No. 2 Baylor Volleyball Sweeps Iowa State On The Road

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – October 23, 2020

No. 2 VB Sweeps Iowa State On The Road
Bears pull away behind van der Mark’s strong third set
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
AMES, Iowa – No. 2 Baylor volleyball (8-1) picked up its eighth-consecutive victory by sweeping Iowa State (2-5) 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 Friday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The Bears won the serve and pass battle, tallying five aces to ISU’s three and out-digging the Cyclones 46-39, and benefitted from an eight-kill third set by redshirt junior Marieke van der Mark that put the match away.

BU got out to a slow start, edging in front of the Cyclones by two points behind a Lauren Harrison kill at 7-5 in the first set. Kara McGhee put one down to give the Bears some breathing room at 15-11 and a sneaky dump by Callie Williams put an end to an ISU run at 19-17. McGhee would also collect a pair of kills late in the set, part of her 4-for-4 opener, to give the Bears a 1-0 match lead.

In the second, the Bears struggled offensively, hitting just .154, but made use of five Cyclone service errors. Senior Yossiana Pressley recorded seven of her 11 kills in the set, including set point, and Williams added two more timely kills at 8-5 and 19-15 to keep momentum in Baylor’s favor.

Van der Mark sparked the Bears in the third, going off for eight kills on nine swings. The Netherlands native had back-to-back smashes to open the set, and Williams found the floor once more with a dump at 6-3. More Iowa State errors gave the Bears a five-point advantage in the middle of the set, and van der Mark put down another two kills consecutively to make it 20-12. Bramschreiber even got in on the action, recording a kill of her own at 21-12 before two more van der Mark kills at 23-13 and 24-16. Pressley put the exclamation point on the match with a solo block that ended things, one of BU’s seven total rejections.

For the sixth time this season, and third time on the road, Baylor swept its opponent. Five Bears tallied at least five kills, and four players recorded at least one ace.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor extended its winning streak to eight matches.
• The Bears earned their sixth sweep of the season and third on the road.
• BU held its opponent below a .170 attack percentage for the sixth time this season, as Iowa State hit just .164.
• For the fourth time this season, Baylor recorded at least five aces.
• Two Bears reached double-digits in kills: Pressley (11) and van der Mark (10).
• Callie Williams posted 31 assists and 13 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
• Williams also led the Bears with a .625 attack percentage.
• Shanel Bramschreiber recorded a kill for the third time in her career.

STAT OF THE MATCH
13 – Callie Williams led the team with 13 digs, tying her season high.

TOP QUOTES
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On tonight’s match…
“I was really impressed with Callie’s [Williams] defense, she made a lot of great digs and led us in digs. It was a night where I felt like we won the serve and pass battle. Marieke [van der Mark] came off the bench and did a good job for us, hitting .500. I’ll take a road win like this any day.”

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (8-1) and Iowa State (2-5) will square off again at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday in Ames. The match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.


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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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