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Texas Volleyball: Longhorns clinch No. 2 national seed

Texas volleyball set for another run at a national championship.

Jerritt Elliott has turned Texas volleyball into a national powerhouse during his 20-plus years as the head coach.

The Longhorns have reached nine Final Four appearances and five national championship games since Elliott’s arrival. The Horns won the national championship in 2012.

The 2021 Longhorns have continued the dynasty. Texas is 24-1 and won their fifth straight Big 12 conference title this season.

On Sunday night, the NCAA announced Texas as the No. 2 national seed for the NCAA tournament.

If they can keep winning, Texas will have the luxury of not having to play outside of Gregory Gym until the Final Four. Texas will host Sacred Heart, Rice, and San Diego this weekend for the first two rounds of the tournament.

The bracket sets up a potential rematch of last season’s national championship in the Elite Eight between No. 2 Texas and No. 7 Kentucky.

Texas won 15 of 16 matches against teams who qualified for the 2021 NCAA tournament. The only loss was to No. 5 Baylor in Waco.

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Texas Volleyball: Longhorns lose to Kentucky in the national championship

The Texas volleyball team lost to the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2020-21 national championship on Saturday.

The Texas volleyball team reached their eighth national championship in program history and were looking to win their fourth title.

On the other hand, it was Kentucky’s first appearance. It was an electric atmosphere on Saturday night when these two teams faced off against each other.

Despite Texas winning the first set, Kentucky went on to win the next three sets in a row to beat the Longhorns 3-1 in a best-of-five and claim the program’s first national championship.

After Texas won the first set, Kentucky took early control of the second, never losing the lead to tie the match at 1-1.

In sets three and four, both teams kept it close, with the leads shuffling back and forth. Kentucky was able to maintain the momentum as they inched their way to the 25 points needed.

Texas finishes the 2020-21 season 27-2 overall and Big 12 champions which included no losses in conference play.

The team had two first-team All-Americans in Brionne Butler and Logan Eggleston, as well as third-team All-American Jhenna Gabriel. All of these players will return for next season in an attempt to win their first championship since 2012.