Friday, October 6
Fort Worth, Texas
6:00 PM
TCU
vs
Cincinnati
Preview: vs. Cincinnati
10/5/2023 8:58:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TCU looks to remain undefeated at home
MATCH INFORMATION
vs. Cincinnati (8-5, 1-2 Big 12)
Oct. 6 • 6 p.m. | Oct. 7 • 6 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Watch (Friday)
Live Stats (Friday)
Watch (Saturday)
Live Stats (Saturday)
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Melanie Parra won her second Big 12 Offensive POTW honor behind 6.38 kills p/set in TCU's season sweep of Texas Tech (10/3).
• Parra tied her career-best 34 kills while also adding 14 digs in TCU's 3-2 win over the Red Raiders (9/29).
• Parra is third in the NCAA in points p/set (5.77) and fifth in kills p/set (4.86). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• Parra is the only player in the NCAA this season to have two matches with 33+ kills.
• Parra is the first player in program history to have two 34-kill matches in her career.
• She also earned AVCA National Player of the Week (9/19).
• Parra became the first TCU player since 2000 to tally 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match at Kansas State (22 kills, 21 digs).
• TCU's 3-1 Big 12 start is the best start to conference play since 2016.
• TCU is currently undefeated at home (5-0) and riding a 12-match home unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 24, 2022.
• Led by Brianna Green (1.49) and Sarah Sylvester (1.40), TCU ranks fifth nationally as a team with 2.98 blocks p/set.
• Four of the Big 12's best single-match block totals this season have come from TCU.
• TCU is the only Division I school to have two players ranked in the Top 20 nationally in blocks p/set.
• TCU's 20 blocks at Kansas State (9/22) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• Sarah Sylvester earned Big 12 Defensive POTW honors after tallying a career-best 13 blocks in TCU's win over USU (9/8).
• Her 13 blocks set the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match and are the second most in a game in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• Audrey Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls has tallied three consecutive double-doubles, most recently (12 kills, 14 digs) vs. Texas Tech (9/29).
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first five career double-doubles this year and has started 12 matches at outside hitter.
• Riley Buckley (9.04) ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is ninth in the Big 12 averaging 3.46 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,122).
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
vs. Cincinnati (8-5, 1-2 Big 12)
Oct. 6 • 6 p.m. | Oct. 7 • 6 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Watch (Friday)
Live Stats (Friday)
Watch (Saturday)
Live Stats (Saturday)
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Melanie Parra won her second Big 12 Offensive POTW honor behind 6.38 kills p/set in TCU's season sweep of Texas Tech (10/3).
• Parra tied her career-best 34 kills while also adding 14 digs in TCU's 3-2 win over the Red Raiders (9/29).
• Parra is third in the NCAA in points p/set (5.77) and fifth in kills p/set (4.86). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• Parra is the only player in the NCAA this season to have two matches with 33+ kills.
• Parra is the first player in program history to have two 34-kill matches in her career.
• She also earned AVCA National Player of the Week (9/19).
• Parra became the first TCU player since 2000 to tally 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match at Kansas State (22 kills, 21 digs).
• TCU's 3-1 Big 12 start is the best start to conference play since 2016.
• TCU is currently undefeated at home (5-0) and riding a 12-match home unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 24, 2022.
• Led by Brianna Green (1.49) and Sarah Sylvester (1.40), TCU ranks fifth nationally as a team with 2.98 blocks p/set.
• Four of the Big 12's best single-match block totals this season have come from TCU.
• TCU is the only Division I school to have two players ranked in the Top 20 nationally in blocks p/set.
• TCU's 20 blocks at Kansas State (9/22) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• Sarah Sylvester earned Big 12 Defensive POTW honors after tallying a career-best 13 blocks in TCU's win over USU (9/8).
• Her 13 blocks set the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match and are the second most in a game in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• Audrey Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls has tallied three consecutive double-doubles, most recently (12 kills, 14 digs) vs. Texas Tech (9/29).
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first five career double-doubles this year and has started 12 matches at outside hitter.
• Riley Buckley (9.04) ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is ninth in the Big 12 averaging 3.46 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,122).
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
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