Box Score Sept. 30, 2017
Box Score
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas -- Baylor volleyball (13-4, 3-1 Big 12) posted a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma (3-14, 0-3) to add to their eight-match home winning streak Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center, 25-10, 19-25, 25-14, 25-23.
Senior Katie Staiger tied her season-high 26 kills on a .444 attack effort to lead all players. Aniah Philo almost matched her season high in kills as she recorded 13 and added 12 digs for her second double-double of the season.
The Bears dominated the opening set from start to finish, notching seven blocks and holding the Sooners to a -.250 hitting efficiency. Philo, Yossiana Pressley and Shelly Fanning contributed three kills each to give BU the early advantage, 25-10. It was the Bears' best first-set performance since winning 25-10 over Nevada on Sept. 7.
Oklahoma turned the tide in set two, forcing BU to hit .075 and commit 10 errors to even up the match, 25-19.
Baylor got the momentum back and had 11 kills from Staiger along with a team .395 attack percentage to take the third frame, 25-14.
The fourth set saw 12 ties and three lead changes as Baylor took the 20-17 lead to force an OU timeout. The Sooners tied it up at 21-21 before the Bears closed the match with a kill from Fanning, 25-23.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Katie Staiger matched a season-high 26 kills and added 12 digs for her 11th double-double of the season.
- Katie Staiger has now hit .400 or better in five of the last seven matches, hitting .444 against the Sooners.
- The Bears had their second double-digit block effort in conference play, posting 12.5 blocks.
- Aniah Philo nearly matched a season high with 13 kills and contributed 12 digs for her second double-double of the season.
- Baylor is now 6-0 when holding its opponents below a .100 hitting efficiency.
-The Bears have now won three-straight matches over the Sooners for the first time since the 1999-2001 seasons.
- BU now holds an eight-match winning streak at home, dating back to the 3-0 victory over Illinois State on Aug. 26.
STAT OF THE MATCH
26 -- the season-high kill mark matched by Katie Staiger against Oklahoma.
TOP QUOTE
"It's always good to win. It's a little disturbing how we came out and played clean in the first set. We then let them back in it, so it really turned into a match. If we did this on the road, I'm not sure at Oklahoma it would be a win because they would get a small surge. We did some good things blocking tonight. We didn't sustain it, but we made some improvements on our blocking. We made some improvements offensively. Katie (Staiger) did some phenomenal attacks for us. That part was huge. Getting her hitting with some explosive pace was really good." -head coach Ryan McGuyre
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears continue Big 12 action against No. 18 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa at 6:30 p.m. CT.
