Saturday, September 22
Lawrence, Kan.
1:00 PM
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Preview: at Kansas
9/21/2018 10:56:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TCU will continue league action on the road by traveling to Kansas.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The first week of Big 12 Conference action will continue for the TCU volleyball on the road as the team travels to Lawrence, Kan., to face the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, Sept. 22., at 1 p.m., inside the Horjesi Family Athletics Center.
The 14th meeting all-time between the Horned Frogs (9-3, 1-0 Big 12) and the Jayhawks (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) will air live on ESPN+ with Leif Lisec and Katie Martincich on the call.
Match Quick Hits
-After posting eight wins in nonconference action and remaining undefeated at home, the TCU volleyball team continues conference action by traveling to Kansas
-The Frogs are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Oklahoma to open league action on Wednesday where the team scored a season-high nine service aces in the victory
-élan McCall has taken not only the conference, but the nation by storm as one of the top ranked hitters at 5.07 kills per set and 5.62 points per set
-The freshman has a streak of 12 straight double-digit kill matches to start her career and has also totaled six double-doubles and 2.93 digs per set
-McCall has consistently led the conference since the first week and is ranked fifth in the nation in kills and points per set
-Senior Anna Walsh has been a consistent force in her final season with the middle blocker putting down 3.19 kills per set at a .337 hitting clip with nine double-digit kill matches
-The offense is under the close direction of sophomore Tori Dilfer who is ranked No. 6 nationally with 11.98 assists per set and No. 13 with 0.60 aces per set
-The defensive trio of Berklie Baker, Dani Dennison and Lexi MacLean have been solid in the back row and have led TCU to 15.45 digs per set which is ranked second in the conference
-Junior Sarah Langs will be facing her sister, Kansas freshman Rachel Langs, for the first time in college. The duo, who hail from Fairview, Texas and attended Lovejoy High School, are both middle blockers.
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: Kansas
-Kansas leads the all-time series against TCU with a 11-2 overall mark and wins in the last six straight meetings
-The last time the Frogs picked up the victory came in 2014 when TCU came back from a 2-0 deficit in Fort Worth to get the five-set win
-Kansas has swept the series the last three years and five of the six years that the programs have been conference foes
-Saturday's match marks the eighth meeting all-time in Lawrence with the Jayhawks winning the last six straight matches played at the Horjesi Family Athletics Center
-TCU's only win in Lawrence came in the very first meeting in September 1999 as the Frogs got the five-set victory
-Head Coach Jill Kramer is looking for her first win ever against Kansas
Scouting the Opponent: Kansas
-Saturday's match will be the first Big 12 Conference match of the season for Kansas after taking a bye on Wednesday
-The Jayhawks played a midweek nonconference match against Drake at home and scored the four-set victory
-The offensive load is spread between three players who are scoring over 2.00 kills per set with Jada Burse (2.71 k/s) leading the way followed by Ashley Smith (2.70 k/s) and Zoe Hill (2.21 k/s)
-Kansas' offense is behind the leadership of Camryn Ennis who has dished out 6.24 assists per set this season while also picking up 2.68 digs per set
-Lacey Angello has stepped into the libero role for the Jayhawks and is picking up 3.22 digs per set and has also served up seven aces on the season
-The Jayhawks are second in the conference and No. 17 nationally in blocks per set with 2.74 with Hill leading the way with 1.28 blocks per set
Recap: Oklahoma
-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 on Wednesday night
-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.
The 14th meeting all-time between the Horned Frogs (9-3, 1-0 Big 12) and the Jayhawks (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) will air live on ESPN+ with Leif Lisec and Katie Martincich on the call.
Match Quick Hits
-After posting eight wins in nonconference action and remaining undefeated at home, the TCU volleyball team continues conference action by traveling to Kansas
-The Frogs are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Oklahoma to open league action on Wednesday where the team scored a season-high nine service aces in the victory
-élan McCall has taken not only the conference, but the nation by storm as one of the top ranked hitters at 5.07 kills per set and 5.62 points per set
-The freshman has a streak of 12 straight double-digit kill matches to start her career and has also totaled six double-doubles and 2.93 digs per set
-McCall has consistently led the conference since the first week and is ranked fifth in the nation in kills and points per set
-Senior Anna Walsh has been a consistent force in her final season with the middle blocker putting down 3.19 kills per set at a .337 hitting clip with nine double-digit kill matches
-The offense is under the close direction of sophomore Tori Dilfer who is ranked No. 6 nationally with 11.98 assists per set and No. 13 with 0.60 aces per set
-The defensive trio of Berklie Baker, Dani Dennison and Lexi MacLean have been solid in the back row and have led TCU to 15.45 digs per set which is ranked second in the conference
-Junior Sarah Langs will be facing her sister, Kansas freshman Rachel Langs, for the first time in college. The duo, who hail from Fairview, Texas and attended Lovejoy High School, are both middle blockers.
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: Kansas
-Kansas leads the all-time series against TCU with a 11-2 overall mark and wins in the last six straight meetings
-The last time the Frogs picked up the victory came in 2014 when TCU came back from a 2-0 deficit in Fort Worth to get the five-set win
-Kansas has swept the series the last three years and five of the six years that the programs have been conference foes
-Saturday's match marks the eighth meeting all-time in Lawrence with the Jayhawks winning the last six straight matches played at the Horjesi Family Athletics Center
-TCU's only win in Lawrence came in the very first meeting in September 1999 as the Frogs got the five-set victory
-Head Coach Jill Kramer is looking for her first win ever against Kansas
Scouting the Opponent: Kansas
-Saturday's match will be the first Big 12 Conference match of the season for Kansas after taking a bye on Wednesday
-The Jayhawks played a midweek nonconference match against Drake at home and scored the four-set victory
-The offensive load is spread between three players who are scoring over 2.00 kills per set with Jada Burse (2.71 k/s) leading the way followed by Ashley Smith (2.70 k/s) and Zoe Hill (2.21 k/s)
-Kansas' offense is behind the leadership of Camryn Ennis who has dished out 6.24 assists per set this season while also picking up 2.68 digs per set
-Lacey Angello has stepped into the libero role for the Jayhawks and is picking up 3.22 digs per set and has also served up seven aces on the season
-The Jayhawks are second in the conference and No. 17 nationally in blocks per set with 2.74 with Hill leading the way with 1.28 blocks per set
Recap: Oklahoma
-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 on Wednesday night
-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.
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