Saturday, October 20
Waco, Texas
2:00 p.m. CT
Baylor
vs
Kansas State
Preview: No. 24 VB Hosts K-State For #DigPink Match
10/19/2018 9:14:00 AM | Volleyball
Bears close out first round of conference play Saturday
WACO, Texas – 24th-ranked Baylor volleyball (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) closes out the first half of Big 12 play with a Saturday matchup against Kansas State (11-7, 1-6 Big 12) starting at 2 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center.
The match will air live on FOX Sports Southwest Plus with John Morris and Katie Staiger on the call.
Saturday's match will be the team's annual #DigPink match where fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of the fight against breast cancer. The first 300 fans will receive a free pink lapel pin.
Last season, the Bears swept the regular season series for the first time under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
BEARS HOSTS K-STATE FOR ANNUAL DIG PINK MATCH
• After a midweek bye, Baylor volleyball returns to conference action to host K-State Saturday afternoon.
• Baylor looks for its third conference home win of the season and third-straight victory.
• The Bears are currently 8-2 in home matches in 2018, most recently beating TCU on Oct. 10.
• A win would give BU three straight victories over K-State for the first time since the 2009-10 seasons.
• A win would also give BU a 5-2 record against the Wildcats under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
• A win would also give BU three straight home wins against the Wildcats.
• BU looks to end the first half of conference play with a 5-3 record. A loss would move the record to 4-4.
• Last season, the Bears swept the regular season series for the first time under McGuyre.
• In the last 10 series meetings, Baylor holds a 6-4 advantage over the Wildcats with a 4-1 home record.
• Baylor's last home loss to the Wildcats came on Nov. 15, 2014 in a five-set defeat.
TEAM NOTABLES
• Baylor went 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2012.
• Baylor is 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2018. Last season, BU went 4-4.
• BU has held 14 of 18 opponents under a .250 hitting percentage this season.
• Baylor is 8-2 after winning the first set in 2018.
• Baylor is 5-0 when hitting .300 or better in 2018.
• Baylor has never lost a match while leading 2-0 under McGuyre (47-0).
• Baylor is currently 12-6 as a ranked team in 2018 and is 21-9 as a ranked team under McGuyre.
LAST SEASON VS. KANSAS STATE
• BU swept the regular season series for the first time under head coach Ryan McGuyre and first time since the 2010 season.
• During the second half of conference play, Kansas State snapped a near program-best 16-set winning streak for the Bears with a set two win in Waco.
• In Manhattan, the Bears won their first match in the Little Apple since Sept. 27, 2014.
LAST TIME VS. THE WILDCATS (Nov. 15, 2017)
• No. 19 Baylor volleyball pushed its season-best consecutive sets winning streak to 16 before the Bears were forced to fight back from a second-set loss in a 3-1 win over Kansas State Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at the Ferrell Center, 25-14, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19.
• Though the Bears fell one set short of tying the program record set in 2009 with 17 consecutive sets, freshman Yossiana Pressley set a new career-high 24 kills on a .347 hitting clip and added 10 digs for her first career double-double.
• Alongside her was freshman Hannah Lockin who posted her eighth double-double with 36 assists and a career-high 16 digs. Katie Staiger posted nine kills on a .389 attack effort.
• Four Bears posted double-digit digs against the Wildcats (Philo, Lockin, Brusek and Pressley).
The match will air live on FOX Sports Southwest Plus with John Morris and Katie Staiger on the call.
Saturday's match will be the team's annual #DigPink match where fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of the fight against breast cancer. The first 300 fans will receive a free pink lapel pin.
Last season, the Bears swept the regular season series for the first time under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
BEARS HOSTS K-STATE FOR ANNUAL DIG PINK MATCH
• After a midweek bye, Baylor volleyball returns to conference action to host K-State Saturday afternoon.
• Baylor looks for its third conference home win of the season and third-straight victory.
• The Bears are currently 8-2 in home matches in 2018, most recently beating TCU on Oct. 10.
• A win would give BU three straight victories over K-State for the first time since the 2009-10 seasons.
• A win would also give BU a 5-2 record against the Wildcats under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
• A win would also give BU three straight home wins against the Wildcats.
• BU looks to end the first half of conference play with a 5-3 record. A loss would move the record to 4-4.
• Last season, the Bears swept the regular season series for the first time under McGuyre.
• In the last 10 series meetings, Baylor holds a 6-4 advantage over the Wildcats with a 4-1 home record.
• Baylor's last home loss to the Wildcats came on Nov. 15, 2014 in a five-set defeat.
TEAM NOTABLES
• Baylor went 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2012.
• Baylor is 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2018. Last season, BU went 4-4.
• BU has held 14 of 18 opponents under a .250 hitting percentage this season.
• Baylor is 8-2 after winning the first set in 2018.
• Baylor is 5-0 when hitting .300 or better in 2018.
• Baylor has never lost a match while leading 2-0 under McGuyre (47-0).
• Baylor is currently 12-6 as a ranked team in 2018 and is 21-9 as a ranked team under McGuyre.
LAST SEASON VS. KANSAS STATE
• BU swept the regular season series for the first time under head coach Ryan McGuyre and first time since the 2010 season.
• During the second half of conference play, Kansas State snapped a near program-best 16-set winning streak for the Bears with a set two win in Waco.
• In Manhattan, the Bears won their first match in the Little Apple since Sept. 27, 2014.
LAST TIME VS. THE WILDCATS (Nov. 15, 2017)
• No. 19 Baylor volleyball pushed its season-best consecutive sets winning streak to 16 before the Bears were forced to fight back from a second-set loss in a 3-1 win over Kansas State Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at the Ferrell Center, 25-14, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19.
• Though the Bears fell one set short of tying the program record set in 2009 with 17 consecutive sets, freshman Yossiana Pressley set a new career-high 24 kills on a .347 hitting clip and added 10 digs for her first career double-double.
• Alongside her was freshman Hannah Lockin who posted her eighth double-double with 36 assists and a career-high 16 digs. Katie Staiger posted nine kills on a .389 attack effort.
• Four Bears posted double-digit digs against the Wildcats (Philo, Lockin, Brusek and Pressley).
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