Wednesday, September 24
Fort Worth, Texas
6:30 PM
TCU
vs
Houston
Preview: Houston and No. 20 Baylor
9/23/2025 10:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WORTH – Opening Big 12 Conference play, No. 9 TCU hosts Houston on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. CT before traveling down I-35 for a top-25 match with No. 20 Baylor on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.
TCU NOTABLES
• No. 9 TCU volleyball opens Big 12 play at home for the second straight season. The Frogs are 1-2 in conference openers under Jason Williams.
• With a 10-2 record through non-conference play, TCU tied its best start to a season since 2015 (also 10-2).
• It marks the sixth time TCU has recorded at least 10 wins in non-conference play to start the season since joining the Big 12 Conference (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015).
• The Frogs held strong at No. 9 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll. It is their highest ranking in program history.
• TCU has won a program record five matches against top-25 teams this season. The Frogs upset the defending national champions No. 5 Penn State, dominated No. 19 UCLA on back-to-back nights, knocked off No. 8 Texas A&M and defeated No. 23 Missouri.
• Sarah Sylvester is putting together quite the senior campaign. The middle blocker leads the Big 12 with 1.49 blocks per set and ranks 19th nationally.
• Senior captain and preseason All-Big 12 member Jalyn Gibson announced on Sept. 5 that she suffered a season-ending knee injury in TCU's win over Penn State.
• Heading into the 2025 season, TCU was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference, receiving one first place vote.
HOME SWEET HOME
• TCU has won 14 straight matches on its home court dating back to last season (6-0 in 2025).
• The Frogs were 14-1 at home in Schollmaier Arena last year, tied for the most wins at home in program history in a single season.
• Williams is 37-12 at home during his tenure as a head coach.
HONORING PARRA
• On Wednesday night, TCU volleyball will recognize 2024 AVCA First Team All-American Melanie Parra.
• Last season the Sinaloa, Mexico, native became the first Horned Frog to secure Big 12 Player of the Year honors in school history, garnered six Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week awards (tied for the most in a single season in conference history), was named a semifinalist for the AVCA's 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award and was the first-ever back-to-back AVCA/GameChanger Player of the Week in women's D1 volleyball history.
• Finishing the year with 573 total kills (5.12 per set), Parra led all Power 4 players and ranked third nationally. Her 669.5 points (5.98 per set) only trailed AVCA National Player of the Year Olivia Babcock.
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• The Frogs held strong at No. 9 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll after rounding out their non-conference slate on the road.
• TCU began the season at No. 25, marking the first time they have earned a preseason ranking in program history, and has rapidly climbed the rankings.
• The Frogs were the biggest risers in the Week 2, climbing nine spots from No. 24 to No. 15 and cracked the top 10 for the first time in school history the following week, jumping six more spots to No. 9 after a pair of ranked victories.
• TCU has been ranked in each of the last 19 polls dating back to Sept. 9 of last year.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Senior middle blocker Sarah Sylvester was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the week on Sept. 9.
• This season, the Livonia, Michigan, native leads the conference with 1.49 blocks per set (19th nationally).
• With 58 rejections through non-conference play, the senior ranks 20th in the country in total blocks.
• Not only has Sylvester established herself as one of the top middle blockers in the Big 12, but she is leaving her legacy at TCU as one of the best to ever defend the net.
• In four seasons in Purple, she's totaled 391 total blocks.
• Last season, she added her name to the record book, cracking the top 10 in program history and has continued her climb this year, passing Mattie Burleson (340, 2011-14) for sixth and Anna Vaughn (381, 2003-06) for fifth on the TCU career blocks list.
2025 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL
• TCU volleyball was picked fifth (141) in the Big 12 Preseason Poll, receiving one first place vote. Only BYU (180), Kansas (170), Arizona State (168) and Utah (159) were picked ahead of TCU.
TCU NOTABLES
• No. 9 TCU volleyball opens Big 12 play at home for the second straight season. The Frogs are 1-2 in conference openers under Jason Williams.
• With a 10-2 record through non-conference play, TCU tied its best start to a season since 2015 (also 10-2).
• It marks the sixth time TCU has recorded at least 10 wins in non-conference play to start the season since joining the Big 12 Conference (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015).
• The Frogs held strong at No. 9 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll. It is their highest ranking in program history.
• TCU has won a program record five matches against top-25 teams this season. The Frogs upset the defending national champions No. 5 Penn State, dominated No. 19 UCLA on back-to-back nights, knocked off No. 8 Texas A&M and defeated No. 23 Missouri.
• Sarah Sylvester is putting together quite the senior campaign. The middle blocker leads the Big 12 with 1.49 blocks per set and ranks 19th nationally.
• Senior captain and preseason All-Big 12 member Jalyn Gibson announced on Sept. 5 that she suffered a season-ending knee injury in TCU's win over Penn State.
• Heading into the 2025 season, TCU was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference, receiving one first place vote.
HOME SWEET HOME
• TCU has won 14 straight matches on its home court dating back to last season (6-0 in 2025).
• The Frogs were 14-1 at home in Schollmaier Arena last year, tied for the most wins at home in program history in a single season.
• Williams is 37-12 at home during his tenure as a head coach.
HONORING PARRA
• On Wednesday night, TCU volleyball will recognize 2024 AVCA First Team All-American Melanie Parra.
• Last season the Sinaloa, Mexico, native became the first Horned Frog to secure Big 12 Player of the Year honors in school history, garnered six Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week awards (tied for the most in a single season in conference history), was named a semifinalist for the AVCA's 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award and was the first-ever back-to-back AVCA/GameChanger Player of the Week in women's D1 volleyball history.
• Finishing the year with 573 total kills (5.12 per set), Parra led all Power 4 players and ranked third nationally. Her 669.5 points (5.98 per set) only trailed AVCA National Player of the Year Olivia Babcock.
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• The Frogs held strong at No. 9 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll after rounding out their non-conference slate on the road.
• TCU began the season at No. 25, marking the first time they have earned a preseason ranking in program history, and has rapidly climbed the rankings.
• The Frogs were the biggest risers in the Week 2, climbing nine spots from No. 24 to No. 15 and cracked the top 10 for the first time in school history the following week, jumping six more spots to No. 9 after a pair of ranked victories.
• TCU has been ranked in each of the last 19 polls dating back to Sept. 9 of last year.
MEET SARAH AT THE NET
• Senior middle blocker Sarah Sylvester was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the week on Sept. 9.
• This season, the Livonia, Michigan, native leads the conference with 1.49 blocks per set (19th nationally).
• With 58 rejections through non-conference play, the senior ranks 20th in the country in total blocks.
• Not only has Sylvester established herself as one of the top middle blockers in the Big 12, but she is leaving her legacy at TCU as one of the best to ever defend the net.
• In four seasons in Purple, she's totaled 391 total blocks.
• Last season, she added her name to the record book, cracking the top 10 in program history and has continued her climb this year, passing Mattie Burleson (340, 2011-14) for sixth and Anna Vaughn (381, 2003-06) for fifth on the TCU career blocks list.
2025 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL
• TCU volleyball was picked fifth (141) in the Big 12 Preseason Poll, receiving one first place vote. Only BYU (180), Kansas (170), Arizona State (168) and Utah (159) were picked ahead of TCU.
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