Denver Volleyball Women Down New Orleans 3-1 in SBC Action
Win gives Pioneers sole possession of first place in the West Division with four matches remaining
DENVER, Colo. – Paced by senior Emmy Davidsmeyer’s (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 22 kills, the University of Denver volleyball team (14-14, 9-5 SBC) downed visiting New Orleans (15-11, 8-6 SBC) 3-1 on Thursday evening in Hamilton Gymnasium. The win puts the Pioneers on top of the Sun Belt Conference West Division standings with four matches remaining.
“It was a great team effort tonight,” said head coach Beth Kuwata. “Our hitters really stepped up tonight and made the necessary plays that helped us pull out a great win. We were limited with our number of substitutions so it was critical that we play well and keep our errors to a minimum, which I think is something that we did tonight.”
To go along with Davidsmeyer’s 22 kills, senior Alexis Ninos (Cypress, Texas) added 13 kills, while freshman Faimie Kingsley (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with 12 kills and a .450 hitting percentage. Returning to the setter position, junior Kresson Vreeman (Raymond, Minn.) finished the night with 47 assists, four kills, eight digs and two blocks.
Defensively, libero Kacie Wikierak (Crystal Lake, Ill.) turned in an impressive 22-dig effort, while Ninos added 11.
Lindsey Loyd led the Privateers with 18 kills, while Maria Szivos finished with 12. Splitting the setter duties, Cassidy Asebroek tallied 35 assists, while Hajnalka Molnar added 17.
Denver remains at home for the rest of the weekend, hosting Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Hamilton Gymnasium.
Prior to the start of their match against the Ragin Cajuns on Saturday, the Pioneers will honor its three seniors, Davidsmeyer, Clare Maxwell (Western Springs, Ill.) and Ninos with a pre-match ceremony. Denver will then hold its final Kuwata’s Krew Clinic on Sunday, immediately following its match against the Warhawks.
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Huskies Volleyball Team Comes Up Short, Fall To Western Michigan In Four Sets
Kristin Hoffman leads NIU with 52 assists, 15 digs and six kills
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Northern Illinois volleyball team fell to Western Michigan in four sets on Thursday night at University Arena in a Mid-American Conference match despite the fact that the Huskies (13-13, 7-6 MAC) out-killed the Broncos (19-9, 11-2 MAC) 64-56 and out-hit them .233 to .208.
“I thought we came out with a lot of fire and energy and really put them under pressure in the first set,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “Unfortunately, we just couldn’t make plays at the end. They are a very good team.”
NIU jumped out to a fast start by claiming a 25-16 win in the first set, as the Huskies scored the first six points of the match and never looked back in the initial stanza.
In the second set, Western Michigan got off to a quick start, opening a 6-1 lead after a Huskie attack error. NIU would later tie it, 7-7, and remained close throughout the entire set, but the Broncos were still able to finish the set. With the score in favor of WMU, 20-19, the Broncos ran off four straight points to help them hold off a late surge by NIU and even the match after a 25-22 win.
In the pivotal swing set, the Huskies once again had a nice start, as they scored the first four points and held that lead until WMU went on a furious run with NIU ahead, 22-18. Ashley Turnage started the run with a kill and Jessica Brown followed with a kill of her own. Then back-to-back attack errors by NIU senior Meagan Schoenrock (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview) and sophomore Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) knotted the game and forced NIU to take a timeout.
“Throughout the match we did a good job of not relying on any one person to make plays,” Gooden said. “We did not do a good job of doing that in sets three and four, which isn’t our way of being successful against a really good team.”
After the break, Schoenrock put the Huskies up 23-22 with a kill, but WMU’s Katie Eberling matched with two straight kills. Then Allyson Doyle notched an ace on the next play to give the Broncos the 25-23 win, and a 2-1 advantage in the match.
The Huskies then recovered from a 12-6 deficit in the fourth set to tie the score, 18-18, after a Bronco serve error, but could not get over the hump, as WMU ended the set, 25-20, on a 7-2 run.
Sophomore Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) led NIU with 52 assists, 15 digs, six kills and an ace. Schoenrock totaled a team-high 20 kills and McGlaughlin had 17, along with 20 digs.
On defense, junior Maddie Hughes (St. Charles, Ill./North) led the Huskies with 29 digs, while freshman Sue Hayes (Evergreen Park, Ill./Mother McAuley) had 11.
“I thought Maddie did a really good job of playing defense tonight,” added Gooden.
The Huskies return to action on Saturday with a 2 p.m. (CDT) match on the road against Bowling Green. Live stats can be followed onbgsufalcons.com.
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Nov. 5, 2009
Utah Volleyball Women Fall in Four Sets at New Mexico
Two Utes turn in double-digit kills.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Karolina Bartkowiak and Cinthia Silva both recorded at least 10 kills but the University of Utah volleyball team dropped a 3-1 match to New Mexico (25-23, 13-25, 25-27, 19-25) Thursday in a Mountain West Conference match at the Johnson Center.
Utah (15-8, 8-3 MWC) has won nine of its last 12 matches but was outhit .189 to .107 in the match while team blocks were even at 11 apiece.
Bartkowiak hit 17 kills, her third straight double-figure-kill match and 16th this season. The Aurora, Ill., native now has 30 such performances in her career and also added seven digs and three blocks.
Cinthia Silva came up with 12 kills and now has hit double-digits in kills in two straight matches and 20 times in her two-year career. Silva has had at least 10 kills in 11 of Utah’s 23 matches this season. She also chipped in six digs and two blocks.
Utah travels to Fort Worth, Texas to take on TCU Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. A live web cast of the match from the University Recreation Center can be found at http://all-access.cbssports.
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UMKC Beats Centenary In A Three Set Sweep
Kansas City, Mo. – The UMKC volleyball team swept Centenary on Thursday night, downing the Ladies, 3-0. The win snaps the ‘Roos three match losing streak, while improving their record to 11-15 overall and 7-8 in The Summit League. Jamie Hagerman led the squad in the match, as the senior filled the stat sheet finishing with team highs of 14 kills, 12 digs, and a .433 hitting percentage. Christiana McQuin, meanwhile, added eight kills and a team-high nine blocks.
In the first set, the squad jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead, before taking the set, 25-19. The Kangaroos trailed only once in the set at 0-1, while holding their biggest lead of seven at 23-16. Hagerman and McQuin each tallied four kills in the set, while setters Holly Schmidt and Erin Wellwood finished with four assists each.
The ‘Roos went up 2-0 in the match after beating the Ladies, 25-22, in the second set. The team again went down 0-1 in the set, but would reel off eight of the next 11 points to go up 8-4. The ‘Roos would never trail again in the set, while leading by as many as seven. Hagerman notched half of her kills in the set, as the outside hitter finished with seven kills and three blocks to pace the squad. Wellwood added seven assists and McQuin chipped in three kills and three blocks.
UMKC would complete the sweep in set three, defeating Centenary, 25-21. The Ladies would take the early lead in the set until relinquishing it at 8-7. After Centenary retook the lead two points later, the ‘Roos would capture the lead for good at 10-9. The squad would lead by as many as six in the set, and would close it out fittingly on a kill from Hagerman. Elizabeth Beck finished with a team-high five kills, while Schmidt and Wellwood each registered six assists. Defensively, Wellwood and libero Nicole Kerkman each had six digs.
In the match, Beck recorded eight kills, while sophomore Kelsey Knoche and Brittany Fossier each chipped in five. Wellwood led the team in assists with 17, with Schmidt finishing with 14. Nicole Kerkman led the squad in the back row, registering 12 digs.
The Blue and Gold will be in action again on Saturday when they host Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. in Summit League action.
UT Arlington Women's Volleyball Team Upsets Sam Houston State
November 5, 2009
ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington volleyball team stunned Sam Houston State in a three set sweep on Thursday night at Texas Hall. The Mavericks 25-22, 25-19, 25-17 victory snapped the Bearkats 11-match win streak as Amanda Aguilera led the Mavs with 14 kills and 10 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
UT Arlington (10-15, 6-7 SLC) improves to 6-1 at home during SLC play while Sam Houston State (19-11, 11-2 SLC) drops its first match since losing in four sets at Lamar on Sept. 26.
“It was a well played match by our team,” UT Arlington head coach Diane Seymour said. “One of the things we talked about before this match was that streaks are meant to be broken and streaks are meant to be started. We set out to stop their streak and to start one of our own. I know that was our mindset tonight and I thought our girls went out and executed very well.”
Tara Frantz had 10 kills, Bianca Sauls posted 12 digs and five kills, Raegan Daniel had a career-high six blocks, 30 assists, seven digs and five kills while Alicia Shaffer led the Mavericks with 15 digs.
UTA overcame two five-point deficits in the first set to win 25-22 behind four kills on seven swings from Aguilera. After trailing 16-19, the Mavs went on a quick 5-1 run to grab the lead which they would never relinquish. UTA held Sam Houston State to a .043 hitting percentage in the first frame as UTA tallied only three hitting errors compared to the Bearkats’ 14.
After taking the lead 7-6 in the second set, UT Arlington never looked back with a 25-19 victory. Aguilera again paced the Mavs with five kills and the Mavericks notched 6.0 team blocks in the set while SHSU didn’t record a block.
“I thought we really buckled down tonight,” Aguilera said. “We knew we had the ability to beat this team and we tried to limit their runs and just play really intense volleyball.”
UT Arlington had little trouble in the third set completing the sweep with a 25-17 win. Frantz and Aguilera posted five kills in the final frame as Daniel dished out 12 assists.
UT Arlington completes its home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 7, for Senior Night, as the Mavericks recognize their lone senior Teena Sobczak. On Thursday, Sobczak recorded seven digs moving into 14th place on the all-time UT Arlington digs list with 1,190. In her four-year career with UT Arlington, Sobczak has 36 double-doubles, six matches with at least 20 kills and 10 matches with at least 20 digs.
MATCH NOTES:
UT Arlington improves to 46-17 all-time against Sam Houston State with a dominating 20-3 record over the Bearkats in Arlington... the victory snaps a three-match losing streak to Sam Houston State... UTA has now won 15 of the last 20 meetings against SHSU.
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UCA SWEEPS MCNEESE, ONE WIN AWAY FROM SOUTHLAND TITLE
CONWAY, Ark - The University of Central Arkansas volleyball team set several school records Thursday night as they swept McNeese State in front of 343 fans at the Prince Center. The Sugar Bears defeated the Cowgirls 25-21, 25-23, 25-18 to improve to 24-3 overall and 13-0 in Southland play.
The victory ensures UCA of setting the school's season winning percentage record for the third straight year. The Sugar Bears also won the Southland East Division outright and needs just one more win to guarantee a share of the regular season overall title.
The Purple and Gray also set the school record for most sweeps in a year at 15.
UCA had an efficient offensive performance by hitting .280 with 44 kills. McNeese hit .141 and only had 28 kills. The Sugar Bears had their best performance in the third set by hitting .440 with 13 kills and just two errors.
Senior setter Robyn Smith hit three different milestones in the match, surpassing the 5,000 assists, 1,000 digs and 100 aces marks. The Lubbock, Texas native and UCA's career assists leader recorded 41 assists, giving her 5,026 in four seasons. She also served aces, moving her total to 101 and ninth place. Smith's three digs moved her to 1,001 for her career, becoming the 15 Sugar Bear to hit the millennium mark.
Junior right side hitter Chloe Smith led all players with 18 kills and a .452 hitting percentage. Freshman middle blocker Taylor Hammonds added eight kills and hit .400. Sophomores Cristin Curl and Jessica Hays had 13 digs each.
The Cowgirls were led by Priscilla Massengale with nine kills and Chanel Tyler with 10 digs.
The Sugar Bears will host Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Falcons Unable To Capitalize On Quick Start Against Miami Volleyball Women
Miami, Ohio – The Bowling Green volleyball team was unable to build on a 25-17 win in the opening set of its Mid-American Conference match Thursday evening against Miami (Ohio) and the RedHawks battled back to defeat the Falcons 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19.
Corey Domek posted 17 kills and 10 digs for her fourth career double-double and Shari Luther added 12 kills and three blocks, but Bowling Green was unable to shut down Miami’s offense as the match wore on.
The RedHawks had 10 attack errors in the first set but just 11 over the final three sets combined. Miami hit .000 in the opening set but improved to .320 and .312 in the next two and then an eye-popping .625 in the fourth, picking up 16 kills on 24 swings with just one error.
Bowling Green, on the other hand, hit a respectable .241 in the first and then did not reach the .200 mark again until the fourth set when the Falcons hit .320, but that was not enough to overcome Miami’s rhythm.
Bowling Green did have two more aces than Miami and added 8.0 team blocks, but the RedHawks had nine more digs than the Falcons and posted 11.0 team blocks.
Miami built a 12-10 lead in the opening set but Bowling Green bounced back with a 7-1 run sparked by three Luther kills. That stretch gave the Falcons the cushion they needed and the RedHawks never got closer than three point the rest of the way.
Bowling Green was never able to regain that momentum and Miami led most of the way in each of the final three sets.
Miami improves to 15-10 overall and 10-3 in MAC play with the win, while Bowling Green falls to 10-18 overall and 3-10 in league play. The Falcons finish the season with three consecutive home games beginning with a 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon match against Northern Illinois.
PEPPERDINE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL BEATS PORTLAND IN FOUR SETS
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MALIBU, Calif. – Dominating performances by middle blockers Victoria Adelhelm and Kim Hill lifted the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team to a 25-13, 21-25, 25-14, 25-13 victory over Portland in West Coast Conference play at Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday evening.
Hill (Portland, Ore./Portland Christian HS) had a match-high 17 kills while hitting .560 (17-3-25), and Adelhelm (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) had career highs of 16 kills and a .652 hitting percentage (16-1-23) while adding six blocks. The duo helped Pepperdine to a season-high .383 team hitting percentage.
Pepperdine (13-10, 6-4 WCC) kept Portland (5-19, 1-8) winless in Firestone Fieldhouse, where the Pilots are now 0-for-23 all-time. The Waves are 44-2 all-time against Portland.
Senior outside hitter Rachel Grochmal (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS) added 12 kills, nine digs and six blocks. Senior setter Kiah Fiers (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Peninsula HS) had 51 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS) recorded nine kills and nine digs.
Freshman outside hitter Caitlin Racich (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) contributed five kills and 10 digs and sophomore libero Stevi Robinson (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) posted a team-high 15 digs.
“In the first set we served well and made very few errors,” Pepperdine Coach Nina Matthiessaid. “When we do that, our hitting percentage is high, our sideout percentage is high and we’re doing well. But in the second set we had more hitting and service errors, and basically gave up 10 points. In a game to 25, anything can happen when you do that. We work all week on eliminating errors, making the other team play, blocking and playing defense. We lost our concentration in the second set, but Portland served very well and got us out of system. We settled down and took charge in games three and four. The middles were great tonight, just unbelievable. Our seniors also kept us going.”
The Pilots, who hit .090 as a team, got 11 kills from Ariel Usher, seven kills and six blocks from Shelley Sievers and 20 digs from Danielle Dupar.
Trailing by just one at 6-5 in the first set, the Waves scored four straight points on kills by Grochmal and Frederick and two Pilot attack errors, and Pepperdine didn’t trail again. The Waves were up 13-11 and scored 12 of the final 14 points, including the last six. Hill had five kills in the set, including on three of the set’s final four points. Pepperdine outhit Portland, .400-.051.
The Waves led for the first half of the second set but couldn’t put the Pilots away. Pepperdine went up by as many as four points, first at 7-3 and later at 10-6, but Portland tied it up at 11-11. The Waves still led at 17-15 when Portland scored four straight points, which included a service ace by Kaylyn Jones, a kill by Usher and a block by Kate Bostwick and Sievers. The Waves tied it again at 19-19, but the Pilots notched three straight points and had six of the final eight in the set. Sievers had two kills and a block assist during the final stretch. Portland upped its hitting to .346 while Pepperdine’s fell to .273.
Pepperdine came out energized after the intermission and didn’t let up after scoring the first three points. The lead grew to 6-1, 8-2, 11-4, 14-6 and 19-7 before hitting its largest margin of 14 points at 24-10. Adelhelm, Grochmal and Hill each had four kills as the Waves had a .429-.030 hitting edge.
Adelhelm had a couple of early kills to help Pepperdine out to a 5-2 lead in the fourth set. Later, a 5-0 run a kill and a service ace by Fiers made the score 16-6 in the Waves’ favor. The Waves maintained their lead and had a .438-.000 hitting advantage in the set.
The Waves wrap up their home schedule on Saturday (Nov. 7) against Gonzaga at 1 p.m. Pepperdine’s two seniors, Fiers and Grochmal, will be honored prior to the match. After this weekend, three road matches remain in the regular season.
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Horned Frogs Volleyball Over Cougars In Three
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 5, 2009) – After losing the TCU at home on Oct. 10, the BYU women’s volleyball team (12-10, 6-4 MWC) fell to TCU (21-5, 10-2 MWC) again, this time on the road 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-18).
Senior rightside hitter Kayla Walker led the Cougars in kills with eight, also tallying eight digs. Transfer Camilla Phillips chalked up seven kills hitting at .333 while Christina Measom tallied five blocks. Libero Melissa Lake Wright tallied a season-high 20 digs, also tying her career-high.
Walker and Measom had a block to start off the first set while TCU went on a 7-0 run with two kills from Kourtney Edwards. BYU called a timeout at 6-1, and was able to scrounge up some points but the closest it got was 4-8.
With Irene Hester back to serve for the Horned Frogs, TCU went on a 5-0 run ending with a service error at 16-7. TCU went on to win the set on a 4-0 run with a kill from Hester, a service ace from Megan Munce and two BYU attack errors 15-12.
The second set began with traded service error and attack errors on both teams until Munce of TCU tallied the first kill at 4-2, TCU lead. Walker struck back with a kill of her own, followed by a TCU 3-0 run, ending at 7-4 with Nicole Warner and Camilla Phillips scoring the next two points. BYU later posted a 3-0 run to knot the score at eight.
With back-and-forth play the score was also tied at nine, 10, 11, 13 and 14 until TCU tallied a 4-0 run with three kills from Hester and one from Munce to give the Horned Frogs a 17-14 lead. Two kills from Walker, a service error and a kill from Warner were the last points the Cougars scored in the second set with TCU coming out on top again 15-18.
In the third set BYU lost the match by posting eight attack errors to give TCU the win 15-18. The score was close to start off the set, tying the score seven different times, until the Horned Frogs jumped out to a 15-11 lead after a 5-0 run. Casey Speredon Thurston tallied three kills in between TCU points, but it wasn’t enough to catch up with the Horned Frogs. After taking a BYU timeout at 22-15, Nicole Warner posted a kill, but after a TCU block and two kills from Edwards, the Horned Frogs grabbed their 11th Mountain West Conference win of the season.
Edwards led the Horned Frogs in kills with 13, hitting at .400 with one solo block while her team hit at .273 to the Cougars’ .051.
The Cougars will continue on the road to conference foe New Mexico Saturday at 7 p.m. MT.
McNeese State Volleyball
Cowgirls Fall To League Leading Central Arkansas In Straight Sets
CONWAY, Ar.-- McNeese State's volleyball team dropped a straight set Southland Conference match at Central Arkansas here tonight by the scores of 21-25, 23-25, 18-25 to fall to 17-9 overall and 5-7 in conference. Central Arkansas improved to 24-3 overall and 13-0 in the SLC and increased their winning streak to seven matches.
Priscilla Massengale led the Cowgirls with nine kills and Chanel Tyler led with 10 digs. Nicole Bowden produced a .357 hitting percent with six kills on 14 attempts and one error. Sarah Cartie ended the match with 23 assist. Erin Huckabay tied her career high and recorded a match high with five blocks.
The first set of the match was back and forth and included several ties. The Cowgirls just couldn't get ahead and trailed by one point at 21-20. UCA scored three straight points to take a 24-20 lead but a kill by Massengale kept the Cowgirls alive at 24-21. UCA won the first set on a Cowgirl error.
The second set was almost identical to the first in that there were several ties. With the Cowgirls trailing 20-15, McNeese outscored UCA 7-2 to tie the match at 22 all on another Massengale kill. Back to back kills by UCA gave the Sugar Bears a 24-22 lead. After a McNeese timeout, UCA's Evaree Franklin committed a service error for a 24-23 UCA lead. UCA' Jessica Hayes gave the Sugar Bears the 25-23 second set victory with a kill.
McNeese trailed early in the third set but came back to take a brief lead at 7-6 on an Ayshin Vasserr kill. After a Cowgirl service error, UCA took the lead for good an never looked back as they went on to win the third set and the overall match.
McNeese returns to action Saturday when the Cowgirls travel to Natchitoches for a 6 p.m. match against Northwestern State.
Win Streak Reaches Seven; Frogs Sweep BYU
Edwards leads team with 13 kills
FORT WORTH, Texas – Another dominating effort guided the TCU volleyball team to its seventh straight victory as they defeated BYU 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-18) Thursday night. TCU improves to 22-5 on the season and 11-2 in league play. Meghan Horio rolled off a ton of points on her serve and pitched in with 12 digs. Kourtney Edwards paced the team with a match-high 13 kills.
Horio served 19 times in the match and picked up 13 points for the Frogs. Irene Hester dropped in nine kills to go along with seven digs. Lauren Otto tallied seven kills and 12 digs and Katelyn Blackwood racked up a match-high 22 digs. Christy Hudson paced the team with four blocks.
Horio got the Frogs rolling in the first set as she served TCU out to a 7-1 lead. Edwards was unstoppable in the middle as she blasted three kills. Munce pitched in with two and Otto one to put the Frogs in control early.
Leading 12-6 in the set, another strong run behind the serving of Irene Hester helped the Frogs build a commanding 16-7 lead. Back-to-back blocks from Hudson and Kristen Hester along with kills from Hudson, Otto and Irene Hester played a role in the Frog run. Kristen Hester put the ball back in the hands of the Frogs with a 22-12 lead and Munce served out the set. She pitched in an ace and two straight hitting errors locked up the 25-12 first set victory for TCU.
A tighter affair in the second set saw the teams battle through five ties and two lead changes. TCU took the early 7-3 lead only to see the Cougars tighten up defensively and take control of the set with a 10-4 run to give them a 13-11 advantage.
Otto quelled the Cougar momentum with a kill and Irene Hester tied the set at 14 with a cross court blast. TCU rattled off four straight points to take a 17-14 lead on kills by Irene Hester, Kristen Hester and Munce. A service ace by Munce and an attack error by the Cougars put the Frogs in control at 20-15. Hudson gave the Frogs set point and Edwards finished off the 25-18 set two victory with her ninth kill of the match.
In the third set, the Cougars put up a tough fight as they tried to get back in the match, but each time they rallied, the Frogs had an answer. The set saw seven ties and four lead changes. BYU took an 11-10 lead on a kill from Camilla Phillips, but Edwards had an answer with a kill in the middle that spurred a 5-0 run that would put the Frogs in front to stay.
TCU continued to build on its lead, working it to six points, 22-16, on a kill from Irene Hester. A block from Hudson and Kristen Hester made it a seven-point lead and Otto gave the Frogs match point with her second kill of the set. Edward finished off the 25-18 win and sealed the match victory.
TCU will try and tie the school record for wins in a season as it aims for win No. 23 Saturday afternoon. The Frogs will play host to Utah beginning at 1 p.m. at the University Rec Center.
