Wednesday, November 13
Lawrence, Kan.
6:30 PM
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Preview: at No. 12 Kansas and Kansas State
11/12/2024 11:25:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs travel to Sunflower State for two big matches
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 18 TCU volleyball leaves the state of Texas for the first time since Oct. 12 when it travels to the Sunflower State for a matchup with No. 12 Kansas and Kansas State.
TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs are eying their most wins in a single season in the Jason Williams Era and most since 2015 (19).
• Sarah Sylvester cracked the top 10 all-time blocks list at TCU, recording her 286th career rejection in the sweep of UCF.
• Setter Lily Nicholson recorded her 1,500th career assist against UCF. The sophomore ranks 14th nationally this season with 10.76 assists per set.
• Over her last five matches, Jalyn Gibson is averaging 4.20 kills per set on a nearly .400 clip (84 kills on 173 attempts).
• Melanie Parra is one of three Power 4 players in the country with at least 400 kills this season (Eva Hudson, Purdue, and Emily Londot, Ohio State).
• Parra is the first player in Division I women's volleyball history to win back-to-back AVCA/GameChanger Player of the Week honors (Sept. 10 & 17).
• With a win over Iowa State on Nov. 1, Jason Williams secured his 50th career win to become the fastest coach in TCU volleyball history to achieve the milestone.
• Ranked for the 10th straight week, TCU is holding strong at No. 18 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches' Poll.
• The Frogs boast the No. 12 RPI in the country coming into the week, the second highest mark of any Big 12 team.
SCOUTING REPORT
Ranked No. 12 in the nation heading into the week, Kansas looks to bounce back after a tough week. The preseason favorite to win the conference, the Jayhawks dropped their first two matches in Big 12 play, falling to No. 11 Arizona State and unranked Arizona on the road. Back at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Kansas is 10-1 on the year on its home court. The Jayhawks rank ninth nationally with a .297 hitting percentage. Setter Camryn Turner leads the league and ranks third in the country, dishing out 11.31 assists per set. Among her offensive weapons are outside hitter Ayah Elnady (3.12 kills per set), middle blocker Toyosi Onabanjo (2.59 kills per set) and opposite hitter London Davis (2.58 kills per set). Defensively, Kansas leads the conference with 2.54 blocks per set and ranks fourth with 15.68 digs per set.
After a tough 2-7 non-conference slate, Kansas State has rebounded in Big 12 Conference play. Sitting at 7-5, the Wildcats find themselves in the middle of the pack in the league standings, inching their way towards .500 on the season. Aliyah Carter paces the Kansas State attack. The senior outside ranks second in the Big 12 behind Melanie Parra with 358 kills on the season, 4.26 per set. The Wildcats boast one of the conference's stingiest defenses, leading the Big 12 with 16.85 digs per set. Libero Ella Larkin anchors the unit, ranking third with 4.55 digs per set.
SERIES HISTORY
• Kansas leads the all-time series with TCU 19-5. The Frogs have only won once in Lawrence back in 1999 when the two programs met for the first time.
• Kansas State holds a slight edge over the Frogs in the all-time series, leading 14-10. The two teams split both meetings last season in Manhattan, where TCU has won four times.
FIFTY IN THE FORT
• With a gritty 3-2 win over Iowa State, head coach Jason Williams earned his 50th career victory.
• He became the fastest to 50 wins in TCU volleyball history, needing only 81 matches to accomplish the feat.
• Williams owns a 51-31 career record in three seasons at the helm of the program.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Sarah Sylvester added her name to the record book, moving into 10th all-time at TCU with 286 career blocks.
• The junior tallied two rejections against UCF to pass Erin Estep (285, 2002-05).
• Sylvester's 1.18 career blocks per set over 70 matches and 243 sets played also ranks first in the TCU recordbooks.
• This season, she ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.23 blocks per set.
• The junior is also one of just three athletes in the conference with triple digit rejections this year (103).
• Through 22 matches played this season, Sylvester has at least five blocks in 11 contests.
• She recorded the 200th block of her career earlier this season against Minnesota (Sept. 7).
For all the latest TCU volleyball news, follow the Frogs on X at @TCUVolleyball, on Instagram at @tcuvolleyball and on Facebook at TCU Volleyball.
TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs are eying their most wins in a single season in the Jason Williams Era and most since 2015 (19).
• Sarah Sylvester cracked the top 10 all-time blocks list at TCU, recording her 286th career rejection in the sweep of UCF.
• Setter Lily Nicholson recorded her 1,500th career assist against UCF. The sophomore ranks 14th nationally this season with 10.76 assists per set.
• Over her last five matches, Jalyn Gibson is averaging 4.20 kills per set on a nearly .400 clip (84 kills on 173 attempts).
• Melanie Parra is one of three Power 4 players in the country with at least 400 kills this season (Eva Hudson, Purdue, and Emily Londot, Ohio State).
• Parra is the first player in Division I women's volleyball history to win back-to-back AVCA/GameChanger Player of the Week honors (Sept. 10 & 17).
• With a win over Iowa State on Nov. 1, Jason Williams secured his 50th career win to become the fastest coach in TCU volleyball history to achieve the milestone.
• Ranked for the 10th straight week, TCU is holding strong at No. 18 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches' Poll.
• The Frogs boast the No. 12 RPI in the country coming into the week, the second highest mark of any Big 12 team.
SCOUTING REPORT
Ranked No. 12 in the nation heading into the week, Kansas looks to bounce back after a tough week. The preseason favorite to win the conference, the Jayhawks dropped their first two matches in Big 12 play, falling to No. 11 Arizona State and unranked Arizona on the road. Back at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Kansas is 10-1 on the year on its home court. The Jayhawks rank ninth nationally with a .297 hitting percentage. Setter Camryn Turner leads the league and ranks third in the country, dishing out 11.31 assists per set. Among her offensive weapons are outside hitter Ayah Elnady (3.12 kills per set), middle blocker Toyosi Onabanjo (2.59 kills per set) and opposite hitter London Davis (2.58 kills per set). Defensively, Kansas leads the conference with 2.54 blocks per set and ranks fourth with 15.68 digs per set.
After a tough 2-7 non-conference slate, Kansas State has rebounded in Big 12 Conference play. Sitting at 7-5, the Wildcats find themselves in the middle of the pack in the league standings, inching their way towards .500 on the season. Aliyah Carter paces the Kansas State attack. The senior outside ranks second in the Big 12 behind Melanie Parra with 358 kills on the season, 4.26 per set. The Wildcats boast one of the conference's stingiest defenses, leading the Big 12 with 16.85 digs per set. Libero Ella Larkin anchors the unit, ranking third with 4.55 digs per set.
SERIES HISTORY
• Kansas leads the all-time series with TCU 19-5. The Frogs have only won once in Lawrence back in 1999 when the two programs met for the first time.
• Kansas State holds a slight edge over the Frogs in the all-time series, leading 14-10. The two teams split both meetings last season in Manhattan, where TCU has won four times.
FIFTY IN THE FORT
• With a gritty 3-2 win over Iowa State, head coach Jason Williams earned his 50th career victory.
• He became the fastest to 50 wins in TCU volleyball history, needing only 81 matches to accomplish the feat.
• Williams owns a 51-31 career record in three seasons at the helm of the program.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Sarah Sylvester added her name to the record book, moving into 10th all-time at TCU with 286 career blocks.
• The junior tallied two rejections against UCF to pass Erin Estep (285, 2002-05).
• Sylvester's 1.18 career blocks per set over 70 matches and 243 sets played also ranks first in the TCU recordbooks.
• This season, she ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.23 blocks per set.
• The junior is also one of just three athletes in the conference with triple digit rejections this year (103).
• Through 22 matches played this season, Sylvester has at least five blocks in 11 contests.
• She recorded the 200th block of her career earlier this season against Minnesota (Sept. 7).
For all the latest TCU volleyball news, follow the Frogs on X at @TCUVolleyball, on Instagram at @tcuvolleyball and on Facebook at TCU Volleyball.
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