Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Volley Frogs defeat SWT for first time
Senior outside hitter Marci King claims her 50th career double-double
By Jessica Sanders
Skiff Staff

Caleb Williams/SKIFF STAFF Senior outside hitter Marci King jumps for a spike Tuesday against Southwest Texas State.

Senior outside hitter Marci King had her 50th career double-double to lead the Volley Frogs to a narrow 3-2 victory over the Southwest Texas State Bobcats for the first time ever in program history Tuesday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

King had 17 kills and 21 digs in the match.

After establishing a 2-0 lead, it appeared the Frogs had the match wrapped up.

However, in games three and four, the Volley Frogs struggled against the Bobcats, losing 30-28 and 30-27. TCU fought back and claimed a 15-14 victory in the final game.

“When we switched sides in the fifth (game), we were able to swing some of the momentum.” said head coach Sandy Troudt.

TCU fell behind 12-9 before regaining the lead in game one, due in part to clutch kills from freshman outside hitter Dominika Szabo. TCU won the first game 30-28.

In game two, TCU took a narrow lead early in the game before Southwest Texas State caught up. A close save by senior middle blocker Allison Lynch helped the Volley Frogs gain a 28-23 lead, their biggest of the game. The Volley Frogs won game two, 30-26.

Caleb Williams/SKIFF STAFF Senior Lindsay Hayes follows through on a spike Tuesday night against Southwest Texas State. The Volley Frogs beat the Bobcats 3-2 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

In game three, however, things began to go south for TCU. The Bobcats gained an early lead and it took the Volley Frogs most of the game to catch up. TCU briefly tied, 27-27, before losing game three with a score of 30-28.

Game four was more of the same, as the Frogs struggled to catch up with the Bobcats. The score was tied several times but TCU was unable to defeat SWT, which captured four 30-27.

“We were surprised at ourselves when we won the first two, so I think that we wanted to win so badly in [games] three and four that we over-tried and threw it off,” junior outside hitter Jennifer Cuca said.

Southwest Texas State took an early lead in game five, but it did not last long. Soon the Frogs and the Bobcats were tied 7-7.

TCU took a brief lead before falling behind again. After a time-out, the scores were tied again and stayed close for the rest of the game.

TCU broke the tie by one point, winning the match, with a score of 15-14.

The Horned Frogs continue their home stretch against conference-foe Houston 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rickel Center. TCU completes its homestand with matches against non-conference opponent Sam Houston State, Oct. 17 and conference opponents Charlotte, Oct. 19, and East Carolina, Oct. 20. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Rickel Center.

Jessica Sanders
j.d.sanders@student.tcu.edu