Thursday, December 5
Bowling Green, Ohio
3:30 p.m.
TCU
vs
Miami (OH)
NIVC Round One Preview: TCU vs Miami (OH)
12/3/2019 6:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs make fourth postseason appearance in last five years.
FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball will play Miami (OH) on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC). First serve is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT), in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Match Information
Quick Facts
-TCU is competing in the NIVC for the second time in program history. The only other appearance came in 2017, when the Horned Frogs reached the semifinals.
-Katie Clark was named All-Big 12 second team while Julia Adams was named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
- The Horned Frogs enter play having dropped their last four matches, two against the top two seeds in the NCAA tournament (Baylor and Texas) and the others coming against Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
-The match against Oklahoma ended in four sets with the fourth set being decided, 36-34 OU. It was the longest set in program history during the 25-point set era.
-The TCU offense finished with 65 kills. TCU has five 60+ kill matches this season, including four in its last six.
-Oklahoma had held Big 12 opponents to just 12.42 kills/set in conference play, TCU delivered 16.25/set, the most kills OU has surrendered in a four set match this season.
-The Horned Frogs have been at full strength since élan McCall returned to playing six rotations against West Virginia (Oct. 24).
-In those nine matches, TCU is averaging 13.35 kills/set on .212 hitting. Both McCall (3.41) and Julia Adams (3.18) are averaging over three kills/set in that span with Katie Clark delivering 1.06 blocks/set and 2.79 kills/set in the middle.
-Jill Kramer holds a 3-3 record in the postseason as the TCU head coach.
Season Quick Hits
-TCU sold out every home match this season for the first time in program history. It enters play with the 22nd highest attendance number in the country. TCU leads the nation in attendance percentage - 123.5 percent.
-The Horned Frogs finished the season 9-6 against teams outside the Top 50 RPI, including a 3-2 record in such matches with McCall playing all six rotations with both losses coming in five sets.
-Five Horned Frogs are averaging 2.4 kills/set or better against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI - Clark (2.76), Adams (2.63), Nalls (2.56), Waggle (2.46) and McCall (2.42).
-McCall has feasted on such opponents since returning to health, averaging 3.71 kills/set on .224 hitting
-Underclassmen are the driving force in the TCU offense with 80.4 % of the team's kills coming from freshman and sophomores - 49.2% from freshman alone.
-TCU is the only team to have three players win Big 12 rookie of the week this year (Nalls, Nichols and Adams), the first time a Big 12 team has done so since Texas Tech in 2012.
-The Horned Frogs bring a versatile offense into the NIVC. Four different players have tallied 20+ kill matches this season: McCall, Adams, Clark and Audrey Nalls, with Ashley Waggle also hitting a season-best 19 against Texas Tech back in October.
Who Ya Gonna McCall?
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (116), k/s (3.41) and points (129.5)
-Tallied a season-best 27 kills against Texas Tech, the 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 in the same match, 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).
-Over her last six matches, McCall has tallied 92 kills on .227 hitting while also contributing 2.96 digs/set and 0.43 blocks/set over that span.
-She leads team with 12 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 nine of 10 match since moving to the middle, while averaging 1.08 b/set and 2.76 k/s on .307 hitting
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in six matches in the middle and 12 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 165 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.
-By season's end, Clark led the Horned Frogs in kills/set (2.66) and points (284.5).
-Her accomplishments were enough to earn her All-Big 12 2nd Team honors, her first end of season conference award in this, her second season.
Scouting The Opponent: Miami
-Miami earned an automatic qualifying position in the NIVC after finishing the regular season with the best finish in the MAC. The Redhawks failed to win the conference tournament, falling to eventual conference champions Ball State in the opening round.
-The Redhawks finished the season 17-11 (12-4 MAC), the best conference record in the MAC.
-They are 2-3 this season against Power 5 opponents, defeating Virginia Tech and Ohio State, while sustaining losses to Northwestern, Tennessee and North Carolina.
-Miami is 9-4 in three-set matches and 8-7 in 4+ set matches.
-They are led by senior middle blocker Margaret Payne. Payne leads the team in kills (282) on a team-best .350 hitting percentage with 99 blocks, also a team best. She is one of three hitters to accumulate 200+ kills this season for the Redhawks, also Gaby Harper and Avarie Powell.
-Miami leads the all-time series, 2-1. The last meeting between TCU and Miami was Sept. 3, 2004.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
| TCU vs Miami (OH) | Thursday, December 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Live Stats |
Quick Facts
-TCU is competing in the NIVC for the second time in program history. The only other appearance came in 2017, when the Horned Frogs reached the semifinals.
-Katie Clark was named All-Big 12 second team while Julia Adams was named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
- The Horned Frogs enter play having dropped their last four matches, two against the top two seeds in the NCAA tournament (Baylor and Texas) and the others coming against Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
-The match against Oklahoma ended in four sets with the fourth set being decided, 36-34 OU. It was the longest set in program history during the 25-point set era.
-The TCU offense finished with 65 kills. TCU has five 60+ kill matches this season, including four in its last six.
-Oklahoma had held Big 12 opponents to just 12.42 kills/set in conference play, TCU delivered 16.25/set, the most kills OU has surrendered in a four set match this season.
-The Horned Frogs have been at full strength since élan McCall returned to playing six rotations against West Virginia (Oct. 24).
-In those nine matches, TCU is averaging 13.35 kills/set on .212 hitting. Both McCall (3.41) and Julia Adams (3.18) are averaging over three kills/set in that span with Katie Clark delivering 1.06 blocks/set and 2.79 kills/set in the middle.
-Jill Kramer holds a 3-3 record in the postseason as the TCU head coach.
Season Quick Hits
-TCU sold out every home match this season for the first time in program history. It enters play with the 22nd highest attendance number in the country. TCU leads the nation in attendance percentage - 123.5 percent.
-The Horned Frogs finished the season 9-6 against teams outside the Top 50 RPI, including a 3-2 record in such matches with McCall playing all six rotations with both losses coming in five sets.
-Five Horned Frogs are averaging 2.4 kills/set or better against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI - Clark (2.76), Adams (2.63), Nalls (2.56), Waggle (2.46) and McCall (2.42).
-McCall has feasted on such opponents since returning to health, averaging 3.71 kills/set on .224 hitting
-Underclassmen are the driving force in the TCU offense with 80.4 % of the team's kills coming from freshman and sophomores - 49.2% from freshman alone.
-TCU is the only team to have three players win Big 12 rookie of the week this year (Nalls, Nichols and Adams), the first time a Big 12 team has done so since Texas Tech in 2012.
-The Horned Frogs bring a versatile offense into the NIVC. Four different players have tallied 20+ kill matches this season: McCall, Adams, Clark and Audrey Nalls, with Ashley Waggle also hitting a season-best 19 against Texas Tech back in October.
Who Ya Gonna McCall?
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (116), k/s (3.41) and points (129.5)
-Tallied a season-best 27 kills against Texas Tech, the 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 in the same match, 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).
-Over her last six matches, McCall has tallied 92 kills on .227 hitting while also contributing 2.96 digs/set and 0.43 blocks/set over that span.
-She leads team with 12 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 nine of 10 match since moving to the middle, while averaging 1.08 b/set and 2.76 k/s on .307 hitting
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in six matches in the middle and 12 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native leads the team with 165 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.
-By season's end, Clark led the Horned Frogs in kills/set (2.66) and points (284.5).
-Her accomplishments were enough to earn her All-Big 12 2nd Team honors, her first end of season conference award in this, her second season.
Scouting The Opponent: Miami
-Miami earned an automatic qualifying position in the NIVC after finishing the regular season with the best finish in the MAC. The Redhawks failed to win the conference tournament, falling to eventual conference champions Ball State in the opening round.
-The Redhawks finished the season 17-11 (12-4 MAC), the best conference record in the MAC.
-They are 2-3 this season against Power 5 opponents, defeating Virginia Tech and Ohio State, while sustaining losses to Northwestern, Tennessee and North Carolina.
-Miami is 9-4 in three-set matches and 8-7 in 4+ set matches.
-They are led by senior middle blocker Margaret Payne. Payne leads the team in kills (282) on a team-best .350 hitting percentage with 99 blocks, also a team best. She is one of three hitters to accumulate 200+ kills this season for the Redhawks, also Gaby Harper and Avarie Powell.
-Miami leads the all-time series, 2-1. The last meeting between TCU and Miami was Sept. 3, 2004.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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