Oct. 3, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - After falling behind by dropping the first two sets, San Diego State's comeback try was thwarted as TCU recorded a four-set (25-20, 25-11, 20-25, 24-26) victory over the Aztecs Saturday afternoon at the University Recreation Center in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the 10th win the last 11 matches fro the Horned Frogs who fought off three SDSU match points in the fourth set.
With the victory, TCU improved to 15-4 overall and 4-1 in the Mountain West Conference. San Diego State, meanwhile, saw its record fall to 6-9 (1-4 MWC).
Andrea Hannasch led the Aztecs with a dozen kills while teammate Lauren Salisbury had 11 as the duo combined for half of the team's kills on the afternoon. Salisbury added six blocks to her line while Hannasch finished with four.
SDSU setter Lauren Van Orden tied her season high with 12 digs and also had 38 assists as she turned in her third double-double of the season.
TCU's Kourtney Edwards led all players with 16 kills and also hit .429 over the four sets. Irene Hester added 10 kills along with 14 digs to record a double-double for the home side.
The Horned Frogs took control of the match in the first set as they opened a 15-10 lead after the teams had been tied at 9-9. From there TCU maintained that advantage en route to the five-point win. The Horned Frogs maintained that momentum in set two as they ran out to a 10-4 lead and went on to the comfortable 14-point set victory to go up 2-0 in the match.
After the break, SDSU began its comeback attempt. This time it was the Aztecs' turn to score five straight points to take control of the set with a 15-10 advantage. Just as TCU did in the first set, San Diego State maintained that lead to win the contest by five.
The fourth set was a heartbreaker for SDSU as they took the lead at 12-11 and built it to four points late at 22-18. The Aztecs would lead 24-21 and have three chances to close out the set, but a kill by Edwards and three consecutive San Diego State hitting errors suddenly gave the Horned Frogs a 25-24 lead. Edwards then secured the match victory with her 16th kill to give TCU the 26-24 win.
San Diego State now returns home for a three-match home stand beginning with a contest against league co-leader Colorado State on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7:00 p.m. in Peterson Gym.