Volleyball Set To Host Pair Of League Matches
11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 10, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU volleyball team returns home this weekend for a pair of league matches. Thursday the Horned Frogs will welcome Wyoming to the University Rec Center for a match that will be televised live on The Mtn. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. The weekend concludes with a match against No. 13 Colorado State at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
OF NOTE
Saturday's match against the nationally-ranked Colorado State Rams will be free to the public.
TCU NOTABLES
• The Frogs dropped a tough match at New Mexico in their only action last week. • TCU returns home for two games where they have posted a 7-5 record.
• The Horned Frogs rank 24th nationally in attendance with an average of 1,328 fans per game.
• Irene Hester continues to pace the league in kills per set (3.66), aces per set (0.39) and points per set (4.26).
• The Frogs continue to be a defensive juggernaut, leading the league with an average of 16.55 digs per set.
• With an appearance against Wyoming on Thursday night, Irene Hester will move into ninth place all-time in matches played at TCU. She has played in 121 matches in her career.
• Irene Hester and Christy Hudson are nearing milestones. Hudson needs just four kills to reach 1,000 for her career, while Hester needs 14 kills to reach 1,000.
WYOMING NOTABLES
• The Cowgirls enter the weekend with a 21-6 overall record and a 6-5 mark in league play.
• They are coming off two conference victories against Air Force and UNLV.
• They are just 2-4 in league play on the road with victories over BYU and Air Force.
• Jodi Purdy is the leading offensive threat, averaging 3.29 kills per set.
• Jadranka Tramosljanin paces the team defensively with an average of 4.26 digs per set.
THE SERIES
• Wyoming holds a slim 9-7 series lead, but are just 2-5 all-time in Fort Worth.
• The Frogs have won five of the last seven meetings despite losing in Laramie earlier this season.
• TCU has a five-match winning streak over Wyoming in Fort Worth.
• Since joining the league, the Frogs are leading the all-time series 7-4.
• TCU was 0-5 against Wyoming as members of the WAC.
COLORADO STATE NOTABLES
• The Rams enter the contest ranked No. 13 in the AVCA poll.
• Colorado State leads the league with an 11-0 mark.
• The Rams have won 13 straight heading into Thursday's contest, having lost just one set in their last six contests.
• CSU leads the league in blocking by a healthy margin, averaging 3.01 blocks per set.
• Megan Plourde is the league's top blocker (1.53 bps) and her partner in crime at the net is Brieon Paige (0.94 bps).
• The Rams also lead the league, limiting opponents to a .120 attack percentage.
THE SERIES
• Colorado State leads the all-time series 12-4, but just 8-4 since the Frogs joined the MWC in 2005.
• The Frogs and the Rams have split the season series each of the last three years.
• The Frogs are 4-3 against the Rams in Fort Worth.
• TCU has defeated Colorado State at home each of the last three seasons.
