TCU Offense Comes Alive in 3-0 Sweep of West Virginia

Thursday, October 24

Fort Worth, Texas

7:00 p.m.

TCU

7-11 (2-6)

West Virginia

10-10 (1-6)

West Virginia

TCU

TCU Offense Comes Alive in 3-0 Sweep of West Virginia

10/24/2019 11:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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TCU hits record-breaking 48 kills in dominant three-set win over WVU

FORT WORTH – The TCU offensive arsenal was on full display in Thursday evening's 3-0 victory over West Virginia inside The Rickel. Five different Horned Frogs secured six or more kills as TCU hit a season-best 48 kills in three sets (16 kills/set) in an impressive home sweep of WVU: 25-23, 25-22, 25-21. It was the most kills in a three-set Big 12 match in program history.

"I was really proud of the way our team came into today," head coach Jill Kramer said. "We've worked really hard this week. Our season hasn't been what we wanted it to be, but the fortitude that our team has shown through it has been really impressive. I'm really proud of the team for bringing what we did in practice into the match tonight and really executing the game plan well. Our first ball contacts opened up our offense and let Kenzie set anyone a majority of the time."

TCU NOTABLES:

This was the 12^th straight sellout crowd this season inside The Rickel, continuing the streak. Every home match this season has been sold out.
TCU delivered 48 kills as a team in three sets of work, the most kills in a three-set match this season and most ever in a Big 12 match.
Freshman setter McKenzie Nichols secured the fourth double-double of her career with 40 assists and 10 digs.
It was the second 40+ assists effort of her career. She has delivered 220 assists since taking over sole responsibilities at setter (11 assists/set).
Freshman outside hitter Audrey Nalls led the team with 12 kills, adding in nine digs and three blocks to round out yet another strong performance.
Redshirt junior Ashley Waggle has established herself as a formidable hitter on the outside over her last seven matches as she strung together 11 kills on a team-best .429 hitting.
Waggle has hit at-least nine kills in each of her last seven matches, delivering 3.29 kills/set on .227 hitting.
Sophomore outside élan McCall played in all rotations for the first time this season, finishing with nine kills, eight digs and two blocks.
Freshman middle blocker Afedo Manyang was a force all night, leading the team with four blocks while adding seven kills, including five in the second set.
The TCU defense was stingy all night as the Horned Frogs held WVU without an ace – the first time this season TCU hasn't allowed an ace against.
Junior libero Dani Dennison was integral to the defensive passing game. She finished with eight digs and a perfect 23-23 receiving serves.
Junior Berklie Baker successfully dug all 14 serves sent her way. She finished with four digs and three assists in a strong display of passing.
McCall was targeted in the WVU serving game, with no success as she finished 17-17 receiving serves.

Set 1 (TCU, 25-23): An early 7-1 Horned Frog run, fueled by kills from McCall and sophomore right side Katie Clark, gave TCU an 11-7 advantage. WVU would manage to tie the score multiple times afterwards, even taking the lead late, 21-20. But a timely kill from Waggle allowed TCU to win five of the final seven points and jump in front, 1-0. McCall was phenomenal in the early going, posting a team-best five kills on .571 hitting, setting the tone for a record-breaking offensive evening. Seven different Horned Frogs recorded kills in the opening set as Nichols distributed the ball efficiently. TCU hit .357 with 14 kills to open the match.

Set 2 (TCU, 25-22): West Virginia countered in the second, claiming a 15-14 advantage before a block from Manyang and McCall shifted momentum in TCU's favor. The block tied the match at 15-15 and spurred three consecutive TCU kills, two from Manyang and another from Waggle. WVU once again managed to take a 21-20 lead late, but this time it was McCall who stepped up and delivered two late kills to push TCU over the edge and win five of the final six points. Manyang and Waggle led the team with five kills each in the set, Manyang doing so on .667 hitting on top of her two blocks.

Set 3 (TCU, 25-21): With their backs against the wall, the Mountaineers once more managed to lead early in the set, 9-6. But for every WVU run, TCU's balanced attack had an answer. Waggle added another kill before Nalls threw down back-to-back terminations to tie the score, 10-10. WVU tied things back at 16-16 later on but a 6-1 TCU run would put the Horned Frogs ahead for good. McCall delivered two kills in the run along with two blocks from Nalls and Clark, both of whom added a kill in the run, as TCU claimed a 22-17 lead. The final blow was delivered by Waggle as TCU claimed its first Big 12 sweep of the season. Nalls turned it on in the third set, leading the team with six kills on .333 hitting. As a team, TCU hit 18 kills, tied for the third most its hit in a set this season.

UP NEXT:
TCU returns to The Rickel after a Saturday off the courts. The Horned Frogs will host Iowa State at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30. TCU will be looking for revenge after the Cyclones won the matchup in Ames, 3-0 earlier this month.

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