TCU Opens Four Match Road Trip Friday
10/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 28, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU volleyball team opens up a four match road trip this weekend as they are set to take on Air Force Friday night and UNLV on Sunday afternoon. Friday night's match is set for 8 p.m. (CST) while the UNLV match is slated to begin at 3 p.m. (CST). The UNLV contest will be aired live on CBS College Sports.
TCU NOTABLES
• The Frogs saw their 11-match conference home winning streak come to an end against Utah on Thursday night.
• TCU wrapped up the first half of conference play with a 3-5 mark. The second half will feature five road matches and three home matches.
• Kay Lin Connolly posted her third 20-dig match with 22 digs against BYU.
• Four Frogs tallied double-doubles in the BYU match.
• Irene Hester had two double-doubles over the weekend giving her 21 for her career and 12 on the season. She had nine in her first three seasons combined.
• With Sunday's match being televised, the Frogs will be on TV for the third straight week. In total, they will be on three different networks in 2010.
AIR FORCE NOTABLES
• Air Force picked up a 3-1 victory over San Diego State its last time out.
• Caroline Kurtz was named Co-MWC Player of the Week after dropping in 24 kills against the Aztecs.
• Kurtz paces the team with an average of 3.62 kills per set.
• Kelly Spencer is averaging 3.42 digs per set.
• At the net, the Falcons are led by Nichole Stilwell's 0.74 blocks per set.
THE SERIES
• TCU leads the all-time series, 12-2, including an 11-1 record since TCU joined the MWC in 2005.
• TCU has dominated the series, winning the last 10 meetings dating back to the 2005 campaign.
• Air Force's lone victory over the Frogs since 2005 came in Colorado Springs on Nov. 5, 2005.
• TCU is 4-2 against Air Force in Colorado Springs.
• The Frogs have only dropped two sets to the Falcons since the loss in 2005.
UNLV NOTABLES
• UNLV sits eighth in the league with a 2-6 record and is 7-15 overall on the season.
• The Rebels came away with a 3-1 victory over UMKC on Sunday to snap a four match losing streak.
• Sarah Nehf is the leading attacker with 3.12 kills per set.
• Defensively, the Rebels Jeralynn Makaiwi is average in a team-best 3.55 digs per set.
• At the net, they are led by Madeline Westman. who averages 0.99 blocks per set.
THE SERIES
• UNLV leads the all-time series, 9-4, including an 8-3 record since TCU joined the MWC in 2005.
• TCU and UNLV have split the season series each of the last two seasons.
• The Frogs are winless in Las Vegas in five trips.
• TCU topped the Rebels in the first meeting this season, winning 3-1 on Sept. 30.
