TCU Volleyball Loses At Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State snapped TCU’s 13-match road winning streak with a 3-0 (14-25, 17-25, 15-25) victory Saturday afternoon.

Kristen Hester paced the Frogs with eight kills and Jordan Raines tallied seven. Meghan Horio and Sarah Joeckel tied for the team lead with 12 digs each.

The Rams jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set and never looked back. The Frogs were able to keep it close early on kills from Igodan, Hester and Holland, but a 6-1 run by Colorado State put the Frogs in a 15-7 hole, forcing a timeout.

TCU fought back to within six, twice, with a 5-3 run of its own. Munce started the rally with a kill and an Igodan solo block made it 15-9. An attacking error by the Rams saw the Frogs trailing by just six, but it was not to be as Colorado State closed out the 25-14 set one win with a 7-2 run.

Colorado State opened up the second set with a devastating 8-3 run, forcing the Frogs to call an early timeout. The break worked as the Frogs climbed back to within four, 13-9, on kills from Raines, Hester and Sunstrum.

The Rams had an answer for the Frogs mini-run as they went on a 6-2 run of their own. Raines stopped the run with a kill then Holland and Burleson teamed on a block to give the Frogs some momentum. Burleson and Raines blasted kills to pull within six, 22-16, but it wasn’t enough as Kelsey Snider gave the Rams a 2-0 match lead, locking up the 25-17 set two win.

Back-to-back kills from Sunstrum and Raines tied the third set at three, but that was as close as the Frogs would get as the Rams went on a 12-2 run to take a commanding 15-5 lead.

TCU put together a late rally on kills by Raines and Sunstrum and a solo block by Hester to make it 22-14. The Rams closed out the victory with a 3-1 run to win the third set 25-15.

The Horned Frogs (17-4, 4-3 MW) return home for a three-match homestand beginning Friday night against New Mexico. First serve against the Lobos is set for 7 p.m. at the University Rec Center.

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