VB Sweeps No. 10 TCU for First Top-10 Road Win since 2021
10/18/2026 4:35:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears extend their sweep-streak to three, winning nine straight sets
By: Rylee White
FORT WORTH, Texas - Baylor volleyball won its first match against a ranked opponent this season, sweeping No. 10 TCU 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 27-25) Sunday afternoon at Schollmaier Arena.
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The Bears (12-5, 4-3 Big 12) have won three straight matches and nine straight sets. Baylor had more kills (44-40), aces (7-5) and digs (40-35) than the Horned Frogs and outhit them .262 to .231.
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Ksenia Rakhmanchik led all players with 23 kills on .463 hitting, her most kills in a three-set match this season, and finished with 24 points. Twelve of her kills came in the third set, including Baylor's last seven, as she saved three TCU set points and ended the match.
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Isabela Haggard recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 32 assists and 10 digs. Bailey Warren added eight kills, and Nadiya Johnson chipped in seven. Jules Hernandez led the back row with 11 digs and served two aces. Taylor Crain and Morgan Madison also had two aces each.
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RUNDOWN
TCU took an early 6-2 lead in the opening set, but Baylor rallied and knotted the set eight times. A Victoria Davis solo block gave the Bears a 14-13 lead, and kills from Haggard and Warren broke a 16-16 tie. Crain then served two aces during a 4-0 run, with a Warren kill in between, to make it 22-17. The Horned Frogs got within 22-20, but Rakhmanchik and Johnson answered with kills, and Rakhmanchik put the set away, 25-22.
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Baylor carried that momentum and scored the first two points of the second set on Johnson kills and led the rest of the way until late in the frame. A Madison ace made it 11-6. TCU used a 4-0 run to take its first lead at 18-17. Rakhmanchik answered with three of the next four Baylor kills to put the Bears back in front, 20-19. Warren and Rakhmanchik added kills late, and Mya Hemmer closed the set, 25-22, with a solo block.
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The Bears controlled the start of the third. A 4-0 run, capped by a Madison ace, made it 9-5, and a Hernandez ace stretched the lead to 17-12. The Horned Frogs scored four straight to cut it to 17-16 and later went ahead 23-21. TCU reached set point at 24-22, but Rakhmanchik had kills on back-to-back points to tie it. After the Frogs earned another set point at 25-24, Rakhmanchik tied it again with a kill and then had back-to-back kills to win the set 27-25 and finish the sweep.
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GAME NOTES
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WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to the Ferrell Center to host Houston on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. CT. The match will stream on ESPN+, and stats will be available all season at BaylorBears.com/Stats.
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Season and single-match tickets are on sale now for the 2026 season. You can find them at BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling the Baylor Athletics Ticket Office at 254-710-1000.
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To stay up to date with Baylor Volleyball all year long, follow the program on Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok: @BaylorVBall. Want to support the team? You can do so by giving to the One Way Club.
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By: Rylee White
FORT WORTH, Texas - Baylor volleyball won its first match against a ranked opponent this season, sweeping No. 10 TCU 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 27-25) Sunday afternoon at Schollmaier Arena.
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The Bears (12-5, 4-3 Big 12) have won three straight matches and nine straight sets. Baylor had more kills (44-40), aces (7-5) and digs (40-35) than the Horned Frogs and outhit them .262 to .231.
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Ksenia Rakhmanchik led all players with 23 kills on .463 hitting, her most kills in a three-set match this season, and finished with 24 points. Twelve of her kills came in the third set, including Baylor's last seven, as she saved three TCU set points and ended the match.
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Isabela Haggard recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 32 assists and 10 digs. Bailey Warren added eight kills, and Nadiya Johnson chipped in seven. Jules Hernandez led the back row with 11 digs and served two aces. Taylor Crain and Morgan Madison also had two aces each.
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RUNDOWN
TCU took an early 6-2 lead in the opening set, but Baylor rallied and knotted the set eight times. A Victoria Davis solo block gave the Bears a 14-13 lead, and kills from Haggard and Warren broke a 16-16 tie. Crain then served two aces during a 4-0 run, with a Warren kill in between, to make it 22-17. The Horned Frogs got within 22-20, but Rakhmanchik and Johnson answered with kills, and Rakhmanchik put the set away, 25-22.
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Baylor carried that momentum and scored the first two points of the second set on Johnson kills and led the rest of the way until late in the frame. A Madison ace made it 11-6. TCU used a 4-0 run to take its first lead at 18-17. Rakhmanchik answered with three of the next four Baylor kills to put the Bears back in front, 20-19. Warren and Rakhmanchik added kills late, and Mya Hemmer closed the set, 25-22, with a solo block.
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The Bears controlled the start of the third. A 4-0 run, capped by a Madison ace, made it 9-5, and a Hernandez ace stretched the lead to 17-12. The Horned Frogs scored four straight to cut it to 17-16 and later went ahead 23-21. TCU reached set point at 24-22, but Rakhmanchik had kills on back-to-back points to tie it. After the Frogs earned another set point at 25-24, Rakhmanchik tied it again with a kill and then had back-to-back kills to win the set 27-25 and finish the sweep.
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GAME NOTES
- This was Baylor's first win over a ranked opponent this season, and its first road-win over a top-10 team since beating Florida in 2021
- Baylor has won four straight against TCU and now leads the all-time series 26-11, including 11-7 in Fort Worth.
- Baylor's last ranked win was over No. 20 TCU last November
- The Bears have won nine consecutive sets, sweeping Texas Tech, Arizona and TCU.
- Baylor's seven aces tied its season high, set for the fourth time.
- Baylor is 12-1 this season after winning the opening set and 8-1 when it hits better than its opponent.
- Rakhmanchik's 23 kills were her second-most this season, behind her 26 at BYU. Her .463 attack percentage was also her second-best mark of the year, behind .478 at BYU.
- Rakhmanchik extended her streak of double-digit kill matches to 26 and has led Baylor in kills in 16 of 17 matches.
- Haggard's double-double was her fourth of the season.
- Hernandez's 11 digs led the team for the second time this season.
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WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to the Ferrell Center to host Houston on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. CT. The match will stream on ESPN+, and stats will be available all season at BaylorBears.com/Stats.
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Season and single-match tickets are on sale now for the 2026 season. You can find them at BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling the Baylor Athletics Ticket Office at 254-710-1000.
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To stay up to date with Baylor Volleyball all year long, follow the program on Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok: @BaylorVBall. Want to support the team? You can do so by giving to the One Way Club.
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