TCU Stopped by Florida State

Friday, August 31

Fort Collins, Colo.

4:00 PM

TCU

4-1

Florida State

1-2

TCU

Florida State

Photo by: Ellman Photography

TCU Stopped by Florida State

8/31/2018 6:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Florida State 3, TCU 0 (PDF)

The Horned Frogs could not overcome a strong blocking effort by the Seminoles.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The TCU volleyball team suffered its first loss in the 2018 season as they dropped a 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18) decision to Florida State on Friday afternoon to open competition at the Colorado State Tournament inside Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.

The Horned Frogs (4-1) and the Seminoles (1-2) went point-for-point in every set, but blocking proved to be the difference as Florida State shut it down with 15.0 in the match to go along with a .361 hitting clip. TCU was held to its lowest hitting percentage of the season a .102 but held its own from the service line with seven in the match.

élan McCall continued to lead TCU offensively with her fifth straight double-digit kill match with 13 against the Seminoles. Anna Walsh chipped in six kills, while Sarah Swanson was able to record five kills. Berklie Baker recorded double-digit digs for the second straight match with the sophomore leading the defense with 13.

Stats of the Match
5 – élan McCall has now totaled double-digit kills in the first five straight matches of her career and is just two short of Head Coach Jill Kramer who holds the record with the first seven straight matches

Notes
-TCU moves to 4-1 on the season and 0-1 in neutral site matches with the loss to Florida State
-élan McCall had her fifth straight double-digit kill match to lead TCU in kills for the fourth time this season
-Tori Dilfer dished out 29 assists to lead the Frogs while also helping lead the team from the service line with two
-Berklie Baker recorded double-digit digs for the second straight match and sixth time in her career with 13
-The 13 digs by Baker also marked the first time leading the team defensively for the first time in her career
-Three different Frogs were able to record solo blocks in the match with Sarah Swanson, Sarah Langs and Ashley Waggle all getting the stuffs

Up Next
TCU will continue action in Fort Collins as they face Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m., CT, before taking on the tournament host Colorado State on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 2:30 p.m., CT.