TCU Reverse Sweeps No. 20 Baylor

Saturday, November 11

Waco, Texas

7:00 PM

TCU

15-12,8-8Big 12

Baylor

14-11,8-7Big 12

TCU

Baylor

TCU Reverse Sweeps No. 20 Baylor

11/12/2023 12:34:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

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TCU capped off the 2-0 weekend against the Bears in a five-set thriller

WACO, Texas – TCU completed the reverse sweep as the Horned Frogs defeated No. 20 Baylor 3-2 on Saturday night in the Ferrell Center.

The Frogs went 2-0 against the No. 20 Bears this weekend, improving to 15-12 overall and 8-8 in the Big 12. It's the first time in program history that TCU has recorded back-to-back Top 25 wins.

The two wins also marks the first time since 2015 that TCU swept the season series against the Bears.

Melanie Parra and Audrey Nalls each tallied a team-leading 16 kills in the five-set victory.

The Rundown
TCU won the match with an incredible comeback late in the fifth set. Trailing 13-10, kills from Jalyn Gibson and Melanie Parra sparked a 4-0 scoring run for the Frogs to take a 14-13 lead. Tied at 14-all, a kill from Gibson put TCU up 15-14 and a final kill from Audrey Nalls secured the 16-14 set five victory and sealed the reverse sweep for the Frogs.

TCU started the match down 2-0, but the Frogs' offense began to shine in the third set as TCU hit .364 in the frame with 21 kills. A kill from Brianna Green put TCU on the board first and the Frogs maintained the lead through the early part of the set until Baylor took an 8-7 lead.

Tied at 16-all, two Baylor attack errors and a kill from Nalls gave TCU the 19-16 lead and forced a Baylor timeout. The Bears came back and tied the set at 20-all, but back-to-back kills from Parra put TCU in front, 22-20. Two final kills from Nalls cemented the third set win, 25-22.

Both teams traded points to begin the fourth set, but TCU began to pull away as a kill from Gibson put TCU up 11-7. Baylor went on a scoring run of its own and tied the set at 12-12, but two kills from Parra gave TCU a 15-13 edge.

TCU led throughout the rest of the set, and a kill from Lily Nicholson gave TCU the 24-22 set point. Baylor came back and tied the set at 24-all, but two Bear attack errors gave TCU the 26-24 set win to force a fifth.

The fifth set went back-and-forth until Baylor began to pull away and lead 7-5. Baylor maintained the lead throughout the fifth and led by as many as four points before TCU began to climb back. Down 11-7, the Frogs outscored Baylor 9-3 to finish the fifth set and earn the reverse sweep.

TCU Notables
• This is the first time in program history that TCU has recorded back-to-back Top 25 wins.
• TCU earned the season sweep of Baylor for the first time since 2015.
• TCU moves to 2-4 on the season against ranked opponents.
• TCU tallied 62 kills, the seventh time this season the Frogs have recorded at least 60 kills in a match.
• Audrey Nalls (16) and Melanie Parra (16) each led the team in kills.
• With 14 digs, Parra recorded her 10th double-double of the season.
• Parra has recorded 15+ kills in 15 matches this season.
• Lily Nicholson led TCU with 50 assists, her second 50-assists match of the season.
• Nicholson also added 11 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
• Nicholson led TCU with a career-best two service aces.
• Jalyn Gibson finished second on the team with 14 kills.
• With her 11 digs, Gibson recorded her 10th double-double of the season.
• Gibson has posted double-digit kills in 20 matches this season.
• Brianna Green led TCU with seven blocks.
• Green has led TCU in blocks 11 times this season.
• Cecily Bramschreiber recorded a team-best 20 digs.
• It's Bramschreiber's sixth 20+ digs match of the season and her fourth in the past five matches.
• Jaylen Clark tallied a career-best five digs in the match.

Up Next
TCU (15-12, 8-8 Big 12) continues Big 12 play at No. 22 Houston (16-7, 9-5) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Houston, Texas. The match begins at 7 p.m. and will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.