Saturday, December 2
Fayetteville, Ark.
7:00 PM
TCU
at
Arkansas
Preview: NCAA Second Round vs. No. 9 Arkansas
12/2/2023 10:52:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TCU aims for the program's first ever Sweet 16
Match Information
TCU (17-14, 8-10 Big 12) vs. No. 9 Arkansas (26-5, 15-3 SEC)
Saturday, Dec. 2 • 7 p.m. CT
Fayetteville, Ark. • Barnhill Arena
Watch (ESPN+)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• TCU defeated No. 22 Florida State, 3-1, to advance to its second consecutive Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Sixteen of TCU's 24 regular season opponents advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Melanie Parra (First Team), Jalyn Gibson (Second Team) and Audrey Nalls (Second Team) all earned 2023 All-Big 12 honors.
• It's the first time since 2018 that TCU has produced three All-Conference honorees.
• Parra became the 11th player in program history to tally 400 kills in a single season – she currently has 468.
• Her 468 kills this season is currently sixth on TCU's all-time single season kills list.
• Parra is a two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/19, 10/3) and earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors (9/19).
• Parra is 12th in the NCAA in points p/set (5.21) and 16th in kills p/set (4.42). She finished 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.
• 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).
• Jalyn Gibson ranks second on the team with 3.25 kills p/set and third on the team with 2.31 digs p/set.
• 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 22 matches this season.
• Audrey Nalls is the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls currently ranks sixth on TCU's all-time kills list with 1,236.
• Nalls has recorded 10+ kills in 17 matches this season while making 23 starts.
• Combined, Gibson, Nalls and Parra have tallied 33 double-doubles this season.
• TCU ranks 31st nationally and third in the Big 12 with 2.55 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.
• Sarah Sylvester is sixth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (1.16) and Bri Green is seventh (1.15).
• 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, Bri Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• TCU also ranked third through Big 12 play, averaging 14.96 digs p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is fifth through Big 12 play averaging 3.82 digs p/set.
• In her first career start, Lily Nicholson tallied 56 assists and 13 digs against No. 6 Texas (10/18).
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• Against No. 6 Texas, TCU set a new volleyball attendance record with 7,142 spectators.
NCAA Tournament History
• TCU qualified for back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the second time in program history (2015-16, 2022-23)
• TCU has upset a seeded team in the first round in back-to-back seasons
• TCU is 4-4 all time in the NCAA Tournament
• TCU won its first round game over Washington, 3-1, in 2022
• The Washington win was the first NCAA win for TCU since 2016
• TCU first advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 when the Frogs defeated Rice, 3-0 (12/3/09)
• TCU has never advanced past the second round
TCU (17-14, 8-10 Big 12) vs. No. 9 Arkansas (26-5, 15-3 SEC)
Saturday, Dec. 2 • 7 p.m. CT
Fayetteville, Ark. • Barnhill Arena
Watch (ESPN+)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• TCU defeated No. 22 Florida State, 3-1, to advance to its second consecutive Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Sixteen of TCU's 24 regular season opponents advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Melanie Parra (First Team), Jalyn Gibson (Second Team) and Audrey Nalls (Second Team) all earned 2023 All-Big 12 honors.
• It's the first time since 2018 that TCU has produced three All-Conference honorees.
• Parra became the 11th player in program history to tally 400 kills in a single season – she currently has 468.
• Her 468 kills this season is currently sixth on TCU's all-time single season kills list.
• Parra is a two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/19, 10/3) and earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors (9/19).
• Parra is 12th in the NCAA in points p/set (5.21) and 16th in kills p/set (4.42). She finished 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.
• 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).
• Jalyn Gibson ranks second on the team with 3.25 kills p/set and third on the team with 2.31 digs p/set.
• 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 22 matches this season.
• Audrey Nalls is the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Nalls currently ranks sixth on TCU's all-time kills list with 1,236.
• Nalls has recorded 10+ kills in 17 matches this season while making 23 starts.
• Combined, Gibson, Nalls and Parra have tallied 33 double-doubles this season.
• TCU ranks 31st nationally and third in the Big 12 with 2.55 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.
• Sarah Sylvester is sixth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (1.16) and Bri Green is seventh (1.15).
• 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, Bri Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• TCU also ranked third through Big 12 play, averaging 14.96 digs p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is fifth through Big 12 play averaging 3.82 digs p/set.
• In her first career start, Lily Nicholson tallied 56 assists and 13 digs against No. 6 Texas (10/18).
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• Against No. 6 Texas, TCU set a new volleyball attendance record with 7,142 spectators.
NCAA Tournament History
• TCU qualified for back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the second time in program history (2015-16, 2022-23)
• TCU has upset a seeded team in the first round in back-to-back seasons
• TCU is 4-4 all time in the NCAA Tournament
• TCU won its first round game over Washington, 3-1, in 2022
• The Washington win was the first NCAA win for TCU since 2016
• TCU first advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 when the Frogs defeated Rice, 3-0 (12/3/09)
• TCU has never advanced past the second round
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