No. 16 Volleyball Sweeps Houston on the Road

Friday, November 6

Houston, Texas

6:30 PM

TCU

18-5,9-3Big 12

Houston

13-10,6-6Big 12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
TCU	31	25	25	3
Houston	29	20	19	0

TCU volleyball poses for a photo as a team after beating Houston

11/6/2026 11:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

HOUSTON – TCU volleyball picked up its third straight victory on Friday night, sweeping Houston 3-0 inside the Fertitta Center.

The Horned Frogs (18-5, 9-3 Big 12) were firing on all cylinders, finishing with 48 kills on a .286 hitting percentage while adding 55 digs and 11 blocks. TCU held Houston to a .201 clip and just .147 across the final two sets.

Becca Kelley led the charge with a match-high 18 kills on a .341 hitting percentage to go along with eight digs and two blocks. Evan Hendrix was right behind her with 17 kills and eight digs, giving the duo 35 of TCU's 48 kills on the night.

Kinsley Young turned in another efficient performance in the middle, putting away nine kills without an error on 16 swings for a .563 hitting percentage while tying for the team lead with six blocks, including the 100^th of her career. Rosemary Archer matched her with six stuffs of her own while dishing out 34 assists and adding 14 digs for a double-double. Alice Volpe chipped in 13 digs.

The opening set was a marathon from the start, featuring 18 ties and six lead changes. Houston built a 17-14 advantage midway through the frame, but TCU slowly chipped away. Kelley pulled the Frogs within one before McMillian and Kelley teamed up for a stuff block to make it 19-18.
Houston continued to have an answer and eventually reached set point at 24-23, but the Frogs refused to go away. Kelley found the floor to extend the frame, and from there the two sides traded blows deep into extra points. Houston had another chance to close it at 29-28, but TCU's block came up huge. McMillian and Hendrix teamed up to stuff the Cougars and tie the set before Hendrix took over, hammering down back-to-back kills to finally give the Frogs a 31-29 victory. TCU hit .325 with 18 kills in the frame.

Houston got off to a strong start in the second, doubling up TCU at 8-4 early. The Frogs chipped away behind Kelley and Hendrix before Gibson stepped to the service line. Her ace pulled TCU within one, and back-to-back Young points tied the frame at 8-all before TCU finally moved in front, 10-9. From there, the Frogs started to create some separation. A Kelley kill sparked a 5-0 scoring run that pushed the advantage to 16-10, with Hendrix and Kelley continuing to light up the court. Houston made one final push to cut the lead to 21-20, but TCU slammed the door shut with four straight points. Young found the floor, Hendrix forced a pair of Houston errors from the service line and Archer finished the frame with a kill to give the Frogs a 25-20 victory and a 2-0 lead in the match.

Looking to complete the sweep, TCU came out with a point to prove in the third. Kelley and Hendrix got the Frogs rolling early before the block started to take over, helping TCU jump ahead 6-3. Houston hung around and cut the deficit to one multiple times, but the Frogs never surrendered the lead. TCU began to pull away midway through the frame as Kelley and Hendrix continued to find the floor. Leading 16-13, the Frogs turned up the pressure. McMillian and Gibson teamed up for a stuff block before Hendrix hammered down back-to-back kills to stretch the advantage to 20-13. The Cougars made one final push, but TCU never let them back into it. Gibson added an ace late before Young put away two of the final three kills, including match point, to close out the set, 25-19, and complete the sweep.

No. 16 TCU will rest up the rest of the weekend, returning to action at Kansas State on Friday, Nov. 13.