Three Horned Frogs Named All-Big 12
11/28/2023 12:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Parra named First Team, Gibson and Nalls selected to Second Team
FORT WORTH – Melanie Parra, Jalyn Gibson and Audrey Nalls were named All-Big 12 Conference by the league's head coaches on Tuesday.
Parra garnered First Team honors for the first time in her career, while Gibson and Nalls were Second Team selections.
TCU's three All-Big 12 selections are the most for the program since 2018.
Parra, who was one of six unanimous First Team selections, has been spectacular for the Horned Frogs all season long. The Sinaloa, Mexico, finished the regular season ranked 13th in the NCAA in points per set (5.18) and 17th in kills per set with 4.36. She leads TCU in kills, points and aces.
Earning AVCA National Player of the Week honors on Sept. 19, Parra broke the four-set school record with 34 kills in the Frogs' 3-1 win over Florida State (Sept. 15). Her 34 kills are also the second-most kills in a single match in program history.
Parra, who garnered Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors twice this year, won her second honor on Oct. 3 after tallying 34 kills once again in TCU's 3-2 win over Texas Tech (Sept. 29). She became the first player in program history to record two 34-kill matches.
She has recorded a team-leading 11 double-doubles on the season. Starting in 27 matches this year, Parra has tallied 10+ kills in 21 matches this season. She also recorded 20+ kills in seven matches, including the first 20-kill match of her career when she went for 27 kills at a .453 clip in TCU's 3-1 win over Hawai'i (Sept. 14).
Her regular season numbers put her in elite company. Parra's 445 total kills on the season currently ranks eighth on TCU's single-season records list. Additionally, Parra's 4.36 kills per set is currently fourth in TCU history and her 0.44 aces per set is also fourth in program history. Her 528 points on the season puts her third all-time in program history as well.
Gibson earned her first career All-Big 12 honor, averaging 3.21 kills per set and 2.32 digs per set this season as an outside hitter to earn Second Team distinction. Starting 26 matches this year for the Horned Frogs, Gibson recorded double-digit kills in 21 matches this season and led TCU in kills eight times.
Gibson, who has tallied 10 double-doubles this season, recorded a career-high 23 kills in TCU's 3-1 win over UCF on Oct. 27. She then followed it up with a career-best 20 digs against Iowa State on Nov. 3.
The San Antonio, Texas, finished the regular season with 337 kills at a .256 clip and 244 digs. She has played in 105 sets this season.
Nalls has garnered All-Big 12 honors for the second straight season after being a First Team selection in 2022. She finished third on the team this year with 3.02 kills per set. Nalls, who also averaged 2.30 digs per set, tallied 10 double-doubles this season.
She was TCU's kills team leader in six matches this season, including a season-best 24 kills against No. 6 Texas (10/18). She finished the regular season with 16 double-digit kill matches.
Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills this season as well. She currently has 1,223 kills in her career, good for sixth on TCU's all-time career kills list. Over 28 matches this season, Nalls has recorded 302 total kills and 244 digs.
Up Next
TCU plays sixth-seeded Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 1 in Fayetteville, Ark. The match will be televised on ESPN+.
Parra garnered First Team honors for the first time in her career, while Gibson and Nalls were Second Team selections.
TCU's three All-Big 12 selections are the most for the program since 2018.
Parra, who was one of six unanimous First Team selections, has been spectacular for the Horned Frogs all season long. The Sinaloa, Mexico, finished the regular season ranked 13th in the NCAA in points per set (5.18) and 17th in kills per set with 4.36. She leads TCU in kills, points and aces.
Earning AVCA National Player of the Week honors on Sept. 19, Parra broke the four-set school record with 34 kills in the Frogs' 3-1 win over Florida State (Sept. 15). Her 34 kills are also the second-most kills in a single match in program history.
Parra, who garnered Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors twice this year, won her second honor on Oct. 3 after tallying 34 kills once again in TCU's 3-2 win over Texas Tech (Sept. 29). She became the first player in program history to record two 34-kill matches.
She has recorded a team-leading 11 double-doubles on the season. Starting in 27 matches this year, Parra has tallied 10+ kills in 21 matches this season. She also recorded 20+ kills in seven matches, including the first 20-kill match of her career when she went for 27 kills at a .453 clip in TCU's 3-1 win over Hawai'i (Sept. 14).
Her regular season numbers put her in elite company. Parra's 445 total kills on the season currently ranks eighth on TCU's single-season records list. Additionally, Parra's 4.36 kills per set is currently fourth in TCU history and her 0.44 aces per set is also fourth in program history. Her 528 points on the season puts her third all-time in program history as well.
Gibson earned her first career All-Big 12 honor, averaging 3.21 kills per set and 2.32 digs per set this season as an outside hitter to earn Second Team distinction. Starting 26 matches this year for the Horned Frogs, Gibson recorded double-digit kills in 21 matches this season and led TCU in kills eight times.
Gibson, who has tallied 10 double-doubles this season, recorded a career-high 23 kills in TCU's 3-1 win over UCF on Oct. 27. She then followed it up with a career-best 20 digs against Iowa State on Nov. 3.
The San Antonio, Texas, finished the regular season with 337 kills at a .256 clip and 244 digs. She has played in 105 sets this season.
Nalls has garnered All-Big 12 honors for the second straight season after being a First Team selection in 2022. She finished third on the team this year with 3.02 kills per set. Nalls, who also averaged 2.30 digs per set, tallied 10 double-doubles this season.
She was TCU's kills team leader in six matches this season, including a season-best 24 kills against No. 6 Texas (10/18). She finished the regular season with 16 double-digit kill matches.
Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills this season as well. She currently has 1,223 kills in her career, good for sixth on TCU's all-time career kills list. Over 28 matches this season, Nalls has recorded 302 total kills and 244 digs.
Up Next
TCU plays sixth-seeded Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 1 in Fayetteville, Ark. The match will be televised on ESPN+.
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