Texas volleyball suffered its first loss of the season Friday at Texas A&M. But the No. 2 Longhorns (18-1, 10-1 SEC) still have two of their top season goals in front of them, if they can rebound Sunday at home against No. 3 Kentucky.

The SEC regular-season championship is the first goal for Texas. Kentucky (17-2, 10-0) is alone atop the SEC standings in what looks like a three-team race. Texas A&M (18-3, 10-1) is now tied with the Longhorns for second place, and both teams are two games ahead of fourth-place Florida.

Earlier this season, Kentucky handed the Aggies their lone SEC loss. That means Texas will likely have to beat Kentucky if it hopes to at least grab a share of the SEC regular-season championship.

SEC teams play each other once in league play. The conference will host a postseason tournament Nov. 21-25 in Savannah, Ga.

Securing a top-four national seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament remains the second regular-season goal for the Longhorns. The top four seeds host both the first and second rounds as well as the regional tournaments, which means they won’t have to travel in the NCAA Tournament until a possible appearance in the Final Four Dec. 18-21 in Kansas City, Mo.  

In the latest RPI rankings released Oct. 27 by the NCAA, Texas ranked No. 1 above No. 2 Nebraska. Pittsburg, Arizona and Kentucky rounded out the top five. The Longhorns will likely drop in the next round of the RPI rankings released next week, assuming Nebraska remains unbeaten. However, a win over Kentucky will likely keep Texas among the top four despite the loss to the Aggies.

Sunday’s match starts at noon. Follow along for scores and live updates from Texas volleyball vs. Kentucky.

This will be updated once the match begins.

Where: Gregory Gymnasium in Austin