Baylor

Volleyball Sweeps Quinnipiac at Cougar Challenge

Volleyball 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM

Box Score Sept. 1, 2017

THE RUNDOWN
PULLMAN, Wash. ÃƒÆ'Ã†'Ãƒ € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Ã†' ¢' ¬" Baylor volleyball (4-1) earned a three-set sweep over Quinnipiac to stay undefeated at the Cougar Challenge Friday evening at Bohler Gym, 25-11, 25-16, 26-24.

Katie Staiger led the charge with 13 kills against the Bobcats (0-8), and Aniah Philo had her best match of the season with 12 kills on a .500 attack effort. In the middle, Shelly Fanning contributed 10 kills on a .714 hitting percentage ÃƒÆ'Ã†'Ãƒ € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Ã†' ¢' ¬" which ties for the fifth-best all-time hitting effort in a three-set match.

Defensively, Jana Brusek led all players with 12 digs.

Baylor rolled out to a 4-1 lead early in set one, prompting a Bobcat timeout. BU went on a 9-1 run and never looked back en route to a 25-11 opening win.

The Bears picked up where they left off to start the second set, leading 9-3 after three Philo kills. Staiger's solo block ended the second set to put Baylor up 2-0.

Quinnipiac would respond in set three, and Baylor would fight from behind for the entire set. Baylor was forced to burn its two timeouts early as the Bobcats took the 18-11 lead. The Bears started a comeback that would see them tie the score at 21-21 after a block by Fanning and Yossiana Pressley.

BU fought off a set point and used a Fanning ace and Bobcat attack error to end the match in straight sets.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Shelly Fanning's .714 attack clip ties the fifth-best all-time hitting effort in a three-set match. She has now broken the Baylor top-five list twice this season (last: .765 vs. UC Santa Barbara).
- Five players hit over .400 in the three-set sweep.
- Hannah Lockin logged 36 assists to set the Bears to a .467 hitting percentage.
- Baylor now leads 1-0 all-time against Quinnipiac.

STAT OF THE MATCH
.714 ÃƒÆ'Ã†'Ãƒ € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Ã†' ¢' ¬" the attack percentage by Shelly Fanning, good for fifth-best all-time in a three-set match.

TOP QUOTE
"It's great to have a three-set sweep. The first two sets we came out and played really clean. We kept (Quinnipiac) at a low percentage and we hit at a high percentage. Once again, Shelly (Fanning) was unstoppable for us in the middle. I thought Katie (Staiger) got some good rhythm. We're still trying to work on a few things that we want to put into place for future matches, and some of those things look good." ÃƒÆ'Ã†'Ãƒ € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Ã†' ¢' ¬"head coach Ryan McGuyre

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears close out the Cougar Challenge with a meeting against the College of Charleston at noon CT Saturday in Pullman.

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