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Preview: CCSA Beach Volleyball Championship
4/26/2023 6:47:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Horned Frogs start the road to the CCSA Championship
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The No. 2-ranked TCU beach volleyball team heads to Huntsville, Ala. as the No. 1 seed in the CCSA Championship for the second consecutive year. Â
The tournament runs Thursday and Friday with the championship match scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The Frogs (31-1) will take on the winner of No. 16 South Carolina and No. 7 GCU in their opening match on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. CT.Â
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The Horned Frogs enter the conference tournament after an almost perfect season, where TCU was No. 1 and undefeated for the majority of the regular season, ending with a 31-1 record. The Frogs set a precedent for how the season was going to go when they swept the Third Coast College Classic back in February. From then on, TCU tallied a new program-high with 23 single season sweeps. To top that off, the Horned Frogs finished their third unbeaten season at home, 12-0, and remained the best in Texas, going 36-0 all-time against Lone Star State teams. 14 of TCU's wins this season were against ranked opponents. Â
As a team, TCU went 151-14 in all matches, the highest winning percentage and the third triple-digit win total in program history.Â
TCU went undefeated (5-0) against CCSA opponents with the highlight coming on March 10 when the Frogs swept No. 6 LSU. The duos of Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno and Hailey Brockett/Rochelle Scott lead the team with a combined 7-0 record in conference duals. Additionally, both pairings were selected for CCSA's All-Conference Team. Anhelina Khmil was unanimously named to the All-Freshman Team. Â
This will be the fourth-ever appearance by the Horned Frogs at the CCSA tournament. Last season, the Frogs went 2-1 to finish second in the tournament after their first appearance in the championship match against Florida State. Â
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITIONÂ
The Horned Frogs have played three of the five schools appearing in the tournament this season. TCU has beaten No. 7 GCU once, and downed both No. 6 LSU and No. 4 FSU twice.Â
No. 2 TCU is one of five teams ranked in the national Top 20, joining No. 4 FSU, No. 6 LSU, No. 7 GCU and No. 16 South Carolina. Â
No. 4 Florida State (29-6) heads to the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Seminoles came off a 2-2 weekend at the Center of Effort Challenge, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. FSU currently holds a 6-2 record against conference teams this season. The Seminoles lead the all-time series, 14-5. Â
No. 6 LSU (24-10) travels to Huntsville as the No. 3 seed, after hosting the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge La., where the Tigers went 3-1. The team so far has gone 1-5 against conference opponents this season. LSU leads the all-time series 9-5. Â
No. 7 GCU (23-6) comes into the tournament as the fourth seed. The Antelopes travel to Huntsville after playing in the Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif., where they went 4-1. GCU currently holds a 0-2 record against conference teams this season. The Antelopes lead the all-time series 4-2.Â
No. 16 South Carolina (19-10) is selected as the fifth seed in the tournament. The Gamecocks come into the tournament after sweeping their final weekend at home in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina so far has gone 0-3 against conference opponents this season. The Horned Frogs currently lead in the all-time series against the Gamecocks 6-3 but did not play them in the regular season this year. Â
Missouri State (9-11) is the No. 6 seed in the tournament. The Bears left off on a sweep at home in Springfield, Mo., against Southwest Baptist University on April 8. MSU has yet to play any conference teams this year. TCU is undefeated against Missouri State, leading 3-0. The Horned Frogs did not play the Bears in the regular season this year. Â
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