Friday, September 22
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Kansas State
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TCU Falls in Five to Kansas State
9/23/2023 12:05:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Horned Frogs fell in five sets to Kansas State on Friday night in Morgan Family Arena.
Melanie Parra became the fourth player in program history and the first TCU player since 2000 to have 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match with a team-leading 22 kills and 21 digs.
The Frogs also posted a season-best 20 blocks, the most blocks by any school in the Big 12 this season. The 20 blocks are tied for sixth in program history for the most blocks in a single match.
The Rundown
TCU battled with the Wildcats in the opening set. Tied at 17-all, Kansas State went on a 5-0 scoring run to force a TCU timeout. At 22-17, TCU began to climb back. Brianna Green and Melanie Parra recorded a key block to make it 22-18 and kills from Audrey Nalls and Parra pulled the Frogs within three.
The Frogs finished the set on a 7-0 scoring run as a block by Sarah Sylvester and Nalls at set point clinched the win for the Frogs.
A service ace from Parra gave the Frogs an early 7-2 lead in the second set. The Wildcats began to climb back and took a 13-12 lead, but the Frogs responded with a 5-0 run of their own, highlighted by back-to-back kills from Parra.
Nalls landed two of her season-best 17 kills to put TCU up 20-15 in the second set, but Kansas State outscored the Frogs 10-2 to win the set and tie the match.
Despite falling in the third set as well, the Frogs rallied in the fourth. A kill from Julia Adams gave TCU its first lead of the set and started a 5-0 scoring run, putting TCU up 12-7. The remainder of the fourth set was a back-and-forth battle until the end. Tied 25-all, Nalls recorded back-to-back kills to win the set for TCU, 27-25.
The Frogs took an early lead in the fifth set and led by as many as three points on three separate occasions. Parra landed one of her four kills in the set to give TCU a 9-6 lead. With TCU up 13-10, Kansas State scored five straight points to win the match.
TCU Notables
• TCU tallied a season-best 20 blocks, the most blocks in a single match by a Big 12 school this season.
• The 20 blocks are also the sixth-most blocks in program history in a single match.
• TCU has tallied double-digit blocks in eight matches this season.
• Melanie Parra led TCU with 22 kills and 21 digs.
• She is the first player since 2000 and the fourth player in program history to have 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match.
• It's Parra's third match this season with 20+ kills and her eighth straight match with 10+ kills.
• Nalls finished second on the team with a season-best 17 kills.
• Her 17 kills mark the third time this season she's tallied 10+ kills in a match.
• Nalls also tied her career-best six blocks.
• Sarah Sylvester recorded a team-leading 10 blocks.
• It's Sylvester's second match this season with 10+ blocks.
• Brianna Green finished second on the team with nine blocks and recorded a season-best 10 kills.
• Parra (22 kills, 21 digs), Nalls (17 kills, 13 digs) and Riley Buckley (23 assists, 13 digs) all tallied a double-double in the match.
• Buckley and Lily Nicholson each posted a team-leading 23 assists.
• Nicholson's 23 assists were a season best. She also recorded her first career block and finished with two blocks on the night.
• Five Frogs (Cecily Bramschreiber, Buckley, Nalls, Parra, Taylor Raiola) had double-digit digs.
Up Next
TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) continues Big 12 play hosting Texas Tech (8-5, 1-0 Big 12) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. The match will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Melanie Parra became the fourth player in program history and the first TCU player since 2000 to have 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match with a team-leading 22 kills and 21 digs.
The Frogs also posted a season-best 20 blocks, the most blocks by any school in the Big 12 this season. The 20 blocks are tied for sixth in program history for the most blocks in a single match.
The Rundown
TCU battled with the Wildcats in the opening set. Tied at 17-all, Kansas State went on a 5-0 scoring run to force a TCU timeout. At 22-17, TCU began to climb back. Brianna Green and Melanie Parra recorded a key block to make it 22-18 and kills from Audrey Nalls and Parra pulled the Frogs within three.
The Frogs finished the set on a 7-0 scoring run as a block by Sarah Sylvester and Nalls at set point clinched the win for the Frogs.
A service ace from Parra gave the Frogs an early 7-2 lead in the second set. The Wildcats began to climb back and took a 13-12 lead, but the Frogs responded with a 5-0 run of their own, highlighted by back-to-back kills from Parra.
Nalls landed two of her season-best 17 kills to put TCU up 20-15 in the second set, but Kansas State outscored the Frogs 10-2 to win the set and tie the match.
Despite falling in the third set as well, the Frogs rallied in the fourth. A kill from Julia Adams gave TCU its first lead of the set and started a 5-0 scoring run, putting TCU up 12-7. The remainder of the fourth set was a back-and-forth battle until the end. Tied 25-all, Nalls recorded back-to-back kills to win the set for TCU, 27-25.
The Frogs took an early lead in the fifth set and led by as many as three points on three separate occasions. Parra landed one of her four kills in the set to give TCU a 9-6 lead. With TCU up 13-10, Kansas State scored five straight points to win the match.
TCU Notables
• TCU tallied a season-best 20 blocks, the most blocks in a single match by a Big 12 school this season.
• The 20 blocks are also the sixth-most blocks in program history in a single match.
• TCU has tallied double-digit blocks in eight matches this season.
• Melanie Parra led TCU with 22 kills and 21 digs.
• She is the first player since 2000 and the fourth player in program history to have 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match.
• It's Parra's third match this season with 20+ kills and her eighth straight match with 10+ kills.
• Nalls finished second on the team with a season-best 17 kills.
• Her 17 kills mark the third time this season she's tallied 10+ kills in a match.
• Nalls also tied her career-best six blocks.
• Sarah Sylvester recorded a team-leading 10 blocks.
• It's Sylvester's second match this season with 10+ blocks.
• Brianna Green finished second on the team with nine blocks and recorded a season-best 10 kills.
• Parra (22 kills, 21 digs), Nalls (17 kills, 13 digs) and Riley Buckley (23 assists, 13 digs) all tallied a double-double in the match.
• Buckley and Lily Nicholson each posted a team-leading 23 assists.
• Nicholson's 23 assists were a season best. She also recorded her first career block and finished with two blocks on the night.
• Five Frogs (Cecily Bramschreiber, Buckley, Nalls, Parra, Taylor Raiola) had double-digit digs.
Up Next
TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) continues Big 12 play hosting Texas Tech (8-5, 1-0 Big 12) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. The match will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
TCU
KState
Kills
57
62
Errors
30
29
Attempts
178
189
Hitting %
.152
.175
Points
83.0
85.0
Assists
53
58
Aces
6
11
Blocks
20
12
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
9
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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