Volleyball Falls to No. 14 Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 10 TCU volleyball fell to No. 14 Kansas in straight units on Wednesday evening inside Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.

The Horned Frogs (16-4, 6-2 Big 12) could not decelerate the Jayhawks (15-7, 6-2 Big 12), who had been fueled by a sellout crowd, dropping their first match within the month of October. Despite the loss, sophomore Evan Hendrix turned in her 10^th consecutive double-double, ending with 13 kills and 10 digs.

In the opening set, it seemed as if TCU was going to run away with issues. Back-to-back kills from Lauren Murphy gave the Frogs an early 11-5 lead and compelled Kansas to name a timeout. The six-point benefit remained intact as TCU was the primary workforce to twenty. After calling a timeout down 21-15, the Jayhawks went on a 5-1 run to chop the result in two. The Frogs then took a second to reset with a timeout of their very own, however Kansas continued to press on, tying the set at 23 all. Both groups had a number of set-point alternatives to safe the set, however ultimately, it was the Jayhawks who got here again to steal the primary, 28-26.

With all of the momentum from a come-from-behind win in set one, Kansas rapidly jumped out to a 6-2 lead within the second and by no means seemed again. The Jayhawks cruised to a 25-16 victory to go up two units on TCU.

Looking for a response, the Frogs battled to increase the match within the third set, which featured 11 ties and three lead modifications. At the media break, it was Kansas who held a two-point benefit, however a kill from Sarah Sylvester and an ace by Samara Coleman tied the match again up at 16. After buying and selling factors late, Kansas managed to seek out three in a row late to earn match level. TCU fought off one, however could not full the comeback, falling 25-22.

No. 10 TCU returns residence to face No. 17 BYU on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. CT in Schollmaier Arena.

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