TCU Falls to Kansas State, 3-1

Saturday, September 28

Fort Worth, Texas

4:00 p.m.

TCU

5-7(0-2)

Kansas State

6-7(1-0)

Kansas State

TCU

TCU Falls to Kansas State, 3-1

9/28/2019 7:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Junior Berklie Baker’s career-high dig performance not enough for TCU.

FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball (5-7, 0-2 Big 12) couldn't solve Kansas State Saturday afternoon inside The Rickel, losing 3-1. Junior libero Berklie Baker set a career high in digs, with 23, but 18.0 blocks from the Wildcats swayed the match in their favor.

"First of all, I'd like to thank the fans for coming out and supporting with another sellout," head coach Jill Kramer said. "I thought our group came out really strong. We did really well on offense in the first set. But from that point on, our offense struggled. K-State did a great job at the net but I didn't feel like we should have struggled that much. We did a good job in that first set but we need to put it together for longer."

TCU NOTABLES:

The Rickel was sold out for the ninth consecutive match this season, 1809 in attendance, continuing the program-best sellout streak to start a season.
Baker delivered one of her best defensive efforts of the season, finishing with a career-high 23 digs.
She also collected an ace, giving her at least one ace in nine of 12 matches this season.
Redshirt junior outside hitter Ashley Waggle put up a career-best 10 kills in the effort. She's averaging 1.94 kills/set over her last six matches.
Freshmen setter McKenzie Nichols collected her second-career double-double, finishing with 21 assists and 10 digs. It was her fourth 20+ assist night as a Horned Frog.
Sophomore right side Katie Clark led the team in kills (12) and blocks (4.0). She is putting up 2.86 kills/set and 0.86 blocks/set thus far in conference play.
Junior middle blocker Sarah Swanson led the team with a .625 hitting percentage, delivering six kills on eight attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (TCU, 25-15): Invigorated by yet another sold out home environment, TCU showcased a crisp and deadly offensive attack in the opening set, led by Clark and Audrey Nalls. The Frogs posted 16 kills in the opening frame, seven from Clark and five from Nalls. As a team, TCU hit .375, its best first set hitting percentage of the season.

Set 2 (KSU, 25-19): The Wildcats adjusted to the TCU attack in the second set, finishing with seven blocks as a team. The momentum swayed throughout the set, resulting in a 15-15 tie, but K-State had the last run to take the set by six points. Waggle emerged in the second, leading the team with four kills.

Set 3 (KSU, 25-14): The K-State blockers continued to shine in the third, amassing eight blocks as a team. That kept the Horned Frog offense at bay, giving KSU the set.

Set 4 (KSU, 25-23): TCU came out of the gates strong, claiming an 7-4 lead off three blocks, two by the hands of Clark and Afedo Manyang. But KSU responded with an 11-3 run to seize control of the set. The Frogs defended three match points to make it a 24-23 deficit, but the Wildcats took the next point to cement the loss.

UP NEXT:
TCU will hope to bounce back in front of an already sold out home crowd when the Horned Frogs welcome Texas to The Rickel on Wednesday night. First serve is set for 8:00 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPNU.

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