Saturday, October 19
Lawrence, KS
1:00 PM
TCU
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Kansas
Preview: TCU at Kansas
10/18/2019 4:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs look to rediscover winning ways on the road.
FORT WORTH – TCU Volleyball is on the road for the second time this week as the Horned Frogs matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks. The match will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon inside the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena in Lawrence, Kansas.
Match Information
Last Match
-TCU managed 20 digs in the first set, a season-best for digs in a single set.
-The team finished with 53 digs, its most in a three-set match this season.
-Sophomore libero élan McCall matched her career high with three aces.
-McCall also led the team with a season high 17 digs.
-The Frogs hit six aces with just six service errors, the first time this season they have hit the same or more aces than errors in the match.
-Sophomore right side Katie Clark led the team with 10 kills.
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle led the team with a .320 hitting percentage, her career-best in Big 12 play with more than three attacks.
-Freshman outside hitter Audrey Nalls led the team with 4.0 blocks, the most she's had in a conference match in her career.
-She also finished with 11 digs, her fourth 10+ dig match of the season.
Clark Bait Ooh-ha-ha
-Since the beginning of conference play, Clark has been in an offensive groove.
-She leads the team with 3.32 kills/set in Big 12 matches and has tallied 10 or more kills in the last four matches in which she has played significant time.
-The Arlington native turned in a career-best 21 kills in TCU's five-set victory over Texas Tech (Oct. 6).
-Clark has led the team in kills in all five Big 12 matches in which she has played significant time – limited to brief, one set, appearance against Texas due to injury.
-In her last 10 Big 12 matches dating back to last season, Clark is averaging 3.11 kills/set, including double-digit kills in seven of those matches.
Snap Waggle Pop
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle has enjoyed a career resurgence in her last five matches.
-The Dripping Springs native hadn't recorded double-digit kills in any of her career matches prior to Big 12 play. She has recorded three such matches in her last five appearances, including a career-high 19 kills against Texas Tech (10/6).
-She has now recorded 59 kills in her last five matches (11.8 per match) after averaging 3.2 kills per match in her previous 39 showings.
-She has recorded 31.7 percent of her career kills in her last five contests – 186 career kills.
-She entered conference play with a career-high of nine kills, a mark she met or surpassed in each of her last five matches (10 vs. K-State, 9 vs. Texas, 19 at Texas Tech, 12 vs. Baylor, 9 at Iowa State).
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills per set (3.30) points (210.5) and points per set (3.75).
-She is seventh overall in the conference in kills per set and points per set through 16 matches.
-She set a career-high in hitting percentage, collecting 13 kills on 23 attacks (.391 hitting percentage) against No. 6 Texas. She has delivered 43 kills on .258 hitting in her last three 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.
Scouting the Opponent: Kansas
-Kansas enters play with a 5-10 record, 1-4 in the Big 12.
-The Jayhawks have won just one of their last nine matches, a 3-2 home victory over West Virginia.
-While they average just 11.06 kills per set, the fewest in the Big 12, they do boast three players with high block rates, the leader among them is Rachel Langs, younger sister of TCU MB Sarah Langs, who averages 1.14 blocks/set.
-Kansas leads the all-time series, 12-3 although the Horned Frogs won the last meeting, 3-0, in Fort Worth.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
| TCU at Kansas | Saturday, October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Live Stats |
Last Match
-TCU managed 20 digs in the first set, a season-best for digs in a single set.
-The team finished with 53 digs, its most in a three-set match this season.
-Sophomore libero élan McCall matched her career high with three aces.
-McCall also led the team with a season high 17 digs.
-The Frogs hit six aces with just six service errors, the first time this season they have hit the same or more aces than errors in the match.
-Sophomore right side Katie Clark led the team with 10 kills.
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle led the team with a .320 hitting percentage, her career-best in Big 12 play with more than three attacks.
-Freshman outside hitter Audrey Nalls led the team with 4.0 blocks, the most she's had in a conference match in her career.
-She also finished with 11 digs, her fourth 10+ dig match of the season.
Clark Bait Ooh-ha-ha
-Since the beginning of conference play, Clark has been in an offensive groove.
-She leads the team with 3.32 kills/set in Big 12 matches and has tallied 10 or more kills in the last four matches in which she has played significant time.
-The Arlington native turned in a career-best 21 kills in TCU's five-set victory over Texas Tech (Oct. 6).
-Clark has led the team in kills in all five Big 12 matches in which she has played significant time – limited to brief, one set, appearance against Texas due to injury.
-In her last 10 Big 12 matches dating back to last season, Clark is averaging 3.11 kills/set, including double-digit kills in seven of those matches.
Snap Waggle Pop
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle has enjoyed a career resurgence in her last five matches.
-The Dripping Springs native hadn't recorded double-digit kills in any of her career matches prior to Big 12 play. She has recorded three such matches in her last five appearances, including a career-high 19 kills against Texas Tech (10/6).
-She has now recorded 59 kills in her last five matches (11.8 per match) after averaging 3.2 kills per match in her previous 39 showings.
-She has recorded 31.7 percent of her career kills in her last five contests – 186 career kills.
-She entered conference play with a career-high of nine kills, a mark she met or surpassed in each of her last five matches (10 vs. K-State, 9 vs. Texas, 19 at Texas Tech, 12 vs. Baylor, 9 at Iowa State).
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills per set (3.30) points (210.5) and points per set (3.75).
-She is seventh overall in the conference in kills per set and points per set through 16 matches.
-She set a career-high in hitting percentage, collecting 13 kills on 23 attacks (.391 hitting percentage) against No. 6 Texas. She has delivered 43 kills on .258 hitting in her last three 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.
Scouting the Opponent: Kansas
-Kansas enters play with a 5-10 record, 1-4 in the Big 12.
-The Jayhawks have won just one of their last nine matches, a 3-2 home victory over West Virginia.
-While they average just 11.06 kills per set, the fewest in the Big 12, they do boast three players with high block rates, the leader among them is Rachel Langs, younger sister of TCU MB Sarah Langs, who averages 1.14 blocks/set.
-Kansas leads the all-time series, 12-3 although the Horned Frogs won the last meeting, 3-0, in Fort Worth.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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