It would really be a shame to not show up for your own party. Thankfully, the Texas Longhorns avoided that possible embarrassment by whipping Prairie View A&M and Stephen F. Austin in last weekend’s NCAA volleyball playoffs – both in 3-0 decisions – to advance to this weekend’s Sweet 16 regionals, which were scheduled to be held in Gregory Gym whether the Longhorns won or not. The No. 7 Horns will get a stiffer challenge in this round: On Friday at 5pm, No. 2 Stanford faces California, and Texas must dispatch No. 10 Wisconsin at 7pm. The winners of those matches will then meet at 5:30pm Saturday to determine who advances to the Final Four in Omaha, Neb. Get your tickets at TexasBoxOffice.com.
This article appears in December 1 • 2006.