Box Score Sept. 27, 2017
Box Score
THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas -- Baylor volleyball (12-4, 2-1 Big 12) had their seven-match winning streak come to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 5 Texas at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin Wednesday evening, 25-19, 28-26, 25-17.
Senior Katie Staiger led all players with 12 kills on a .229 attack efficiency, followed by Shelly Fanning and Yossiana Pressley with 10 and nine kills, respectively.
The match saw 22 ties and 10 lead changes while the Bears hit .250 as a team. Ultimately, the Longhorns' 8.0-5.0 blocking advantage and BU's 59 percent sideout percentage prevented the Bears from their first win in Austin.
Texas (10-2, 2-0) took the early 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. Staiger led all players with five early kills, but UT went on a 10-5 run to close out the opening frame, 25-19.
Baylor clawed back from an early deficit in set two and used two down-the-line kills from Aniah Philo and Yossiana Pressley to take the 23-22 lead. Baylor had two set points but couldn't convert as Texas won 28-26 for the 2-0 match lead.
BU hit well in the third set but couldn't slow down the Longhorn offense to fall in three sets.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Bears were led by Katie Staiger for the eighth-straight match with 12 kills on a .229 efficiency.
- Hannah Lockin had her sixth double-double of the season with 34 assists and 10 digs.
- The match had a total of 22 ties and 10 lead changes.
- Camryn Freiberg had seven kills and led BU with three blocks (two solo, one block assist).
- The Bears have now lost 31 straight matches to the Longhorns, dating back to Oct. 27, 2001.
STAT OF THE MATCH
.250 -- the Bears' hitting percentage against the fifth-ranked Longhorns.
TOP QUOTE
"Texas is a really good team. They've got a great coaching staff and players that have played for a national championship multiple times. There's kind of this game within a game that some of our young girls are still learning. Offensively, we really weren't that bad, but we just didn't slow them down enough. I think we shot ourselves in the foot with some missed serves that are uncharacteristic, and (we) were just trying to work our way through that. Texas has a lot of weapons, and they do a good job of moving the ball around, so you can't be in the same defense against the same hitters all night." -head coach Ryan McGuyre
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears host Oklahoma for Camp Reunion Day Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center.
