Saturday, September 8
Fort Worth, Texas
2:00 PM
TCU
vs
Montana State
Preview: North Dakota State
9/13/2018 7:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TCU will welcome North Dakota State on Friday to conclude nonconference action.
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU volleyball team will complete nonconference action for the 2018 season by welcoming North Dakota State on Friday, Sept. 14 to The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center.
First serve between the Horned Frogs (7-3) the Bison (2-8) will be at 7 p.m., in the first meeting between the programs. TCU was originally scheduled to travel to Coastal Carolina this weekend for a tournament, but the incoming category four Hurricane Florence forced the Frogs to alter the schedule.
Clear Bag Policy
Only the following items will be permitted upon entrance into TCU athletics facilities:
-Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
-One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
-One unopened bottle of water
-Small clutch bags with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the venue with one of the clear plastic bags
-The Small clutch bags must be approximately the size of a hand
-Exceptions will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at stadium/arena gates
-Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags will not be allowed
Weekend Quick Hits
-Hurricane Florence derailed TCU's original weekend plans of traveling to Coastal Carolina as they welcome North Dakota State for the first time in program history
-The Bison were originally scheduled to face North Carolina and Duke this weekend but also had their matches canceled as well
-The Frogs are coming off a 3-0 showing last weekend in the team's final preseason tournament with wins of SMU (3-1), Louisiana (3-1) and Montana State (3-0)
-élan McCall continues to let her presence be known this inaugural season as she took home Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors for the third straight week on Monday
-The freshman leads TCU and the Big 12 with 5.19 kills per set and 5.78 points per set
-Anna Walsh's consistency continues to help pace the Frog offensive as the senior is averaging a .342 hitting clip as well as 3.06 kills per set and 0.86 blocks per set
-Tori Dilfer's leadership on offense as well as behind the service line has been a welcome addition as the sophomore is dishing out a league-best 11.92 assists per set along with 0.64 aces per set
-The defensive trio of Lexi MacLean, Berklie Baker and Dani Dennison has been off to a solid to start the 2018 season as they are patrolling the back row and picking up over 60% of the digs
Scouting the Opponent: North Dakota State
-North Dakota State is looking to snap a three-match losing streak as they come into Fort Worth after dropping battles with Indiana (3-1), Ball State (3-0) and Northern Iowa (3-0)
-The only wins that NDSU has been able to pick up this year are a sweep of Niagara in the opening weekend along with a four-set victory over Western Carolina
-Three Bison are putting down over 2.00 kills per set with Allie Mauch leading the way with 2.71 kills per set followed by McKenzie Burke (2.59) and Alexis Bachmeier (2.15)
-Kalli Hegerle is pacing the offense with 8.29 assists per set while also picking up 2.09 digs per set
-The back row is managed by Kaylee Hanger and Abbi Klos with over 3.00 digs per set each
Recap: Fight in the Fort
-TCU continued to remain undefeated at home as they picked up three wins in the final preseason home tournament of 2018
-The Frogs started with a four-set win over Metroplex rival SMU, before concluding the weekend with wins over Louisiana and Montana State
-élan McCall was named MVP of the Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown to mark her second top honors this season
-Anna Walsh and Tori Dilfer also earned all-tournament team honors for the second time in 2018
-McCall led the Frogs with 5.09 kills per set to go along with 3.82 digs per set and was the only freshman in the Big 12 to be ranked in the top five of three categories for the week
-Walsh was good for 3.27 kills per set last weekend to go along with a .375 hitting clip and 1.18 blocks per set
-Dilfer paced the offense to a .269 hitting clip and a Big 12-best 12.82 assists per set to go along with 0.45 service aces per set and 2.55 digs per set
First serve between the Horned Frogs (7-3) the Bison (2-8) will be at 7 p.m., in the first meeting between the programs. TCU was originally scheduled to travel to Coastal Carolina this weekend for a tournament, but the incoming category four Hurricane Florence forced the Frogs to alter the schedule.
Clear Bag Policy
Only the following items will be permitted upon entrance into TCU athletics facilities:
-Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
-One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
-One unopened bottle of water
-Small clutch bags with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the venue with one of the clear plastic bags
-The Small clutch bags must be approximately the size of a hand
-Exceptions will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at stadium/arena gates
-Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags will not be allowed
Weekend Quick Hits
-Hurricane Florence derailed TCU's original weekend plans of traveling to Coastal Carolina as they welcome North Dakota State for the first time in program history
-The Bison were originally scheduled to face North Carolina and Duke this weekend but also had their matches canceled as well
-The Frogs are coming off a 3-0 showing last weekend in the team's final preseason tournament with wins of SMU (3-1), Louisiana (3-1) and Montana State (3-0)
-élan McCall continues to let her presence be known this inaugural season as she took home Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors for the third straight week on Monday
-The freshman leads TCU and the Big 12 with 5.19 kills per set and 5.78 points per set
-Anna Walsh's consistency continues to help pace the Frog offensive as the senior is averaging a .342 hitting clip as well as 3.06 kills per set and 0.86 blocks per set
-Tori Dilfer's leadership on offense as well as behind the service line has been a welcome addition as the sophomore is dishing out a league-best 11.92 assists per set along with 0.64 aces per set
-The defensive trio of Lexi MacLean, Berklie Baker and Dani Dennison has been off to a solid to start the 2018 season as they are patrolling the back row and picking up over 60% of the digs
Scouting the Opponent: North Dakota State
-North Dakota State is looking to snap a three-match losing streak as they come into Fort Worth after dropping battles with Indiana (3-1), Ball State (3-0) and Northern Iowa (3-0)
-The only wins that NDSU has been able to pick up this year are a sweep of Niagara in the opening weekend along with a four-set victory over Western Carolina
-Three Bison are putting down over 2.00 kills per set with Allie Mauch leading the way with 2.71 kills per set followed by McKenzie Burke (2.59) and Alexis Bachmeier (2.15)
-Kalli Hegerle is pacing the offense with 8.29 assists per set while also picking up 2.09 digs per set
-The back row is managed by Kaylee Hanger and Abbi Klos with over 3.00 digs per set each
Recap: Fight in the Fort
-TCU continued to remain undefeated at home as they picked up three wins in the final preseason home tournament of 2018
-The Frogs started with a four-set win over Metroplex rival SMU, before concluding the weekend with wins over Louisiana and Montana State
-élan McCall was named MVP of the Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown to mark her second top honors this season
-Anna Walsh and Tori Dilfer also earned all-tournament team honors for the second time in 2018
-McCall led the Frogs with 5.09 kills per set to go along with 3.82 digs per set and was the only freshman in the Big 12 to be ranked in the top five of three categories for the week
-Walsh was good for 3.27 kills per set last weekend to go along with a .375 hitting clip and 1.18 blocks per set
-Dilfer paced the offense to a .269 hitting clip and a Big 12-best 12.82 assists per set to go along with 0.45 service aces per set and 2.55 digs per set
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