Preview: No. 2 VB Returns Home For Series With No. 15 West Virginia

Wed Oct 28 18:00:51 CDT 2020

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – October 28, 2020

BU owns a 10-match win streak over WVU

For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

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BAYLOR BEARS (9-1)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/ryan-mcguyre/1563> (Biola, 1998)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/10/28/BU%20VB%20Game%20Notes%202020_1112%20West%20Virginia.pdf>
BAYLOR (9-1) vs. WEST VIRGINIA (5-3)
Oct. 29, 2020 • 6 p.m. CT
Oct. 30, 2020 • 5 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center

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WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (5-3)
Location: Morgantown, W.Va.
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Reed Sunahara (UCLA, 1989)
Roster<https://wvusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://wvusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://wvusports.com/documents/2020/10/28/VBMatchNotes_Baylor_10_29_2020.pdf?id=16559>

STORYLINES

WHAT'S POPPIN'

  *   Baylor carries a nine-match win streak into its weekend slate with West Virginia.
  *   This is BU's fourth-longest win streak under sixth-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.
  *   Seven of the Bears' nine wins have been sweeps, including each of the last three.
  *   The Bears have held steady at No. 2 in the AVCA's fall coaches poll for five straight weeks.

AGAINST THE MOUNTAINEERS

  *   Baylor has won each of the last 10 meetings against WVU, dating back to 2014.
  *   BU has claimed each of the last five contests against the Mountaineers in Waco.
  *   Baylor leads the all-time series 16-3 and 7-2 in Waco.
  *   Under McGuyre, the Bears are 10-0 against West Virginia.

IN THE RANKINGS

  *   With West Virginia checking in at No. 15 in the latest AVCA poll, this will be Baylor's first meeting with a ranked opponent in 2020.
  *   The Bears are 15-23 all-time against ranked opponents under McGuyre, including an 8-2 mark in 2019.

BLOCK PARTY

  *   Sophomore MB Kara McGhee was named the Big 12's Defensive Player of the Week after her 14-block performance in two matches at Iowa State.
  *   McGhee collected a career-high 11 stuffs in the series finale, one shy of BU's all-time record for blocks in a three-set match.
  *   The Bears totaled 13 blocks in Saturday's match, a season-best for the team, and McGhee assisted on nearly 85 percent of them.
  *   The San Antonio native is the first Bear to tally at least 10 blocks in a match since Shelly (Fanning) Stafford did so on Nov. 29, 2018 at Hawaii.
  *   This is McGhee's fifth-career weekly award, third defensive honor, and first of the 2020 season.
  *   This is the first time the Bears have claimed the same award in three-straight weeks since Sept. 23-Oct. 7, 2019 (offensive).

HIT THE FLOOR

  *   Baylor has seen its defense improve over the last few weeks, receiving strong production from redshirt junior S Callie Williams and junior L/DS Shanel Bramschreiber.
  *   Bramschreiber leads the Bears with 3.56 digs per set (9th in the Big 12) and has matched her previous career-high for digs in a single match six times this season.
  *   Williams has recorded double-digit digs in five of her last six matches, including each of the last four.
  *   Campbell Bowden, Yossiana Pressley and Emily Van Slate have all contributed in the passing game as well, with Bowden starting in seven of her eight matches played, Pressley recording three double-digit dig performances, and Van Slate tallying a career-high 11 digs in her last match at ISU.
  *   Jena Kelly and Gabby Brown, both redshirt freshmen defensive specialists, have taken ownership of their roles. With limited playing time, both are still making strides in the Bears' passing game and developing in the practice gym.

-BaylorBears.com-

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: TBD | C: 254-265-1639

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