
Preview: at Kansas State
9/20/2023 3:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU opens Big 12 play against the Wildcats
MATCH INFORMATION
TCU (7-4) at Kansas State (6-3)
Sept. 21-22 • 6:30 p.m.
Manhattan, Kan. • Morgan Family Arena
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Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Melanie Parra earned AVCA National Player of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors (9/19)
• Parra broke the school record with 34 kills in a four-set match. It's also the second-most kills in any match in program history.
• Her 34 kills are the most by a Big 12 player this season and are one kill shy of tying the all-time Big 12 record.
• Parra became the first TCU player since 1998 to have 34 kills in a match.
• Parra is fifth in the NCAA in points p/set (5.51) and seventh in kills p/set (4.63). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• TCU is back to receiving votes (7) in this week's AVCA Poll. TCU also received 20 votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll.
• With a 3-0 weekend at the Fight in the Fort, TCU extends its winning streak to five games.
• TCU ranks ninth in the NCAA and fourth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (2.89).
• 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.
• TCU is the only school to have two representatives on the Top 10 conference leader board in blocks per set.
• Green and Sylvester both average 1.32 blocks p/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.
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first four career double-doubles this year and has started the past 10 games at outside hitter.
• Gibson, Parra and Riley Buckley all tallied double-doubles in TCU's 3-1 win over Texas A&M.
• Buckley (9.32) ranks eighth in assists p/set.
• Buckley has tallied five double-doubles in the past seven games.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is eighth in the Big 12 averaging 3.39 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,117).
• Adams ranks ninth in TCU history in kills per set (2.86).
• Riley Weigelt earned her first career start at No. 7 Minnesota.
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, 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).
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
TCU (7-4) at Kansas State (6-3)
Sept. 21-22 • 6:30 p.m.
Manhattan, Kan. • Morgan Family Arena
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Watch (Thursday)
Watch (Friday)
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Melanie Parra earned AVCA National Player of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors (9/19)
• Parra broke the school record with 34 kills in a four-set match. It's also the second-most kills in any match in program history.
• Her 34 kills are the most by a Big 12 player this season and are one kill shy of tying the all-time Big 12 record.
• Parra became the first TCU player since 1998 to have 34 kills in a match.
• Parra is fifth in the NCAA in points p/set (5.51) and seventh in kills p/set (4.63). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• TCU is back to receiving votes (7) in this week's AVCA Poll. TCU also received 20 votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll.
• With a 3-0 weekend at the Fight in the Fort, TCU extends its winning streak to five games.
• TCU ranks ninth in the NCAA and fourth in the Big 12 in blocks p/set (2.89).
• 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.
• TCU is the only school to have two representatives on the Top 10 conference leader board in blocks per set.
• Green and Sylvester both average 1.32 blocks p/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.
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first four career double-doubles this year and has started the past 10 games at outside hitter.
• Gibson, Parra and Riley Buckley all tallied double-doubles in TCU's 3-1 win over Texas A&M.
• Buckley (9.32) ranks eighth in assists p/set.
• Buckley has tallied five double-doubles in the past seven games.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is eighth in the Big 12 averaging 3.39 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams is No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,117).
• Adams ranks ninth in TCU history in kills per set (2.86).
• Riley Weigelt earned her first career start at No. 7 Minnesota.
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, 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).
• 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