Wednesday, September 18
Waco, Texas
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Baylor
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No. 20 VB Falls to No. 8 Texas
9/18/2024 10:40:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears can’t hold on, downed in three in Ferrell
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Much like a painful loss to sixth-ranked Wisconsin, when Baylor volleyball had a 14-11 lead in the fifth set, the Bears had trouble finishing against two-time defending national champion Texas Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center.
Twice, 20th-ranked Baylor had chances to close out sets and extend the match but let the eighth-ranked Longhorns off the hook. Reeling off a late 5-0 run in the third set, Texas overcame a 22-18 deficit to finish off a 3-0 sweep of the Bears, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24, before a crowd of 3,126.
"Obviously, we've had opportunities, and we've let ones slip away," said Baylor coach Ryan McGuyre, whose team fell to 7-3 with its third-straight loss to the Longhorns (4-3). "I've just got to force it out of them. We've got to play with an edge a little bit more. We know that. But we've got to make sure we're taking bigger swings or scoring swings there at the end.
"Of the sets and matches we've lost this year, it's not the punch we want to throw at the end of the set."
Swept themselves by No. 2 Stanford just three days earlier, the Longhorns got 14 kills and five blocks from 2023 Final Four MVP Madisen Skinner, while former Baylor setter Averi Carlson had a double-double with 17 assists, 12 digs and two aces going against her former teammates.
"I think it showed a lot of areas we need to work on," said 6-3 junior middle blocker Alicia Andrew, who hit .467 for the match with eight kills and three blocks. "And I think blocking is one of them. I think just making sure we're up and over early. That's a big area. And just overall defense. But I think there are positives and things we need to work on from this game."
Hitting .500 in the first set, Texas used an 8-1 run to open up a 16-8 edge on Skinner's third kill of the night. Baylor did chip away, getting to within 24-17 and staving off four set points before the second of eight service errors by the Bears.
"Part of it is I've got to do a better job of getting us used to seeing the heat, used to seeing the tips that we had," McGuyre said. "I thought we were in some good positions, but we were overexaggerated. The quality of our touches just wasn't there. Maybe we were in the right spot, but the ball didn't go where we needed it to go. That was the difference in that first set. The ball didn't go where we needed it to go."
The second and third sets couldn't have been much tighter, with a combined 18 ties and nine lead changes. But Baylor just wasn't able to get to the finish line first. After five-consecutive ties at 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, the Longhorns closed out the second set with a service error by the Bears and a kill by Devin Kahahawai to go up 2-0.
Carroll, who finished with seven kills, four digs and a block off the bench, said she "couldn't sleep last night, because I was so excited. I was ready to go." She had three of her seven kills in the third set and stopped Texas' 5-0 run with her last one.
"I think at this point, that's my job," she said. "I come in, I get big swings, I hit any ball. Hit and get blocked is our thing. I think that's just my mindset. Hit the ball, get the point."
Baylor did get to its first set point of the match, at 24-23, but again the Longhorns closed it out with kills by Skinner and Jenna Wenaas and a bad set on the final point.
Elise McGhee led the Bears with nine kills, while Andrew and Manuela Bibenbe had three blocks apiece and Lauren Briseño recorded a team-high 10 digs.
"There's always learning. Win or lose, every match, there are takeaways," said McGuyre, whose team will host Hawaii (6-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday in its final nonconference tune-up. "The speed of the learning has to be the key. Learning is a positive takeaway, and I think not applying some of the things we've learned is the discouraging part."
WACO, Texas – The 20th-ranked Baylor Bears and the 8th-ranked Texas Longhorns met for the 96th time in series history on Wednesday night, adding another chapter to this series that began play back in 1978.
Texas (4-3) took down Baylor (7-3) in three sets. Winning the first quickly with a score of 25-17, holding off the Bears 25-13 in the second, and coming back in the third, the Longhorns won 26-24 to close it out.
Elise McGhee led the bears in both kills and blocks, with nine and five respectively. Manuela Bibinbe tallied three blocks as well as Alicia Andrew. Lauren Briseño tallied 10 digs, both Harley Kreck and Jackie Barret Frazier had double digit assists.
The Rundown
Set 1
The first set began with some back-and-forth action. Texas struck first, but Alicia Andrew quickly responded with a kill to put the Bears on the board. Texas began to gain momentum afterwards, climbing out to a 7-4 lead, but an ace by Kendal Murphy, and a kill by Elise McGhee kept the Bears within striking distance. The momentum began to swing in Texas direction once again, as they held on to a 12-7 lead, until another kill by Andrew got the Bears back on the board. A Texas scoring run led to a Baylor timeout, as the Longhorns lead 15-8. As play resumed Texas kept their foot on the gas and climbed to a 18-9 lead before another Bear timeout. An impressive block by Manuela Bibinbe kept the Bears in the fight with a score of 20-12. As we hit set point, a Baylor scoring run sparked by a Grace Carroll block closed the gap down to 24-17, but Texas was eventually able to close out the set, winning 25-17.
Set 2
After falling in the first set, Baylor started fast and jumped to an early 2-0 lead. Texas answered fast, and quickly took the lead back. As Texas lead 4-2, Carroll got the Bears going again, bringing the score to 5-4 Texas. A pair of powerful kills by Allie Sczech and Kendal Murphy tied the set at 6-6. The intense back-and-forth action continued, and the set remained deadlocked at seven apiece. A Texas service error allowed the Bears to jump ahead once again. Baylor's lead grew to 11-9 after an impressive kill by McGhee, but Texas continued to battle back, eventually regaining the lead for a moment. With the set tied at 12 apiece, Texas responded with a powerful kill to jump in front once again. The Texas momentum continued, and they climbed to a 16-12 lead. Another Texas service error kept the Bear's hopes alive as they trailed 17-14. Bibinbe recorded her third kill of the night in powerful fashion, and kickstarted a Baylor run as the Texas lead was cut to just one. Bibinbe continued her strong set and tied us up with a block. Grace Carroll put the Bears on top 19-18 with another kill. The Ferrell Center was rocking as the Bears had all the momentum. The battle continued, and the margin remained razor thin. Carroll recorded her 4th kill of the evening, bringing the score to 21-21. As it seemed Baylor may be able to take the set, Texas battled back and took the second set 25-23.
Set 3
After a disappointing end to the second set, the Bears had one more chance to stay alive. The Bears started fast, and jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, fighting as their lives depended on it. As Baylor lead 5-3, Texas answered with a block to cut the lead to one. A devastating kill by Sczech kept the Bears in front. Kendal Murphy continued the Baylor momentum tallying her 4th kill of the night, giving the bears a 7-5 lead. When it seemed like the Bears had control, Texas battled back once again, cutting the lead to 1. Baylor continued to fight and grew the lead up to 11-7 with the help of a fifth Murphy kill. Texas' suffocating defense kept them on the set, bringing the score to 12-12. Baylor's defense matched Texas' energy, and responded with a block of their own, bringing the score to 15-13 Baylor. A Briseño ace grew the Bears lead, making the score 18-14. Bibinbe continued to let her presence be felt as she recorded another block, allowing Baylor to jump out to a 19-15 lead. Sczech's violent kill added to the Bears lead, and edged Baylor closer to a set victory. A pair of Longhorn service errors pushed the Bears even closer to victory, as they lead 22-18. As we've seen before, Texas doesn't go down easily, and the Longhorns rallied back, eventually taking a 23-22 lead. After some good defense, Baylor jumped out to a 24-23 lead. Texas struck back, and brough it to match point, and eventually finished off the Bears 26-24.
Highlights
• The attendance of 3126 is the 8th largest in school history.
• Lauren Briseño had had her 70th career ace.
• Alicia Andrew and Manuela Bibinbe each recorded 3 blocks.
• Had a 60% side out percentage in set 2.
• Have had 8 sets won or lost by 2 points this season.
Up Next
The Bears will attempt to bounce back at the Ferrell Center on Saturday night at 7 p.m. against Hawaii.
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Much like a painful loss to sixth-ranked Wisconsin, when Baylor volleyball had a 14-11 lead in the fifth set, the Bears had trouble finishing against two-time defending national champion Texas Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center.
Twice, 20th-ranked Baylor had chances to close out sets and extend the match but let the eighth-ranked Longhorns off the hook. Reeling off a late 5-0 run in the third set, Texas overcame a 22-18 deficit to finish off a 3-0 sweep of the Bears, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24, before a crowd of 3,126.
"Obviously, we've had opportunities, and we've let ones slip away," said Baylor coach Ryan McGuyre, whose team fell to 7-3 with its third-straight loss to the Longhorns (4-3). "I've just got to force it out of them. We've got to play with an edge a little bit more. We know that. But we've got to make sure we're taking bigger swings or scoring swings there at the end.
"Of the sets and matches we've lost this year, it's not the punch we want to throw at the end of the set."
Swept themselves by No. 2 Stanford just three days earlier, the Longhorns got 14 kills and five blocks from 2023 Final Four MVP Madisen Skinner, while former Baylor setter Averi Carlson had a double-double with 17 assists, 12 digs and two aces going against her former teammates.
"I think it showed a lot of areas we need to work on," said 6-3 junior middle blocker Alicia Andrew, who hit .467 for the match with eight kills and three blocks. "And I think blocking is one of them. I think just making sure we're up and over early. That's a big area. And just overall defense. But I think there are positives and things we need to work on from this game."
Hitting .500 in the first set, Texas used an 8-1 run to open up a 16-8 edge on Skinner's third kill of the night. Baylor did chip away, getting to within 24-17 and staving off four set points before the second of eight service errors by the Bears.
"Part of it is I've got to do a better job of getting us used to seeing the heat, used to seeing the tips that we had," McGuyre said. "I thought we were in some good positions, but we were overexaggerated. The quality of our touches just wasn't there. Maybe we were in the right spot, but the ball didn't go where we needed it to go. That was the difference in that first set. The ball didn't go where we needed it to go."
The second and third sets couldn't have been much tighter, with a combined 18 ties and nine lead changes. But Baylor just wasn't able to get to the finish line first. After five-consecutive ties at 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, the Longhorns closed out the second set with a service error by the Bears and a kill by Devin Kahahawai to go up 2-0.
Carroll, who finished with seven kills, four digs and a block off the bench, said she "couldn't sleep last night, because I was so excited. I was ready to go." She had three of her seven kills in the third set and stopped Texas' 5-0 run with her last one.
"I think at this point, that's my job," she said. "I come in, I get big swings, I hit any ball. Hit and get blocked is our thing. I think that's just my mindset. Hit the ball, get the point."
Baylor did get to its first set point of the match, at 24-23, but again the Longhorns closed it out with kills by Skinner and Jenna Wenaas and a bad set on the final point.
Elise McGhee led the Bears with nine kills, while Andrew and Manuela Bibenbe had three blocks apiece and Lauren Briseño recorded a team-high 10 digs.
"There's always learning. Win or lose, every match, there are takeaways," said McGuyre, whose team will host Hawaii (6-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday in its final nonconference tune-up. "The speed of the learning has to be the key. Learning is a positive takeaway, and I think not applying some of the things we've learned is the discouraging part."
WACO, Texas – The 20th-ranked Baylor Bears and the 8th-ranked Texas Longhorns met for the 96th time in series history on Wednesday night, adding another chapter to this series that began play back in 1978.
Texas (4-3) took down Baylor (7-3) in three sets. Winning the first quickly with a score of 25-17, holding off the Bears 25-13 in the second, and coming back in the third, the Longhorns won 26-24 to close it out.
Elise McGhee led the bears in both kills and blocks, with nine and five respectively. Manuela Bibinbe tallied three blocks as well as Alicia Andrew. Lauren Briseño tallied 10 digs, both Harley Kreck and Jackie Barret Frazier had double digit assists.
The Rundown
Set 1
The first set began with some back-and-forth action. Texas struck first, but Alicia Andrew quickly responded with a kill to put the Bears on the board. Texas began to gain momentum afterwards, climbing out to a 7-4 lead, but an ace by Kendal Murphy, and a kill by Elise McGhee kept the Bears within striking distance. The momentum began to swing in Texas direction once again, as they held on to a 12-7 lead, until another kill by Andrew got the Bears back on the board. A Texas scoring run led to a Baylor timeout, as the Longhorns lead 15-8. As play resumed Texas kept their foot on the gas and climbed to a 18-9 lead before another Bear timeout. An impressive block by Manuela Bibinbe kept the Bears in the fight with a score of 20-12. As we hit set point, a Baylor scoring run sparked by a Grace Carroll block closed the gap down to 24-17, but Texas was eventually able to close out the set, winning 25-17.
Set 2
After falling in the first set, Baylor started fast and jumped to an early 2-0 lead. Texas answered fast, and quickly took the lead back. As Texas lead 4-2, Carroll got the Bears going again, bringing the score to 5-4 Texas. A pair of powerful kills by Allie Sczech and Kendal Murphy tied the set at 6-6. The intense back-and-forth action continued, and the set remained deadlocked at seven apiece. A Texas service error allowed the Bears to jump ahead once again. Baylor's lead grew to 11-9 after an impressive kill by McGhee, but Texas continued to battle back, eventually regaining the lead for a moment. With the set tied at 12 apiece, Texas responded with a powerful kill to jump in front once again. The Texas momentum continued, and they climbed to a 16-12 lead. Another Texas service error kept the Bear's hopes alive as they trailed 17-14. Bibinbe recorded her third kill of the night in powerful fashion, and kickstarted a Baylor run as the Texas lead was cut to just one. Bibinbe continued her strong set and tied us up with a block. Grace Carroll put the Bears on top 19-18 with another kill. The Ferrell Center was rocking as the Bears had all the momentum. The battle continued, and the margin remained razor thin. Carroll recorded her 4th kill of the evening, bringing the score to 21-21. As it seemed Baylor may be able to take the set, Texas battled back and took the second set 25-23.
Set 3
After a disappointing end to the second set, the Bears had one more chance to stay alive. The Bears started fast, and jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, fighting as their lives depended on it. As Baylor lead 5-3, Texas answered with a block to cut the lead to one. A devastating kill by Sczech kept the Bears in front. Kendal Murphy continued the Baylor momentum tallying her 4th kill of the night, giving the bears a 7-5 lead. When it seemed like the Bears had control, Texas battled back once again, cutting the lead to 1. Baylor continued to fight and grew the lead up to 11-7 with the help of a fifth Murphy kill. Texas' suffocating defense kept them on the set, bringing the score to 12-12. Baylor's defense matched Texas' energy, and responded with a block of their own, bringing the score to 15-13 Baylor. A Briseño ace grew the Bears lead, making the score 18-14. Bibinbe continued to let her presence be felt as she recorded another block, allowing Baylor to jump out to a 19-15 lead. Sczech's violent kill added to the Bears lead, and edged Baylor closer to a set victory. A pair of Longhorn service errors pushed the Bears even closer to victory, as they lead 22-18. As we've seen before, Texas doesn't go down easily, and the Longhorns rallied back, eventually taking a 23-22 lead. After some good defense, Baylor jumped out to a 24-23 lead. Texas struck back, and brough it to match point, and eventually finished off the Bears 26-24.
Highlights
• The attendance of 3126 is the 8th largest in school history.
• Lauren Briseño had had her 70th career ace.
• Alicia Andrew and Manuela Bibinbe each recorded 3 blocks.
• Had a 60% side out percentage in set 2.
• Have had 8 sets won or lost by 2 points this season.
Up Next
The Bears will attempt to bounce back at the Ferrell Center on Saturday night at 7 p.m. against Hawaii.
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Team Stats
TX
Baylor
Kills
45
36
Errors
13
19
Attempts
108
119
Hitting %
.296
.143
Points
61.0
45.0
Assists
44
32
Aces
4
3
Blocks
12
6
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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