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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.
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.
FOLLOW ALONG
Bracket PDF
No. 1, 2 and 3 pairings - Bally Sports stream
No. 4 and 5 pairings live stream
FROG FOCUS
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.
As a team, TCU went 151-14 in all matches, the highest winning percentage and the third triple-digit win total in program history.
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.
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.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FOLLOW THE FROGS
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