Preview: at Kansas State & No. 14 Kansas

MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 17 TCU Volleyball rounds out a three-match road swing in the Sunflower State, taking on Kansas State and No. 14 Kansas November 13 and 15.

TCU NOTABLES
• It marks the Horned Frogs' second meeting with each team this season.
• Four of TCU's final six matches are away from Schollmaier Arena. The Frogs boast a 6-2 record on the road this season.
• The Frogs are ranked No. 17 in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll, extending their streak to 42 consecutive weeks in the top 25.
• Freshman middle blocker Kinsley Young ranks second in the Big 12 with 1.30 blocks per set. She is the first true freshman in program history to have 100+ blocks in a single season.
• Evan Hendrix and Becca Kelley are the second highest-scoring attacking duo in D1 Volleyball, combining for 8.40 kills per set coming into the week.
• TCU is 14-2 as a team when Hendrix and Kelly finish with 10+ kills apiece.
• The Frogs rank top 25 nationally in four categories: kills per set (18th, 13.96), blocks per set (20th, 2.69), assists per set (22nd, 12.91) and hitting percentage (22nd, .268).
• On Wednesday's National Signing Day, TCU inked the No. 10 recruiting class for 2027 per PrepVolleyball.com.

SCOUTING REPORT
Kansas State enters Friday's matchup 11-10 overall and 3-10 in Big 12 play after splitting its last two matches. Freshman outside hitter Addison Massey leads the offense with 348 kills at 4.46 per set, including a 25-kill performance against No. 24 Baylor on Sunday. As a team, Kansas State is hitting .219 while allowing opponents to hit .245. Kansas State leads the all-time series with TCU, 15-12, dating back to 2012. The Frogs have won the last two meetings, including a four-set victory in Fort Worth on Nov. 1. TCU is looking for its first victory in Manhattan since sweeping the Wildcats in 2023.

No. 14 Kansas enters the week 18-5 overall and 11-2 in Big 12 play, riding a six-match winning streak following Sunday's sweep of Cincinnati. Kansas is in its second season under head coach Matt Ulmer and leads the Big 12 in kills (14.38), assists (13.44) and service aces (2.00) per set. Freshman outside hitter Taylor Stanley leads the Jayhawks with 349 kills at 4.36 per set and has been named Big 12 Rookie of the Week five times this season. Kansas holds the advantage in the all-time series with TCU 22-6 and has won the last two meetings, including a sweep in Fort Worth earlier this season on Oct. 23.

KEEPING IT 100
» Recording her 100th career block in the first set against Houston, Kinsley Young became the first true freshman in program history to reach triple digits.
» The Southlake, Texas, product is also the second fastest player to 100 blocks at TCU, trailing only graduate transfer Brianna Green (100 in 21 matches in 2023).
» Young is currently one of nine rookies nationally to reach the century mark in total blocks this year.
» With 105 on the season so far, she has her sights set on the TCU freshman record of 123.0 total blocks (Kourtney Edwards, 2006).

IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
» Becca Kelley was named AVCA National Player of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3 after leading No. 16 TCU to wins over No. 24 Baylor and Kansas State.
» She became just the second player in program history to earn AVCA National Player of the Week honors, joining Melanie Parra, who won the award three times during her TCU career.
» The recognition marked her third Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honor this season, the most of any player in the conference in 2026.
» The senior led the Big 12 with 40 kills on a .309 hitting percentage, committing just 10 errors on nearly 100 swings.
» Kelley recorded back-to-back 20-kill performances for the first time in her career, tallying 20 kills in TCU's five-set win at No. 24 Baylor before adding 20 kills on a .405 clip against Kansas State.

20/20 VISION
» Against Kansas State, Becca Kelley and Evan Hendrix led the charge with 20 kills apiece.
» The duo combined for 40 of No. 16 TCU's 56 kills (71.4%) while committing just seven attack errors.
» In TCU history, there have only been13 instances where two teammates finished with 20+ kills in the same match.
» It most recently happened a year ago when Hendrix (21) and Kelley (20) accomplished the feat against Kansas (10/1/25).

DOUBLE TROUBLE
» TCU's Evan Hendrix and Becca Kelley have established themselves as one of the most dangerous attacking duos in the country.
» Hendrix ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 4.28 kills per set (27th nationally), while Kelley ranks eighth with 4.12 per set (38th nationally).
» They are one of just three sets of teammates nationally averaging at least 4.00 kills per set each, joining Duke's Nataly Moravec and Ashby Zubchevich and UNI's Cassidy Hartman and Lily Dykstra.
» Further, Hendrix and Kelley's combined 8.40 kills per set coming into the week are the second most of any duo in D1 volleyball in 2026.

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Players Mentioned

Evan Hendrix

Becca Kelley

Kinsley Young

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