
Preview: at No. 21 Houston
11/14/2023 3:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Horned Frogs play the Cougars on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Match Information
TCU at No. 21 Houston
Wednesday, Nov. 15 • 7 p.m.
Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center
Watch (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• TCU is coming off a season sweep at No. 20 Baylor, winning 3-1 (11/10) and reverse sweeping the Bears 3-2 (11/11).
• It was the first time in program history that TCU has recorded back-to-back Top 25 wins.
• TCU is receiving votes (3) for the third time this season and its RPI moved up to No. 43 in the Nov. 12 rankings.
• Against No. 6 Texas, TCU set a new program attendance record with 7,412 spectators (10/18).
• It was also the highest attended women's sporting event in TCU athletics history.
• TCU ranks 25th nationally and third in the Big 12 with 2.59 blocks p/set.
• TCU's 22 blocks at Oklahoma (10/11) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• TCU is the only school in the Big 12 to tally 20+ blocks in a match this season, and the Frogs have done it twice this season.
• Sarah Sylvester is sixth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (1.19) and Brianna Green is seventh (1.16).
• 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 match in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• 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 is 10th in the NCAA in points p/set (5.23) and 16th in kills p/set (4.44). She is second in both categories in the Big 12.
• 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).
• Audrey Nalls is the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls has tallied 10+ kills in eight of the past 10 matches.
• Jalyn Gibson posted a career-high 23 kills in TCU's 3-1 win at UCF (10/27).
• One of the most consistent players on TCU's roster, Gibson has tallied double-digit kills in 14 of the past 15 matches.
• In her first career start, Lily Nicholson tallied 56 assists and 13 digs against No. 6 Texas (10/18).
• Cecily Bramschreiber is seventh in the Big 12 averaging 3.65 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams currently ranks seventh on TCU's all-time kills list (1,152).
• 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 match since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
TCU at No. 21 Houston
Wednesday, Nov. 15 • 7 p.m.
Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center
Watch (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• TCU is coming off a season sweep at No. 20 Baylor, winning 3-1 (11/10) and reverse sweeping the Bears 3-2 (11/11).
• It was the first time in program history that TCU has recorded back-to-back Top 25 wins.
• TCU is receiving votes (3) for the third time this season and its RPI moved up to No. 43 in the Nov. 12 rankings.
• Against No. 6 Texas, TCU set a new program attendance record with 7,412 spectators (10/18).
• It was also the highest attended women's sporting event in TCU athletics history.
• TCU ranks 25th nationally and third in the Big 12 with 2.59 blocks p/set.
• TCU's 22 blocks at Oklahoma (10/11) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• TCU is the only school in the Big 12 to tally 20+ blocks in a match this season, and the Frogs have done it twice this season.
• Sarah Sylvester is sixth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (1.19) and Brianna Green is seventh (1.16).
• 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 match in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• 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 is 10th in the NCAA in points p/set (5.23) and 16th in kills p/set (4.44). She is second in both categories in the Big 12.
• 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).
• Audrey Nalls is the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls has tallied 10+ kills in eight of the past 10 matches.
• Jalyn Gibson posted a career-high 23 kills in TCU's 3-1 win at UCF (10/27).
• One of the most consistent players on TCU's roster, Gibson has tallied double-digit kills in 14 of the past 15 matches.
• In her first career start, Lily Nicholson tallied 56 assists and 13 digs against No. 6 Texas (10/18).
• Cecily Bramschreiber is seventh in the Big 12 averaging 3.65 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams currently ranks seventh on TCU's all-time kills list (1,152).
• 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 match since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
Players Mentioned
TCU Volleyball | Big 10/Big 12 Challenge Win Over No. 18 Minnesota
Tuesday, September 10
Taylor Raiola talking about her time with TCU Volleyball
Thursday, June 20
TCU Volleyball NCAA Tournament Hype - It's Time to Show the World
Thursday, May 09
Frog Time - Episode 1 feat. Bri Green
Thursday, May 09