Thursday, December 5
Eugene, Ore.
6 PM
TCU
vs
Hawaii
Preview: NCAA First Round vs. Hawaii
12/4/2024 12:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Horned Frogs and Rainbow Wahine meet in first round matchup
EUGENE, Ore. – Playing in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, No. 20 TCU takes on Hawaii in the first round of the Big Dance on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. CT. The No. 5 seed in the upper left quadrant, the Horned are also joined by High Point and the host Oregon in the Eugene Regional.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU is one of 30 teams to appear in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments.
• It marks the first time in program history the Frogs have been in the Big Dance three consecutive seasons.
• The past two years, TCU won its first-round matchups, defeating Washington 3-1 in 2022 and Florida State 3-1 in 2023.
• The Horned Frogs recorded their first 20-win season since 2011, including a program record 13 wins in Big 12 play.
• Four Horned Frogs earned All-Big 12 honors, tied for the most in school history. Melanie Parra and Jalyn Gibson earned a spot on the First Team, while Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley landed on the Rookie Team.
• Melanie Parra was named 2024 Big 12 Player of the Year. She is the first player in TCU history to win the prestigious award.
• Parra and Sarah Sylvester wrapped up the regular season with Big 12 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors (Dec. 3), respectively.
• It marked Parra's sixth weekly award from the conference, tied for the most by any player in a single season in Big 12 history.
• Ranked for the 13th straight week, TCU is holding strong at No. 20 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches' Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
Hawaii leads the all-time series with TCU 7-1. The two teams met last season at the Fight in the Fort, where the Frogs earned their first victory over the 'Bows. Prior to that TCU and Hawaii met in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in College Station, Texas, where UH advanced to the second round in five sets.
SCOUTING REPORT
Fresh off winning the Big West Conference Tournament and earning an automatic bid to the Big Dance, Hawaii volleyball gears up for its 42nd NCAA Tournament in program history. The Rainbow Wahine posted a 22-7 mark on the season, including a win over now-ranked SMU (3-0) and losses at Baylor (1-3) and Texas (1-3). The three-time national champions are 83-38 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Thursday's matchup is sure to produce fireworks as two of the top attackers in the nation go head-to-head. Hawaii's Caylen Alexander leads all of Division I volleyball with 602 total kills and 667.5 points. TCU's Melanie Parra follows closely behind with 620.5 points (third) and 531 kills (seventh).
LA REINA 👑
• Melanie Parra is the first Horned Frog to secure Big 12 Player of the Year honors in school history.
• Averaging 5.06 kills per set and 5.91 points per set, Parra led the Big 12 and ranked among the nation's best attackers.
• In her senior campaign, she eclipsed the 500 kill mark, becoming just the 24th player in Big 12 history in the rally scoring era to accomplish the feat.
BEST OF THE BEST
• Four Horned Frogs received All-Big 12 honors, tied for the most in school history (four in 2015 and 2018).
• Melanie Parra and Jalyn Gibson earned a spot on the First Team, while Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley landed on the Rookie Team.
• A unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second straight year, Parra led the conference with 5.06 kills per set and 5.91 points per set.
• After earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors a year ago and a spot on the preseason team before the 2024 campaign, Gibson received a First Team nod.
• The junior ranked seventh and ninth in the Big 12 in total points (432.0) and kills per set (3.46), respectively.
ROOKIE SENSATIONS
• TCU's Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley earned All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors.
• They are the first Horned Frogs to garner All-Rookie honors since Julia Adams in 2019.
• A true freshman, Volpe tallied 282 digs on the season, the most by a TCU rookie since 2017, and has double-digit digs in 15 contests.
• Kelley, a redshirt freshman, made an instant impact for the Frogs in her first season in purple, racking up 207 kills on the year and 47 blocks.
THREE STRAIGHT
• TCU volleyball punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season, earning an at-large bid to the Eugene Regional.
• It marks TCU's sixth appearance overall in the NCAA Tournament and the first time in program history the Frogs have received a bid in three consecutive seasons.
• This season, the Frogs played 11 matches against teams that made the NCAA Tournament, including six of the top 16 teams in the field.
PARRA MAKES BIG 12 HISTORY
• Melanie Parra tied the conference single-season record, collecting her sixth Big 12 weekly honor on Dec. 3.
• She joins Katie Staiger (Baylor, 2016) and Destinee Hooker (Texas, 2009) as the only players in Big 12 history to accomplish the feat.
• She tallied double-doubles in both matches on the week, including a 24 kill and six ace performance in the Frogs' win over Cincinnati.
• It marked her eighth career weekly honor from the Big 12, the most by any Horned Frog in program history.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Finishing the season strong, Sarah Sylvester collected a pair of Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 19 and Dec. 3).
• Sylvester led the league in blocks per set two of the final three weeks of conference play, including tallying a season-best 11 blocks at Cincinnati.
• In 2024, she ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.32 blocks per set.
• With 140 total blocks on the year, the junior has the fifth most in a single season in TCU history and ranks 34th nationally.
PARTY LIKE IT'S 2011
• With a 3-0 win over West Virginia on Nov. 27, TCU clinched its first 20-win season since 2011.
• It marked the seventh time a TCU team has won at least 20 matches in school history.
• The Frogs' 21 wins on the year are the fifth most in a single season at TCU.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
• TCU closed out its regular season with a 3-1 win at Cincinnati to grabbed its 13th win in conference play this season.
• The Frogs' 13 wins in Big 12 play are their most since joining the league and tied for the most regardless of conference (13 in the Mountain West in 2009).
For all the latest TCU volleyball news, follow the Frogs on Twitter at @TCUVolleyball, on Instagram at @tcuvolleyball and on Facebook at TCU Volleyball.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU is one of 30 teams to appear in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments.
• It marks the first time in program history the Frogs have been in the Big Dance three consecutive seasons.
• The past two years, TCU won its first-round matchups, defeating Washington 3-1 in 2022 and Florida State 3-1 in 2023.
• The Horned Frogs recorded their first 20-win season since 2011, including a program record 13 wins in Big 12 play.
• Four Horned Frogs earned All-Big 12 honors, tied for the most in school history. Melanie Parra and Jalyn Gibson earned a spot on the First Team, while Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley landed on the Rookie Team.
• Melanie Parra was named 2024 Big 12 Player of the Year. She is the first player in TCU history to win the prestigious award.
• Parra and Sarah Sylvester wrapped up the regular season with Big 12 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors (Dec. 3), respectively.
• It marked Parra's sixth weekly award from the conference, tied for the most by any player in a single season in Big 12 history.
• Ranked for the 13th straight week, TCU is holding strong at No. 20 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches' Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
Hawaii leads the all-time series with TCU 7-1. The two teams met last season at the Fight in the Fort, where the Frogs earned their first victory over the 'Bows. Prior to that TCU and Hawaii met in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in College Station, Texas, where UH advanced to the second round in five sets.
SCOUTING REPORT
Fresh off winning the Big West Conference Tournament and earning an automatic bid to the Big Dance, Hawaii volleyball gears up for its 42nd NCAA Tournament in program history. The Rainbow Wahine posted a 22-7 mark on the season, including a win over now-ranked SMU (3-0) and losses at Baylor (1-3) and Texas (1-3). The three-time national champions are 83-38 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Thursday's matchup is sure to produce fireworks as two of the top attackers in the nation go head-to-head. Hawaii's Caylen Alexander leads all of Division I volleyball with 602 total kills and 667.5 points. TCU's Melanie Parra follows closely behind with 620.5 points (third) and 531 kills (seventh).
LA REINA 👑
• Melanie Parra is the first Horned Frog to secure Big 12 Player of the Year honors in school history.
• Averaging 5.06 kills per set and 5.91 points per set, Parra led the Big 12 and ranked among the nation's best attackers.
• In her senior campaign, she eclipsed the 500 kill mark, becoming just the 24th player in Big 12 history in the rally scoring era to accomplish the feat.
BEST OF THE BEST
• Four Horned Frogs received All-Big 12 honors, tied for the most in school history (four in 2015 and 2018).
• Melanie Parra and Jalyn Gibson earned a spot on the First Team, while Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley landed on the Rookie Team.
• A unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second straight year, Parra led the conference with 5.06 kills per set and 5.91 points per set.
• After earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors a year ago and a spot on the preseason team before the 2024 campaign, Gibson received a First Team nod.
• The junior ranked seventh and ninth in the Big 12 in total points (432.0) and kills per set (3.46), respectively.
ROOKIE SENSATIONS
• TCU's Alice Volpe and Becca Kelley earned All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors.
• They are the first Horned Frogs to garner All-Rookie honors since Julia Adams in 2019.
• A true freshman, Volpe tallied 282 digs on the season, the most by a TCU rookie since 2017, and has double-digit digs in 15 contests.
• Kelley, a redshirt freshman, made an instant impact for the Frogs in her first season in purple, racking up 207 kills on the year and 47 blocks.
THREE STRAIGHT
• TCU volleyball punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season, earning an at-large bid to the Eugene Regional.
• It marks TCU's sixth appearance overall in the NCAA Tournament and the first time in program history the Frogs have received a bid in three consecutive seasons.
• This season, the Frogs played 11 matches against teams that made the NCAA Tournament, including six of the top 16 teams in the field.
PARRA MAKES BIG 12 HISTORY
• Melanie Parra tied the conference single-season record, collecting her sixth Big 12 weekly honor on Dec. 3.
• She joins Katie Staiger (Baylor, 2016) and Destinee Hooker (Texas, 2009) as the only players in Big 12 history to accomplish the feat.
• She tallied double-doubles in both matches on the week, including a 24 kill and six ace performance in the Frogs' win over Cincinnati.
• It marked her eighth career weekly honor from the Big 12, the most by any Horned Frog in program history.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Finishing the season strong, Sarah Sylvester collected a pair of Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 19 and Dec. 3).
• Sylvester led the league in blocks per set two of the final three weeks of conference play, including tallying a season-best 11 blocks at Cincinnati.
• In 2024, she ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.32 blocks per set.
• With 140 total blocks on the year, the junior has the fifth most in a single season in TCU history and ranks 34th nationally.
PARTY LIKE IT'S 2011
• With a 3-0 win over West Virginia on Nov. 27, TCU clinched its first 20-win season since 2011.
• It marked the seventh time a TCU team has won at least 20 matches in school history.
• The Frogs' 21 wins on the year are the fifth most in a single season at TCU.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
• TCU closed out its regular season with a 3-1 win at Cincinnati to grabbed its 13th win in conference play this season.
• The Frogs' 13 wins in Big 12 play are their most since joining the league and tied for the most regardless of conference (13 in the Mountain West in 2009).
For all the latest TCU volleyball news, follow the Frogs on Twitter at @TCUVolleyball, on Instagram at @tcuvolleyball and on Facebook at TCU Volleyball.
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