Friday, September 7
Fort Worth, Texas
6:00 PM
TCU
6-3
3
vs
1
Louisiana
7-3
1
2
3
4
F
Louisiana
13
28
18
23
1
TCU
25
26
25
25
3
Photo by: Ellman Photography
TCU Guts Out Win Over Louisiana
9/7/2018 10:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Horned Frogs used an eight-point run in the fourth set to capture the match.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A hot hitting clip of .350 and an 8-0 run to finish out the fourth set helped propel the TCU volleyball team to a gutsy 3-1 (25-13, 26-28, 25-18, 25-23) victory over Louisiana on Friday night to conclude the second day of Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center.
Up 2-1 in the match but trailing by six in the fourth set, the Horned Frogs (6-3) used a kill by élan McCall to start an 8-0 run that would lead to the four-set victory over the Ragin' Cajuns (7-3). Behind the strong serving of senior Anna Walsh, the Frogs used three more kills from McCall along with two blocks by Sarah Swanson and Tori Dilfer to complete the comeback and help TCU remain undefeated at home this season.
McCall continued her strong offensive presence this season with her fourth double-double of 25 kills and 22 digs to go along with a .429 hitting clip. Anna Walsh put down double-digit kills for the second straight match with 11 with a .471 hitting percentage. Four other players joined McCall in the double-digit dig category as Berklie Baker donned the libero jersey for the first time this season and picked up 17 digs while Lexi MacLean was good for 14 digs. Tori Dilfer also scored her fourth double-double of the season with 57 assists and 11 digs.
Stats of the Match
1 – élan McCall became the first player in the Big 12 this season to score a double-double of 20+ kills and 20+ digs and is now tied for the lead with four total double-doubles in 2018.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Jill Kramer
"Our team had a pretty hard-fought battle tonight. Louisiana is a solid team and they played well against us. Their offense is really fast and they had no errors in the second set which also says a little bit about how we played the second set. We were pretty high error and didn't do enough blocking wise to slow them down. I love the way our team battled tonight and how we went on an 8-0 run to finish off the fourth set. It was a great serving performance by Anna Walsh to finish that set and great defense by our team. It was a fun match to be a part of and especially at the end of the set."
Notes
-TCU moves to 6-3 on the season and 6-0 in home matches with the win over Louisiana
-The Frogs scored win No. 4 in the all-time series record against Louisiana and continue to lead with a 4-1 mark
-élan McCall led TCU in kills for the seventh time this season and totaled 20+ kills for the third time
-The 22 digs totaled by McCall marked a career-high and the first time totaled 20+ digs in a match
-McCall continued her streak of consecutive double-digit kill matches to start her career at TCU and is now at nine
-McCall now has four double-doubles on the season and is tied for the lead in the Big 12 along with teammate Tori Dilfer
-Anna Walsh finished with double-digit kills for the seventh time in 2018 with 11 kills in the match
-Walsh hit above .400 for the sixth time this season and also recorded her first service ace in 2018
-Dilfer totaled her fourth double-double of the season with 57 assists and 11 digs in the match to mark only the second time this season dishing out 50+ assists
-TCU has racked up at least five service aces in each of the last five straight matches
-As a team, the Frogs hit .350 in the match to mark only the third time this season hitting above .300
Up Next
TCU will conclude action at the Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown by facing Montana State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Up 2-1 in the match but trailing by six in the fourth set, the Horned Frogs (6-3) used a kill by élan McCall to start an 8-0 run that would lead to the four-set victory over the Ragin' Cajuns (7-3). Behind the strong serving of senior Anna Walsh, the Frogs used three more kills from McCall along with two blocks by Sarah Swanson and Tori Dilfer to complete the comeback and help TCU remain undefeated at home this season.
McCall continued her strong offensive presence this season with her fourth double-double of 25 kills and 22 digs to go along with a .429 hitting clip. Anna Walsh put down double-digit kills for the second straight match with 11 with a .471 hitting percentage. Four other players joined McCall in the double-digit dig category as Berklie Baker donned the libero jersey for the first time this season and picked up 17 digs while Lexi MacLean was good for 14 digs. Tori Dilfer also scored her fourth double-double of the season with 57 assists and 11 digs.
Stats of the Match
1 – élan McCall became the first player in the Big 12 this season to score a double-double of 20+ kills and 20+ digs and is now tied for the lead with four total double-doubles in 2018.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Jill Kramer
"Our team had a pretty hard-fought battle tonight. Louisiana is a solid team and they played well against us. Their offense is really fast and they had no errors in the second set which also says a little bit about how we played the second set. We were pretty high error and didn't do enough blocking wise to slow them down. I love the way our team battled tonight and how we went on an 8-0 run to finish off the fourth set. It was a great serving performance by Anna Walsh to finish that set and great defense by our team. It was a fun match to be a part of and especially at the end of the set."
Notes
-TCU moves to 6-3 on the season and 6-0 in home matches with the win over Louisiana
-The Frogs scored win No. 4 in the all-time series record against Louisiana and continue to lead with a 4-1 mark
-élan McCall led TCU in kills for the seventh time this season and totaled 20+ kills for the third time
-The 22 digs totaled by McCall marked a career-high and the first time totaled 20+ digs in a match
-McCall continued her streak of consecutive double-digit kill matches to start her career at TCU and is now at nine
-McCall now has four double-doubles on the season and is tied for the lead in the Big 12 along with teammate Tori Dilfer
-Anna Walsh finished with double-digit kills for the seventh time in 2018 with 11 kills in the match
-Walsh hit above .400 for the sixth time this season and also recorded her first service ace in 2018
-Dilfer totaled her fourth double-double of the season with 57 assists and 11 digs in the match to mark only the second time this season dishing out 50+ assists
-TCU has racked up at least five service aces in each of the last five straight matches
-As a team, the Frogs hit .350 in the match to mark only the third time this season hitting above .300
Up Next
TCU will conclude action at the Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown by facing Montana State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
LA
TCU
Kills
49
67
Errors
18
17
Attempts
146
143
Hitting %
.212
.350
Points
54.0
81.0
Assists
44
64
Aces
2
5
Blocks
3.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
25
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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