
VB Stomps Kansas State in Manhattan
11/10/2018 8:54:00 PM | Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Winning its fifth match in a row, Baylor volleyball (17-7, 9-4 Big 12) posted a dominant 3-0 performance against Kansas State (13-11, 3-10 Big 12) Saturday night at Ahearn Field House, 25-18, 25-17, 25-11.
The Bears' road sweep is the first over K-State in Manhattan since Sept. 3, 1993 and extended their second half conference record to 5-0.
Baylor led the Wildcats in all statistical categories and defensively held an impressive 45-30 advantage in digs and 10.5-4.0 in blocks.
Junior Shelly Fanning led the Bears fourth-straight match with 11 kills on a .429 hitting efficiency and nearly matched her career high with eight blocks. Sophomore Yossiana Pressley posted her 21st double-digit match of the season with 10 kills for the Bears.
In set one, Baylor got out to the hot start and put up three blocks to force an early K-State timeout at 7-2. The Wildcats put together a late run, but a dominant effort helped Baylor take the first frame, 25-18.
Baylor and K-State battled it out to start set two. Tied 7-7, the Bears went on a 6-1 run behind two service aces and a kill for the 13-8 lead. BU closed it out on a 5-0 run for a big road advantage, 25-17.
The Bears saved their best for last and hit .407 in set three. With junior Gia Milana going 4-for-5 and limiting K-State to a .038 hitting percentage, the Bears blew it open with a key 7-0 run by sophomore Hannah Lockin and wrapped up the match in three, 25-11.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor swept Kansas State in Manhattan for the first time since Sept. 3, 1993 – the inaugural meeting between these two programs.
• Shelly Fanning posted a team-high 11 kills on a .429 hitting effort, leading the Bears for the fourth-straight match.
• Yossiana Pressley posted her 21st double-digit kill match of the season with 10 against K-State.
• Tara Wulf and Braya Hunt led all players with 12 digs in the match.
• Hannah Lockin recorded a match-high 32 assists against the Wildcats.
• Hannah Lockin and Braya Hunt led the Bears with two service aces each.
• Baylor won its fifth consecutive Big 12 match and is 5-0 in the second half of conference play.
• With the victory, Baylor moves into second place with a 9-4 record.
• Baylor improves to 18-28 all-time against Kansas State and improved to 5-3 under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
STAT OF THE MATCH
25 – the amount of years since Baylor's last sweep over K-State in Manhattan (Sept. 3, 1993).
TOP QUOTE #1
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On the victory…
"I'm excited we put a full match together. Our defense was great. Our servers did a good job of putting pressure on K-State, followed by great blocks. We had five in the first set, and it really set the tone. What we didn't block we were able to keep off the floor for the most part. We sided out at our highest. It was a strong team performance."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears (17-7, 9-4 Big 12) closes out Big 12 road action with a Monday night match against Texas Tech Monday at 6 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Winning its fifth match in a row, Baylor volleyball (17-7, 9-4 Big 12) posted a dominant 3-0 performance against Kansas State (13-11, 3-10 Big 12) Saturday night at Ahearn Field House, 25-18, 25-17, 25-11.
The Bears' road sweep is the first over K-State in Manhattan since Sept. 3, 1993 and extended their second half conference record to 5-0.
Baylor led the Wildcats in all statistical categories and defensively held an impressive 45-30 advantage in digs and 10.5-4.0 in blocks.
Junior Shelly Fanning led the Bears fourth-straight match with 11 kills on a .429 hitting efficiency and nearly matched her career high with eight blocks. Sophomore Yossiana Pressley posted her 21st double-digit match of the season with 10 kills for the Bears.
In set one, Baylor got out to the hot start and put up three blocks to force an early K-State timeout at 7-2. The Wildcats put together a late run, but a dominant effort helped Baylor take the first frame, 25-18.
Baylor and K-State battled it out to start set two. Tied 7-7, the Bears went on a 6-1 run behind two service aces and a kill for the 13-8 lead. BU closed it out on a 5-0 run for a big road advantage, 25-17.
The Bears saved their best for last and hit .407 in set three. With junior Gia Milana going 4-for-5 and limiting K-State to a .038 hitting percentage, the Bears blew it open with a key 7-0 run by sophomore Hannah Lockin and wrapped up the match in three, 25-11.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor swept Kansas State in Manhattan for the first time since Sept. 3, 1993 – the inaugural meeting between these two programs.
• Shelly Fanning posted a team-high 11 kills on a .429 hitting effort, leading the Bears for the fourth-straight match.
• Yossiana Pressley posted her 21st double-digit kill match of the season with 10 against K-State.
• Tara Wulf and Braya Hunt led all players with 12 digs in the match.
• Hannah Lockin recorded a match-high 32 assists against the Wildcats.
• Hannah Lockin and Braya Hunt led the Bears with two service aces each.
• Baylor won its fifth consecutive Big 12 match and is 5-0 in the second half of conference play.
• With the victory, Baylor moves into second place with a 9-4 record.
• Baylor improves to 18-28 all-time against Kansas State and improved to 5-3 under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
STAT OF THE MATCH
25 – the amount of years since Baylor's last sweep over K-State in Manhattan (Sept. 3, 1993).
TOP QUOTE #1
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On the victory…
"I'm excited we put a full match together. Our defense was great. Our servers did a good job of putting pressure on K-State, followed by great blocks. We had five in the first set, and it really set the tone. What we didn't block we were able to keep off the floor for the most part. We sided out at our highest. It was a strong team performance."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears (17-7, 9-4 Big 12) closes out Big 12 road action with a Monday night match against Texas Tech Monday at 6 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.
Team Stats
BU
KSU
Kills
43
28
Errors
14
18
Attempts
90
97
Hitting %
.322
.103
Points
59.5
33.0
Assists
38
26
Aces
6
1
Blocks
10.5
4.0
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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