Wednesday, November 14
Morgantown, W. Va.
5:00 PM
TCU
at
West Virginia
Preview: at West Virginia
11/13/2018 5:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU will end the road portion of the season by traveling to WVU on Wednesday.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The road portion of the regular season for 2018 will come to an end as the TCU volleyball team travels to Morgantown, W. Va., to take on West Virginia on Wednesday, Nov. 14 inside the WVU Coliseum.
First serve for the 15th meeting all-time between the Frogs (13-11, 5-7 Big 12) and the Mountaineers (11-15, 2-10 Big 12) will be at 5 p.m., CT, with the match airing live on Mountaineer TV.
Match Quick Hits
-The final road trip of the season is first up in Week 12 for the TCU volleyball team as they travel to Morgantown, W. Va., to take on West Virginia on Wednesday
-TCU is looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at Oklahoma last Friday
-Earlier this season, TCU was able to pick up the come from behind 3-2 victory over West Virginia to remain perfect in matches played in Fort Worth at 7-0
-élan McCall is back in the lineup and has not missed a step as the freshman put down 18 kills and picked up 17 digs against the Sooners
-The rookie continues to be ranked in the top 10 nationally in points per set and kills per set
-Senior Anna Walsh continues to be an offensive threat for TCU with double-digit kills in 19 matches and hitting above .300 in 12 matches
-The Frogs are no slouches on defense as three players are picking up over 3.00 digs per set with Lexi MacLean leading the way (3.38 d/s) followed by Berklie Baker (3.14 d/s) and McCall (3.10 d/s)
-TCU is strong from the service line with a league-best 1.34 aces per set with Tori Dilfer leading the Big 12 with 0.38 aces per set
-Dilfer has been putting in the work for the Frogs and guides the offense with 11.09 assists per set which ranks second in the conference to go along with 2.38 digs per set and 10 double-doubles
Season Quick Hits
-The 2018 season marks the 23rd season in the history of the TCU Volleyball program
-This season also marks the fourth 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 three straight appearances in the postseason after the Horned Frogs made a run to the NIVC semifinals in 2017 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015 and 2016
-A young team a year ago, TCU returns 13 letterwinners and four starters and the libero from a season ago and also welcome four newcomers including one transfer
-TCU brought in a stud of a freshmen class again which was ranked for the third straight year by
Prepvolleyball.com by coming in at No. 21
Series History: West Virginia
-TCU leads the all-time series with West Virginia at 10-4
-The Frogs were able to win the first four meetings in the series but have since split the series meetings the last two years and four times in the history as conference opponents
-TCU is 9-4 all-time against the Mountaineers when facing each other as conference opponents
-Since Jill Kramer arrived in 2015, TCU is 5-2 against West Virginia
-The Wednesday match is the seventh played in Morgantown with TCU leading the series at 4-2
-The first meeting all-time against TCU and West Virginia came in 2009 in a neutral site showdown in Akron, Ohio which the Frogs won 3-0
-Kramer was once the head coach of West Virginia and is responsible for two of the wins against TCU in the all-time series
Scouting the Opponent: West Virginia
-West Virginia is looking to snap a three-match losing streak in conference play with the team's last win coming over Texas Tech at home on Oct. 24
-The Mountaineers have picked up two non-conference victories during the Big 12 season with a sweep of George Washington and a four-set victory over in-state rival Marshall last week
-The WVU offense is led by a pair of outside hitters with Katelyn Evans putting down 3.24 kills per set and Kristin Lux following with 2.39 kills per set
-Freshman Lacey Zerwas has stepped into the setting role for the Mountaineers and is dishing out 9.16 assists per set and also picking up 1.72 digs per set
-Katie DeMeo has been a consistent on offense and defense for WVU with a .300 hitting clip to go along with a 1.34 blocks per set which is ranked fourth in the Big 12
Last Time We Met: Oct. 18 at TCU
-Trailing 2-0 in the match, the TCU volleyball team staged a comeback and were able to take the win in three straight sets to get the 3-2 (18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 15-7) victory over WVU
-The Horned Frogs had to regroup after falling behind in the match and used senior leadership from Anna Walsh and Lexi MacLean to ultimately get the victory over the Mountaineers
-TCU never gave up and used strong serving and blocking to jump out to early leads in the third and fourth set
-WVU would attempt to close the gaps, but the Frogs continued to control the sets in order to force the decisive fifth set
-TCU was nearly unstoppable in the final frame with nine kills and only one error for a .421 hitting clip as they completed the comeback
-Walsh paced the offense with a season-high 24 kills and was just shy of a double-double with a team-best nine blocks while MacLean led the defense with 24 digs
-Allye Beth Deaton scored her first double-double of the season with 15 kills and 18 digs while Katie Clark finished with 13 kills
-Tori Dilfer recorded her own double-double of 55 assists and 13 digs with Berklie Baker and Dani Dennison chipping in on defense with 21 and 11 digs, respectively
Last Match: At Oklahoma Recap
-Despite splitting the opening two sets, the TCU volleyball team could not overcome a consistent Oklahoma Sooner squad as the Horned Frogs dropped a 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15) decision
-It was a tight battle between the Frogs and Sooners through the opening two sets as Oklahoma used a strong run at the end of the first set to take the early 1-0 lead
-TCU used a strong offensive push by Anna Walsh and élan McCall in the second set to even up the match at 1-1
-TCU could not hold onto the momentum as the Sooners used early runs in the final two sets to control the rest of the match and finish off the match in four sets
-Walsh and McCall each totaled 18 kills apiece in the match to lead the offense while McCall also totaled 17 digs for a double-double
-Tori Dilfer also recorded a double-double of 42 assists and 15 digs while Berklie Baker led the defense with 21 digs
First serve for the 15th meeting all-time between the Frogs (13-11, 5-7 Big 12) and the Mountaineers (11-15, 2-10 Big 12) will be at 5 p.m., CT, with the match airing live on Mountaineer TV.
Match Quick Hits
-The final road trip of the season is first up in Week 12 for the TCU volleyball team as they travel to Morgantown, W. Va., to take on West Virginia on Wednesday
-TCU is looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at Oklahoma last Friday
-Earlier this season, TCU was able to pick up the come from behind 3-2 victory over West Virginia to remain perfect in matches played in Fort Worth at 7-0
-élan McCall is back in the lineup and has not missed a step as the freshman put down 18 kills and picked up 17 digs against the Sooners
-The rookie continues to be ranked in the top 10 nationally in points per set and kills per set
-Senior Anna Walsh continues to be an offensive threat for TCU with double-digit kills in 19 matches and hitting above .300 in 12 matches
-The Frogs are no slouches on defense as three players are picking up over 3.00 digs per set with Lexi MacLean leading the way (3.38 d/s) followed by Berklie Baker (3.14 d/s) and McCall (3.10 d/s)
-TCU is strong from the service line with a league-best 1.34 aces per set with Tori Dilfer leading the Big 12 with 0.38 aces per set
-Dilfer has been putting in the work for the Frogs and guides the offense with 11.09 assists per set which ranks second in the conference to go along with 2.38 digs per set and 10 double-doubles
Season Quick Hits
-The 2018 season marks the 23rd season in the history of the TCU Volleyball program
-This season also marks the fourth 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 three straight appearances in the postseason after the Horned Frogs made a run to the NIVC semifinals in 2017 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015 and 2016
-A young team a year ago, TCU returns 13 letterwinners and four starters and the libero from a season ago and also welcome four newcomers including one transfer
-TCU brought in a stud of a freshmen class again which was ranked for the third straight year by
Prepvolleyball.com by coming in at No. 21
Series History: West Virginia
-TCU leads the all-time series with West Virginia at 10-4
-The Frogs were able to win the first four meetings in the series but have since split the series meetings the last two years and four times in the history as conference opponents
-TCU is 9-4 all-time against the Mountaineers when facing each other as conference opponents
-Since Jill Kramer arrived in 2015, TCU is 5-2 against West Virginia
-The Wednesday match is the seventh played in Morgantown with TCU leading the series at 4-2
-The first meeting all-time against TCU and West Virginia came in 2009 in a neutral site showdown in Akron, Ohio which the Frogs won 3-0
-Kramer was once the head coach of West Virginia and is responsible for two of the wins against TCU in the all-time series
Scouting the Opponent: West Virginia
-West Virginia is looking to snap a three-match losing streak in conference play with the team's last win coming over Texas Tech at home on Oct. 24
-The Mountaineers have picked up two non-conference victories during the Big 12 season with a sweep of George Washington and a four-set victory over in-state rival Marshall last week
-The WVU offense is led by a pair of outside hitters with Katelyn Evans putting down 3.24 kills per set and Kristin Lux following with 2.39 kills per set
-Freshman Lacey Zerwas has stepped into the setting role for the Mountaineers and is dishing out 9.16 assists per set and also picking up 1.72 digs per set
-Katie DeMeo has been a consistent on offense and defense for WVU with a .300 hitting clip to go along with a 1.34 blocks per set which is ranked fourth in the Big 12
Last Time We Met: Oct. 18 at TCU
-Trailing 2-0 in the match, the TCU volleyball team staged a comeback and were able to take the win in three straight sets to get the 3-2 (18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 15-7) victory over WVU
-The Horned Frogs had to regroup after falling behind in the match and used senior leadership from Anna Walsh and Lexi MacLean to ultimately get the victory over the Mountaineers
-TCU never gave up and used strong serving and blocking to jump out to early leads in the third and fourth set
-WVU would attempt to close the gaps, but the Frogs continued to control the sets in order to force the decisive fifth set
-TCU was nearly unstoppable in the final frame with nine kills and only one error for a .421 hitting clip as they completed the comeback
-Walsh paced the offense with a season-high 24 kills and was just shy of a double-double with a team-best nine blocks while MacLean led the defense with 24 digs
-Allye Beth Deaton scored her first double-double of the season with 15 kills and 18 digs while Katie Clark finished with 13 kills
-Tori Dilfer recorded her own double-double of 55 assists and 13 digs with Berklie Baker and Dani Dennison chipping in on defense with 21 and 11 digs, respectively
Last Match: At Oklahoma Recap
-Despite splitting the opening two sets, the TCU volleyball team could not overcome a consistent Oklahoma Sooner squad as the Horned Frogs dropped a 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15) decision
-It was a tight battle between the Frogs and Sooners through the opening two sets as Oklahoma used a strong run at the end of the first set to take the early 1-0 lead
-TCU used a strong offensive push by Anna Walsh and élan McCall in the second set to even up the match at 1-1
-TCU could not hold onto the momentum as the Sooners used early runs in the final two sets to control the rest of the match and finish off the match in four sets
-Walsh and McCall each totaled 18 kills apiece in the match to lead the offense while McCall also totaled 17 digs for a double-double
-Tori Dilfer also recorded a double-double of 42 assists and 15 digs while Berklie Baker led the defense with 21 digs
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