TCU
Baylor
Horned Frogs Tripped Up by Baylor
9/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 23, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas - In front of the largest crowd of the season, the TCU volleyball team could not overcome a strong Baylor offensive presence as the Horned Frogs fell 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-23) on Saturday afternoon at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center in Fort Worth.
Early runs by the Bears (12-3, 2-0 Big 12) hurt the Frogs (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) in each set as TCU was held to only 39 kills in the match. After being down by as much as four in the first set, TCU came back to take a 21-18 lead with strong blocking. The team could not hold on as Baylor put down six straight kills to regain the lead and another kill to seal the set. The Bears took the momentum to run out to early leads in the final two sets as TCU could never recover and dropped the match in three.
Anna Walsh led the team for the fourth time this season with 13 kills in the match while Allye Beth Deaton put down nine kills. Dani Dennison led the defense from the back row with 14 digs and Berklie Baker was able to pick up nine digs. Walsh also led the defensive efforts at the net with three total blocks in the match.
Stat of the Match
1,865 - The number of people in attendance at today's match which was the largest crowd of the season and the second sellout in 2017.
Quotes of the Match
TCU Director of Volleyball Jill Kramer
Opening Statement
"I thought that we got off to a great start today. The first set was super competitive and real tight there until the end. We had a great crowd today and it was another sellout, but we gave away way too many string of points as the match progressed. We just needed to be more efficient hitting and that caught up to us in the end. I love the way we competed at times and I think at some points we were lacking a little bit. We just have to get better at some things. We will get back in the gym and work on it."
Notes
-TCU drops to 8-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference action with the loss on Saturday afternoon to Baylor
-Baylor gets its 12th win in the all-time series against TCU and improves to 12-7 overall
-The Frogs drop to 5-2 on the season in three-set matches
-Anna Walsh led the team for the fourth time this season offensively with 13 kills in the match
-The 13 kills by Walsh marked the seventh time this season she has finished with double-digit kills in the match
-Walsh also notched a .458 hitting clip which marks the eighth time this season she has recorded a .300 or better hitting percentage in a match
-Dani Dennison picked up double-digit digs for the 12th time this season out of the 13 matches with a team-best 14 digs
-Dennison led the defense for the 12th time this season
-Lamprini Konstantinidou led the team in assists for the eighth time this season with 19 while Kaylee Smith chipped in 17 assists
-TCU led from the service line for the ninth time this season with three service aces to Baylor's two in the match
Up Next
TCU will take its first bye of the conference season before traveling to Lawrence, Kan., to take on No. 12 Kansas on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Noon live on FSN.
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