Horned Frogs Drop Tough Battle

Saturday, September 1

Fort Collins, Colo.

6:00 PM

TCU

4-2

Cincinnati

4-1

Cincinnati

TCU

Horned Frogs Drop Tough Battle

9/1/2018 9:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Cincinnati 3, TCU 0 (PDF)Photo Gallery

TCU dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to Cincinnati on Saturday night.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (September 2, 2018) – Despite career-high numbers from multiple players, the TCU volleyball team dropped a heart breaking 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 17-25, 25-17, 16-14) decision to Cincinnati on Saturday night in the second match of the Colorado State Tournament inside Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.

Every point was a battle for the Horned Frogs (4-2) and the Bearcats (4-1) with TCU ultimately getting the 2-1 lead in the match after bouncing back from a first set loss. Cincinnati did not back down as they used a 10-2 run at the end of the fourth set to send the match to five. The final set had seven lead changes and the score tied on nine occasions, with TCU using an error by Cincinnati and then a Tori Dilfer ace to see match point at 14-13. Costly errors down the stretch proved to be the difference as three in a row by the Frogs gave the Bearcats the set and the match.

Freshman élan McCall was nearly unstoppable and racked numerous career-highs including 28 kills and seven total blocks. The Leander, Texas native also finished with a .306 hitting clip and eight digs. Anna Walsh reached the double-digit mark for the fifth time this season with 11 in the match to go along with six blocks. Tori Dilfer recorded her third double-double of the season with 45 assists and 11 digs to go along with a career-high six service aces. Defensively, three players picked up double-digit digs led by Lexi MacLean at 17 followed by Dani Dennison with 14.

Stats of the Match
15.5 – TCU recorded double-digit blocks for the first time this season as two different players scored individual career-highs in blocks in the match.

Notes
-TCU moves to 4-2 on the season and 0-2 in neutral site matches with the loss to Cincinnati
-élan McCall had her sixth straight double-digit kill match to lead TCU in kills for the fifth time this season
-McCall only trails TCU head coach Jill Kramer in consecutive double-digit kill matches with Kramer totaling seven in 1996
-As a team, TCU totaled double-digit blocks for the first time this season with 15.5 against Cincinnati
-Anna Walsh finished with double-digit kills for the fifth time this season with 11 in the match
-The six blocks recorded by Walsh in the match also marks a season-high for the senior
-Tori Dilfer recorded her third double-double of the season with 45 assists and 11 digs
-Lexi MacLean led the team in digs for the fourth time this season and totaled double-digit digs for the fourth time this season and 14th time in her career
-Dani Dennison picked up a season-high 14 digs against the Bearcats to mark the second double-digit dig match of the season and 30th in her career
-Three players set career-highs in blocks on the night starting with McCall (7.0), Sarah Swanson (8.0) and Katie Clark (3.0)

Up Next
TCU will wrap-up action for the weekend by taking on the tournament host Colorado State on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 2:30 p.m., CT., with the match airing live on the Mountain West Network.