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GoFrogs: Volleyball powers past SMU
FORT WORTH, Texas – Double-digit team blocks and a strong offensive presence by senior Anna Walsh propelled the TCU volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21) victory over Metroplex rival SMU on Thursday evening in the opening match of Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center.
The Horned Frogs (5-3) got out to a fast start in the first two sets to easily take the 2-0 lead in the match over the Mustangs (1-5). Sitting at match point in the third set, errors by TCU caused SMU to steal the set and force a fourth. The Frogs did not back down from the challenge and regained control of the match by totaling 16 kills and two blocks in the final frame to finish it out in four sets.
Walsh got back to her consistent ways with 19 kills in the match to go along with a .444 hitting clip and a team-best 7.0 blocks. Freshman élan McCall totaled double-digit kills for the eighth straight match and also scored her third double-double of the season with 16 kills and 11 digs. Sarah Swanson also scored double-digit kills with 11, while freshman Katie Clark chipped in a career-high nine kills. Defensively, the Frogs had four people in double-digit digs with Lexi MacLean and Dani Dennison leading the way with 17 a piece. McCall and Berklie Baker rounded out the group as Baker was able to pick up 10 digs.
Stats of the Match
8 – élan McCall totaled her eighth straight double-digit kill match to start her career at TCU. McCall was able to break the freshman streak set by head coach Jill Kramer in 1996 as she started her career with seven straight double-digit kill matches.
Notes
-TCU moves to 5-3 on the season and 5-0 in home matches with the win over SMU
-The Frogs scored win No. 7 in the all-time series record, but SMU still leads the way at 13-7
-Anna Walsh led the team in kills for only the second time this season and the 19 recorded marked a season-high
-Walsh hit above .400 in a match for the fifth time this season
-The senior led the team in blocking for the third time in 2018
-élan McCall had her eighth straight double-digit kill and broke the streak for a freshman starting their career at TCU that was set by head coach Jill Kramer
-McCall totaled a double-double for the third time this season and for the second straight match
-Sarah Swanson tied her season-high of 11 kills for the fourth time this season
-Katie Clark recorded a career-high nine kills in the match
-At least four players picked up double-digit digs for the second time this season in a match with Lexi MacLean and Dani Dennison leading the way with 17 a piece followed by McCall (11) and Berklie Baker (10)
-MacLean led the team in service aces for the second time this season
-TCU has racked up at least five service aces in each of the last four straight matches
-The Frogs totaled double-digit blocks for only the second time this season with 12.0 against SMU
Up Next
TCU will continue action at the Fight in the Fort presented by Aloft Fort Worth Downtown by facing Louisiana on Friday at 6 p.m., before concluding the tournament with a match against Montana State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
