Back on Aug. 26, Texas opened its volleyball season with a sweep at Ohio State. The next day, the Longhorns beat the Buckeyes again, this time in four sets. On Saturday — 105 days since the Longhorns left Columbus, Ohio, with a 2-0 record — Texas and Ohio State will meet again in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner will advance to next week’s Final Four in Omaha, Neb. On paper, the top-seeded Longhorns have an undisputed head-to-head edge. But more than three months later, do those two wins even matter? “No,” UT middle blocker Asjia O’Neal said Friday. © Mikala Compton/American-Statesman Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres and Keonilei Akana celebrate a Texas point during Thursday’s four-set win over Marquette in the Sweet 16. The Longhorns will host Ohio State in the Elite Eight at Gregory Gym. Expanding on her answer, O’Neal added: “Obviously, it’s great that we won…
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