Volleyball Comes Back to Win in Five vs. Illinois State

Friday, September 12

Washington, D.C.

11:00 AM

Baylor

Illinois State

Volleyball Comes Back to Win in Five vs. Illinois State

9/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

Sept. 12, 2014

Box Score

Attendance: 114 Records: Baylor (6-2), Illinois State (4-5)

THE RUNDOWN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Baylor volleyball team trailed two sets to one before rallying for a 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24, 15-12 win over Illinois State at the Smith Center Friday afternoon. The Bears took down their first opponent at George Washington's Colonials Invitational, and Baylor will face the hosts at 6 p.m, CDT.

Four players had double-digit kills, and Nicole Bardaji and Andie Malloy had double-doubles in the win over the Redbirds (4-5).

After ISU hit .542 in set three to help the Redbirds win by eight points, Baylor (6-2) faced match point in set four, trailing 24-23. However, Katie Staiger and Tola Itiola posted kills and the Redbirds' Stacey Niao had an attacking error to help BU score the final three points and force the fifth set.

Malloy had five kills in the final set, and the Bears tallied 11 kills as a team in the fifth, hitting .400 to take the victory.

HIGHLIGHTS
• For the third time this season, Amy Rosenbaum passed the 50-assists mark in a match and set a career-high with 56.
• Andie Malloy and Katie Staiger led Baylor with 16 kills apiece.
• Malloy had her fifth double-double of the season adding 12 digs while Nicole Bardaji's career-high 12 digs gave her, her first career double-double to go along with 12 kills.
• Hope Ogden tied a career-high with 26 digs (26, vs. Texas Tech, 10/10/12).
• Malloy added four service aces, a season-high for any Bear player.
• Richburg matched a season-high with 12 kills and led BU with four blocks.
• Tola Itiola had her third double-digit kill match of the season with 12.

STAT OF THE GAME I
11 - Baylor scored 11 points on kills in the final set to take the victory.

THEY TWEETED IT

Let's go @BaylorVBall !!! #finishstrong
-- Silas Nacita (@silasnacita) September 12, 2014

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor takes on the hosts, George Washington Friday evening at 6 p.m, CDT before closing the Colonials Invitational with Columbia Saturday at 11 a.m., CDT.