Texas volleyball to welcome back Torrey Stafford, Ramsey Garry, Nya Bunton in 2027
Texas Longhorns outside hitter Torrey Stafford (4) reacts to a Florida score during the match at Gregory Gym on Sunday, Oct.
Key points
- Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) Ever since the NCAA announced this summer that current student-athletes now have five full years of eligibility, fourth-year Texas volleyball All-American outside hitter Torrey Stafford has received some good-natured ribbing from her teammates and coaches about staying in Austin for one more season.
- Stafford, a three-time All-American outside hitter who spent her first two seasons at Pittsburgh, leads Texas with 341 kills and ranks second on the team with 172 digs.
- 16 Texas (13-8, 9-4 SEC), which closes out its regular-season schedule at home this weekend with a Friday match against Ole Miss and a Sunday meeting with LSU.
Bunton didn't play much her first three seasons at Texas but is in the midst of a career year with 125 kills with a hitting percentage of.431 to go with a team-high 71 blocks.
Additional details
- Bunton didn't play during her redshirt freshman season, which meant that she had another year of eligibility regardless of the NCAA's new rule.
- Stafford, Bunton and Gary all play critical roles for No.
- Setter Ella Swindle and defensive specialist Anja Kujundžić also began their collegiate seasons in 2023 and have another year of eligibility, but they were not included in the Longhorns' announcement.
- "All my teammates, it's like the running joke," Stafford said in August when asked about the NCAA's new "five-for-five" rule.
- However, Stafford and Gary both played as freshman in 2023 and will finish their fourth seasons this semester.
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