Preview: vs No. 5 Texas

FORT WORTH – TCU volleyball is preparing for its final series of the 2020-21 season, against No. 5 Texas. The Horned Frogs will battle the Longhorns in a two-match home series on Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2. Both matches will begin at 1 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena.

Match Information

TCU vs. Texas	Thursday, April 1	1 p.m.	Live Stats	Big 12 NOW on ESPN+
TCU vs. Texas	Friday, April 2	1 p.m.	Live Stats	Big 12 NOW on ESPN+

Frog Focus

TCU enters play having won three out of its last four matches.
The Frogs swept Oklahoma, on the road, last weekend, winning two four-set matches.
It was the first road series sweep of the season and the first time TCU has defeated Oklahoma in two straight matches, in Norman.
Junior MB Katie Clark was named Big 12 offensive player of the week for her performance, posting 25 kills (3.13 kills/set) on .340 hitting with an ace and nine block assists for an average of 3.81 points/set over the weekend.
Clark leads the Frogs over their last four matches with 3.53 kills/set on .381 hitting and 1.29 blocks/set. She is the only player in the Big 12 to be averaging over 3 kills/set, hit over .300 and record at least one block per set over the last four matches.
Sophomore OH Julia Adams has shown tremendous strides on the service line in recent weeks. She has recorded all eight of her career aces in the last four matches, including a career high four against Tarleton (March 20).
Adams has been the primary weapon on offense in this recent stretch, leading the team with 9.6 swings per set, resulting in 3.18 kills/set over the last four matches.
The Horned Frogs have put an emphasis on serving over the last four matches. In that span, TCU is averaging 1.35 aces/set while allowing only 0.59. That difference of .79 points per set won at the service line is second only to Texas in the Big 12.
Freshman Kate Georgiades has been terrific since claiming the libero position four matches ago. In her four games in the shirt, Georgiades leads the Big 12 with 80 digs and is third with 4.71 digs/set.
The TCU defense leads the conference in opponent's service aces, allowing just .87 aces per set. That number has improved since the spring, holding teams to just .85 aces per set over the last seven matches, while recording one SA/S themselves in that span.

Dig it Again Dan

Senior Dani Dennison has been one of the most dependable players on the roster throughout her career.
She has played in all 112 of TCU's matches over her college career, starting a majority at libero.
Dennison has reached 1,329 digs, the third most in program history.
She is sixth in the conference with 3.74 digs/set.
She needs just five digs to match Katelyn Blackwood for second most all-time.
She leads the team with 284 digs through 19 matches. Dennison is on track to become the first player in program history to lead TCU in digs three times over the course of her career.
She recorded 20+ digs three times in the fall, matching her total from the last two seasons combined.

All TIME DIGS LEADERS - TCU PROGRAM HISTORY

1. Calli Corley (2003-07) - 1,433
2. Katelyn Blackwood (2006-09) - 1,334
3. Dani Dennison (2017-present) - 1,329
4. Meghan Horio (2009-12) - 1,247
5. Sutton Sunstrum (2012-15) - 1,227

Scouting the Opponent: Texas

Texas enters the weekend with a perfect 14-0 record in Big 12 play and a 21-1 record overall, good enough to be ranked as the fifth-best team in the nation according to the AVCA coaches' poll.
They have clinched their fourth consecutive conference regular season championship and will play in the 2021 spring NCAA Tournament.
Longhorns lead the conference in hitting percentage (Brionne Butler - .410), assists/set (Jhenna Gabriel – 10.94), Aces/set (Logan Eggleston – 0.45), blocks/set (Butler – 1.63) and points/set (Eggleston – 5.21)
Texas is coming off of its first loss of the season last week, falling in five sets to Rice, in Austin. The Longhorns followed that by defeating Baylor for the fourth time this season in its last match (March 26).
This will be the 20^th and 21^st all-time matches between TCU and Texas. The Longhorns lead the all-time series, 18-1.

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