No. 24 VB Drops Five-Set Thriller to No. 17 Kansas

Sunday, October 25

Waco, Texas

2 p.m.

Baylor

13-6,5-4Big 12

Kansas

14-5,7-2Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Kansas	23	22	25	25	15	3
Baylor	25	25	21	21	13	2

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BU’s Rakhmanchik records second double-double of the season

By: Rylee White

WACO, Texas — No. 24 Baylor volleyball won the first two sets against No. 17 Kansas, but the Jayhawks came back to win 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-13) Sunday afternoon at the Ferrell Center.

The Bears (13-6, 5-4 Big 12) had more kills (64-63) and digs (65-57) than the Jayhawks in the match, but Kansas tallied more blocks than Baylor 12-8 and outhit the Bears .279 to .229.

Ksenia Rakhmanchik led all players with 25 kills and 27 points, adding 10 digs for her second double-double of the season. The sophomore's 65 attacks were the most by a Baylor player since her 70 against Arkansas State in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Warren finished with a season-high 16 kills at a .324 clip with three blocks.

Victoria Davis hit .545 with seven kills and three blocks. Grace Carroll came off the bench to hit .750 with six kills, including four in the fifth set. Isabela Haggard directed the offense with 53 assists, while Morgan Madison led the Bears with 20 digs. Tehani Ulufatu added 14 digs and two aces.

RUNDOWN

The opening set remained close throughout. Warren recorded three consecutive kills during a 4-0 run that gave Baylor an 11-8 lead. Kansas moved ahead 18-17, but Warren and Rakhmanchik helped the Bears score the next four points. After the Jayhawks tied the set at 21-21, Warren put Baylor back in front, and Rakhmanchik closed out the 25-23 win with a kill.

Baylor led for much of the second set. A Taylor Crain ace sparked a 5-0 run that gave the Bears a 10-4 advantage, and Rakhmanchik recorded three kills in a four-point span to extend the lead to 18-9. Kansas responded with seven consecutive points to pull within 19-16 before eventually tying the set at 21-21. Rakhmanchik answered with two kills, and Davis sealed the 25-22 win with a solo block.

Kansas controlled the third set. Warren recorded back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 14-13, and a Rakhmanchik ace pulled Baylor within 22-20 late. The Jayhawks closed out the set, 25-21, to extend the match.

The Bears controlled the early stages of the fourth set. Ulufatu served back-to-back aces, and Rakhmanchik recorded three kills among Baylor's first nine points. Mya Hemmer and Carroll added kills as the Bears built a 15-11 lead. Kansas responded with a 7-0 run to go ahead 21-17. Warren recorded three kills and a solo block as Baylor pulled within 24-21, but the Jayhawks secured the 25-21 win to force a fifth set.

Carroll recorded two early kills in the fifth set as Baylor held the lead through much of the frame. Hemmer's solo block and Carroll's kill gave the Bears a 9-7 advantage, and Davis put Baylor ahead 11-9. Kansas scored three consecutive points to take a 12-11 lead. Davis tied the set at 12-12, and Warren fended off a match point at 14-13. However, the Jayhawks won the next point to claim the set, 15-13, and the match, 3-2.

GAME NOTES

Kansas leads the all-time series, 32-29, and has won four consecutive meetings. Baylor holds a 19-10 advantage in matches played in Waco.
Baylor is now 11-1 this season when winning the first two sets.
Baylor is now 12-2 this season when winning the opening set.
Rakhmanchik's 25 kills were her second-most in a match this season, trailing only her 26 at BYU. She has recorded at least 23 kills in three consecutive matches.
Rakhmanchik recorded her third consecutive 20-kill performance and fifth of the season.
Rakhmanchik's 65 attacks were a season high and the most by a Baylor player since her 70 against Arkansas State in the Opening round of the NCAA Tournament last December.
Rakhmanchik recorded her second double-double of the season and seventh of her career. Her 25 kills and 10 digs marked just the second 20-kill, 10-dig performance of her career.
Rakhmanchik is one kill shy of 700 for her career.
Warren's 16 kills were a season high, surpassing her previous best of 14 against UIW on Sept. 16.
Haggard's 53 assists were her second-most this season, trailing only her 57 at BYU.
Baylor's 65 digs were its second-most this season, behind the 73 recorded against UIW.

QUOTABLE
Grace Carroll on her impact:
"I really owe it to my outsides. Bailey and Ksenia were both putting balls away really consistently and really heavily, so it kind of caused their middle to shift out toward them and gave me a little bit more of an open net. I was just hitting the ball, doing my job, but the outsides really contributed to that, and same with Bella, just her distribution of things."

Morgan Madison on facing Kansas again:
"Excited to already get to face them again. They're a great team, and getting to play in that environment and against a great team like that, that's something that we want to rise to the occasion and just come out stronger and really take it because we know we can beat a team like that."

Head coach Ryan McGuyre on the team's defensive effort:
"I thought we made some great digs where they hit it really hard. We had some exceptional plays on it. So we did a good job keeping the ball off the floor in that part of it. There were a lot of outstanding, exceptional, like, highlight-type digs in the first set, which helped us pull away. Definitely made a difference in that."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears look to extend their winning streak against TCU to five matches when they host the Horned Frogs for Blackout on the Brazos on Friday at 7 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center. The match will stream on ESPN+. Stats are available all season at BaylorBears.com/Stats.

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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