Preview: Texas Tech
11/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 14, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas - The regular season at home for the TCU volleyball team will wrap-up this week with two straight home matches starting with Texas Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m., at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center.
The match between the Horned Frogs (11-14, 3-10 Big 12) and the Red Raiders (14-12, 3-10 Big 12) will air live on GoFrogs.com through FrogVision with a CBS Sports All-Access subscription.
The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free white out long sleeve shirt. TCU students who wear the long sleeve to the men's basketball game that begins at 8 p.m., will receive a free walking taco at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
Clear Bag Policy
Only the following items will be permitted upon entrance into TCU athletics facilities:
-Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
-One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
-One unopened bottle of water
-Small clutch bags with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the venue with one of the clear plastic bags
-The Small clutch bags must be approximately the size of a hand
-Exceptions will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at stadium/arena gates
-Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags will not be allowed
Tickets
Tickets for the action on Wednesday will be available for purchase at the TCU Ticket Office located inside the Rec Center. Adult tickets will be priced at $10 and youth tickets available for $5. For more ticket information, please call the ticket office at 817-257-FROG.
TCU Quick Hits
-This season marks the third under the helm of alumni and Director of Volleyball Jill (Pape) Kramer
-Kramer (1996-99) was the first scholarship volleyball player on the inaugural team in 1996 and still holds the single-season and career school records in kills and total attacks
-Kramer has led TCU to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament, has totaled over 100 career wins in her coaching career and was recently inducted into the TCU Lettermen Hall of Fame
-TCU is now 11-14 on the season and is wrapping up the regular season at home this week by hosting Texas Tech and Iowa State
-In the seventh RPI of the season, TCU checks in at No. 66 with the 15th best schedule in the country
-The Horned Frogs are a young team with all nine true or redshirt freshmen having seen action this season
-The highest ranked recruit to ever enroll at TCU in Abigail Buckingham has slowly made her way onto the court and is good for 3.00 kills per set to lead the team
-Buckingham has put down double-digit kills in nine matches this season and six of the last 11 matches and leads the team in conference matches with 3.13 kills per set and a .225 hitting clip
-True freshmen Dani Dennison, Sarah Swanson and Berklie Baker have appeared in every match this season
-The TCU offense has been a balanced attack this season with the rotation of pin hitters who are all hitting over 2.00 kills per set
-Ashleigh Martin has started a `Marty Party' this year as the junior is putting down 2.65 kills per set and double-digit kills in 13 matches this season
-Anna Walsh is becoming one of the most efficient hitters in the Big 12 as the junior has hit above .300 in 12 matches this season and in six league matches
-Walsh has put down double-digit kills in 13 matches this season and helps lead the team in Big 12 only match with 2.98 kills per set and .294 hitting clip
-The junior is also being defensive at the net and leads the team overall with 1.03 blocks per set and in Big 12 matches with 1.15 blocks per set
-Guiding the offense is two experienced setters in seniors Lamprini Konstantindou and Kaylee Smith who are dishing out 6.35 and 4.78 assists per set, respectively
-Dennison has been the anchor in the back row and is ranked second in the Big 12 with 4.49 digs per set
-Dennison has picked up double-digit digs in 21 of the 25 matches played this season and 20+ in seven
Scouting the Opponent: Texas Tech
-Texas Tech is looking to snap a three-match losing streak after dropping a four-set match to Oklahoma at home last week and a 3-2 loss on the road to West Virginia
-Emily Hill is pacing the Red Raider offense with 3.20 kills per set and is also playing all six rotations with 2.26 digs per set
-Three other Texas Tech players are recording over 2.00 kills per set with Chandler Atwood (2.84 kills/set) leading the way followed by Katy Keenan (2.13 kills/set) and Sarah Redding (2.30 kills/set)
-Missy Owens is dishing out the assists this season with 10.86 assists per set while also serving up 17 service aces
-The back row duties have been split between Reyn Akiu and Kate Klepetka who are picking up 3.75 and 3.64 digs per set, respectively
-As a team, Texas Tech is recording 1.88 blocks per set with Allison White leading the charge with 0.92 blocks per set
Last Time We Met: 10/14/17 at Texas Tech
-The TCU volleyball team battled hard but came up just short as Texas Tech came away with a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21) victory inside the United Supermarkets Arena
-The Horned Frogs controlled the match from the beginning and held the early lead in the opening set but a late 8-0 run by the Red Raiders let them steal the set and take a 1-0 lead in the match
-TCU bounced back to take the second set behind seven kills from Anna Walsh, but the Frogs could not carry the momentum any further with Texas Tech using early runs to control the final two sets to get the win in the match in four
-Walsh led TCU fwith a season-high 18 kills in the match to go along with 7.0 blocks and two digs
-Allye Beth Deaton notched her third straight double-double with a career-high 16 kills and 12 digs
-Dani Dennison anchored the defense from the back row with 19 digs while TCU totaled 10.0 blocks as a team at the net defensively
Last Time Out: at Kansas State
-A back-and-forth battle ended in favor of the TCU volleyball team as they scored the 3-2 (22- 25, 25-14, 25-20, 17-25, 16-14) victory over Kansas State on Saturday night inside Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kan., with junior Anna Walsh leading the way with her first career double-double of 15 kills and 12 blocks. '
-After having a late lead in the fifth set, the Horned Frogs let the Wildcats (9-17, 2-11 Big 12) come back to take a 14-13 lead and have a match point
-TCU did not falter as clutch digs by Dani Dennison along with three straight kills from Abigail Buckingham gave TCU the final set 16-14 and the match
-Buckingham led the team with 16 kills followed by Walsh's 15 kills and Lexi MacLean's 12 kills and Ashleigh Martin's 10 kills
-Dennison picked up 25 digs in the match to lead the team while Berklie Baker was good for 13 digs
-TCU recorded 14.0 blocks as a team with Walsh's 12.0 leading the team followed by Lamprini Konstantinidou's career-high 6.0 blocks
