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Rhodes records double-double in five set loss at TCU
September 29, 2023 | Women's Volleyball
FORT WORTH, Texas – Senior Resse Rhodes collected her sixth double-double of the season, but the Texas Tech Red Raiders dropped a tough match in five sets, 14-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 9-15, to the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday night at Schollmaier Arena.
Rhodes tallied 37 assists and a career-best 21 digs in the match for the Red Raiders (8-8, 1-3 Big 12). Simone Overbeck also posted a career-high in digs with 16 on the night, while junior Maddie Correa added her 11th double-digit dig performance of the year with 18 against TCU (10-5, 3-1 Big 12). Graduate Caitlin Dugan recorded her 10th double-digit kill performance with a team-best 16 and sophomore Brynn Williams added 12 more in just three sets played.
TCU took a 6-1 lead to begin the match before a block from Engler and a kill by Overbeck stopped the run. Tech put up two more points after that to cut into TCU's advantage at 7-5 before the Horned Frogs won three-straight points to answer. The Red Raiders rallied back with three points of their own on kills from three different players – Engler, Overbeck and Dugan – to make it 10-8. Tech got within three again at 17-14, but the Horned Frogs would win the remaining eight points for the set, 25-14.
Tech began the second set on a roll as the team took a 4-1 lead on errors by TCU and a slam from Overbeck. The Horned Frogs would take a 12-9 lead, but the Red Raiders answered with a 6-0 run, highlighted by kills from Dugan, to lead 15-12 heading into the media timeout. The Horned Frogs were able to retake the lead on an ace by Cecily Bramschreiber, but then kills from Merrick and Hansen gave Tech the advantage by one. TCU would end the set on a 7-1 run, however, to win it by a 25-20 score.
The Scarlet and Black went on an 8-0 run to start set three after Williams and Merrick tallied a few kills and Emily Contreras added an ace. With the 9-4 advantage, Tech would win six of the next 10 points thanks to errors on the Horned Frogs and more offense from Williams for the 15-8 lead. TCU forced a Tech timeout after winning three-consecutive points, but Dugan would stop the run with a slam. At 15-11, the Red Raiders claimed nine of 11 points to take a 24-13 lead. TCU chipped away, but Tech closed it out with a kill from Engler, 25-19.
In the fourth set, TCU took an early, 3-1 lead, but the Red Raiders won five of the next seven points to claim the advantage, 6-3. All tied at 6-6, Tech went on a 5-0 run thanks to kills from Dugan and a block by Rhodes to lead, 11-6. The Horned Frogs forced a Tech timeout when they scored five points in a row to come within one, 13-12. Both teams traded blows until Tech won three-straight points on slams from Dugan to force a TCU timeout, 21-18. Tech held on to the lead even as the Horned Frogs tried to rally back, but Hansen put down a block to win it for the Red Raiders, 25-23.
TCU started the final set on a 4-1 run to force a timeout by Texas Tech. The Red Raiders didn't back down and got within a point on a huge Dugan kill, 7-6, then tied it up thanks to an attack error on TCU. The Horned Frogs were able to win the next three points to force a Tech timeout. The Red Raiders got a solo block from Hansen to cut into the TCU lead, but the Horned Frogs kept the advantage to win it, 15-9.
UP NEXT
The Red Raiders welcome new conference foe, UCF, to Lubbock next Wednesday, Oct. 4 for a 6 p.m. match at the United Supermarkets Arena.
