Wednesday, October 2
Fort Worth, Texas
8 p.m.
TCU
vs
Texas
PREVIEW: TCU vs No. 6 Texas
10/1/2019 6:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs ready to embrace opportunity against Top 10 opponent, Texas
FORT WORTH – TCU volleyball (5-7, 0-2 Big 12) will play in front of its 10th consecutive sellout crowd Wednesday night when the Horned Frogs welcome No. 6 Texas to The Rickel. TCU is looking for its second home victory over Texas in the Jill Kramer era as the team strives for its first Big 12 victory of the season. The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. on ESPNU.
Match Information
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills (143), kills per set (3.40) points (162.0) and points per set (386).
-She is sixth overall in the conference in kills per set and in points per set through 12 matches.
-The Waxahachie native has been the Horned Frogs primary offensive weapon all season as she leads the team in kills, attacks and points, playing all six rotations.
Freshmen Phenoms
-The Freshman Horned Frogs have provided plenty of evidence to back up their ranking as the fifth best recruiting class in the nation. TCU is led by freshmen in kills (Nalls), total attacks (Nalls), assists (Uçar), aces (Manyang) blocks/set (Manyang) and points (Nalls).
-Three Frogs have scored more than 100.0 points this season, two of which are freshman: Nalls (162.0) and Julia Adams (102.5). The lone veteran among them is sophomore Katie Clark, who is second on the team, accounting for 112.0 points through 12 matches.
-The Freshmen have accounted for 289 of TCU's 487 kills (59.3 percent) and 360.0 of the Horned Frogs 629 team points (57.2 percent).
Berks of the Job
-The junior libero has started all 12 matches for TCU, leading the team with 136 digs.
-She has turned up her defensive prowess since the beginning of conference action, where she is averaging 5.00 digs/set through two matches of Big 12 play, the second most in the conference.
-Her 35 digs in Big 12 play are second most in the conference as well.
-Set career high with 23 digs in last match against Kansas State
- Baker will be making her 32nd consecutive start at libero against the Longhorns.
Last Match
-TCU is coming off a 3-1 home loss to Kansas State.
-The Horned Frogs began the game very strong, posting a .375 hitting percentage in the opening set, its best first set hitting percentage this season.
-Despite the loss, there were multiple individual accomplishments including the second double-double in the career of freshman setter McKenzie Nichols (21 assists, 10 digs).
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle set a new career-high with 10 kills.
-Junior libero Berklie Baker recorded a career-best 23 digs, her first 20+ dig performance of the 2019 campaign.
-TCU set a 2019 attendance record with 1,809 fans inside The Rickel.
Scouting the Opponent: Texas
-Texas enters the weekend with an 8-2 (2-0 Big 12) record after winning both of its home conference matches last weekend (3-1 vs. Iowa State and 3-0 vs. Texas Tech).
-They are ranked No. 6 in the AVCA Coaches poll, Texas has been ranked in the Top 10 every week this season.
-This is the first conference road test for the Longhorns, they finished last season 7-1 in road Big 12 matches.
-Texas is led by two of the most potent outside hitters in the conference, Micaya White and Logan Eggleston. White leads the conference with 4.78 points per set while Eggleston is averaging 4.00 kills/set on .353 hitting thus far.
-Texas leads the all-time series with TCU, 16-1 with the Horned Frogs lone win coming in Jill Kramer's first season as head coach, a 3-0 sweep in 2015. TCU is 1-3 when hosting Texas in the Kramer era.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
| TCU vs Texas | Wednesday, October 2 | 8 p.m. | ESPNU |
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills (143), kills per set (3.40) points (162.0) and points per set (386).
-She is sixth overall in the conference in kills per set and in points per set through 12 matches.
-The Waxahachie native has been the Horned Frogs primary offensive weapon all season as she leads the team in kills, attacks and points, playing all six rotations.
Freshmen Phenoms
-The Freshman Horned Frogs have provided plenty of evidence to back up their ranking as the fifth best recruiting class in the nation. TCU is led by freshmen in kills (Nalls), total attacks (Nalls), assists (Uçar), aces (Manyang) blocks/set (Manyang) and points (Nalls).
-Three Frogs have scored more than 100.0 points this season, two of which are freshman: Nalls (162.0) and Julia Adams (102.5). The lone veteran among them is sophomore Katie Clark, who is second on the team, accounting for 112.0 points through 12 matches.
-The Freshmen have accounted for 289 of TCU's 487 kills (59.3 percent) and 360.0 of the Horned Frogs 629 team points (57.2 percent).
Berks of the Job
-The junior libero has started all 12 matches for TCU, leading the team with 136 digs.
-She has turned up her defensive prowess since the beginning of conference action, where she is averaging 5.00 digs/set through two matches of Big 12 play, the second most in the conference.
-Her 35 digs in Big 12 play are second most in the conference as well.
-Set career high with 23 digs in last match against Kansas State
- Baker will be making her 32nd consecutive start at libero against the Longhorns.
Last Match
-TCU is coming off a 3-1 home loss to Kansas State.
-The Horned Frogs began the game very strong, posting a .375 hitting percentage in the opening set, its best first set hitting percentage this season.
-Despite the loss, there were multiple individual accomplishments including the second double-double in the career of freshman setter McKenzie Nichols (21 assists, 10 digs).
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle set a new career-high with 10 kills.
-Junior libero Berklie Baker recorded a career-best 23 digs, her first 20+ dig performance of the 2019 campaign.
-TCU set a 2019 attendance record with 1,809 fans inside The Rickel.
Scouting the Opponent: Texas
-Texas enters the weekend with an 8-2 (2-0 Big 12) record after winning both of its home conference matches last weekend (3-1 vs. Iowa State and 3-0 vs. Texas Tech).
-They are ranked No. 6 in the AVCA Coaches poll, Texas has been ranked in the Top 10 every week this season.
-This is the first conference road test for the Longhorns, they finished last season 7-1 in road Big 12 matches.
-Texas is led by two of the most potent outside hitters in the conference, Micaya White and Logan Eggleston. White leads the conference with 4.78 points per set while Eggleston is averaging 4.00 kills/set on .353 hitting thus far.
-Texas leads the all-time series with TCU, 16-1 with the Horned Frogs lone win coming in Jill Kramer's first season as head coach, a 3-0 sweep in 2015. TCU is 1-3 when hosting Texas in the Kramer era.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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