No. 1 VB Meets No. 8 seed Washington in NCAA Regional Final

WACO, Texas – Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Baylor volleyball (28-1) will host its final home match against No. 8 seed and ninth-ranked Washington (27-6) with a trip to the NCAA National Semifinals on the line on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center.

The match will be televised on ESPNU with Sam Gore and Katie George on the call.

Fans can purchase tickets at www.BaylorBears.com/tickets or call the Baylor ticket office at 254-710-1000. With a win, Baylor would advance to play the winner of No. 4 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed Nebraska in next Thursday's national semifinals in Pittsburgh.

Baylor is hosting the regional rounds for the first time in program history and is appearing in its eighth NCAA Tournament.

Fans can follow along for match coverage with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.

NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Baylor is 9-7 in eight NCAA Championships trips, including a 6-3 record in the McGuyre era.
• Baylor is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament and is seeded for the second time in program history.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fourth consecutive season and eighth time overall.
• Baylor advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time under McGuyre and first time in 10 years.
• Baylor advanced to the NCAA Regional Final for the first time in program history with a 3-1 win over Purdue.
• BU is 2-4 against Pac-12 teams in the NCAA Tournament, including 1-0 in the 2019 postseason.
• Baylor is 2-1 all-time against Purdue while the Bears have never faced Washington or Kentucky in program history.
• Baylor is 3-6 against ranked opponents in the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 9 UCLA (3-1 in Los Angeles), No. 14 San Diego (3-2 in Los Angeles) and No. 14 Purdue (3-1 in Waco).
• Baylor played 13 total games against 10 different NCAA Tournament teams in the regular season.
• BU was 12-1 against the 2019 NCAA Tournament field during the regular season – No. 4 and second-seeded Texas (1-1), No. 5 and fourth-seeded Wisconsin (1-0), No. 18 and 12th-seeded Hawaii (1-0), Marquette (1-0), Missouri (1-0), UCLA (1-0), Iowa State (2-0), Oklahoma (2-0), Creighton (1-0) and Texas State (1-0).
• Baylor is 4-1 in the postseason at home and hosted the opening rounds for the second time in three years.
• Baylor's lone loss this season came against No. 2 overall seed Texas on Oct. 23.
• Nine players have recorded a total of 13 double-doubles during the NCAA Tournament.
• 12 players return from last season's NCAA Tournament team, including four starters.
• Last season, Baylor was selected to the Eugene Regional and advanced to the second round with a win over Hawai'i.

BEARS FACE HUSKIES IN WACO REGIONAL FINAL
• No. 1 Baylor continues NCAA Tournament play against No. 8 seed and ninth-ranked Washington.
• BU looks to advance to the NCAA National Semifinals for the first time in program history.
• BU is on a 12-match winning streak and has won 13 straight matches against non-Big 12 opponents.
• Volleyball looks to become the second Baylor team to win an NCAA title in 2019 (women's basketball).
• Baylor holds a program-best 16-0 record in home matches this season.
• BU is 6-3 in the NCAA Tournament under McGuyre, including 4-1 at home.
• Baylor is in the top-35 nationally in five different stat categories heading into Saturday's match, and three players are among the nation's top 30 in five categories.

HOME SWEET HOME
• BU is 60-17 all-time in home matches under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
• Baylor improved to 30-3 in home non-conference matches under McGuyre, finishing 5-0 in 2019.
• Baylor holds a program-best 16-0 record at home in 2019.
• At home, BU is 12-0 in three sets, 3-0 in four sets and 1-0 in five-set matches.
• BU has broken the single-match attendance record in three straight seasons, most recently with 7,357 at the Texas match. It shattered the previous high set against Tennessee earlier this season.
• BU has had nine top-10 crowds at the Ferrell Center under McGuyre, including five this season.
• Baylor is 4-1 in NCAA postseason matches at home in program history.

BEARS TOP BOILERMAKERS IN REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
• Behind three double-digit kill performances, No. 1 Baylor volleyball advanced to the program's first NCAA Regional Final with a 3-1 win over No. 16 seed and 14th-ranked Purdue on Friday at the Ferrell Center, 25-12, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17.
• Van der Mark topped her own career high from the USC match with a 16-kill, .464 efficiency performance. Pressley had 15 kills while Milana matched a season-high 13 kills on a .500 percentage.
• The Bears used a big 8-2 advantage at the service line with senior Tara Wulf tying a school record with four aces in a postseason match.

No. 1 VB Meets No. 8 seed Washington in NCAA Regional Final

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