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Volleyball Falls to #23 TCU to Wrap Up Non-conference Play
9/21/2024 7:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
AAC play begins at Tulane on Friday
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Rice Owls volleyball team (5-4) fell 3-1 to 23rd-ranked TCU (8-2) to wrap up the Horned Frog Invitational in Forth Worth on Saturday evening.
"I'm very proud of how our team came out so focused in the first set," head coach Genny Volpe said. "Taking that set was important and showed what we are capable of doing. TCU is a really good team and we were toe-to-toe with them for a lot of the match, which is very promising. We just need to clean up some things and show more consistency."
"Overall, we are excited to start conference after having such a challenging non conference slate."
Cindy Tchouangwa finished the night as the leader in kills for the Owls, posting 13 in 30 attempts. Samarah Hill followed that with 12 and Katrina Jensen had 11, rounding out the Owls with double-digit kills. Taylor Johnson led the Owls in hitting percentage with a minimum of five attempts, with a .500 hitting pct and three kills.
Savannah Skopal has a team-high 22 assists, with Kaia Mateo posting 16 to register 38 of the Owls' 46 assists. Nia McCardell had three, and both Darby Harris and Hill posted two.
The Owls finished the nine blocks on the night, highlighted by Kaitlyn Knobbe's four blocks. Lademi Pgunlana and Tchouangwa both posted three, and the trip of Thea Carter, Hill, and Jensen all had two each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-21 RICE)
The Owls went up as much as three points multiple times before the Horned Frogs began to rally, but the Owls would tie the match up every time the Frogs took a one-point lead. Both sides traded points from 12-12 to 19-19 before the Owls pulled back ahead on a TCU attack error. While TCU tied it right after that, Rice used a 5-1 run to take the first set against TCU and take a one-set advantage.
SET TWO (TCU 25-17)
The Horned Frogs came out and put up a 7-2 lead to force Rice to call an early timeout in the second set. The Owls then scored four of the following six points to cut the lead to 9-6, but a 4-0 run by TCU led to another Rice time out at 13-6. The Owls continued to rally, going on a 5-1 run to cut the lead to three points again at 14-11, but a five-point run by TCU would put the lead too far out at 19-11. Rice would get six more points as the set came to an end, but a final kill by TCU tied the match up at 1-1.
SET THREE (TCU 25-22)
Similar to the previous set, TCU built a quick 6-1 lead to force a Rice timeout, then continued to build a bigger lead, forcing another timeout at 14-6. TCU led by as much as 20-7, but Rice then went on an 11-2 run, which included a 5-0 run and two 3-0 runs, to cut the lead to 22-18. After two TCU points, Rice went on a 4-0 run to close the gap again at 24-22, but a kill from TCU secured the set and 2-1 advantage for the Frogs.
SET FOUR (TCU 25-19)
Rice came out to an early 3-2 lead, but a 4-0 run from TCU, then two points from Rice and a 3-0 TCU run, forced a timeout at 9-5. The Owls slashed the deficit to one point at 11-10 afer a four-point run, continuing to fight back, but the sides began trading points late into the fourth set. TCU's 4-1 run from 20-16 to 23-17 helped secure the set for the Frogs, taking the 3-1 victory at 25-19.
UP NEXT
The Owls will begin AAC play on the road against Tulane on Friday, September 27. The AAC home opener will be on Sunday, September 29, against UTSA.
"I'm very proud of how our team came out so focused in the first set," head coach Genny Volpe said. "Taking that set was important and showed what we are capable of doing. TCU is a really good team and we were toe-to-toe with them for a lot of the match, which is very promising. We just need to clean up some things and show more consistency."
"Overall, we are excited to start conference after having such a challenging non conference slate."
Cindy Tchouangwa finished the night as the leader in kills for the Owls, posting 13 in 30 attempts. Samarah Hill followed that with 12 and Katrina Jensen had 11, rounding out the Owls with double-digit kills. Taylor Johnson led the Owls in hitting percentage with a minimum of five attempts, with a .500 hitting pct and three kills.
Savannah Skopal has a team-high 22 assists, with Kaia Mateo posting 16 to register 38 of the Owls' 46 assists. Nia McCardell had three, and both Darby Harris and Hill posted two.
The Owls finished the nine blocks on the night, highlighted by Kaitlyn Knobbe's four blocks. Lademi Pgunlana and Tchouangwa both posted three, and the trip of Thea Carter, Hill, and Jensen all had two each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-21 RICE)
The Owls went up as much as three points multiple times before the Horned Frogs began to rally, but the Owls would tie the match up every time the Frogs took a one-point lead. Both sides traded points from 12-12 to 19-19 before the Owls pulled back ahead on a TCU attack error. While TCU tied it right after that, Rice used a 5-1 run to take the first set against TCU and take a one-set advantage.
SET TWO (TCU 25-17)
The Horned Frogs came out and put up a 7-2 lead to force Rice to call an early timeout in the second set. The Owls then scored four of the following six points to cut the lead to 9-6, but a 4-0 run by TCU led to another Rice time out at 13-6. The Owls continued to rally, going on a 5-1 run to cut the lead to three points again at 14-11, but a five-point run by TCU would put the lead too far out at 19-11. Rice would get six more points as the set came to an end, but a final kill by TCU tied the match up at 1-1.
SET THREE (TCU 25-22)
Similar to the previous set, TCU built a quick 6-1 lead to force a Rice timeout, then continued to build a bigger lead, forcing another timeout at 14-6. TCU led by as much as 20-7, but Rice then went on an 11-2 run, which included a 5-0 run and two 3-0 runs, to cut the lead to 22-18. After two TCU points, Rice went on a 4-0 run to close the gap again at 24-22, but a kill from TCU secured the set and 2-1 advantage for the Frogs.
SET FOUR (TCU 25-19)
Rice came out to an early 3-2 lead, but a 4-0 run from TCU, then two points from Rice and a 3-0 TCU run, forced a timeout at 9-5. The Owls slashed the deficit to one point at 11-10 afer a four-point run, continuing to fight back, but the sides began trading points late into the fourth set. TCU's 4-1 run from 20-16 to 23-17 helped secure the set for the Frogs, taking the 3-1 victory at 25-19.
UP NEXT
The Owls will begin AAC play on the road against Tulane on Friday, September 27. The AAC home opener will be on Sunday, September 29, against UTSA.
Team Stats
Rice
TCU
Kills
56
58
Errors
24
18
Attempts
163
153
Hitting %
.196
.261
Points
66.0
72.5
Assists
49
53
Aces
1
2
Blocks
9
12.5
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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