Seniors play final home matches this weekend
11/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 2, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Volleyball team will host two ranked conference foes in their final home weekend of the 2006 season. It will conclude a stretch of three straight contests against opponents ranked in the Top-20. Friday night, league-leading and ninth-ranked Utah comes to town for a 7 p.m. match. On Saturday night, the Frogs will honor a trio of seniors in their final home match of their careers when they host the No. 18 BYU Cougars. Match time is slated for 7 p.m. and both will take place at the University Rec Center.The Frogs and Webstreaming:
For the second straight season, all home matches will be available for viewing live on the web. Jeff Lewis will provide the play-by-play commentary. Simply head to the volleyball page on www.gofrogs.com and click the "Live Volleyball Video" link on the sidebar to watch all of the exciting action.
A Look At The TCU Seniors:
Anna Vaughn:
Anna is playing her last game at the University Rec Center tonight. She will close out her successful career ranked in the top five of most offensive categories. She owns the career record for attack percentage (.330).
Anna has tallied 1,399 kills in her career and averages 3.32 per game. She needs just four more aces to hold the all-time school record. As well as ranking fifth in blocks per game with an average of 0.88, Anna holds the second spot all-time with 369 career blocks.
This season alone, Anna has paced the team all season in attack percentage (.354) and kills (361). She also leads the squad with 106 blocks, 20 of which are of the solo variety.
Agi Nemeth:
The second foreign player ever to play for TCU, Agi has played three season in the Purple and White. A native of Hungary, Agi has appeared in 56 matches over the three years. In 110 games played, she has racked up 105 kills. She has excelled behind the service line, picking up 31 career aces, including 23 her junior season.
This season, Agi has played in 18 contests and averages 1.00 kill per game. She has pitched in with seven blocks, bringing her career total to 36.
Emily Allen:
Emily is in her fourth season with the Horned Frogs. She missed all last season recovering from a knee injury, but has had a major impact since returning this fall. She has played in and started every match thus far and ranks fourth on the team, averaging 2.27 kills per game.
She has had an outstanding career at TCU, finding herself in the top ten of most offensive categories. Currently she ranks third with 130 aces, just seven away from the all-time mark.
Emily is a lifetime .277 hitter in 343 career games. She has totaled 822 kills, ranking 8th all-time and 175 blocks which puts her in ninth place all-time. She has also tallied 625 digs in her three seasons with the Frogs.
The TCU vs. Utah Series
• Friday's meeting will be the seventh in the series.
• The Utes lead the all-time series 6-0.
• TCU dropped a 3-0 decision earlier this season, falling 3-0 on Oct. 7.
• The Utes are 2-0 in Fort Worth.
• LeMeita Smith led the Frogs with nine kills in the loss earlier this season.
The TCU vs. BYU Series
• Friday's meeting will be the ninth in the series.
• The Cougars lead the all-time series 8-0.
• TCU dropped a tough 3-2 decision earlier this season in Provo.
• The Cougars are 3-0 in Fort Worth.
• LeMeita Smith led the Frogs with 19 kills in the loss. Calli Corley posted 26 digs and Anna Vaughn led the team with six blocks.
