Block Party Leads TCU to 3-1 Win At Texas A&M

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Block Party Leads TCU to 3-1 Win At Texas A&M

9/9/2023 9:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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TCU tallied a season-best 16.5 blocks, Brianna Green posted a career-best 12 blocks

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – TCU handed Texas A&M its first loss of the season with a 3-1 win over the Aggies on Saturday night at Reed Arena.

Brianna Green posted a career-best 12 blocks against Texas A&M and became just the eighth player in program history to have 12+ blocks in a single game.

Riley Buckley (37 assists, 10 digs), Jalyn Gibson (13 kills, 11 digs) and Melanie Parra (16 kills, 11 digs) all tallied double-doubles in the win, the first time this season that three TCU players had double-doubles in a single game.

The Rundown
TCU commanded the first set and outside of the game being tied 7-7, the Horned Frogs led the entirety of the frame. Melanie Parra's first of 16 kills on the night put TCU up 1-0 to start the game and her second kill put the Frogs up 5-3.

Jalyn Gibson made an immediate impact in the contest and delivered a killer blow to put the Frogs up 15-12. TCU continued to build on its lead and a perfectly executed dump from Riley Buckley gave the Frogs their first set point of the match. A kill from Audrey Nalls clinched the set win for TCU.

TCU hit a match-best .302 and Green recorded four of her 12 blocks in the first frame.

The Frogs controlled the second set from the get-go thanks to a beauty of a block from Buckley and Sarah Sylvester to give TCU a 4-2 lead. A Parra kill gave TCU a three-point lead just before the media timeout and the Frogs carried the momentum for the rest of the set.

Up 15-14, TCU went on a 10-3 scoring run to close the second set, highlighted by two kills from Nalls and a Cecily Bramschreiber ace. The Frogs held Texas A&M to a -.088 hitting percentage in the second set.

The Aggies jumped out big in the third set and built a six-point lead early, but the Frogs pulled themselves within one from a kill by Nalls. An attack error by the Aggies tied the game at 11-all, but Texas A&M began to pull away and eventually forced a fourth set.

Kills from Gibson and Taylor Raiola put TCU up 2-0 to begin the fourth frame and the Frogs wasted no time. TCU led by as many as seven points halfway through the set and a Parra kill squashed the Aggies' attempt at a comeback.

Riley Weigelt tallied back-to-back service aces as the set came to a close, and a Texas A&M attack error solidified the 3-1 win for TCU.

Brianna Green's career-best 12 blocks put her in elite company – one of just eight players in program history to have 12 or more blocks in a game.

TCU Notes
• TCU tallied a season-best 16.5 team blocks.
• TCU has tallied at least 16 blocks in back-to-back games.
• The Frogs have recorded double-digit block efforts in each of the past five games.
• TCU held Texas A&M to a season-low .106 hitting percentage.
• With the win, TCU moves to 1-1 all-time against Texas A&M.
• Brianna Green became the eighth player in program history to have 12 or more blocks in a game.
• Green's 12 blocks were a career best.
• Green's 12 blocks are also the second most individually by a player this season in a four-set match nationally.
• Brianna Green and Sarah Sylvester combined for 43 blocks this weekend.
• Audrey Nalls added to the block party herself and tied her career-high with five blocks.
• Melanie Parra led TCU with 16 kills. With her 11 digs, it's her second double-double of the year.
• Parra also recorded a career-high five blocks.
• Jalyn Gibson finished second on the team in kills (13) and tied for the team lead in digs (11).
• It was Gibson's sixth time this season tallying double-digit kills.
• Gibson's 11 digs tied her career best.
• Riley Buckley tallied her fourth consecutive double-double (37 assists, 10 digs).
• It's the first time this season for TCU that three players all had a double-double in a single game.
• Cecily Bramschreiber was the fourth Frog to post double-digit digs (10). She also added five assists.
• Riley Weigelt tied her career-best two service aces.

Up Next
TCU (4-4) is home for the first time this season as the Frogs host the Fight in the Fort Tournament from Sept. 14-16 in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. All TCU games at the tournament will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.