Texas women’s sports week in review-preview: Volleyball hits road again after an up-and-down week of play

Texas Longhorns women’s athletics now finds its fall programs in the final stretch of October, as the Longhorns’ volleyball team gets back on the road, as women’s basketball continues preseason exhibition play, and as several more programs approach fall competition ahead.

Let’s get into it.

Review: Oct. 16-22

Texas volleyball

No. 12 Texas swept SEC foe Auburn, 3-0, on Oct. 16, winning 25-22, 25-22, and 25-18. Torrey Stafford led the Longhorns with 21 kills. Texas then lost a five-set match against No. 7 Florida two days later. Freshman Henley Anderson recorded double-doubles in both conference opponent matches and earned her second SEC Freshman of the Week honor.

Texas soccer

Texas finished in a draw with No. 6/17 South Carolina, 1-1, on Oct. 18. Freshman Addie Brink scored her first career goal in the 83rd minute as she finished a pass from Audrey Bryant to secure the draw with the Gamecocks.

Texas cross country

The Longhorns closed out the 2026 regular season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 16. The women finished 20th in the 6K with a total of 532 points. Aishling Callanan led the Longhorns in 67th place, running a personal-best 20:45.7.

Texas women’s basketball

Texas fell to UConn, 83-61, in an Oct. 19 preseason exhibition game. Longhorns junior Madison Booker led the Longhorns with 23 points, while Breya Cunningham added 11 of her own. Texas Athletics also listed the annual Orange-White Scrimmage for Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. CT at Moody Center. Official results aren’t available yet online.

Plus, Texas tennis and Texas softball

Texas’ women’s tennis schedule lists the ITF Bakersfield W35 event from Oct. 19-25.

Meanwhile, Texas softball’s fall schedule listed a home game against Temple College on Oct. 20. An official score hasn’t been published.

Preview: Oct. 23-30

Oct. 23, Texas soccer at Vanderbilt: 7 p.m. Central: SEC Network+ Texas travels to Nashville for an SEC matchup against Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex.

Sunday, Oct. 25, Texas volleyball at South Carolina, 12 p.m. Central: SEC Network+, Columbia, South Carolina.

Sunday, Oct. 25, Texas women’s basketball vs. UCLA (exhibition): 1 p.m. Central, H-E-B Center, Cedar Park. Longhorn Radio Network audio and live stats are listed; no television broadcast is listed.

Oct. 26-28, Texas women’s golf: Nanea Invitational in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Start times and broadcast information are not yet listed.

Oct. 26-Nov. 1, Texas women’s tennis: ITF events will take place in Sumter, South Carolina; Norman, Oklahoma; and New Braunfels, Texas. Match times are TBA.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, Texas softball vs. McLennan Community College: 6 p.m. Central, McCombs Field. Free admission.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, Texas volleyball vs. Georgia: 7 p.m. Central, SEC Network, Gregory Gymnasium.

Oct. 28-31: Texas swimming and diving: USA Swimming Short Course Worlds Selection Meet in Westmont, Illinois; time TBA. Texas’ schedule also lists a separate meet at South Carolina on Oct. 30 at 11am Central. The schedule does not specify athlete assignments for the overlapping events.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Texas women’s basketball vs. Eastern New Mexico (exhibition): 7 p.m. Central, Moody Center. No broadcast listed.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Texas softball vs. UTSA: 7 p.m. Central, McCombs Field. Free admission.

Friday, Oct. 30, SEC Cross Country Championships: Women’s 6K at 10:08 a.m. Central, SEC Network, Gans Creek Cross Country Course, Columbia, Missouri.