
Preview: Fight in the Fort
9/13/2023 3:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU plays at home for the first time this season
Match Information
Fight in the Fort
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Sept. 14 • TCU vs. Hawai'i • 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 15 • TCU vs. Florida State • 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 16 • TCU vs. Western Carolina • 6:00 p.m.
Watch (vs. Hawai'i)
Watch (vs. Florida State)
Watch (vs. Western Carolina)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• Sarah 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 game in TCU history.
• Sylvester ranks ninth in Division I in blocks per set (1.57).
• TCU ranks 10th as a team in Division I in blocks per game (2.98).
• TCU is one of just two schools to have two representatives on the Top 10 conference leader board in blocks per set.•
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a game.
• Melanie Parra leads TCU and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in points p/set (4.68).
• Parra also ranks sixth among Big 12 players in kills p/set (3.80) and eighth in aces p/set (0.47).
• Parra led TCU in kills in the Frogs' wins over Utah State (19) and at Texas A&M (16).
• Melanie Parra earned Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team honors after posting five aces, eight blocks and 21 kills.
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first three career double-doubles this year and has started the past seven games at outside hitter.
• Gibson, Parra and Riley Buckley all tallied double-doubles in TCU's 3-1 win over Texas A&M.
• Riley Buckley (8.83) ranks eighth in assists p/set.
• Buckley has tallied four consecutive double-doubles.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,117).
• Adams ranks ninth in TCU history in kills per set (2.90).
• Riley Weigelt earned her first career start at No. 7 Minnesota.
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• Seymour was tied for the team leader in blocks (5) in TCU's 3-1 over North Florida and started all three winning sets.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• TCU finished third in the Big 12 last season, the highest final standing since joining the conference.
• TCU's 11 Big 12 wins in 2022 were also a program best.
• TCU finished with its best-ever No. 39 final RPI ranking in 2022.
• TCU was the only Power Five school to double their overall win total and quintuple their conference victories from 2021.
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
Fight in the Fort
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Sept. 14 • TCU vs. Hawai'i • 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 15 • TCU vs. Florida State • 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 16 • TCU vs. Western Carolina • 6:00 p.m.
Watch (vs. Hawai'i)
Watch (vs. Florida State)
Watch (vs. Western Carolina)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU Notables
• Sarah 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 game in TCU history.
• Sylvester ranks ninth in Division I in blocks per set (1.57).
• TCU ranks 10th as a team in Division I in blocks per game (2.98).
• TCU is one of just two schools to have two representatives on the Top 10 conference leader board in blocks per set.•
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a game.
• Melanie Parra leads TCU and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in points p/set (4.68).
• Parra also ranks sixth among Big 12 players in kills p/set (3.80) and eighth in aces p/set (0.47).
• Parra led TCU in kills in the Frogs' wins over Utah State (19) and at Texas A&M (16).
• Melanie Parra earned Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team honors after posting five aces, eight blocks and 21 kills.
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first three career double-doubles this year and has started the past seven games at outside hitter.
• Gibson, Parra and Riley Buckley all tallied double-doubles in TCU's 3-1 win over Texas A&M.
• Riley Buckley (8.83) ranks eighth in assists p/set.
• Buckley has tallied four consecutive double-doubles.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,117).
• Adams ranks ninth in TCU history in kills per set (2.90).
• Riley Weigelt earned her first career start at No. 7 Minnesota.
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• Seymour was tied for the team leader in blocks (5) in TCU's 3-1 over North Florida and started all three winning sets.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• TCU finished third in the Big 12 last season, the highest final standing since joining the conference.
• TCU's 11 Big 12 wins in 2022 were also a program best.
• TCU finished with its best-ever No. 39 final RPI ranking in 2022.
• TCU was the only Power Five school to double their overall win total and quintuple their conference victories from 2021.
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
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