Frogs try to keep up winning streak
By Braden Howell
Sports Editor

Although the volleyball team is off to its best start in program history as it makes its home debut today, head coach Prentice Lewis said the best is yet to come.

“If we’re peaking now we’re in trouble,” Lewis said. “We’re doing well, but we want to be peaking when we start our conference play.”

Lewis said the team’s success so far can be attributed to the Frogs’ work ethic and their more offensive style.

After a season opening loss to Middle Tennessee State at the College of Charleston Invitational, the Frogs rebounded by winning the next six straight matches for the first time in history.

The Frogs finished second in the Charleston Invitational but claimed first place at the North Carolina State tournament last weekend. In each of the Frogs’ first two tournaments, juniors Ellen Rehme and Dominika Szabo earned All-Tournament team honors for their performances.

Rehme leads the team with 115 kills, followed by Szabo with 93. Together, the duo accounts for half of the team’s total kills a game.

Lewis said Rehme and Szabo are the offensive leaders, but senior setter Tori Barlow holds the team together. She said having a leader like Barlow helps the younger players like freshman Emily Allen and sophomore Erin Estep.

“In volleyball, your setter is like the quarterback in football; she’s the team leader, she (Barlow) provides great team leadership for us,” Lewis said.

Lewis said there are still many aspects of the game the team needs to work on, but she is excited to be playing at home for the first time in TCU’s new facility. The Frogs used to play in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum but have made the move this year to their new home in the University Recreation Center.

“It’s going to be fantastic playing at home,” Lewis said. “It’s the first time we get to showcase the facility, and our team; we’ve never really had any home court advantage before.”

The Frogs are hosting the TCU Adidas Invitational this weekend and will play three matches at home. The Frogs will look to increase their six game winning streak starting tonight at 7 p.m. against Texas Pan-American. Saturday TCU will face the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at 1 p.m. and Arkansas State at 7:30 p.m.