The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
18-2, 8-1Big 12
TCU
16-5, 6-3Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 19 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| TCU | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10.28.2015 | Volleyball
Senior Molly McCage became Texas’ all-time block assists leader with 417.
FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball suffered its first loss of the Big 12 Conference season, falling to TCU, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-20) in front of a sold-out crowd on Wednesday night.
Senior Molly McCage recorded a team-high four blocks for the Longhorns, making her the all-time block assist leader in Texas Volleyball history.
McCage has 417 total block assists in her career, passing Errica Hibben (1989-92) who led with 414 until Wednesday.
Senior Amy Neal and junior Chiaka Ogbogu led the Longhorns with 10 kills each for Texas.
For Neal, it marked her 11th-straight match recording double-digit kills and 18th this season.
Sophomore Cat McCoy led with 10 digs, while junior Chloe Collins posted 33 assists.
TCU jumped out to an early 4-0 lead to start the match, but kills from Ogbogu and Neal helped the Longhorns even the score at 6-6. From there, neither team led by more than two, the score tying eight times, until the Horned Frogs executed a 4-0 run to lead, 21-18. The Longhorns fought back, but TCU closed the set on four-straight points to take set one, 25-19.
The Horned Frogs controlled the second set from the start, pulling out to a 7-3 lead without looking back. Texas won the next point, but TCU executed a 13-3 run to take a 20-9 lead. The Longhorns then went on a 4-1 run and followed with a 5-1 run, but it was too little too late and the Horned Frogs took set two, 25-19.
In the third set, Texas and TCU tied seven times, until the Horned Frogs maintained a one and two-point lead and extended it to take a 17-13 advantage. The Longhorns won two-straight to pull to within two, but TCU fired back to take a 21-16 advantage. From there, the Horned Frogs only allowed four more points and took set three, 25-20.
Texas will travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on Texas Tech on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.
