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Preview: Death Volley Invitational
3/28/2024 12:14:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
No. 4 TCU to go head-to-head with four ranked opponents
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 4 TCU heads to Baton Rouge, La. to compete in the Death Volley Invitational on March 29-30. The Horned Frogs will face four ranked foes – the most they've had yet this season – No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 Cal.
THE SCHEDULE
Friday
11:30 a.m. – vs. No. 1 USC
4:30 p.m. – vs. No. 2 UCLA
Saturday
8:00 a.m. – vs. No. 3 Stanford
11:45 a.m. – vs. No. 6 Cal
FOLLOW ALONG
Matches will be streamed on VBTV, which can be found here.
There will be no live stats available for the weekend. Follow @tcubeachvb on X for live updates!
FROG FOCUS
The Horned Frogs boosted their match-win streak at home to 49 after downing FGCU (4-1), then-No. 13 FIU (3-2), then-No. 14 Washington (3-2) and then-No. 11 ASU (3-2). TCU stands at 18-2 on the season.
Individually, three Horned Frogs (Luana Araco, Hallie Corinne Frist and Olivia Clines), saw their first ranked career win against then-No. 13 FIU (March 22). Sutton MacTavish also notched her 91st career win against then-No. 11 Arizona State.
Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil garnered another 4-0 weekend from the No. 1 spot. After their perfect performance at the Fight in the Fort, the two were awarded both AVCA/CBVB Pair of the Week and CUSA Pair of the Week. The duo now stands at 19-1 on the season together.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
No. 1 USC (18-2) travels after hosting CUI and then-No. 12 Hawai'i on March 26. The Ladies of Troy swept both teams and increased their number of sweeps this season to 12. TCU fell to USC, 4-1, the last time the two teams faced off at the FAU Beach Invitational (March 16). TCU trails USC 7-1 in all-time matchups.
No. 2 UCLA (15-4) competed at the East Meets West Invitational where the Bruins went 4-0 on the weekend (March 16). UCLA earned four ranked victories over then-No. 17 GCU (5-0), then-No. 8 LSU (4-1), then-No. 4 FSU (4-1) and then-No. 15 Georgia State (5-0). In all-time matchups, the Horned Frogs trail the Bruins 4-2.
No. 3 Stanford (14-2) hosted two teams at home on March 25. The Cardinal saw sweeps over both San Francisco and Saint Mary's. The Horned Frogs fell to then-No.2 Stanford, 3-2, earlier this season at the Battle of The Bay (March 1). TCU leads Stanford 3-1 in all-time matches.
No. 6 Cal (13-5) split their most recent round of home matches on March 26. The Golden Bears swept Feather River, but fell to then-No. 9 Cal-Poly, 4-1. In all-time history, the Frogs have never lost to the Bears, holding a 3-0 lead.
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