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.

Eyeing a bounce back after being swept on Tuesday, No. 18 Baylor volleyball opened the 13th annual Baylor Invitational by taking down LSU in a four-set thriller — 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 30-28 — on Thursday night at the Ferrell Center.

It was the second full week of Big 12 sports, as Baylor played host to the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge and traveled on the road with other teams. But since it’s the heat of football season, here’s everything else you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over the weekend.

The Bears fell one hit short of a reverse sweep.

The green and gold toppled the Golden Gophers in a thrilling fifth-set upset Friday night at the Ferrell Center.

The Bears stay undefeated ahead of this weekend’s Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge.

With dominant offense and stifling defense, the Bears open the season with back-to-back sweeps of ACU and Tulsa.

Every year, Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre chooses a word to define the season. Some years he thinks of it months before the season, in others, it reveals itself closer to the start of play. In his 10th year leading the Bears, he’s chosen TRUST as the name of the game: Triumphant, Refuel, Unity, Steadfast and True grit.

With two spring matches under its belt, Baylor volleyball is now fully back in action. The team is introducing new faces as well as preparing for the 2024 season, as the squad’s schedule was officially announced on Thursday.

The Bears failed to reach at least the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2018.

The No. 23 Bears will play the winner of No. 2 seed Kentucky and Wofford at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Bears, who earned an at-large bid on Sunday, will play No. 7 seed James Madison on Thursday.

The Horned Frogs won the final three sets of Saturday’s match by a combined seven points.

After winning the first two sets, the Bears dropped three straight to fall to the Longhorns on Thursday in Austin.

The Bears secured their second consecutive conference series sweep and are riding a five-game winning streak.

The Bears beat the Bearcats in their first match as conference foes.

In a flurry of firsts, Baylor soccer will continue its roll in Waco against Cincinnati for the first time in program history, while No. 20 Baylor volleyball will head to Ohio and clash with the Bearcats for the first time since 1992.

Here’s a quick glimpse at everything Baylor Athletics you may have missed over the weekend.

After splitting two matches at Iowa State, the Bears head back home to take on the Wildcats.

The Bears lost in three sets in Provo, Utah, 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.

No. 18 Baylor volleyball dispatched Stephen F. Austin in straight sets Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center, giving the Bears a two-game home winning streak headed into Saturday’s Big 12 opener at No. 10 BYU.

The Bears had a warm welcome for their home opener against the Owls Friday night in the Ferrell Center.

The Bears enter the 2023 season with less experience than previous years, but a plethora of returning talent looks to offset the challenge.

No. 17 Baylor volleyball was able to outlast Rice in five sets to advance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bears cruised to a three-set victory over the Lumberjacks in the 2022 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship First Round.