Thursday, October 24
Fort Worth, Texas
7:00 p.m.
TCU
vs
West Virginia
Preview: West Virginia
10/23/2019 6:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs welcome Mountaineers for Thursday night conference clash
FORT WORTH – TCU Volleyball concludes its first run through the conference schedule with a 7:00 p.m. contest against the West Virginia Mountaineers Thursday evening inside The Rickel. This will be the 15th all-time meeting between the two schools and 14th involving head coach Jill Kramer. Kramer, WVU head coach from 2010-2014) is 6-2 against her former program as the Director of Volleyball Operations at TCU, including an unblemished 4-0 record against them in Fort Worth.
Match Information
Last Match
-Junior Dani Dennison made her first start at libero this season and responded with a season-best 21 digs, her first 20+ dig performance of 2019.
-She averaged 7.00 digs/set in the match, becoming just the third Big 12 player this season to do so.
-Freshman setter McKenzie Nichols finished with 30 assists, her third 30+ assist performance in her last four matches.
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle and Freshman Audrey Nalls each led the team with nine kills.
-Waggle has now recorded at least nine kills in each of her last six matches.
-Nalls continued her streak to 17 straight matches with at least eight kills.
-Sophomore Katie Clark impressed in her first start at middle blocker, posting a team-best .385 hitting percentage on seven kills while also leading the team with four blocks.
Clark Bait Ooh-ha-ha
-Since the beginning of conference play, Clark has been in an offensive groove.
-She leads the team with 3.18 kills/set in Big 12 matches and has tallied 10 or more kills in four of the last five 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 five of six Big 12 matches in which she has played significant time – limited to brief, one set, appearance against Texas due to injury.
-She is coming off a seven kill, four block match against Kansas in which she hit .385 – her second match of the season with at least five kills and four blocks on at least .300 hitting, third of her career.
Snap Waggle Pop
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle has enjoyed a career resurgence in her last six 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 six appearances, including a career-high 19 kills against Texas Tech (10/6).
-She has now recorded 68 kills in her last six matches (11.3 per match) after averaging 3.2 kills per match in her previous 39 showings.
-Waggle leads the team with 73 total kills in Big 12 play.
-She has recorded 34.9 percent of her career kills in her last five contests – 195 career kills.
-She entered conference play with a career-high of nine kills, a mark she met or surpassed in each of her last six matches (10 vs. K-State, 9 vs. Texas, 19 at Texas Tech, 12 vs. Baylor, 9 at Iowa State, 9 at Kansas).
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills per set (3.29) points (220.5) and points per set (3.74).
-She is sixth overall in the conference in kills per set and seventh points per set through 17 matches.
-She set a career-high in hitting percentage, collecting 13 kills on 23 attacks (.391 hitting percentage) against No. 6 Texas.
-Nalls has delivered at least eight kills in all 17 career college matches, a stat she has maintained over the last five matches despite seeing her average attacks-per-set drop from 10.4 over the first 12 matches to 6.8 throughout the last five – she is hitting .224 over her last five matches, averaging 3.06 kills/set.
Scouting the Opponent: West Virginia
-WVU enters play with a 10-9 record, 1-5 in the Big 12.
-The Mountaineers are coming off a 3-0 loss to Texas at home last Saturday.
-They are led by Sophomore Kristina Jordan, who is averaging 3.24 kills/set, including a 30-kill performance against San Diego State earlier this season.
-TCU leads the all-time series 11-3, including wins in each of the last three meetings.
-Since coming to TCU from West Virginia, head coach Jill Kramer boasts a 6-2 record over her former program, including an unblemished 4-0 record against them in Fort Worth.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
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Last Match
-Junior Dani Dennison made her first start at libero this season and responded with a season-best 21 digs, her first 20+ dig performance of 2019.
-She averaged 7.00 digs/set in the match, becoming just the third Big 12 player this season to do so.
-Freshman setter McKenzie Nichols finished with 30 assists, her third 30+ assist performance in her last four matches.
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle and Freshman Audrey Nalls each led the team with nine kills.
-Waggle has now recorded at least nine kills in each of her last six matches.
-Nalls continued her streak to 17 straight matches with at least eight kills.
-Sophomore Katie Clark impressed in her first start at middle blocker, posting a team-best .385 hitting percentage on seven kills while also leading the team with four blocks.
Clark Bait Ooh-ha-ha
-Since the beginning of conference play, Clark has been in an offensive groove.
-She leads the team with 3.18 kills/set in Big 12 matches and has tallied 10 or more kills in four of the last five 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 five of six Big 12 matches in which she has played significant time – limited to brief, one set, appearance against Texas due to injury.
-She is coming off a seven kill, four block match against Kansas in which she hit .385 – her second match of the season with at least five kills and four blocks on at least .300 hitting, third of her career.
Snap Waggle Pop
-Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle has enjoyed a career resurgence in her last six 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 six appearances, including a career-high 19 kills against Texas Tech (10/6).
-She has now recorded 68 kills in her last six matches (11.3 per match) after averaging 3.2 kills per match in her previous 39 showings.
-Waggle leads the team with 73 total kills in Big 12 play.
-She has recorded 34.9 percent of her career kills in her last five contests – 195 career kills.
-She entered conference play with a career-high of nine kills, a mark she met or surpassed in each of her last six matches (10 vs. K-State, 9 vs. Texas, 19 at Texas Tech, 12 vs. Baylor, 9 at Iowa State, 9 at Kansas).
Nalls Well That Ends Well
-Nalls leads all Big 12 freshman in kills per set (3.29) points (220.5) and points per set (3.74).
-She is sixth overall in the conference in kills per set and seventh points per set through 17 matches.
-She set a career-high in hitting percentage, collecting 13 kills on 23 attacks (.391 hitting percentage) against No. 6 Texas.
-Nalls has delivered at least eight kills in all 17 career college matches, a stat she has maintained over the last five matches despite seeing her average attacks-per-set drop from 10.4 over the first 12 matches to 6.8 throughout the last five – she is hitting .224 over her last five matches, averaging 3.06 kills/set.
Scouting the Opponent: West Virginia
-WVU enters play with a 10-9 record, 1-5 in the Big 12.
-The Mountaineers are coming off a 3-0 loss to Texas at home last Saturday.
-They are led by Sophomore Kristina Jordan, who is averaging 3.24 kills/set, including a 30-kill performance against San Diego State earlier this season.
-TCU leads the all-time series 11-3, including wins in each of the last three meetings.
-Since coming to TCU from West Virginia, head coach Jill Kramer boasts a 6-2 record over her former program, including an unblemished 4-0 record against them in Fort Worth.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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