Box Score

Records: Wichita State (2-2), Baylor (4-2)

THE RUNDOWN
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Playing its third match in as many nights, Baylor struggled in a 25-14, 25-19, 25-23 loss to Wichita State Thursday on the campus of Texas State. The Shockers (2-2) hit .312 for the match and limited the Bears (4-2) to a .196 hitting effort.

Despite struggling offensively as a unit, Katie Staiger hit .433 with a career-high 16 kills and Thea Munch Soegaard's nine kills came on a .333 hitting effort. However, the rest of the team combined for just 12 kills with 12 errors on 39 attempts for a .000 hitting percentage.

Wichita State hit .385 in set one, hit .417 in set two and MIkaela Raudsepp and Abbie Lehman finished with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

Baylor was down 18-14 in set three and fought back to take a 20-19 lead, however, the Shockers rebounded, knotting the score at 23 and scored the final two points of the match.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Katie Staiger had a career-high 16 kills and hit over .400 for her second-straight match (.433).
• Thea Munch-Soegaard had nine kills on a .333 hitting percentage.
• Andie Malloy's consecutive streak of 20 kills in a match was halted at three.
• Baylor is 2-3 all-time vs. Wichita State.

STAT OF THE GAME I
.000 - Other than Katie Staiger and Thea Munch-Soegaard, Baylor's remaining four players with attacks on the match combined for 12 kills, 12 errors and 39 attempts for a .000 hitting mark.

THEY SAID IT
Jim Barnes on Baylor's loss

"We were exhausted and we didn't have enough players manage the game to overcome it. Thea [Munch-Soegaard] and Katie [Staiger] had great matches, but we have to learn how to manage a match when we're tired."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor faces UT Arlington on the road Tuesday at 6 p.m.