TCU Secures Spot in Conference Championship

Friday, April 29

Huntsville, Ala.

12:30 PM

TCU

Florida State

TCU Secures Spot in Conference Championship

4/29/2022 7:31:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

For the first time in program history, the Horned Frogs will play for the conference title.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- No. 2 TCU beach volleyball (38-2) defeated No. 4 Florida State by a 3-2 score Friday afternoon to secure its place in the CCSA Conference Championship in Huntsville, Ala. This marks the first time in program history that the Horned Frogs have earned a spot in the Conference Championship match.

"It was a great day for the Horned Frogs," Head Coach Hector Gutierrez said. "This was the first time we reached the conference finals. It's a great feeling and we have been working all year for this moment. We are really excited and looking forward to the finals tomorrow. The girls showed a lot of mental toughness in the game today because playing against FSU is never easy. You can see how we have grown throughout the year, and we have prepared for this moment. We have one more game tomorrow. We don't know who we are going to play but we are ready, we are ready for whoever comes, and we are ready to win it all."

TCU remained the only undefeated team in this year's tournament with their 3-2 victory over last year's defending champion, FSU.

Three Frog pairings remain perfect throughout the course of the tournament: Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno, Sutton MacTavish/Kaylie McHugh and Alexis Filippone/Hailey Brockett. Alvarez and Moreno have taken straight set victories over both No. 1 pairings from Tulane and Florida State for an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. MacTavish and McHugh secured the Frogs place in the Conference Championship with their three-set victory at the No. 2 spot. Filippone and Brockett have been key contributors in both matches, clinching the match over Tulane and tying the match with FSU.

QUICK HITS AGAINST NO. 4 FSU:

Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno scored the first point of the dual in a straight-set victory on No. 1: 21-14, 21-18
The pairing notched their 25^th victory together this season.
The duo claimed their 12th ranked this season.
TCU dropped the next two points to FSU, and it was down to the remaining two pairings.
Alexis Filippone and Hailey Brockett came in clutch to tie the match, 2-2, with their three-set victory from the No. 3 position: 19-21, 22-20, 15-12.
The pairing improved their seasonal record to 21-6.
The duo tallied their 10th ranked victory of the season.
Filippone notched her 26^th win of the season and Brockett her 27^th.
It all came down to the No. 2's, Sutton MacTavish and Kaylie McHugh. The pairing clinched the match in the third set to secure the Frogs place in the championship match: 21-18, 18-21, 15-12.
The duo improved their seasonal record to 14-6.
They claimed their 7th ranked victory of the season.
For the third time this season, the Horned Frogs defeated the Seminoles. TCU improves to 3-1 this season against FSU.

Results: #2 TCU 3, #4 Florida State 2
1. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Brook Bauer/Maddie Anderson (FSU) 21-14, 21-18
2. Sutton MacTavish/Kaylie McHugh (TCU) def. Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick (FSU) 21-18, 18-21, 15-12.
3. Alexis Filippone/Hailey Brockett (TCU) def. Kate Privett/Anna Long (FSU) 19-21, 22-20, 15-12
4. Jordan Polo/Morgan Chacon (FSU) def. Maria Gonzalez/Ana Vergara (TCU) 21-12, 20-22, 19-17
5. Caitlin Moon/Raelyn White (FSU) def. Megan Muret/Rochelle Scott (TCU) 21-17, 26-24

Order of finish: (1,5,4,3,2)

UP NEXT
Saturday, the Horned Frogs will go toe-to-toe against the winner of No. 4 Florida State and No. 6 LSU. That match is set to take place Saturday morning. TCU has defeated FSU three times this season and remains unbeaten against LSU, 2-0. The Championship match will be available via ESPN+.

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