No. 21 VB’s Comeback Bid falls short against No. 24 Colorado, 3-1

Sunday, October 4

Waco, Texas

2 p.m.

Baylor

9-5,1-3Big 12

Colorado

11-3,2-2Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Colorado	25	25	11	25	3
Baylor	19	19	25	23	1

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No. 21 VB’s Comeback Bid falls short against No. 24 Colorado, 3-1

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BUs Rakhmanchik continued her double-digit kill streak

By: Matt Roberts

WACO, Texas — No. 21 Baylor volleyball was unable to muster a comeback against Colorado on Sunday afternoon in the Ferrell Center, falling 3-1 to the No. 24 Buffs.

Colorado took the first two sets before Baylor dominated the third to extend the match to four. The Bears battled closely in the fourth and narrowly fell 25-23, dropping their second home match this season. BU outnumbered CU in multiple categories, including hitting percentage (.168-.127), kills (48-39) and digs (54-33).

Ksenia Rakhmanchik led the Bears with 11 kills, eight digs, and 12.5 points. Victoria Davis and Nadiya Johnson were also dominant on the attack with 10 kills apiece. Isabela Haggard continued to make a positive impact for BU, directing the offense with 39 assists, while Morgan Madison stabilized the back row with a match-high 17 digs.

RUNDOWN
The Bears fell into a 4-0 hole early, but a Rakhmanchik and Davis tallied a couple of kills to get BU on the board. After a Baylor timeout, Bailey Warren recorded a pair of blocks to chip away at the five-point Colorado lead. The Buffs ballooned the lead to 19-12, but the Bears made one last 3-0 push; the comeback fell short, and the Buffs took set one, 25-19.

Baylor again found itself playing from behind in the second as Colorado built a 12-7 advantage. The Bears pulled within three at 12-9 and later cut the deficit to 19-16 behind consecutive points, but the Buffaloes answered each rally. Colorado scored six of the final nine points to take another 25-19 win and a 2-0 lead into the break.

BU came out firing in the third, jumping out to an 11-6 lead as Rakhmanchik and Davis combined for four kills. The Bears kept a foot on the gas, going on a 10-2 run, aided by several CU attack errors. Lacy Tinnell joined the action with a dominant kill to keep the momentum going at 18-9. The Bears closed out the set with 13 kills, holding the Buffs to just two, claiming set three in dominant fashion, 25-11.

The Bears jumped out to an early 3-0 lead to start the fourth. Another Davis block got the Ferrell Center on their feet, making it 6-3. Colorado knotted the set at eight before a Warren kill briefly put Baylor back in front. The two continued to trade the lead down the stretch with nine ties and two lead changes. Rakhmanchik and Davis continued to collect kills and put the Bears in front 20-19. In the final stretch, the two were deadlocked at 23, but an attack error and a CU kill proved to be the decider in the match. The Bears ultimately fell 25-23 in the deciding set.

GAME NOTES

Baylor is now 9-5 (1-3) on the season and 1-1 in the Big 12 Midseason Challenge.
The Bears are now 9-4 in the last 13 meetings with the Buffaloes.
BU's 54 digs were the third-most in a match this season.
The Bears' 11 blocks tied for the team's third-highest total this season.
Ksenia Rakhmanchik had her 23^rd-straight double-digit kill match, and she led the team in kills, attacks and points for the 13^th time in 14 matches this season.
Nadiya Johnson added 10 more kills tonight, bringing her total to 55 in the first four matches of conference play.
Isabela Haggard led the team with 39 assists for the 13^th time in 14 matches this season.
Morgan Madison's 17 digs led the team and were her most since notching 27 against UIW on Sept. 16^th

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Ryan McGuyre on the difference between the first two sets and the last two — "We just played more Baylor volleyball. The last two sets were closer to being who we are, what we train for and what we're trying to do. Our blocks showed up; we slowed down on it. We dug some hard-driven balls that were at us, kept it up and then took some big swings, along with some smart shots as well. You hit .375, you're normally going to win. That's something we've normally been good at. We wanted them to hit zero, or negative, which we felt capable of, and that's what we did. We kept them low in the fourth, but we're low ourselves.

Morgan Madison on recovering after a slow start — "I definitely didn't like how I started playing, but I was like, what can I do now? I just focused on the next ball; that is something I really wanted to put energy into if I wasn't playing as well. Then I wanted to get my digging better, and passing came along too. I was just trying to get the team together and really show that I believe that we could still win that set and the next one."

WHAT'S NEXT
Up next, the Bears head west to take on Texas Tech on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. The match will stream on ESPN+, with stats available all season at BaylorBears.com/Stats.

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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