No. 20 VB Sweeps Past UCLA in Season Opener

Friday, August 30

Lincoln, Neb.

4:30 p.m. CT

Baylor

UCLA

No. 20 VB Sweeps Past UCLA in Season Opener

8/30/2019 9:21:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Baylor secure first win over UCLA since the 2009 NCAA Tournament

THE RUNDOWN
LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 20 Baylor volleyball (1-0) brought out the brooms in the 2019 season opener with a 3-0 sweep over UCLA Friday afternoon at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.

BU posted a .278 offensive efficiency in the match while holding UCLA to a .074 percentage. Junior Yossiana Pressley led all hitters with 19 kills on a .389 hitting clip.

The Bears and Bruins were tied up at 15-15 after a Hannah Lockin ace, and then BU doubled up UCLA to take a 21-18 lead on a Pressley and Kara McGhee block. Baylor did not let up on its way to a 25-20 first-set victory.

The Bears jumped out quick in set two and used a 4-0 run with Shelly Stafford behind the line for the 5-1 lead. The Bruins quickly jumped back and made it a one-point match before the Bears pushed past and used two aces by Shanel Bramschreiber to take the second, 25-16.

BU used three straight kills by Hannah Lockin and Kara McGhee to take a quick 6-2 lead to open the set. UCLA jumped in front, 12-11, after a Baylor attacking error, but the Bears took the lead back at 13-12 with a Pressley kill.

A Baylor block from Marieke van der Mark and Kara McGhee made it a 19-16 lead, and BU closed out the match with a Stafford kill to sweep the Bruins, 25-20.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improves to 22-20 all-time in season openers and 2-3 in season openers under McGuyre.
• BU improves to 2-4 all-time against UCLA, snapping a two-match losing streak.
• Yossiana Pressley opened her junior campaign with 19 kills on a .389 efficiency.
• Baylor earned its first win against UCLA under McGuyre, improving to 1-2.
• Baylor is now 20-0 under McGuyre when opponents hit below .100 in a match.
• Shelly Stafford and Kara McGhee led the Bears with four blocks each.
• Yossiana Pressley led defensively with eight digs.
• Shanel Bramschreiber posted a match-high two service aces.

STAT OF THE MATCH
19 – the kill total by junior Yossiana Pressley.

TOP QUOTE #1
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On the win…
It was a very positive step forward for the opening match of the season. Yossi (Pressley) and (Hannah) Lockin both played like First Team All-Americans. Overall, I was pleased with our steady play. We have plenty to improve upon, but we gave up so few runs."

WHAT'S NEXT
BU will face No. 18 Creighton in its final match of the Husker Invitational Saturday at 4:30 p.m. CT. A live audio stream will be available to fans at www.BaylorBears.com.