Parra Tallies Record-Breaking 34 Kills in Win Over Seminoles

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Parra Tallies Record-Breaking 34 Kills in Win Over Seminoles

9/16/2023 12:38:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

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Frogs extend their winning streak to four games and Parra breaks four-set school record.

FORT WORTH – Melanie Parra's record-setting 34 kills powered TCU past Florida State, 3-1, on Friday night at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. The Horned Frogs (6-4) extended their winning streak to four games with the victory.

Parra's 34 kills were the most in a game in TCU history in a four-set match and the second-most kills by a player in program history across all matches.

The 34 kills are also the most by a Division I player this season in four sets.

The Rundown
A kill by Audrey Nalls gave TCU the 5-4 advantage, a lead that the Frogs never gave up throughout the frame. Melanie Parra landed her first kill of the night to put TCU up 10-7.

TCU continued to build on its lead and back-to-back kills by Parra put the Frogs up 15-10. The Frogs continued to control the lead and at set point, Parra landed her sixth kill of the game to win the set 25-22.

The Frogs controlled the second set from start-to-finish. TCU hit a match-best .500 and held Florida State to a match-low .161.

Kills from Jalyn Gibson and Parra propelled the Frogs to a 5-0 lead early in the third. TCU never gave up the edge and led by as many as eight before the final scoring run. Up 21-14, kills from Gibson and Parra, and an ace from Nalls, secured the 25-15 set win.

The third set was an even battle, with 10 tied scores and four lead changes. A block from Gibson and Sarah Sylvester tied the contest up at 10-all and back-to-back kills from Parra gave TCU a 12-10 lead.

The Frogs led 15-12 before the Seminoles went on a 4-0 scoring run and never trailed the remainder of the set. Tied at 22, Florida State ended the frame with three straight points to make it a 2-1 match.

Parra completely took over and tallied 13 of her school-record 34 kills in the fourth set alone. Hitting an incredible .550, she gave the Frogs their first two-point lead of the set with a kill to give TCU a 15-13 lead. Parra accounted for six of the Frogs' final eight points, including the final four kills. It was only fitting that the match-winning kill came from Parra as well.

Parra is just the second player in TCU history to have 34 kills in a game and the first to do it in just four sets. She also became the first TCU player since 1998 to tally at least 33 kills in a single match.

TCU Notes
• TCU defeated Florida State for the first time in program history and is now 1-4 all-time against the Seminoles.
• The Frogs recorded a season-best kills (65), hitting percentage (.322), assists (58) and tied their season-best total points (77).
• TCU out-hit the Seminoles .322-.210. It was the first time this season the Frogs have hit more than .300 in a match.
• TCU hit a match-best .500 in the 25-15 second set win.
• TCU out-blocked its opponent for the seventh consecutive match.
• TCU extends its winning streak to four games.
• Dating back to last season (Sept. 17), the Frogs also extend their unbeaten streak at home to nine games.
• TCU's 65 kills are the fourth-most in a four-set match among Big 12 schools this season.

Individual Notes
Melanie Parra's career-best 34 kills are:
• the most by a Division I player this season in a four-set match.
• The new school record for total kills in four sets.
• Second in program history in all-time kills in a single match.
• One shy of tying the all-time four-set Big 12 Conference record (35).

• Parra is the first TCU player since 1998 to have 33+ kills in a match.
• She is also one of just five TCU players ever to have 30+ kills in a match.
• Parra is now first among Big 12 players in kills p/set (4.61) and points p/set (5.45).
• With 10 digs, Parra also recorded her third career double-double.
• Brianna Green tallied her 500th career block against the Seminoles. She now has 502 in her career.
• Jalyn Gibson recorded her fourth double-double of the season (15 kills, 10 digs).
• Gibson also led the team with five blocks.
• Riley Buckley tallied a season-best 49 assists.
• Cecily Bramschreiber posted a team-leading 17 digs.
• Audrey Nalls had a season-best 14 digs.
• Nalls also notched a team-leading and season-best two aces.

Up Next
TCU (6-4) hosts Western Carolina (3-7) on the final day of the Fight in the Fort on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.