Wednesday, October 18
Fort Worth, Texas
6:00 PM
TCU
vs
Texas
Preview: vs. No. 6 Texas
10/17/2023 2:38:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The match begins at 6 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2
MATCH INFORMATION
TCU vs. No. 6 Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 18 • 6 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Watch on ESPN2
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Led by Sarah Sylvester (1.46) and Brianna Green (1.33), TCU ranks fourth nationally as a team with 2.99 blocks p/set.
• Sylvester (11th) and Green (31st) make TCU one of just two schools to have two players ranked in the Top 35 in blocks p/set.
• As a team, TCU ranks first in the Big 12 with 3.12 blocks p/set in conference play.
• TCU's 22 blocks at Oklahoma (10/11) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• TCU is the only school in the Big 12 to tally 20+ blocks in a match this season, and the Frogs have done it twice this season.
• TCU also ranks second in the Big 12 in conference play, holding opponents to just a .162 hitting percentage.
• Through Big 12 play, Sylvester (1.59) and Green (1.35) rank first and third in the Big 12 in blocks p/set, respectively.
• Sylvester earned Big 12 Defensive POTW honors after tallying a career-best 13 blocks in TCU's win over USU (9/8).
• Her 13 blocks set the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match and are the second most in a match in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• Melanie Parra won her second Big 12 Offensive POTW honor behind 6.38 kills p/set in TCU's season sweep of Texas Tech (10/3).
• Parra is third in the NCAA in points p/set (5.58) and eighth in kills p/set (4.71). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• Parra is the only player in the NCAA this season to have two matches with 33+ kills.
• Parra is the first player in program history to have two 34-kill matches in her career.
• She also earned AVCA National Player of the Week (9/19).
• Parra became the first TCU player since 2000 to tally 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match at Kansas State (22 kills, 21 digs).
• Audrey Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first six career double-doubles this year and has started 15 matches at outside hitter.
• Riley Buckley (8.94) ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is 10th in the Big 12 averaging 3.49 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams currently ranks sixth on TCU's all-time kills list (1,140).
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament match since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
TCU vs. No. 6 Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 18 • 6 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas • Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
Watch on ESPN2
Live Stats
Match Notes
TCU NOTABLES
• Led by Sarah Sylvester (1.46) and Brianna Green (1.33), TCU ranks fourth nationally as a team with 2.99 blocks p/set.
• Sylvester (11th) and Green (31st) make TCU one of just two schools to have two players ranked in the Top 35 in blocks p/set.
• As a team, TCU ranks first in the Big 12 with 3.12 blocks p/set in conference play.
• TCU's 22 blocks at Oklahoma (10/11) were the most by a Big 12 school in a single match this season.
• TCU is the only school in the Big 12 to tally 20+ blocks in a match this season, and the Frogs have done it twice this season.
• TCU also ranks second in the Big 12 in conference play, holding opponents to just a .162 hitting percentage.
• Through Big 12 play, Sylvester (1.59) and Green (1.35) rank first and third in the Big 12 in blocks p/set, respectively.
• Sylvester earned Big 12 Defensive POTW honors after tallying a career-best 13 blocks in TCU's win over USU (9/8).
• Her 13 blocks set the school record for the most blocks in a three-set match and are the second most in a match in TCU history.
• With a career-best 12 blocks at Texas A&M, Brianna Green became the eighth player in TCU history to tally 12 blocks in a match.
• Melanie Parra won her second Big 12 Offensive POTW honor behind 6.38 kills p/set in TCU's season sweep of Texas Tech (10/3).
• Parra is third in the NCAA in points p/set (5.58) and eighth in kills p/set (4.71). She is atop the Big 12 in both categories.
• Parra is the only player in the NCAA this season to have two matches with 33+ kills.
• Parra is the first player in program history to have two 34-kill matches in her career.
• She also earned AVCA National Player of the Week (9/19).
• Parra became the first TCU player since 2000 to tally 20+ kills and 20+ digs in a single match at Kansas State (22 kills, 21 digs).
• Audrey Nalls became the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills against Texas Tech (9/29).
• Jalyn Gibson has tallied her first six career double-doubles this year and has started 15 matches at outside hitter.
• Riley Buckley (8.94) ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists p/set.
• Cecily Bramschreiber is 10th in the Big 12 averaging 3.49 digs p/set.
• Julia Adams currently ranks sixth on TCU's all-time kills list (1,140).
• TCU welcomes three key transfers (Buckley, Green, Parra) from Division I schools.
• Jaylen Clark, Lily Nicholson, Lydia Seymour and Megan Walsh have all made their TCU debuts this season.
• TCU was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
• TCU won its first NCAA Tournament match since 2016 with the 3-1 win over Washington (12/2/22).
• Adams, Green and Nalls are all electing to take their COVID year and will be with the Frogs for their fifth year.
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