
Preview: TCU vs Oklahoma
11/26/2019 4:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU volleyball honors its seniors: Sarah Langs, Ashley Waggle and Abigail Buckingham
FORT WORTH – TCU volleyball hosts Oklahoma for senior day on Wednesday evening. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. inside The Rickel. TCU will honor its three seniors: Sarah Langs, Ashley Waggle and Abigail Buckingham after the match.
Match Information
Quick Facts
-This will be the second meeting of the season between TCU and Oklahoma
-The Sooners won the previous meeting (Sept. 25) in three sets.
-Sophomore right side Katie Clark led the team, along with Audrey Nalls, by contributing eight kills in the match.
-élan McCall was limited to playing just in just the back row but contributed nine digs in her season debut
-TCU is coming off a 2-3 home loss to Texas Tech that saw multiple records set.
- McCall set a program record for most kills in a Big 12 conference match, with 27.
It was the third most kills she's posted in a single match in her career.
-She also delivered 14 digs, her seventh 10+ dig match this season.
-McCall earned her second double-double of the season. She has 16 in her two seasons as a Horned Frog.
-For the first time this season, four Horned Frogs finished with double-digit kills: McCall (27), Clark (13), Adams (11) and Manyang (10).
-McKenzie Nichols distributed the ball with confidence all night, finishing with 54 assists, her second-career 50+ assist match, the other also coming against TTU (59).
-Katie Clark has now tallied 10+ kills in nine of her last 12 matches.
-She led the team with six blocks. It was her third 5+ block match of the season. She has now delivered at least three blocks in eight consecutive matches, all eight matches since being moved to middle blocker.
-Julia Adams stretched her double-digit-kill streak to four matches tonight, finishing with 11 kills.
Afedo Manyang earned her second-career 10+ kill match with 10 kills on .444 hitting.
-TCU has sold out every home match this season for the first time in program history. It enters play with the 23rd highest attendance number in the country. TCU is one of five schools in the country to average over 100 % capacity this season.
This. Girl élan fiyaa!
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (91), k/s (3.37) and points (102.5)
-27 kills in last match, most kills in a Big 12 match by a Horned Frog in program history.
-It was the third most kills she's posted in a single match in her career.
-Her 27 kills stands as the second most in a big 12 match this season.
-She also delivered 14 digs, her seventh 10+ dig match this season.
-McCall earned her second double-double of the season. She has 16 in her two seasons as a Horned Frog.
-She posted her second career 20/20 match at WVU (20 kills and 21 digs).
-She leads team with 11 aces in big 12 play
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, eight matches total, while tallying 82 kills (2.73/set) on .292 hitting.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in five matches in the middle and 11 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 145 kills in conference play, including a career-high 21 at Texas Tech.
-Her 21 kills against TTU earlier this season stands as the eighth 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 nine of the last 11 matches, including 40+ assists in five of her last six.
-She is averaging 10.4 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 Oklahoma:
-Audrey Nalls finished with 10 digs, her fourth double-digit dig match of the season.
-Katie Clark led the team, along with Nalls, by contributing eight kills.
-Berklie Baker led the team with 11 digs, her fourth straight 10+ dig match and eighth of the season.
-McCall was limited to playing just in just the back row but contributed nine digs.
Scouting the Opponent: Oklahoma
-This is the final match of the regular season for the Sooners who enter play with an 18-8 (10-5 Big 12) record.
-The Sooners are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll as they strive for an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament.
-OU is 4-3 on the road in Big 12 play with losses at Baylor, Texas and Iowa State.
-They are led by dynamic senior libero Keyton Kinley. She leads the big 12 with 5.01 digs/set.
-Senior middle blocker Brianna Kadiku is second in the conference, averaging 1.34 blocks/set this season.
-OU won its previous match with TCU, in Norman. It was the conference opener for both teams.
-Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 13-5. Four of those five Horned Frog victories have come in the Jill Kramer era.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
TCU vs OU | Wednesday, November 23 | 7 p.m. | FSSW | Live Stats | Tickets |
-This will be the second meeting of the season between TCU and Oklahoma
-The Sooners won the previous meeting (Sept. 25) in three sets.
-Sophomore right side Katie Clark led the team, along with Audrey Nalls, by contributing eight kills in the match.
-élan McCall was limited to playing just in just the back row but contributed nine digs in her season debut
-TCU is coming off a 2-3 home loss to Texas Tech that saw multiple records set.
- McCall set a program record for most kills in a Big 12 conference match, with 27.
It was the third most kills she's posted in a single match in her career.
-She also delivered 14 digs, her seventh 10+ dig match this season.
-McCall earned her second double-double of the season. She has 16 in her two seasons as a Horned Frog.
-For the first time this season, four Horned Frogs finished with double-digit kills: McCall (27), Clark (13), Adams (11) and Manyang (10).
-McKenzie Nichols distributed the ball with confidence all night, finishing with 54 assists, her second-career 50+ assist match, the other also coming against TTU (59).
-Katie Clark has now tallied 10+ kills in nine of her last 12 matches.
-She led the team with six blocks. It was her third 5+ block match of the season. She has now delivered at least three blocks in eight consecutive matches, all eight matches since being moved to middle blocker.
-Julia Adams stretched her double-digit-kill streak to four matches tonight, finishing with 11 kills.
Afedo Manyang earned her second-career 10+ kill match with 10 kills on .444 hitting.
-TCU has sold out every home match this season for the first time in program history. It enters play with the 23rd highest attendance number in the country. TCU is one of five schools in the country to average over 100 % capacity this season.
This. Girl élan fiyaa!
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (91), k/s (3.37) and points (102.5)
-27 kills in last match, most kills in a Big 12 match by a Horned Frog in program history.
-It was the third most kills she's posted in a single match in her career.
-Her 27 kills stands as the second most in a big 12 match this season.
-She also delivered 14 digs, her seventh 10+ dig match this season.
-McCall earned her second double-double of the season. She has 16 in her two seasons as a Horned Frog.
-She posted her second career 20/20 match at WVU (20 kills and 21 digs).
-She leads team with 11 aces in big 12 play
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, eight matches total, while tallying 82 kills (2.73/set) on .292 hitting.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in five matches in the middle and 11 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 145 kills in conference play, including a career-high 21 at Texas Tech.
-Her 21 kills against TTU earlier this season stands as the eighth 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 nine of the last 11 matches, including 40+ assists in five of her last six.
-She is averaging 10.4 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 Oklahoma:
-Audrey Nalls finished with 10 digs, her fourth double-digit dig match of the season.
-Katie Clark led the team, along with Nalls, by contributing eight kills.
-Berklie Baker led the team with 11 digs, her fourth straight 10+ dig match and eighth of the season.
-McCall was limited to playing just in just the back row but contributed nine digs.
Scouting the Opponent: Oklahoma
-This is the final match of the regular season for the Sooners who enter play with an 18-8 (10-5 Big 12) record.
-The Sooners are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll as they strive for an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament.
-OU is 4-3 on the road in Big 12 play with losses at Baylor, Texas and Iowa State.
-They are led by dynamic senior libero Keyton Kinley. She leads the big 12 with 5.01 digs/set.
-Senior middle blocker Brianna Kadiku is second in the conference, averaging 1.34 blocks/set this season.
-OU won its previous match with TCU, in Norman. It was the conference opener for both teams.
-Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 13-5. Four of those five Horned Frog victories have come in the Jill Kramer era.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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