TCU Set To Host San Diego State And USF
11/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 23, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU volleyball team will wrap up the 2010 season this week, beginning with a Wednesday night match against San Diego State. First serve against the Aztecs is set for 7 p.m. The 2010 season concludes Saturday afternoon as the Frogs host former C-USA foe, USF. The Horned Frogs will honor their two seniors following the 1 p.m. match.
TCU NOTABLES
• On Saturday against Utah, Irene Hester joined an elite group as she tallied her first career triple-double.
• Christy Hudson has twice recorded a triple-double, giving TCU three this season. They had just three in the previous 14 years.
• Hudson moved into the setter role and had a career-high 32 assists against BYU on Thursday night.
• Meghan Horio made her mark as the libero, totaling 35 digs, an average of 4.38 per set.
• The Frogs continue to pace the league defensively with 16.10 digs per set.
• Irene Hester still leads the league in kills per set (3.69), aces per set (0.39) and points per set (4.30).
SAN DIEGO STATE NOTABLES
• The Aztecs are rolling with a three-game winning streak, all of which have been 3-0 wins for SDSU.
• The Aztecs have been one of the hotter teams in the league with a 7-3 mark in their last 10 and have climbed to fourth in the league standings.
• Raegan Shelton is the leading offensive threat, averaging 2.96 kills per set.
• Johnna Fouch leads the league with an average of 10.59 assists per set.
• Kristi Jackels is the leading back row player with an average of 3.63 digs per set.
THE SERIES
• San Diego State took a 7-6 series lead with their 3-2 win earlier this season.
• TCU has won six of the last nine match-ups dating back to the 2006 season.
• Since joining the Mountain West, the Frogs own a 6-5 series record.
• The Frogs are 3-3 all-time against San Diego State in Fort Worth.
• TCU is 5-2 against SDSU in the last seven matches played.
USF NOTABLES
• The Bulls enter Saturday's match with a 10-17 record.
• They were beaten in the first round of last week's Big East tournament by Cincinnati.
• USF has lost six straight heading into the match and have been swept four times in that stretch.
• The Bulls are led by Allie Boaz's 3.22 kills per set.
• Mariana Thon guides the team to an average of 11.7 kills per set.
• Defensively, the Bulls are paced by Janice Rivera's 4.12 digs per set.
THE SERIES
• TCU and South Florida are former conference foes as both were members of Conference USA before TCU moved to the Mountain West and South Florida went to the Big East.
• USF holds a 3-1 series lead.
• The last meeting between the schools was a 3-0 win by the Frogs on Oct. 29, 2004 in Fort Worth.
• USF is 1-1 all-time Fort Worth.
