Amidst a flurry of foul trouble and despite a career night from freshman guard Robert O. Wright III, No. 15 Baylor lost its Big 12-Big East Challenge game against No. 25 UConn, 76-72, Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.

For the fifth time in Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre’s 10-year tenure, the Bears are set to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in the Ferrell Center.

No. 15 Baylor is catching No. 25 UConn at the right time. After heading into the Maui Invitational as a presumed Final Four contender, the Huskies became just the fourth AP top-two team to lose three straight games in the AP poll era, all to unranked opponents.

As the No. 4 seed in the Lower Right Regional, Baylor volleyball is set to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament at the Ferrell Center. Additionally, the Bears had four players chosen for All-Conference, as announced by the league on Tuesday.

While school was out of session for students to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families, Baylor Athletics continued trucking as it feasted. Across four different sports, the Bears combined to go 8-1 during the weeklong vacation. Here’s everything you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over Thanksgiving break.

After knocking off Kansas 45-17 on Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium, head coach Dave Aranda extended his longest single-season winning streak at Baylor to six.

Baylor football racked up 603 yards as it stormed past Kansas, 45-17, on Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium. It was the first time Baylor accumulated more than 600 yards against a Big 12 opponent since Nov. 25, 2016, when the Bears totaled 634 against Texas Tech.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! (Well, sort of.)Two special guests — Baylor…