No. 4 Baylor volleyball opened the NCAA tournament in Waco with a sweep, taking down the Wofford Terriers 25-11, 25-11, 25-18 in the Ferrell Center. Junior opposite hitter Allie Sczech shone, tallying 12 kills on 20 attempts with no errors.
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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.
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.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball survived Houston’s upset attempt Saturday in the Ferrell Center, taking down the Cougars 25-19, 18-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-10. On Senior Day in Waco, outside hitter Elise McGhee celebrated the occasion with a 22-kill double-double.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball went up against Texas Tech on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. After a hard-fought match, the Bears took the match in a sweep, 29-27, 25-18, 25-18, recovering after the losing their eight-match win streak last week.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball fell to No. 12 Kansas, 25-22, 26-24, 25-17, on Saturday at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena in Lawrence. The heavy-hitting Jayhawks were too much for Baylor to overcome, as they snapped the Bears’ eight-game winning streak.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball is set to face off against No. 12 Kansas in Lawrence in a battle of Big 12 heavyweights. The Bears are hunting for their ninth straight conference win, while the Jayhawks hope to regain momentum after dropping two of their last three.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball knocked off Kansas State in straight sets on Wednesday night 25-21, 25-22 and 25-18, extending the Bears’ win streak to eight, as well as marking their fourth sweep in a row.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball has a roster filled with talent, and senior outside hitter Elise McGhee is no exception. In Saturday’s sweep against UCF, McGhee reached 1,000 career kills, a feat that few can boast.
The Bears (17-6, 9-3 Big 12) went 3-0 over the Knights (8-13, 1-11 Big 12). Despite only playing three sets, it was just enough time for senior libero Lauren Briseño and senior outside hitter Elise McGhee to reach individual milestones.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball swept yet another Big 12 opponent Saturday in the Ferrell Center, taking down UCF 25-22, 25-16, 25-19. It was the fourth sweep of a conference opponent over the course of the Bear’s seven-game win streak.
No. 17 Baylor volleyball is gearing up for another week of back-to-back conference games. The Bears will travel to face Texas Tech on Wednesday at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock and then return home to clash with UCF on Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
No. 17 Baylor Volleyball added another game to the win column with a 3-0 sweep against Colorado Friday night in the Ferrell Center, 26-24, 25-16, 25-20. Senior outside hitter Elise McGhee continued her dominant hitting streak, tallying 24 kills in only three sets.
Graduate transfer setter Jackie Barrett Frazier led the team to a convincing win with 23 assists, 16 digs and 10 kills — the first triple-double by a Baylor Bear since 2009.
The No. 17-ranked Bears are on a three-game winning streak.
No. 23 Baylor volleyball faced No. 18 TCU Friday night in the Ferrell Center, taking down the Horned Frogs 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-8.
The No. 23 Bears went down to H-town on Wednesday and brought back a 3-1 win against the Cougars, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17 and 25-23. Baylor (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) has won every matchup against Houston since 2002.
Sporting pink ribbons and jerseys, No. 22 Baylor volleyball traded out its green and gold for pink and white in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Bears used the good mojo in front of a sea of pink as they swept Cincinnati, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20, Thursday night at the Ferrell Center.
The Bears have lost three straight matches since upsetting No. 14 Arizona State.
As a young student-athlete in Ridgefield, Washington, Baylor volleyball redshirt junior middle blocker Alicia Andrew didn’t consider herself primarily as a volleyball player. But her perspective changed when her mother signed her up for volleyball camp as a teenager.
No. 18 Baylor volleyball’s first ever matchup against Utah ended in disappointment for the Bears, who were swept by the Utes 25-21, 25-14, 25-21 Saturday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.
After taking the first set to a 24-24 tie, No. 18 Baylor volleyball struggled to find its footing against a dominant No. 23 BYU attack, falling in three sets, 26-24, 25-21, 25-13, Thursday night at George Albert Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
After a four-set loss to TCU on Sunday, No. 18 Baylor volleyball is set to close out a three-game run against ranked opponents Thursday night at 8 p.m. at No. 23 BYU.
In their first conference road game of 2024, the No. 12 Baylor Bears dropped their fourth straight match to the Horned Frogs
Nine days after upsetting then-No. 14 Arizona State, No. 14 Baylor volleyball is set to play its fifth ranked opponent of the season, traveling to Fort Worth to take on No. 22 TCU Sunday afternoon on ESPN.
The Bears hit 0.143, their third-lowest home hitting percentage since April 2021.
As part of its search for consistency and grounded confidence, No. 20 Baylor volleyball has an opportunity to showcase their growth against No. 8 Texas in the first non-conference battle between the two programs since 1979 at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Ferrell Center.
In the final week of non-conference play for three Baylor sports, the Bears combined to go 2-0-1 over the weekend, in addition to strong Olympic sports performances. Baylor football successfully blacked out McLane Stadium, but here’s everything else you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over the weekend.
No. 18 Baylor volleyball returned to form in the final matchup of the Baylor Invitational, sweeping Samford in three sets, 25-13, 25-19, 25-12, Sunday afternoon at the Ferrell Center. After a difficult week that included being swept by SMU and a less-than-perfect win over LSU, huge offensive performances from junior opposite hitter Allie Sczech and senior outside hitter Elise McGhee propelled the Bears to their seventh win of the season.
