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TCU Falls Short in First Round of NCAA Championship - TCU Athletics
GULF SHORES, Ala. – In their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, No. 6 TCU fell 3-2 to No. 11 LSU in the first round on Friday.
GoFrogs: TCU Falls Short in First Round of NCAA Championship
GULF SHORES, Ala. – In their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, No. 6 TCU fell 3-2 to No. 11 LSU in the first round on Friday.
Hailey Hamlett/Anhelina Khmil and Olivia Clines/Anete Namike scored points against the Tigers. Hamlett and Khmil were the only duo to complete their point in two sets with a straight-set victory from the No. 1 spot.
QUICK HITS AGAINST NO. 11 LSU
• Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil scored the first point of the day for the Frogs in a straight-set victory: 21-17, 21-18.
• The dynamic duo for TCU ends with a record of 23-3, all from court one.
• Individually, Hamlett ends the season with a record of 30-6, garnering the most wins this season by a Horned Frog. Khmil follows behind her at second with a record of 29-7.
• Both partners tie for the most individual ranked wins with 13.
• Tara Patton and Morgan Williams finished second from the No. 4 spot: 21-17, 17-21, 9-15.
• The two finished the 2024 season 9-4, highlighted by a 6-3 record from the No. 3 position.
• Notable wins for the duo this season include then-No. 3 Stanford (March 30) and then-No. 7 Long Beach State (April 12). Their win over the Dirtbags was the first match the pairing clinched this season.
• Sutton MacTavish and Alex Parkhurst finished third from court two: 15-21, 21-16, 14-16.
• The pairing finished with a record of 10-3, ending with a 7-3 record from the No. 2 spot and 3-0 from the No. 3 spot.
• Olivia Clines and Anete Namike tied the match with point two for the Horned Frogs from the No. 5 spot: 17-21, 21-16, 15-12.
• The duo ended the season 5-0 after only starting to play with each other at the CUSA Championships (April 25-27).
• The pair garnered two ranked wins this season against then-No. 19 FAU (April 26) and No. 11 LSU (May 3).
• Clines And Namike are the reigning CUSA Pair of the Tournament.
• Additionally, Clines was named CUSA Freshman of the Year.
• In a close three-set battle, Emma Glagau and Ana Vergara fell to LSU's Larkin/O'Gorrman: 22-20, 21-23, 12-15.
• The two finished the season 4-2 together, highlighting a 4-1 record from the No. 4 spot.
• Two of the most notable wins for the pair include then-No. 15 Washington and then-No. 6 LSU (Feb. 23, Feb. 24).
• TCU finished out the season 29-8, both undefeated in conference play (4-0) and at home (12-0).
• The Horned Frogs ended the 2024 season 11-8 against ranked opponents.
• In all-time matchups, TCU trails LSU 10-7.
• In all-time NCAA appearances, TCU is 3-6.
