Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Volley Frogs pick up win
TCU drops first two matches of Holiday Inn Classic before defeating Indiana State
By Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff

A trip to Bozeman, Mont. last weekend for the Holiday Inn Classic allowed the Volley Frogs to collect their first win, but not before losing two more matches that gave the Frogs a 1-6 record.

The Volley Frogs lost their first match of the Classic Friday against undefeated Montana State in three games, 30-21, 30-12, 30,25.

Senior middle blocker Allison Lynch spikes the ball in a game last season. The Volley Frogs 1-2 in the Holiday Inn Classic in Bozeman, Mont. over the week end.

A second 3-0 loss came from University of Denver Saturday, as Denver beat TCU 30-24, 30-26, 30-27.

Despite the losses, assistant coach Chris Rudiger said she believes the team has capability for winning more matches, even when they don’t know what to expect from their opponents. Nonetheless, she was disappointed.

“We could have done better (at the Classic) but we could have done worse,” Rudiger said. “To say we are satisfied would be an untruth.”

The Frog’s six-match losing streak ended with their first win of the season in the third and final match of the Classic against Indiana State.

“It’s a great feeling that every team gets to experience at some point,” Rudiger said.

“(Not winning earlier in the season) wasn’t a frustration that affected us negatively, it’s just nice to get that first win.”

The Frogs dropped the first game of the match, 30-28. They were then able to bounce back by winning the second game, 30-18.

Games three and four were both back-and-forth battles that ended with each team recording one win of identical scores, 30-25.

The fifth and deciding game went to TCU grabbing a quick 11-2 lead, which resulted in a 15-4 win.

Freshman middle blocker Shannon Brown’s seventh kill in the fifth game against Indiana State helped finalize the Frogs’ win. She said she was more than pleased with her first TCU victory.

“(I was) overjoyed. We’ve always concentrated on winning, and we played unbelievably,” Brown said.

Despite not knowing what to expect in the Indiana State match, the Volley Frogs are set to continue proving they have potential to win future matches, Brown said.

Colleen Casey
c.m.casey@student.tcu.edu