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TCU Comes Up Short to No. 5 Texas
4/2/2021 7:38:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WORTH -- TCU volleyball closed out the 2020-21 season with a strong effort despite the 3-0 loss to No. 5 Texas. The Horned Frogs fought well throughout the match, hitting .250 as a team, but couldn't overcome the Longhorns in front of the largest home crowd of the season.
"First, good luck to Texas as they prep for the NCAA Tournament," head coach Jill Kramer said. "They played very well this weekend and seem primed to compete for the title. I'm proud of our team's effort this weekend. We had the second and third best attack efficiency in the history of our program in matches against Texas. We played physical at the net and competed from the service line. Thank you to all of the fans in attendance today. Schollmaier Arena was rocking! We're looking forward to the home environment it will provide for us for years to come. Go Frogs!"
TCU NOTABLES:
· TCU finished the day with 41 kills on .250 hitting as a team, the second highest team hitting percentage against Texas in program history and the highest since 2015.
· TCU finishes the weekend hitting .247 - the most efficient season against Texas in program history.
· Freshman libero Kate Georgiades tied a program record with 15 digs in three sets against the Longhorns, the most since 2015.
· She finished the weekend with a team-high 21 digs, 3.5 per set.
· Georgiades was very strong on the service line, posting two aces without committing an error.
· Junior Katie Clark delivered nine kills on .667 hitting. She extends her career-best streak to five matches hitting over .300.
· She completes her junior season with a stretch of 65 kills on .434 hitting in her final five matches.
· Afedo Manyang led the team with 10 kills.
· She finishes her sophomore season with eight 10+ kill matches after posting just two in her freshman campaign.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (UT, 25-23): The Longhorns claimed all the momentum in the early goings, jumping in front, 6-1. Both teams traded points as TCU settled into the match but still trailed, 18-13. The tide began to turn when a block by Myers and Raiola capped a 3-0 run to bring the Frogs within two points (18-16) and force a Longhorn timeout. Texas emerged from the timeout and regained a four-point advantage (21-17). TCU showed its resilience, going on a 5-1 run fueled by two kills from Myers, a block from Clark and Raiola and an ace from Georgiades to tie the score, 22-22, leading to yet another Texas Timeout. Texas came away from the timeout and executed well, taking the set, 25-23. Manyang was crucial early in the set and finished with a team-best five kills. Georgiades finished with seven digs, a majority of them coming in the final points.
Set 2 (UT, 25-17): A strong run of serves from Texas late in the set swayed momentum away from TCU as a 11-9 deficit quickly became a 17-10 uphill battle. The Horned Frogs couldn't manage to get within six points for the remainder of play and Texas claimed a two-set advantage. The Frogs were strong offensively, hitting .310 for the set, but Texas found points on the service line and in the blocking game to win the set. Raiola led the Frogs with four kills while Georgiades and Bella Swafford each finished with five digs.
Set 3 (UT, 25-21): Two kills and a block from Manyang snatched momentum for the Frogs as another ace from Georgiades got TCU out of the gates with a 5-1 lead. Texas managed to tie the score at seven and nine before another Horned Frog run put TCU in front, 19-15. But the fun came to an end when Texas found an 8-0 run to take over the set in the final points. McKenzie Nichols spread the ball around well all set as Myers, Clark and Julia Adams each finished with three kills.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
"First, good luck to Texas as they prep for the NCAA Tournament," head coach Jill Kramer said. "They played very well this weekend and seem primed to compete for the title. I'm proud of our team's effort this weekend. We had the second and third best attack efficiency in the history of our program in matches against Texas. We played physical at the net and competed from the service line. Thank you to all of the fans in attendance today. Schollmaier Arena was rocking! We're looking forward to the home environment it will provide for us for years to come. Go Frogs!"
TCU NOTABLES:
· TCU finished the day with 41 kills on .250 hitting as a team, the second highest team hitting percentage against Texas in program history and the highest since 2015.
· TCU finishes the weekend hitting .247 - the most efficient season against Texas in program history.
· Freshman libero Kate Georgiades tied a program record with 15 digs in three sets against the Longhorns, the most since 2015.
· She finished the weekend with a team-high 21 digs, 3.5 per set.
· Georgiades was very strong on the service line, posting two aces without committing an error.
· Junior Katie Clark delivered nine kills on .667 hitting. She extends her career-best streak to five matches hitting over .300.
· She completes her junior season with a stretch of 65 kills on .434 hitting in her final five matches.
· Afedo Manyang led the team with 10 kills.
· She finishes her sophomore season with eight 10+ kill matches after posting just two in her freshman campaign.
- Taylor Raiola made seven kills on .353 hitting today. She finishes her freshman season with 2.8 kills/set and a .481 hitting percentage against Texas.
- MyKayla Myers had a strong performance in the middle, putting up six kills and four blocks on .385 hitting.
- This was her third match of the season to average at least 2 kills/set, 1 block/set and hit over .350.
- Dani Dennison extended her career total to 1,332 digs.
- She holds the third most digs in program history, just two digs behind 2nd place (Katelyn Blackwood).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (UT, 25-23): The Longhorns claimed all the momentum in the early goings, jumping in front, 6-1. Both teams traded points as TCU settled into the match but still trailed, 18-13. The tide began to turn when a block by Myers and Raiola capped a 3-0 run to bring the Frogs within two points (18-16) and force a Longhorn timeout. Texas emerged from the timeout and regained a four-point advantage (21-17). TCU showed its resilience, going on a 5-1 run fueled by two kills from Myers, a block from Clark and Raiola and an ace from Georgiades to tie the score, 22-22, leading to yet another Texas Timeout. Texas came away from the timeout and executed well, taking the set, 25-23. Manyang was crucial early in the set and finished with a team-best five kills. Georgiades finished with seven digs, a majority of them coming in the final points.
Set 2 (UT, 25-17): A strong run of serves from Texas late in the set swayed momentum away from TCU as a 11-9 deficit quickly became a 17-10 uphill battle. The Horned Frogs couldn't manage to get within six points for the remainder of play and Texas claimed a two-set advantage. The Frogs were strong offensively, hitting .310 for the set, but Texas found points on the service line and in the blocking game to win the set. Raiola led the Frogs with four kills while Georgiades and Bella Swafford each finished with five digs.
Set 3 (UT, 25-21): Two kills and a block from Manyang snatched momentum for the Frogs as another ace from Georgiades got TCU out of the gates with a 5-1 lead. Texas managed to tie the score at seven and nine before another Horned Frog run put TCU in front, 19-15. But the fun came to an end when Texas found an 8-0 run to take over the set in the final points. McKenzie Nichols spread the ball around well all set as Myers, Clark and Julia Adams each finished with three kills.
For more information on TCU Volleyball visit GoFrogs.com and follow @TCUVolleyball on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Team Stats
UT
TCU
Kills
46
41
Errors
9
17
Attempts
95
96
Hitting %
.389
.250
Points
64
50
Assists
40
34
Aces
6
4
Blocks
12
5
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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