2024 Texas Longhorns volleyball team

2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
2024 Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Jerritt Elliott (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Erik Sullivan (14th season); David Hunt (3rd season);
Home arena	Gregory Gym
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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[edit]

Outgoing departures[edit]

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[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New Team	Source
Marina Crownover	S	5'10”	Redshirt Freshman	Austin, TX	Missouri	^[1]

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Averi Carlson	S	5'11”	Junior	Lucas, TX	Baylor	^[2]
Reagan Rutherford	OPP	6'0”	Redshirt Senior	Missouri City, TX	Kentucky	^[3]
Whitney Lauenstein	OH	6'2”	Redshirt Junior	Waverly, NE	Nebraska	^[4]

Incoming recruits[edit]

2023 Texas Recruits
Name	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:^[5]

Roster[edit]

2024 Texas Longhorns Roster^[6]

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[edit]

2024 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff^[7]
Jerritt Elliott – Head coach – 24th year Erik Sullivan – Associate head coach/Technical coordinator – 14th year David Hunt – Associate head coach – 3rd year

Support Staff[edit]

2024 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff^[8]
Nathan Mendoza – Director of operations DeAnn Koehler – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Donnie Maib – Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance

Schedule[edit]

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Record (SEC Record)
Regular Season
September 1	vs. Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI	0–0
September 2	vs. Minnesota	Milwaukee, WI	0–0
September 5	vs. Indiana	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
September 7	vs. Miami	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
September 11	vs. Houston	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
September 15	at Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	0–0
September 18	at Baylor	Ferrell Center Waco, TX	0–0
September 20	vs. Hawaii	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
September 27	at Texas A&M*	Reed Arena College Station, TX	0–0
September 29	at LSU*	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA	0–0
October 2	vs. South Carolina*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
October 6	at Florida*	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL	0–0
October 13	at Kentucky*	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY	0–0
October 18	vs. Arkansas*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
October 20	vs. Georgia*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
October 23	vs. Texas A&M*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
November 1	vs. Missouri*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
November 3	vs. Oklahoma*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
November 6	at Mississippi State*	Newell-Grissom Volleyball Starkville, MS	0–0
November 15	at Auburn*	Neville Arena Auburn, AL	0–0
November 17	at Alabama*	Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, AL	0–0
November 22	at Oklahoma*	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	0–0
November 27	vs. Tennessee*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
November 30	vs. Ole Miss*	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	0–0
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Central Time Zone, Source^[9]

References[edit]

^ "Volleyball Adds Two-Time National Champion Setter Marina Crownover". MU Tigers. January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ Jones Thomas (December 26, 2023). "Kentucky's Reagan Rutherford, Baylor's Averi Carlson to transfer to Texas volleyball team". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ Shivangi Agrawal (January 11, 2024). "After a Blockbuster Trade to Texas Longhorns, Reagan Rutherford Gives Valuable Recruitment Advice to Youngsters". Essentially Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ Eberts Wescott (December 26, 2023). "Eat it, John Cook: Texas volleyball adds three high-profile transfers, including one from Nebraska". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2024 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[1] "Volleyball Adds Two-Time National Champion Setter Marina Crownover". MU Tigers. January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[2] Jones Thomas (December 26, 2023). "Kentucky's Reagan Rutherford, Baylor's Averi Carlson to transfer to Texas volleyball team". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[3] Shivangi Agrawal (January 11, 2024). "After a Blockbuster Trade to Texas Longhorns, Reagan Rutherford Gives Valuable Recruitment Advice to Youngsters". Essentially Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[4] Eberts Wescott (December 26, 2023). "Eat it, John Cook: Texas volleyball adds three high-profile transfers, including one from Nebraska". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[5] "No. 1 Volleyball announces 2023 signing class". Texas Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[6] "2024 Volleyball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[7] "2022 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[8] "2023 Volleyball Coaching Staff". Texas Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[9] "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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v t e Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1989) Frank Erwin Center (Select Games: 1984, 1986–1990, 1996–1997) Recreational Sports Center (1990–1997) Gregory Gymnasium (1998–2019) Frank Erwin Center (Covid Restrictions: 2020) Gregory Gymnasium (2021–Present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M Aggies (Lone Star Showdown)
Head Coaches	Pam Lampley (1974) Cheryl Lyman (1975) Jody Conradt (1976–1977) Linda Lowery (1978–1979) Mick Haley (1980–1996) Jim Moore (1997–2000) Jerritt Elliott (2001-present)
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; Runner-up in italics

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v t e Southeastern Conference women's volleyball
Current teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies
Future teams	Vanderbilt Commodores (reinstating women's volleyball in 2025)