Saturday, November 23
Fort Worth, Texas
3:00 PM
TCU
vs
Texas Tech
Preview: TCU vs Texas Tech
11/22/2019 12:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs go for season sweep of in-state rival
FORT WORTH – TCU volleyball (9-14, 4-9) is fresh off a midweek bye before the Texas Tech Red Raiders visit The Rickel on Saturday afternoon for a rematch of the five-set epic that took place in Lubbock last month. TCU won the previous meeting, winning the fourth and fifth sets to claim its first conference road win back on October, 6. Saturday's match will be a chance at TCU's second season-sweep over a Big 12 opponent after the Horned Frogs dispatched of WVU twice earlier in the campaign.
Match Information
Quick Facts
-This will be the second meeting of the season between TCU and Texas Tech
-The Horned Frogs won the previous meeting (Oct. 6) in a thrilling five-set contest.
-Katie Clark was the star of the match as she set a new career high with 21 kills.
-It was her second career 20+ kill match and first since Oct. 6, 2018 also against Texas Tech.
-Clark has had the Raiders number in her career. Posting 45 kills in three matches against TTU.
-TCU's last match was a 0-3 road loss to No. 1 Texas, last Saturday.
-Freshman outside hitter Julia Adams led the team with 11 kills on .261 hitting.
-She has now delivered 51 kills over her last three matches (4.64 kills/set).
-Clark finished with a team-high three blocks. She has now collected at least three blocks in seven consecutive matches, the longest streak of her career.
-Junior libero Dani Dennison led the team with 10 digs.
-Freshman setter McKenzie Nichols paced the team with 23 assists.
-Freshman defensive specialist Bella Swafford made her impact felt in the third set. She hit two aces and added a match-point saving dig. It was the first multi-ace match of her career.
-TCU won its last home match over Kansas, 3-1.
-It was a career match for Adams, who delivered 23 kills on .500 hitting to earn herself Big 12 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week.
-The Big 12 All-Academic team was announced on Thursday. TCU had five honorees: Berklie Baker, Sarah Langs, Ashley Waggle and Sarah Swanson were each named to the first team, with Dani Dennison earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Academic second team.
12-Carat Jewel
-Julia Adams exploded for a season-best 23 kills on .500 hitting with six blocks in TCU's last home match against Kansas.
-All three numbers were career high marks for the Plano native.
-Her output earned her Big 12 offensive player and rookie of the week honors (Nov. 3-9). Becoming the first Big 12 OPOW this season for TCU and third ROW.
-Her 23 kills in four sets ranks fourth in the Big 12 this season, first among freshman.
-She is the only player in the Big 12 this season to hit 20+ kills while maintaining a hitting percentage above .400 in a four-set match.
- Her 26.5 points is tied for the sixth most points collected in a single match by a Big 12 student-athlete this season and tied for second in four-set matches.
-She is the only freshman in the Big 12 to earn more than 25 points in a match this season.
-She followed that performance with 17 kills at WVU and 11 on the road at Texas.
-She is now averaging 4.64 kills/set in her last three matches
Ice Ice Katie
-Sophomore Katie Clark has been on a tear since moving to the middle blocker position at Kansas.
-She has delivered at least three blocks in every match since moving to the middle, seven matches total, while tallying 69 kills (2.76/set) on .291 hitting.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in four of matches in the middle and 10 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 132 kills in conference play, including a career-high 21 in her previous match against Texas Tech.
-Clark has had the Raiders number in her career. Posting 45 kills in three matches against TTU.
-She is ninth in the Big 12 with 3.00 kills/set in conference matches and 3.48 points/set
-Her 21 kills against TTU earlier this season stands as the seventh most kills in a single Big 12 match this season.
Nichols Drops Dimes
-Since taking over the setting duties before the Texas match, McKenzie Nichols has shown tremendous strides, setting a new career-best with 59 assists against Texas Tech (10/6) while tallying over 30 assists in eight of the last 10 matches, including 40+ assists in four of her last five.
-She is averaging 10.5 assists/set since taking over primary duties.
-She earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors after dropping 91 assists over the course of eight sets (11.38 assists/set) at the start of the month (10/2-10/6).
-Her 59 assists against Tech were the sixth most assists by a freshman in a single match in program history, the most recorded by a freshman in the 25-point set, rally scoring era.
-Her 59 assists stand as the most by a setter in Big 12 play this season and is tied for the second-most assists in a single match by a Big 12 setter this season.
-She has posted six double-doubles in Big 12 play, second most in the conference by a setter. She tallied 40 or more assists in four of those performances, only Zerwas (WVU) has more 40+ assist double-doubles in Big 12 play this season.
Last Match vs Texas Tech:
-Katie Clark set a new career high with 21 kills. It was her second career 20+ kill match and first since Oct. 6, 2018 also against Texas Tech.
-Sarah Langs had a career match, setting her career best in blocks (10.0) and points (12.5) while tying her career high in kills (seven).
-Ashley Waggle set a career high in kills finishing with 19.
-McKenzie Nichols finished with 59 assists, the sixth most assists by a freshman in a single match in program history, the most recorded by a freshman in the 25-point set, rally scoring era.
-Audrey Nalls had another strong game on the outside posting 13 kills with a .296 hitting percentage.
-Dani Dennison and Berklie Baker each led the team with 15 digs.
-The team hit only eight service errors across the five sets (1.6 errors/set) its lowest rate of the season. They did so while hitting six aces.
Scouting the Opponent: Texas Tech
-Texas Tech enters play on a two-match win streak, taking down West Virginia and Iowa State in its last two matches.
-Prior to that, the Red Raiders had lost six consecutive matches against the top teams in the conference.
-TTU is led by senior outside hitter Emily Hill. Hill enters play third in the Big 12 averaging 3.85 kills/set in conference play.
-She had one of the most efficient games in the country earlier this year, a 21 kill, zero error match against Kansas State.
-Tech is playing in its final road match of the conference season. It is 3-4 this year on the road, 3-1 vs. non-ranked opponents.
-TCU leads the all-time series, 11-10, including a 5-2 record in regular season Big 12 matches at home.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
| TCU vs TTU | Saturday, November 23 | 3 p.m. | FSSW | Live Stats |
Quick Facts
-This will be the second meeting of the season between TCU and Texas Tech
-The Horned Frogs won the previous meeting (Oct. 6) in a thrilling five-set contest.
-Katie Clark was the star of the match as she set a new career high with 21 kills.
-It was her second career 20+ kill match and first since Oct. 6, 2018 also against Texas Tech.
-Clark has had the Raiders number in her career. Posting 45 kills in three matches against TTU.
-TCU's last match was a 0-3 road loss to No. 1 Texas, last Saturday.
-Freshman outside hitter Julia Adams led the team with 11 kills on .261 hitting.
-She has now delivered 51 kills over her last three matches (4.64 kills/set).
-Clark finished with a team-high three blocks. She has now collected at least three blocks in seven consecutive matches, the longest streak of her career.
-Junior libero Dani Dennison led the team with 10 digs.
-Freshman setter McKenzie Nichols paced the team with 23 assists.
-Freshman defensive specialist Bella Swafford made her impact felt in the third set. She hit two aces and added a match-point saving dig. It was the first multi-ace match of her career.
-TCU won its last home match over Kansas, 3-1.
-It was a career match for Adams, who delivered 23 kills on .500 hitting to earn herself Big 12 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week.
-The Big 12 All-Academic team was announced on Thursday. TCU had five honorees: Berklie Baker, Sarah Langs, Ashley Waggle and Sarah Swanson were each named to the first team, with Dani Dennison earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Academic second team.
12-Carat Jewel
-Julia Adams exploded for a season-best 23 kills on .500 hitting with six blocks in TCU's last home match against Kansas.
-All three numbers were career high marks for the Plano native.
-Her output earned her Big 12 offensive player and rookie of the week honors (Nov. 3-9). Becoming the first Big 12 OPOW this season for TCU and third ROW.
-Her 23 kills in four sets ranks fourth in the Big 12 this season, first among freshman.
-She is the only player in the Big 12 this season to hit 20+ kills while maintaining a hitting percentage above .400 in a four-set match.
- Her 26.5 points is tied for the sixth most points collected in a single match by a Big 12 student-athlete this season and tied for second in four-set matches.
-She is the only freshman in the Big 12 to earn more than 25 points in a match this season.
-She followed that performance with 17 kills at WVU and 11 on the road at Texas.
-She is now averaging 4.64 kills/set in her last three matches
Ice Ice Katie
-Sophomore Katie Clark has been on a tear since moving to the middle blocker position at Kansas.
-She has delivered at least three blocks in every match since moving to the middle, seven matches total, while tallying 69 kills (2.76/set) on .291 hitting.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in four of matches in the middle and 10 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 132 kills in conference play, including a career-high 21 in her previous match against Texas Tech.
-Clark has had the Raiders number in her career. Posting 45 kills in three matches against TTU.
-She is ninth in the Big 12 with 3.00 kills/set in conference matches and 3.48 points/set
-Her 21 kills against TTU earlier this season stands as the seventh most kills in a single Big 12 match this season.
Nichols Drops Dimes
-Since taking over the setting duties before the Texas match, McKenzie Nichols has shown tremendous strides, setting a new career-best with 59 assists against Texas Tech (10/6) while tallying over 30 assists in eight of the last 10 matches, including 40+ assists in four of her last five.
-She is averaging 10.5 assists/set since taking over primary duties.
-She earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors after dropping 91 assists over the course of eight sets (11.38 assists/set) at the start of the month (10/2-10/6).
-Her 59 assists against Tech were the sixth most assists by a freshman in a single match in program history, the most recorded by a freshman in the 25-point set, rally scoring era.
-Her 59 assists stand as the most by a setter in Big 12 play this season and is tied for the second-most assists in a single match by a Big 12 setter this season.
-She has posted six double-doubles in Big 12 play, second most in the conference by a setter. She tallied 40 or more assists in four of those performances, only Zerwas (WVU) has more 40+ assist double-doubles in Big 12 play this season.
Last Match vs Texas Tech:
-Katie Clark set a new career high with 21 kills. It was her second career 20+ kill match and first since Oct. 6, 2018 also against Texas Tech.
-Sarah Langs had a career match, setting her career best in blocks (10.0) and points (12.5) while tying her career high in kills (seven).
-Ashley Waggle set a career high in kills finishing with 19.
-McKenzie Nichols finished with 59 assists, the sixth most assists by a freshman in a single match in program history, the most recorded by a freshman in the 25-point set, rally scoring era.
-Audrey Nalls had another strong game on the outside posting 13 kills with a .296 hitting percentage.
-Dani Dennison and Berklie Baker each led the team with 15 digs.
-The team hit only eight service errors across the five sets (1.6 errors/set) its lowest rate of the season. They did so while hitting six aces.
Scouting the Opponent: Texas Tech
-Texas Tech enters play on a two-match win streak, taking down West Virginia and Iowa State in its last two matches.
-Prior to that, the Red Raiders had lost six consecutive matches against the top teams in the conference.
-TTU is led by senior outside hitter Emily Hill. Hill enters play third in the Big 12 averaging 3.85 kills/set in conference play.
-She had one of the most efficient games in the country earlier this year, a 21 kill, zero error match against Kansas State.
-Tech is playing in its final road match of the conference season. It is 3-4 this year on the road, 3-1 vs. non-ranked opponents.
-TCU leads the all-time series, 11-10, including a 5-2 record in regular season Big 12 matches at home.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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