Sooners Fall in Four at TCU

Friday, October 21

Fort Worth, Texas

12:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

11-9,1-7Big 12

TCU

10-9,5-3Big 12

Oklahoma

TCU

Photo by: Ty Russell

October 21, 2022 | Volleyball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Oklahoma volleyball team dropped a four-set match at TCU Friday afternoon, 3-1, inside Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

"It's always going to come down to doing the little things right every time," head coach Lindsey Gray-Walton said. "Today, we let down in some crucial moments and the match got away from us."

OU was down 2-0 in the match after TCU took the first two sets. The Sooners came back to keep in the third set, 25-19, to keep the match alive, but Horned Frogs ultimately prevailed to take the match, 25-23, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17. TCU led the OU in four of the six statistical categories, except for blocks (11-8) and service aces where each team posted five each.

The Sooners fell to 11-9 overall and 1-7 in Big 12 play while the Horned Frogs improved to 10-9 and 5-3 in league play.

Sophomore Megan Wilson and freshman Alexis Shelton led the Sooners offense, notching 14 and 10 kills, respectively. Graduate student Adria Oliver chipped in six kills, while freshman Morgan Perkins added five.

Sophomore Payton Chamberlain notched 31 assists to go with nine digs and three blocks.

Defensively, Callie Kemohah led the way with 14 digs, while Oliver led in blocks with five. Graduate student Savannah Davison was close behind with four blocks, while Chamberlain and Perkins had three blocks each.

In a back-and-forth battle in the first set, the Sooners tied the score 6-6, before taking the lead 7-6 after a kill from Oliver. OU jumped out to a 10-7 lead after a 3-0 run after a kill from freshman Taylor Preston and a pair of TCU attack errors. The Sooners maintained the three-point lead heading into the timeout, 15-12, after a pair of kills from Perkins. The momentum turned after the break when the Horned Frogs knotted the score 16-16 and eventually when on their own 3-0 run to take the lead 20-17. A kill from Audrey Nalls secured set one for TCU, 25-23.

The Horned Frogs had a quick start to the second set with a 5-0 run. After a TCU timeout, a kill from Oliver was able to slow the Horned Frogs run, 23-18. Although, the deficit was too much for OU to overcome as they dropped the second set, 25-19.

Trailing 2-0 in the match, OU came out firing in set three. The Sooners started off slow, but eventually took the lead after a 4-0 run before a TCU timeout. The Horned Frogs were able to close the Sooners lead by one, 11-10, after a four-point run. A kill by Wilson and a TCU attack error pushed OU back to a four-point lead. Shelton's seventh kill of the match secured the 25-19 third-set win.

The Sooners took the early lead in set four, but a Horned Frog run allowed TCU to tie the match 9-9. TCU would continue to control the tempo of the fourth set, going on a 5-1 run before an OU timeout. A kill from Wilson pulled the Sooners within one, 15-14. TCU was able to close out the set on a 7-0 to win 25-17 and take the match.

The Sooners will return to McCasland Field House to host No. 14 Baylor next Wednesday, before heading to the Sunflower State to face Kansas next Sunday, Oct. 30, in Lawrence.

"It's unique to have a group that is as connected as this one, so you want it to break their way," Gray-Walton noted. "It's part of the journey this season … it's extremely uncomfortable right now, but the second half of conference play has opportunity in it. We have to approach each day that way to be proud of how we finish."