TCU Falls to Texas State

Saturday, February 27

Fort Worth, Texas

1 PM

TCU

1-11,1-9Big 12

Texas State

26-3,15-1Sun Belt

Texas St.

TCU

TCU Falls to Texas State

2/27/2021 4:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball couldn't overcome the Texas State Bobcats (26-3) on Saturday afternoon inside Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. Senior Dani Dennison moved into sole possession of third-place for the most digs in program history in the loss.

TCU NOTABLES:
·       Dennison led the team with 13 digs tonight, extending her career total to 1,250.
·       She now owns the third most digs in program history, passing Meghan Horgio. She is 84 digs behind 2nd place (Katelyn Blackwood).
·       Dennison has recorded double digit digs in 10 straight matches, her longest streak since her freshman season.
·       Alyssa Heist tied her career high with 22 assists tonight. She led the team in assists for the second time in her career.
·       Heist set a career high with eight digs as well.
·       Three Horned Frogs shared the team lead in kills, with eight.
·       Katie Clark headlined the offensive effort, delivering eight kills on a season-best .353 hitting.
·       It was her second match hitting over .300 this season and second in her last three matches.
·       Audrey Nalls delivered eight kills as well on a season-best hitting percentage.
·       Afedo Manyang was the third Frog to reach eight kills, doing so on just 18 swings.
·       Manyang now holds a new season-high of 108 kills in just 10 matches played after registering 104 kills over the course of 20 matches in her freshman season.
·       MyKayla Myers led the team with three blocks in three sets of work. She achieved 1.0 blocks per set for the fifth time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (TXST, 25-14): The Bobcats got out to a blistering start in the opening frame, opening up a 20-9 lead. The Horned Frogs battled back to an even 5-5 for the remainder of the set with kills from Manyang, Clark, Nalls and Grayson Schirpik. But the lead proved to be insurmountable.

Set 2 (TXST, 25-22): The Frogs showed flashes in the second set, jumping in front, 9-4, thanks to some strong defense from Dennison and good ball distribution from Heist. But Texas St. rattled off a long run and received a fortunate call on a review to reach 20 first, 18-20, and eventually take the set by three points. Manyang led the team with four kills on just six swings. Kate Georgiades was a perfect 9-9 receiving serves.

Set 3 (TXST, 25-19): Both teams traded points to a 9-9 score line before the bobcats scratched across four straight points. Texas State was able to nurse that lead all the way to the end, claiming its 26^th win of the 2020-21 season. Nalls and Schirpik paced the Frogs with four kills each. Alyssa Heist had her best set as a Horned Frog, delivering 10 assists and six digs.

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