TCU Falls to West Virginia

Friday, October 16

Morgantown, W. Va.

5 PM

TCU

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West Virginia

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TCU

West Virginia

TCU Falls to West Virginia

10/16/2020 7:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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TCU outkills WVU 65-47 in a road defeat

FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball dropped a road match to West Virginia on Friday evening, 3-1 (26-28, 25-11, 24-26, 20-25). The Horned Frogs outkilled WVU 65-47 in the loss. Freshman Taylor Raiola earned her first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs.

"Our team battled today, but came up short," head coach Jill Kramer said. "We are continuing to improve in many aspects of the game and are looking forward to getting back in the gym this week"

TCU NOTABLES:

Senior Dani Dennison tied her career high with 28 digs tonight. The most she's had in a Big 12 match and the most overall since Sept. 15, 2017 – in her freshman season.
Freshman Taylor Raiola broke onto the scene with 14 kills after playing in parts of just two sets before tonight's match.
Raiola also added 10 digs for her first-career double-double.
Sophomore McKenzie Nichols delivered 57 assists, the fourth 50+ assist match of her career and second already this season.
Nichols finished with 12 digs as well for her team-leading 12^th double-double as a Horned Frog.
Junior Ashley Wehrstein finished with 10 digs. She has now collected double-digit digs in consecutive matches after recording her first-career such match last night.
Sophomore MyKayla Myers finished with six blocks for the second straight match.
Senior Sarah Swanson led the team in hitting percentage, posting a .389 with nine kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (WVU, 28-26): After a disappointing start the night before, TCU seemed determined to reverse its fortunes in the opening set, going on an 8-1 run to go in front, 17-11. Swanson and Baker served throughout the run as Raiola led the Frogs with three kills and a block in the stretch. However, WVU would respond with a run of its own to tie the set, 20-20. The Mountaineers fought off four TCU set points and eventually stole the set, 28-26. Adams led the team with four kills in the set, while Raiola, Manyang, Myers and Swanson each contributed three as well. Nichols finished with 16 assists while Dennison led the defense with five digs.
Set 2 (TCU, 25-11): TCU bounced back from the difficult result the set before with its most dominant set of the 2020 season thus far. The Horned Frogs hit .303 as a team, led by Raiola with five kills. Adams posted four along with Manyang's three and the Frogs rolled to a victory. Wehrstein was phenomenal in the back row, leading the way with six digs as TCU held the Mountaineers to -.083 hitting. Raiola, while finishing with solid first set numbers, really announced herself in the second, leading the team with 11 swings and being the go-to option multiple times when the Frogs got into a bind. Her infusion into the lineup and subsequent stellar play helped boost the confidence of everyone on the court wearing purple and white and led to the biggest set victory of this season.

Set 3 (WVU, 24-26): WVU responded back and held a 14-11 lead. The Horned Frogs would fight back pulling within one point eight times from that point on, even tying the set at 24-24, but WVU claimed the final two points to win the set. Adams led the offense with six kills while Dennison finished with an incredible 11 digs.

Set 4 (WVU, 20-25): The fourth set put the punctuation mark on the match with 10 tie scores and three lead changes. Both teams battled hard for the entirety of the set with neither side being able to lead by more than two points. That is, until WVU took a three-point lead at 22-19 and eventually won the set by five. Adams and Manyang collected four kills each and Dennison finished her night with eight digs, giving her 19 digs over the final two sets of work.

UP NEXT:
The Horned Frogs return home for another Thursday/Friday series. They will battle the Kansas Jayhawks on Oct. 22 and 23 at 3:30 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ from Schollmaier Arena.

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