Saturday, September 8
Waco, Texas
11:00 a.m. CT
Baylor
5-3
2
vs
3
UTRGV
6-4
1
2
3
4
5
F
UTRGV
25
26
16
20
15
3
Baylor
14
24
25
25
10
2
No. 15 VB Splits Saturday Matches at Baylor Classic
9/8/2018 10:55:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears go 1-1 against Rice, UTRGV in nonconference action
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – 15th-ranked Baylor volleyball (6-3) posted a four-set win against Rice and five-set defeat to UTRGV at the Baylor Classic Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
With all teams going 1-1 this weekend, the Rice Owls (6-3) won the team tournament title with fewest sets lost (3) while Baylor finished in second (4).
Sophomores Hannah Lockin (Best Setter) and Yossiana Pressley (Highest Scorer) won individual all-tournament honors. It's the second all-tournament award for Pressley this season.
Match One: UTRGV 3, Baylor 2
Yossiana Pressley posted 29 kills while Shelly Fanning and Aniah Philo posted double-digit putaways for the second-consecutive match. Defensively, four Bears had double-digit digs, led by Tara Wulf with 14.
BU got off to the slow start and hit -.077 in the opening frame. The Bears bounced back to hit .317 in set two, but UTRGV's offense hit .462 to go up 2-0.
BU worked its way back in the match and hit .343 and .231 to tie up the match and force a fifth set. Ultimately, UTRGV limited Baylor to a .000 hitting efficiency in the final frame to take the match.
Match Two: Baylor 3, Rice 1
Pressley led the way with 15 kills while Fanning and Gia Milana combined for 22 kills, respectively. Redshirt freshman Marieke van der Mark posted a career-high seven kills on a .227 efficiency on the right side.
BU's defense limited Rice to a .095 hitting effort in the opening frame, allowing the Bears to post a 25-19 victory after the Milana kill.
BU hit .250 in the second set to go up 2-0, but a .054 performance in set three pulled Rice back into the match.
The fourth set saw nine tie scores and seven lead changes, but BU took advantage of late Rice errors to seal the match in four.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor finishes second at the Baylor Classic after all teams went 1-1 in the tournament. Rice had the fewest sets lost (3), followed by BU (4) and UTRGV (5).
• Yossiana Pressley (Highest Scorer) and Hannah Lockin (Best Setter) were named to the all-tournament team along with Rice's Nicole Lennon (Most Valuable Player) and Tori Woogk (Best Attacker), and UTRGV's Alexandra Ecker (Best Blocker) and Gysell Zayas (Best Defender).
• Redshirt freshman Marieke van der Mark posted a career-high seven kills on a .227 attack effort against Rice.
• Sophomore Hannah Lockin posted 101 total assists on Saturday, averaging 11.22 per set.
• Baylor played its first five-set at the Ferrell Center since the 2016 season.
• Baylor improves to 6-1 at home this season.
• Four Bears had double-digit digs in both matches on Saturday.
• Baylor is now 2-0 against Rice under McGuyre.
• Baylor is now 0-2 all-time against UTRGV.
STAT OF THE MATCH
5.28 – the points-per-set average by Yossiana Pressley in two matches.
TOP QUOTE #1
Baylor head coach Ryan McGuyre
On going 2-1 this weekend…
"This weekend was a roller coaster of ups and downs. Wisconsin definitely was the highlight. We're nowhere as good as we need to be, but each week we're just going to continue close that gap. We really want to feel that us at our best can really contend with anyone in the country. We also want us at our worst to still beat others at their best. Our rhythm has got to be more consistent. We just need to continue to train to make good decisions and find the balance. There's a consistent approach to the game that we can be better at."
TOP QUOTE #2
Baylor head coach Ryan McGuyre
On beating Rice…
"Our pin hitters moved things around. We got a more production from our right sides with Marieke (van der Mark) and Gia (Milana) getting kills on the outside. We were able to give some different looks. Defensively, we can get so much better moving forward. That'll give our offense a little more grace."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears head south for their final non-conference tournament with matches against host UTSA and a neutral site match against Virginia Tech at the UTSA Invitational Sept. 14-15 in San Antonio.
WACO, Texas – 15th-ranked Baylor volleyball (6-3) posted a four-set win against Rice and five-set defeat to UTRGV at the Baylor Classic Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
With all teams going 1-1 this weekend, the Rice Owls (6-3) won the team tournament title with fewest sets lost (3) while Baylor finished in second (4).
Sophomores Hannah Lockin (Best Setter) and Yossiana Pressley (Highest Scorer) won individual all-tournament honors. It's the second all-tournament award for Pressley this season.
Match One: UTRGV 3, Baylor 2
Yossiana Pressley posted 29 kills while Shelly Fanning and Aniah Philo posted double-digit putaways for the second-consecutive match. Defensively, four Bears had double-digit digs, led by Tara Wulf with 14.
BU got off to the slow start and hit -.077 in the opening frame. The Bears bounced back to hit .317 in set two, but UTRGV's offense hit .462 to go up 2-0.
BU worked its way back in the match and hit .343 and .231 to tie up the match and force a fifth set. Ultimately, UTRGV limited Baylor to a .000 hitting efficiency in the final frame to take the match.
Match Two: Baylor 3, Rice 1
Pressley led the way with 15 kills while Fanning and Gia Milana combined for 22 kills, respectively. Redshirt freshman Marieke van der Mark posted a career-high seven kills on a .227 efficiency on the right side.
BU's defense limited Rice to a .095 hitting effort in the opening frame, allowing the Bears to post a 25-19 victory after the Milana kill.
BU hit .250 in the second set to go up 2-0, but a .054 performance in set three pulled Rice back into the match.
The fourth set saw nine tie scores and seven lead changes, but BU took advantage of late Rice errors to seal the match in four.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor finishes second at the Baylor Classic after all teams went 1-1 in the tournament. Rice had the fewest sets lost (3), followed by BU (4) and UTRGV (5).
• Yossiana Pressley (Highest Scorer) and Hannah Lockin (Best Setter) were named to the all-tournament team along with Rice's Nicole Lennon (Most Valuable Player) and Tori Woogk (Best Attacker), and UTRGV's Alexandra Ecker (Best Blocker) and Gysell Zayas (Best Defender).
• Redshirt freshman Marieke van der Mark posted a career-high seven kills on a .227 attack effort against Rice.
• Sophomore Hannah Lockin posted 101 total assists on Saturday, averaging 11.22 per set.
• Baylor played its first five-set at the Ferrell Center since the 2016 season.
• Baylor improves to 6-1 at home this season.
• Four Bears had double-digit digs in both matches on Saturday.
• Baylor is now 2-0 against Rice under McGuyre.
• Baylor is now 0-2 all-time against UTRGV.
STAT OF THE MATCH
5.28 – the points-per-set average by Yossiana Pressley in two matches.
TOP QUOTE #1
Baylor head coach Ryan McGuyre
On going 2-1 this weekend…
"This weekend was a roller coaster of ups and downs. Wisconsin definitely was the highlight. We're nowhere as good as we need to be, but each week we're just going to continue close that gap. We really want to feel that us at our best can really contend with anyone in the country. We also want us at our worst to still beat others at their best. Our rhythm has got to be more consistent. We just need to continue to train to make good decisions and find the balance. There's a consistent approach to the game that we can be better at."
TOP QUOTE #2
Baylor head coach Ryan McGuyre
On beating Rice…
"Our pin hitters moved things around. We got a more production from our right sides with Marieke (van der Mark) and Gia (Milana) getting kills on the outside. We were able to give some different looks. Defensively, we can get so much better moving forward. That'll give our offense a little more grace."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears head south for their final non-conference tournament with matches against host UTSA and a neutral site match against Virginia Tech at the UTSA Invitational Sept. 14-15 in San Antonio.
Team Stats
UTRGV
BU
Kills
56
67
Errors
18
36
Attempts
153
174
Hitting %
.248
.178
Points
74.0
79.0
Assists
54
62
Aces
2
3
Blocks
16.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
29
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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