No. 12 Seed Baylor VB Readies for NCAA Regional Semifinals

Sat Apr 17 13:04:22 CDT 2021

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 17, 2021

No. 12 Seed VB Readies for NCAA Regional Semifinals
Bears to face No. 5-seed Nebraska on Sunday in Omaha
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 (20-6, 13-3 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=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/2021/4/17/BU_VB_Game_Notes_2020_21_Postseason__Regionals.pdf>
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NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (15-2, 14-2 Big 10)
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Conference: Big 10
Head Coach: John Cook (San Diego, 1979)
Roster<https://huskers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://huskers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://huskers.com/documents/2021/4/17/Notes_NCAA_Regional_Semifinal.pdf>

No. 11 (12-Seed) BAYLOR (20-6) vs. No. 4 (5-Seed) NEBRASKA (15-2)
Sunday, April 18, 2021 • 1:30 p.m. CT
2020 NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals
Omaha, Neb. • CHI Health Center Omaha
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STORYLINES
TOURNEY TIME

  *   For just the third time in program history, Baylor advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals following a 3-2 win over Pepperdine in the 2020 Second Round.
  *   The 11th-ranked and 12th-seeded Bears came back following a 2-1 defecit to eliminate the 20th-ranked Waves.
  *   Following the win, Baylor is now 11-8 all-time in NCAA tournament play
  *   After a 19-6 regular-season and a second-place finish in the Big 12, Baylor volleyball earned its fifth-consecutive postseason, a program-best.
  *   BU earned its ninth NCAA tournament bid in school history.
  *   BU is a top-16 national seed for the third time in school history and second year in a row. The Bears were the No. 1 overall seed in 2019 and No. 12 in 2017.
  *   The Bears advanced to the National Semifinals for the first time in program history last season.
PERENNIAL POWERHOUSES

  *   Baylor enters a Regional full of strong volleyball programs, which includes No. 5-seed Nebraska, No. 4-seed Texas and No. 13-seed Penn State.
  *   The Bears have never defeated the Cornhuskers in 31 attempts, most recently dropping a 3-0 contest in Lincoln, Neb. on Nov. 24, 2010.
  *   BU has fallen four times this season to the Longhorns, as Texas increased its all-time series lead to 88-3. The Bears and Longhorns have never met in the postseason.
  *   The only potential regional opponent Baylor has faced previously in the NCAA Tournament is Penn State, who dropped the Bears in three sets in the 1999 NCAA Second Round.
SURVIVE AND ADVANCE

  *   On Thursday, Baylor came back from down 2-1 to defeat Pepperdine in five sets and advance to the Regional Semifinals.
  *   It was the ninth five-set match the Bears have played this season, and fourth postseason match that has gone the distance in BU program history.
  *   Baylor has won six of its nine five-setters in 2020-21 and owns a 3-1 mark in such postseason contests.
  *   Under sixth-year head coach Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1563>, the Bears are 23-13 in five-set matches.
BAYLOR IN REGIONALS

  *   BU is making just its third appearance in program history in the NCAA Regionals rounds.
  *   The Bears are 1-1 all-time in the Regional Semifinals, having dropped a 3-0 match to No. 10 California in 1999, then defeating No. 14 Purdue 3-1 in 2019 in Waco.
  *   Baylor is 1-0 all-time in the Regional Finals after besting No. 9 Washington last season 3-1 in Waco.

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3073 | C: 254-265-1639

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