TCU
Wyoming
TCU Runs Streak To Eight; Sweeps Wyoming
9/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 24, 2009
LARAMIE, Wyo. - The TCU volleyball team's 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-15) had historical value as it will go down as the 200th win in program history. TCU adopted volleyball as a varsity sport in 1996. The win also extends the Frogs winning streak to eight games as they improved to 13-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play.A balanced attack saw nine different Frogs tally at least one kill in the match. Irene Hester paced the squad with nine kills, while Hannah Fort and Lauren Otto each finished with seven. Irene Hester also led the team with 10 digs. Megan Munce finished the match with 31 assists, guiding the Frogs to a .337 attack percentage.
TCU battled its way to a 25-21 victory in the first set for the early match lead. Trailing 5-4, the Frogs went on a 3-0 run that would put them back on top. Irene Hester and Hannah Fort tallied kills in the run for TCU. Christy Hudson and Lauren Otto joined the kill party as the Frog lead grew to 13-10.
The Cowgirls kept pace, never letting the lead grow to more than three and eventually worked the set to a 20-19 lead, forcing a TCU timeout. Out of the break, Fort drilled an overpass for the tie and Otto and Edwards teamed on a block on the outside to put the Frogs back on top. Two kills from Hudson gave the Frogs set point and Meghan Horio locked up the victory with the Frogs second ace of the match.
Five errors in the first seven points by the Cowgirls gave the Frogs a commanding 7-1 lead and they would cruise to the easy 25-15 set two victory. An Irene Hester ace made it 10-4, forcing a Wyoming timeout.
The Cowgirls put together a 4-1 run to close the gap to three, but a blast from Hudson spurred a 5-0 run by the Frogs. Edwards teamed with both Megan Munce and Otto on a pair of blocks and Otto drilled two kills to double up Wyoming, 16-8. Two kills from Irene Hester and two Wyoming attacking errors gave the Frogs set point. Sloane Sunstrum finished off the win with her first kill of the match.
A 6-1 run by the Frogs gave them a 9-5 lead in the third set and the Frogs never looked back. Irene Hester pitched in with two kills, then teamed with Fort and Hudson on a triple block to highlight the run. A solo denial on the outside by Irene Hester capped the run.
The lead continued to grow as Kristen Hester blasted a kill down the middle and teamed with Munce on a block to give the Frogs a 14-9 lead, forcing a Wyoming timeout.
The Cowgirls got the sideout, but a Kristen Hester blast put the ball back in the Frogs hands and she served the Frogs to a 20-10 lead. Fort dropped in two kills along with a blast from Irene Hester. Kristen Hester capped the run with the Frogs fifth ace of the match. A kill from Otto gave the Frogs match point and Kylie Pont locked up the 25-15 win with her lone kill of the match.
The Frogs (13-3, 2-0) will head to Fort Collins, Colo. for a Saturday afternoon meeting with Colorado State. First serve is set for 2 p.m. (CST).
