.m. vs. Ole Miss* #14 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX SECN+ W 3–2(26–28, 27–25, 25–23, 21–25, 17–15) 3,819 18–6(13–3) December 56:30 p.m. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #13 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX(NCAA First Round) ESPN+ W 3–0(25–11, 25–23, 25–12) 3,918 19–6 December 66:30 p.m. #19 USC #13 Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TX(NCAA Second Round) ESPN+ W 3–0(26–24, 25–20, 25–22) 4,137 20–6 December 1212:00 p.m. #6 Creighton #13 Rec HallUniversity Park, PA(NCAA State College Regional Semifinal) ESPN2 L 1–3(26–24, 19–25, 21–25, 20–25) N/A 20–7 * Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source

Awards and honors

Conference honors

All-SEC Team Player Position Class Team Ref. Madisen Skinner OH Senior 1st Marianna Singletary MB Redshirt Sophomore Reagan Rutherford OPP Redshirt Senior 2nd Ayden Ames MB Freshman All-Freshman Team

References