TCU
UNI
Preview: Texas A&M Invitational
9/6/2023 1:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MATCH INFORMATION
TCU at Texas A&M Invitational
Sept. 7 • TCU vs. UNI • 4:30 PM
Sept. 8 • TCU vs. Utah State • 2:30 PM
Sept. 9 • TCU at Texas A&M • 4:00 PM
Live Stats: vs. UNI
Live Stats: vs. Utah State
Live Stats: at Texas A&M
Watch on SEC Network+ (vs. Texas A&M Only)
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU earned its first win of the season with a sweep over Georgia at the Coastal Carolina Tournament.
• Jalyn Gibson (20) and Melanie Parra (19) posted career-high kills at Coastal Carolina (8/31).
• Gibson has tallied her first two career double-doubles this season and has started the past four games at outside hitter.
• Gibson ranks fifth in the Big 12 in kills p/set (3.83) and sixth in points p/set (4.36).
• TCU is the only school in the Big 12 with two players on the conference leaderboard in kills p/set (Gibson, Melanie Parra).
• Parra ranks 10th in the Big 12 in kills p/set (3.83) and sixth in points p/set (4.33).
• Melanie Parra earned Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team honors after posting five aces, eight blocks and 21 kills.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is seventh in the Big 12 in digs p/set (3.33) while Riley Buckley (9.22) ranks eighth in assists p/set.
• Julia Adams is now No. 7 on TCU's all-time kills list (1,117).
• Adams ranks ninth in TCU history in kills per set (2.96).
• Riley Weigelt earned her first career start at No. 7 Minnesota.
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Riley Buckley, Bri Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Seven freshmen also join the Horned Frogs this season.
• 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.
• The Frogs will go head-to-head with 14 2022 NCAA Tournament teams this season.
• 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.
• TCU earned multiple First Team All-Big 12 selections (Nalls, Callie Williams) for the first time since 2018.
• Nalls was also named AVCA All-Southwest Region, the fifth Horned Frog in program history to receive the honor.
• Nalls' 424 kills was the most by a TCU player in a single season since 2003.
• Nalls led the Big 12 last season with four Big 12 Player of the Week honors.
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
