Friday, December 6
Bowling Green, OH
7:00 PM
TCU
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Bowling Green
NIVC Round Two Preview: TCU vs Bowling Green
12/6/2019 1:51:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TCU aiming for fifth postseason win in last three years.
FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball has an opportunity to advance to the NIVC quarterfinals on Friday, Dec. 6 when TCU plays Bowling Green. First serve is set for 6:00 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
-Clark finished with 12 kills and a career-best 12 blocks for her first-career double-double.
-Her 12 blocks tie a program record. It was the most blocks in a single match of any Big 12 player this season, tied for the seventh most in the country this season.
-Four different Horned Frogs tied or set their season-high in digs: Dani Dennison (25), élan McCall (21), McKenzie Nichols (15) and Bella Swafford (10).
-Junior middle blocker Sarah Swanson made a huge impact off the bench, hitting a season-best 11 kills on .562 hitting along with a season-high five blocks.
-Nichols finished with 40 assists while tying her career-best with 15 digs. It was her team-leading eighth double-double of the season and fifth 40+ assist double-double.
- Freshman outside hitter Julia Adams led the team in kills for the fifth time this season, finishing with 13 to go along with five rejections.
-TCU finished with 18.0 blocks as a team, tied for the eighth most in a single match in program history.
As a team, TCU dug 91 balls, the most in a match this season and the most since Oct. 18, 2018 – 94 vs. WVU.
-Jill Kramer holds a 4-3 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 stand at 10-6 against teams outside the Top 50 RPI, including a 4-2 record in such matches with McCall playing all six rotations with both losses coming in five sets.
-Five Horned Frogs are averaging 2.3 kills/set or better against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI - Clark (2.73), Adams (2.63), Nalls (2.41), McCall (2.34) and Waggle (2.32).
-McCall has feasted on such opponents since returning to health, averaging 3.21 k/set
-Underclassmen are the driving force in the TCU offense with 80 % of the team's kills coming from freshman and sophomores - 48.4% 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.
-TCU is 2-3 on the road this season against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI
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 10 of 11 match since moving to the middle, while averaging 1.24 b/set and 2.71 k/s on .287 hitting.
-Against Miami (OH) she posted 12 blocks, tying the TCU program record. It was the most blocks in a single match by a Big 12 player this season and tied for seventh most in the nation.
-The blocks helped her secure her first-career double-double - 12 kills and 12 blocks.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in seven matches in the middle and 13 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native lead 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.
-Clark leads the Horned Frogs in kills/set (2.65) and points (305.5), her first 300+ point season.
-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.
Who Ya Gonna McCall?
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (125), k/s (3.21) and is second in points (139)
-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 in that match. 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 87 kills while also contributing 3.67 digs/set and 0.46 blocks/set.
Her 21 digs against Miami (OH) tied her season-best output. It was her third-career 20+ dig match.
-She has now secured at least 10 digs in five of her last six matches and seven of her last nine.
-She led team with 12 aces in Big 12 play
Scouting The Opponent: Miami
-Bowling Green enters play with a 20-12 (11-5 MAC) record.
-The Falcons dispatched of Purdue Fort Wayne in their first-round match, 3-1.
-They are led by sophomore outside Katelyn Meyer, who averages 3.76 kills/set. She has only tallied double-digit kills over a Power 5 school once - 11 at Purdue last season.
-The Falcons split the season series with TCU's last opponent, Miami (OH), defeating the Redhawks in five sets at home and losing in three on the road.
-BGSU is 0-2 this season against Power 5 schools, dropping matches to Notre Dame and Ohio State.
-This is the first meeting between BGSU and TCU.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Match Information
| TCU vs Bowling Green | Friday, December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Live Stream | 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
-Clark finished with 12 kills and a career-best 12 blocks for her first-career double-double.
-Her 12 blocks tie a program record. It was the most blocks in a single match of any Big 12 player this season, tied for the seventh most in the country this season.
-Four different Horned Frogs tied or set their season-high in digs: Dani Dennison (25), élan McCall (21), McKenzie Nichols (15) and Bella Swafford (10).
-Junior middle blocker Sarah Swanson made a huge impact off the bench, hitting a season-best 11 kills on .562 hitting along with a season-high five blocks.
-Nichols finished with 40 assists while tying her career-best with 15 digs. It was her team-leading eighth double-double of the season and fifth 40+ assist double-double.
- Freshman outside hitter Julia Adams led the team in kills for the fifth time this season, finishing with 13 to go along with five rejections.
-TCU finished with 18.0 blocks as a team, tied for the eighth most in a single match in program history.
As a team, TCU dug 91 balls, the most in a match this season and the most since Oct. 18, 2018 – 94 vs. WVU.
-Jill Kramer holds a 4-3 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 stand at 10-6 against teams outside the Top 50 RPI, including a 4-2 record in such matches with McCall playing all six rotations with both losses coming in five sets.
-Five Horned Frogs are averaging 2.3 kills/set or better against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI - Clark (2.73), Adams (2.63), Nalls (2.41), McCall (2.34) and Waggle (2.32).
-McCall has feasted on such opponents since returning to health, averaging 3.21 k/set
-Underclassmen are the driving force in the TCU offense with 80 % of the team's kills coming from freshman and sophomores - 48.4% 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.
-TCU is 2-3 on the road this season against opponents outside the Top 50 RPI
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 10 of 11 match since moving to the middle, while averaging 1.24 b/set and 2.71 k/s on .287 hitting.
-Against Miami (OH) she posted 12 blocks, tying the TCU program record. It was the most blocks in a single match by a Big 12 player this season and tied for seventh most in the nation.
-The blocks helped her secure her first-career double-double - 12 kills and 12 blocks.
-Clark has earned double-digit kills in seven matches in the middle and 13 matches overall this season, a career-best.
-The Arlington native lead 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.
-Clark leads the Horned Frogs in kills/set (2.65) and points (305.5), her first 300+ point season.
-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.
Who Ya Gonna McCall?
-Since returning to all six rotations (10/24) leads the team in kills (125), k/s (3.21) and is second in points (139)
-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 in that match. 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 87 kills while also contributing 3.67 digs/set and 0.46 blocks/set.
Her 21 digs against Miami (OH) tied her season-best output. It was her third-career 20+ dig match.
-She has now secured at least 10 digs in five of her last six matches and seven of her last nine.
-She led team with 12 aces in Big 12 play
Scouting The Opponent: Miami
-Bowling Green enters play with a 20-12 (11-5 MAC) record.
-The Falcons dispatched of Purdue Fort Wayne in their first-round match, 3-1.
-They are led by sophomore outside Katelyn Meyer, who averages 3.76 kills/set. She has only tallied double-digit kills over a Power 5 school once - 11 at Purdue last season.
-The Falcons split the season series with TCU's last opponent, Miami (OH), defeating the Redhawks in five sets at home and losing in three on the road.
-BGSU is 0-2 this season against Power 5 schools, dropping matches to Notre Dame and Ohio State.
-This is the first meeting between BGSU and TCU.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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