TCU Volleyball Looks Strong in Win Over Oklahoma

TCU is opening up the season this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska competing in the Ameritas Player Challenge. The Frogs had a lot of preseason hype as they were picked to finish fourth in the Big 12, and so far, they've lived up to the billing. They took down the Sooners in four sets (25-23, 25-21, 21-25 and 25-16).

It was dual athlete Sarah Sylvester who got TCU their first point of the season with an ace. The teams traded blows in the first set and when it looked like the Frogs would run away with it going up 18-14, a 5-0 run put the Sooners in front. A pair of kills from Jalyn Gibson and an attack error gave the Frogs the 1-0 set lead.

They looked strong in the second set as Melanie Parra and Becca Kelley led the way to put TCU up 2-0. The Frogs were also incredible from the service line using five aces. The Sooners avoided the sweep in set three, but the Frogs offense overpowered them in set four to the tune of a .417 hitting percentage.

she's like that 👑#gofrogs | @_parra_04 pic.twitter.com/JQlVHVRdGO
— TCU Volleyball (@TCUvolleyball) August 30, 2024

It was a remarkable 2024 debut for Parra. Named the Big 12 preseason player of the year, she finished with a team-high 20 kills to go with seven aces and nine digs. In her collegiate debut, Kelley contributed nine kills, as did Gibson. The junior Gibson also eclipsed 500 collegiate kills. Lily Nicholson finished with 40 assists and 12 digs.

Stats	TCU	Oklahoma
Points	64	68
Kills	47	53
Aces	11	5
Blocks	6	10
Assists	46	51
Digs	48	51

TCU will be back in action on Saturday night as they will play the #2 team in the country, Nebraska. First serve is at 7:30 on Big Ten+.

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