TCU Splits On Final Day of Home Opener

Saturday, March 2

Fort Worth, Texas

10:00 AM

TCU

#19 Grand Canyon

Photo by: Ellman Photography

TCU Splits On Final Day of Home Opener

3/2/2019 7:51:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

GCU 3, TCU 2 TCU 3, MSU 2 Photo Gallery

FORT WORTH, Texas – The TCU beach volleyball team concluded the Horned Frogs Challenge and went 3-1 on the weekend by beating Missouri State (0-4) at the TCU Beach Volleyball Courts in Fort Worth.

The Horned Frogs (5-3, 2-1 CCSA) faced No. 19 Grand Canyon (4-2) first on the day. GCU went up 2-0 behind strong showings from its fourth and fifth pairs. Haven Hill and Mandi Orellana pulled out a quick 21-14, 21-18 victory against the Lopes' second pair of Anaya Evans and Mikaela Raudsepp. TCU forced a third set on court three and ended up winning it, but a victory on court one sealed the 3-2 win for GCU.

TCU looked to rebound and opened up with a better showing against MSU. The teams split the first two matches and the first three pairs provided late drama. The Bears grabbed the win on court three, but Molly Scheel and Taylor Bradley quickly leveled the dual by winning 21-16, 21-18 on court two. With all eyes on court one, Victoria McDonald and Haven Hill scored the final five points of the second set to win the match, 3-2.

Quotes from the Weekend
Head Coach Hector Gutierrez
"Overall, we are very satisfied with our performance. The team showed a high level of competitiveness and that's going to make us better each week. The two wins against Georgia State and Tulane completed our main goal of winning at least two conference matches. We were very pleased to go 3-1 in our home opener.

Up Next
TCU heads out west to start spring break. The team will compete at the East Meets West Challenge against Hawaii, Southern California, Pepperdine, and UCLA from March 9-10 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Match Results
TCU 2, GCU 3
1. Hannah Towne/Katie Hess (GCU) def. Jaelyn Greene/Victoria McDonald (TCU) 21-19, 20-18
2. Haven Hill/Mandi Orellana (TCU) def. Anaya Evans/Mikaela Raudsepp (GCU) 21-14, 21-18
3. Molly Scheel/Taylor Bradley (TCU) def. Bella Bauman/Jessica Stansfield (GCU) 23-21, 19-21, 20-18 4. Esmee Priem/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU) def. Caroline White/Hannah Rogers (TCU) 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 5. Jamie Walsh/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Avery Arellano/Hailey Brockett (TCU) 21-15, 21-17
Ext. Ava Elia/Jasmine Hanna (GCU) def. Emily Napoli/Maddie Beal (TCU) 21-16, 21-15

Match Notes
TCU 4-3
No. 19 GCU 4-2
Order of finish: (5,4,2,1,3)

TCU 3, Missouri State 2
1. Victoria McDonald/Haven Hill (TCU) def. Ivy Reynolds/Mikaela Mosquera (MSU) 21-18, 21-9
2. Molly Scheel/Taylor Bradley (TCU) def. Julia Hanson/Chloee McDaniel (MSU) 21-16, 21-15
3. Kylee Davis/Kelsey Larsen (MSU) def. Hannah Rogers/Claire Doyle (TCU) 21-16, 21-18
4. Sydney LeMay/Sam Brinkmann (MSU) def. Caroline White/Jordan Westendorff (TCU) 21-19, 22-20 5. Avery Arellano/Hailey Brockett (TCU) def. Bentley Mara/Sarah Demmer (MSU) 21-13, 21-16
Ext. Sydney Wright/Abby Jackson (MSU) def. Hayley Boll/Jensyn Bledsoe (TCU) 21-19, 21-18

Match Notes
TCU 5-3
MSU 0-4
Order of finish: (5,4,3,2,1)