TCU Falls to No. 7 Minnesota

Saturday, August 28

Madison, Wis.

8:30 PM

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Minnesota

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TCU

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TCU Falls to No. 7 Minnesota

8/28/2021 10:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Bramschreiber Leads All Players in Digs for Second Straight Match

MADISON, Wisc. -- TCU volleyball (0-2) dropped a three-set match to No. 7 Minnesota on Saturday night inside the UW Field House in Madison, Wisc. Freshman libero Cecily Bramschreiber led the match in digs for the second straight outing, finishing with 14.

"We learned a lot about ourselves this weekend and the areas we need to improve on moving forward," head coach Jill Kramer said. "We didn't pass well enough in the first set to have a lot of options with our offense, which made us one dimensional early. As the match progressed we began to pass better, served tougher and gave ourselves an opportunity to compete. We saw some great play from our team in the second and third set, just needed to be better for longer. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Schollmaier Arena this week."

TCU NOTABLES:

Bramschreiber led the team with a season-high 14 digs.
She finishes the weekend with 24 digs in just six sets of work (4.00 digs/set).
Redshirt sophomore Madilyn Cole led the Frogs with four blocks for the second straight night.
She finishes the weekend with eight blocks (1.33 blocks/set), tied for the third most in the Big 12.
MyKayla Myers finished with a team-lead in kills once again, posting six tonight.
She boasts 17 kills over the weekend (2.83 kills/set)
McKenzie Nichols was one dig shy of a double-double, delivering 18 assists and nine digs.
Nichols tied her career high tonight with three blocks. She now has three career matches with three rejections.
Ashley Wehrstein made an impact off the bench, tallying seven digs and registering a perfect 10/10 night receiving serves.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1 (Minnesota, 25-7): The Frogs couldn't find the space to terminate in the opening set as the Gopher defense racked up 16 digs and led from start to finish. Cecily Bramschreiber was strong in the back row, delivering five digs as Minnesota won the set by 18 points.

Set 2 (Minnesota, 25-19): TCU's defense came alive in the second set, specifically at the net. After Minnesota jumped ahead 9-4, TCU would go on a 4-1 run fueled by three blocks and a kill from Myers to pull within two points (10-8). The Horned Frogs would never be able to cut the lead to less than two for the remainder of the set, eventually dropping the set. Myers and Cole led the team with three blocks each, along with two Nichols, Nalls and Manyang. Bramschreiber paced the defensive effort on the back row with six digs, bringing her match total to 11.

Set 3 (Minnesota, 25-16): TCU started the third set with an influx of energy, matching the Top 10 Gophers point for point. The Horned Frogs took the lead (10-9) after going on a 4-0 run thanks to kills from Nalls, Adams and Myers. There were eight tie scores and five lead changes before Minnesota claimed 10 of the final 12 points to win the set by nine and claim the match in three sets. Nalls led the way with four of her five total kills coming in the third set.

UP NEXT:
The Horned Frogs return to Fort Worth to host the Cowtown Classic. TCU will play a doubleheader on Thursday, Sept. 2, taking on Nicholls at noon and UTRGV at 7 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena. Tickets are available at gofrogs.com

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