Friday, November 9
Norman, Okla.
7:00 PM
TCU
at
Oklahoma
Preview: at Oklahoma
11/8/2018 7:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU will begin the first of two final road matches at Oklahoma on Friday.
NORMAN, Okla. – Coming off a bye, the TCU volleyball team will take to the road for two straight matches starting with a showdown with Oklahoma at McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla., on Friday, Nov. 9.
First serve for the 19th meeting all-time between the Frogs (13-10, 5-7 Big 12) and the Sooners (14-10, 6-6 Big 12) will be at 7 p.m.
Match Quick Hits
-After a midweek bye, the TCU volleyball team returns to action for a rare Friday conference match at Oklahoma
-The match is the first of two final road matches for the Frogs as they travel to West Virginia to complete conference road matches next Wednesday
-Both teams enter the match riding a victory as TCU scored a 3-1 victory over Iowa State on Saturday while Oklahoma got a 3-2 comeback win at Texas Tech on Wednesday
-TCU is continuing to be strong at the service line after recording 10 against Iowa State for a conference-best 1.36 aces per set
-Sarah Swanson was nearly unstoppable during Week 11 of action with the sophomore leading the team with 3.25 kills per set, a .558 hitting clip and 1.25 blocks per set
-élan McCall is back in the lineup after missing six matches and was able to pick up nine digs and score two kills in the win over Iowa State
-Anna Walsh and Lexi MacLean are being senior leaders on offense and defense with Walsh good for 3.16 kills per set and MacLean leading the defense with 3.46 digs per set
-Tori Dilfer has been a consistent presence at setter for TCU with 11.11 assists per set which ranks second in the Big 12 and a league-best 0.39 aces per set
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: Oklahoma
-Oklahoma leads the overall series with TCU at 12-6 with the teams splitting the series every year since 2015
-Friday's match will be the ninth meeting all-time to take place in Norman with Oklahoma leading the series at 6-2
-Since Jill Kramer has been in Fort Worth, TCU has split the series with Oklahoma the last three seasons
-Since joining the Big 12 in 2012, Oklahoma was able to get the win in the first five meetings and holds a 8-5 overall mark against the Frogs
-Earlier this season, TCU got the sweep in Fort Worth for the team's fourth win against the Sooners in The Rickel
-TCU is currently riding a two-match winning streak in the overall series meetings
Scouting the Opponent: Oklahoma
- Oklahoma snapped a two-match losing streak in conference action on Wednesday with a 3-2 victory on the road over Texas Tech
-With the win, the Sooners now have six wins in the league and sit at fourth overall in the standings
-Alyssa Enneking is pacing the Sooner offense with 4.39 kills per set and is also picking up 2.84 digs per set
-Paige Anderson is responsible for 1.99 kills per set and is leading the defense at the net with 1.30 blocks per set
-Kylee McLaughlin is dishing out the assists with 10.67 assists per set and is alos leading the team from behind the service line with 0.19 aces per set
-Keyton Kinley is at the top of the Big 12 with 4.91 digs per set and is helping Oklahoma to 15.42 digs per set which ranks third in the league
Last Time We Met: Sept. 19 at TCU
-A season-high nine service aces paved the way for the TCU volleyball team to pick up the 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) victory over Oklahoma to open conference action for the 2018 season
-After a slow start to the match, the Horned Frogs found themselves trailing by four and out of timeouts
-TCU used a kill from Lexi MacLean to spark a 7-2 run that included three service aces to take back the lead and never look back as they took the opener against the Sooners
-The Frogs never trailed again in the match as they finished with 45 kills, 52 digs and 5.0 team blocks
-élan McCall continued her offensive streak with her 12th straight double-digit kill match and her sixth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 14 digs
-Anna Walsh put down 12 kills for the Frogs, while Katie Clark chipped in seven kills and a .385 hitting clip
-MacLean led TCU with three service aces while also finishing with 13 digs and five kills
Recap: Iowa State
- A team-high 10 service aces along with a strong offensive presence pushed the TCU volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14) victory over Iowa State
-The Horned Frogs controlled the match from the very first point against the Cyclones and put down 53 kills and the second high hitting clip in conference action for the team this season to get the victory (.282)
-Iowa State, who leads the league in digs, was held to only 53 while TCU picked up 70 with three players notching double-digit digs
-Katie Clark and Sarah Swanson led TCU's offense with 14 kills a piece with both players notching over a .400 hitting clip
-The duo were also bringing the defense at the net with Swanson totaling a team-best 7.0 blocks and Clark finishing with 6.0 blocks
-Tori Dilfer guided the offense with 36 assists and finished with her ninth double-double and second straight with 12 digs
-Lexi MacLean was able to pick up 18 digs to lead the Frogs from the back row with Berklie Baker chipping in 17 digs
First serve for the 19th meeting all-time between the Frogs (13-10, 5-7 Big 12) and the Sooners (14-10, 6-6 Big 12) will be at 7 p.m.
Match Quick Hits
-After a midweek bye, the TCU volleyball team returns to action for a rare Friday conference match at Oklahoma
-The match is the first of two final road matches for the Frogs as they travel to West Virginia to complete conference road matches next Wednesday
-Both teams enter the match riding a victory as TCU scored a 3-1 victory over Iowa State on Saturday while Oklahoma got a 3-2 comeback win at Texas Tech on Wednesday
-TCU is continuing to be strong at the service line after recording 10 against Iowa State for a conference-best 1.36 aces per set
-Sarah Swanson was nearly unstoppable during Week 11 of action with the sophomore leading the team with 3.25 kills per set, a .558 hitting clip and 1.25 blocks per set
-élan McCall is back in the lineup after missing six matches and was able to pick up nine digs and score two kills in the win over Iowa State
-Anna Walsh and Lexi MacLean are being senior leaders on offense and defense with Walsh good for 3.16 kills per set and MacLean leading the defense with 3.46 digs per set
-Tori Dilfer has been a consistent presence at setter for TCU with 11.11 assists per set which ranks second in the Big 12 and a league-best 0.39 aces per set
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: Oklahoma
-Oklahoma leads the overall series with TCU at 12-6 with the teams splitting the series every year since 2015
-Friday's match will be the ninth meeting all-time to take place in Norman with Oklahoma leading the series at 6-2
-Since Jill Kramer has been in Fort Worth, TCU has split the series with Oklahoma the last three seasons
-Since joining the Big 12 in 2012, Oklahoma was able to get the win in the first five meetings and holds a 8-5 overall mark against the Frogs
-Earlier this season, TCU got the sweep in Fort Worth for the team's fourth win against the Sooners in The Rickel
-TCU is currently riding a two-match winning streak in the overall series meetings
Scouting the Opponent: Oklahoma
- Oklahoma snapped a two-match losing streak in conference action on Wednesday with a 3-2 victory on the road over Texas Tech
-With the win, the Sooners now have six wins in the league and sit at fourth overall in the standings
-Alyssa Enneking is pacing the Sooner offense with 4.39 kills per set and is also picking up 2.84 digs per set
-Paige Anderson is responsible for 1.99 kills per set and is leading the defense at the net with 1.30 blocks per set
-Kylee McLaughlin is dishing out the assists with 10.67 assists per set and is alos leading the team from behind the service line with 0.19 aces per set
-Keyton Kinley is at the top of the Big 12 with 4.91 digs per set and is helping Oklahoma to 15.42 digs per set which ranks third in the league
Last Time We Met: Sept. 19 at TCU
-A season-high nine service aces paved the way for the TCU volleyball team to pick up the 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) victory over Oklahoma to open conference action for the 2018 season
-After a slow start to the match, the Horned Frogs found themselves trailing by four and out of timeouts
-TCU used a kill from Lexi MacLean to spark a 7-2 run that included three service aces to take back the lead and never look back as they took the opener against the Sooners
-The Frogs never trailed again in the match as they finished with 45 kills, 52 digs and 5.0 team blocks
-élan McCall continued her offensive streak with her 12th straight double-digit kill match and her sixth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 14 digs
-Anna Walsh put down 12 kills for the Frogs, while Katie Clark chipped in seven kills and a .385 hitting clip
-MacLean led TCU with three service aces while also finishing with 13 digs and five kills
Recap: Iowa State
- A team-high 10 service aces along with a strong offensive presence pushed the TCU volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14) victory over Iowa State
-The Horned Frogs controlled the match from the very first point against the Cyclones and put down 53 kills and the second high hitting clip in conference action for the team this season to get the victory (.282)
-Iowa State, who leads the league in digs, was held to only 53 while TCU picked up 70 with three players notching double-digit digs
-Katie Clark and Sarah Swanson led TCU's offense with 14 kills a piece with both players notching over a .400 hitting clip
-The duo were also bringing the defense at the net with Swanson totaling a team-best 7.0 blocks and Clark finishing with 6.0 blocks
-Tori Dilfer guided the offense with 36 assists and finished with her ninth double-double and second straight with 12 digs
-Lexi MacLean was able to pick up 18 digs to lead the Frogs from the back row with Berklie Baker chipping in 17 digs
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