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No. 2 Texas Sweeps Volleyball with Strong Hitting Effort

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Volleyball 10/7/2014 12:00:00 AM
Oct. 7, 2014

Box Score


Attendance: 2,504 | Records: Texas (12-0, 4-0); Baylor (10-8, 1-3)

THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas - The No. 2 Texas Longhorns downed the Baylor volleyball team Tuesday night at Gregory Gymnasium, 25-12, 25-13, 25-17. UT hit .473 and kept Baylor to a .047 hitting percentage to improve to 12-0 and 4-0 in Big 12 play.

The Bears dropped to 10-8 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play and Katie Staiger had eight kills in the loss. The Bears had 25 attacking errors and 29 kills on 86 attempts.

The Longhorns out-blocked Baylor 11-3 and picked up 11 service aces in the win. In a balanced offensive attack, the Longhorns' Haley Eckerman and Chiaka Ogbogu had seven kills apiece with just one attacking error each. In addition, Khat Bell hit .750 with six kills.

Texas is 74-2 all-time against Baylor and 35-0 in when the Longhorns face the Bears in Austin.

HIGHLIGHTS
? Katie Staiger had eight kills on a .200 hitting percentage in the loss.
? Amy Rosenbaum led Baylor with 25 assists.
? Andie Malloy had three service aces.
? Hope Ogden led the Bears with six digs defensively.

STAT OF THE GAME I
0 - Texas had zero attacking errors in the first set, and the Longhorns hit .643 in the opening frame of the match.

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor takes on Kansas at home continuing Big 12 play at the Ferrell Center Friday at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Andie Malloy

#8 Andie Malloy

OH/RS/S
6' 2"
Sophomore
Katie Staiger

#4 Katie Staiger

OH
6' 1"
Freshman
Hope Ogden

#12 Hope Ogden

L/DS
5' 11"
Sophomore
Amy Rosenbaum

#1 Amy Rosenbaum

S
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andie Malloy

#8 Andie Malloy

6' 2"
Sophomore
OH/RS/S
Katie Staiger

#4 Katie Staiger

6' 1"
Freshman
OH
Hope Ogden

#12 Hope Ogden

5' 11"
Sophomore
L/DS
Amy Rosenbaum

#1 Amy Rosenbaum

6' 1"
Freshman
S