Box Score Sept. 23, 2017 Box Score
THE RUNDOWN FORT WORTH, Texas ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" Baylor volleyball (12-3, 2-0 Big 12) earned a 3-0 sweep over TCU Saturday afternoon inside the Rickel of the University Recreation Center in Fort Worth, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23.
Saturday's win was the first win in Ft. Worth since Nov. 14, 2012 ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" a match where the Bears also swept TCU (8-5, 0-2).
A bulk of the Bears' success came from a .306 offensive effort that saw Katie Staiger lead all hitters with 17 kills on a .412 hitting clip. Shelly Fanning added 10 kills while Yossiana Pressley and Camryn Freiberg added eight in the three-set win.
Hannah Lockin paced the offensive with 40 assists and two kills of her own. The freshman's 40 assists are a season best in a three-set match.
The Bears surged to a 6-2 lead behind the serving of Jana Brusek, but TCU tied it up with a kill at 14-14. The Bears fell behind 20-17 but used an 8-2 run behind Staiger's six first-set kills to take the opening frame, 25-22.
BU opened up a 15-11 lead in the second set and used a 5-1 run to run away with the 2-0 lead.
Baylor battled in the third set, going up by as much as four at 24-20 to set up match point. TCU scratched three match points, but Staiger put away the final point for the clean sweep, 25-23.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Katie Staiger led all players with 17 kills on a .412 attack effort which included 10 digs for her 10th double-double of the season and 30th of her career.
- Staiger hit over .400 for the fourth time in five matches.
- Hannah Lockin totaled 40 assists for the first time in a three-set match.
- The Bears won at TCU for the first time since Nov. 14, 2012 and snapped a four-match road losing streak.
- The Bears are now 12-7 all-time against the Horned Frogs.
STAT OF THE MATCH
3 ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" the amount of service errors in three sets against the Horned Frogs, a new season low.
TOP QUOTE
"It took great maturity and composure. I thought how we worked our way through some of the storms in set one was awesome. Winners need to win, and when you go anywhere in this conferece, there's no road game that's safe. (We've gone) five sets the last two years since I've been here, and if we don't win the first set, then we're probably going five again. I really like how we handled that. Offensively, (Hannah) Lockin did a phenomenal job saving some tight passes, distributing the ball and winning some jousts. She played like a senior at times and had great decisions." -head coach Ryan McGuyre
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears take a short road trip down south to face No. 6 Texas Wednesday night at 7 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on FSN.
