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FORT WORTH, Texas – Kansas volleyball (7-10, 6-9 Big 12) knocked off host TCU (1-14, 1-11 Big 12) in four sets (25-14, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14) in the first of two matches at Schollmaier Arena this weekend.
The Jayhawks were led on offense by Jenny Mosser, Ayah Elnady and Caroline Crawford, who each tallied double-digit kills. Mosser had a match-high 16 kills on 33 attempts with only one error, while Elnady finished with 15 kills and 11 digs for a double-double. Crawford recorded 11 kills and led Kansas with two solo blocks and seven block assists.
Kansas and TCU opened the first set trading points until it was tied at 4-all. Three-consecutive attack errors by TCU gave Kansas the momentum it would never relinquish. The Jayhawks pushed their lead to five before the Horned Frogs started to chip away at the lead following a kill by Julia Adams. Elnady answered the call and tallied a kill for the next point.
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After coming up short in its last contest, Texas State volleyball (26-3 overall, 15-1 Sun Belt) beat the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (1-11 overall, 1-9 Big 12) in a 3-0 sweep on Feb. 27.
The Bobcats got off to a hot start as they went up 4-0 early in the first set leading to a timeout by TCU. Out of the break, the Horned Frogs got on the board but the Bobcats scored five straight points to bring the score to 9-2. The run featured two aces by Texas State by junior middle blocker Jillian Slaughter.
TCU answered back by scoring three straight points, capped off by a kill from senior libero Dani Dennison, to make the score 9-5.