TCU Volleyball: Preseason Poll and Big 12 Awards Revealed

After an impressive season for TCU volleyball, expectations are much higher this season with Audrey Nalls returning and landing on the Big 12 Preseason Team.

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TCU volleyball enjoyed a successful season last year, finishing 17-11, good for third in the Big 12. After a slow start to the season against stiff competition, the Frogs turned things around quickly under first-year head coach Jason Williams. TCU would win its final five matches before the NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated in the second round to #2 Wisconsin. 

This year, expectations are much higher for the Horned Frogs. In the preseason Big 12 poll, TCU was picked to finish fourth, its highest ranking since 2019. The Texas Longhorns were picked to finish first for the 13th year in a row. 

Here are the entire rankings:

1. Texas 

2. BYU

3. Baylor 

4. TCU

5. Kansas 

6. Houston 

7. Iowa State 

8. Kansas State 

9. UCF

10. Oklahoma 

11. Texas Tech 

12. Cincinnati 

13. West Virginia 

As for the Big 12 preseason player awards, TCU's Audrey Nalls has been named to the 2023 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team. She was a unanimous selection after a remarkable 2022 campaign. She led the Big 12 in kills (266), kills per set (4.39), points (239), and points per set (4.80). She was also the first player to notch 400 kills in a season since TCU joined the Big 12. 

Madisen Skiner of Texas was named the Preseason Player of the Year, and Kyndal Stowers from Baylor and Ella Swindle from Texas were named co-preseason Freshman of the Year. 

The 2023 regular season begins on August 25th. 

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