No. 2 Baylor Volleyball Dominates in 3-0 Win Over No. 15 WVU

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – October 30, 2020

No. 2 VB Dominates in 3-0 Win Over No. 15 WVU
Pressley and Harrison lead BU offense to season-high .409 hitting percentage
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – No. 2 Baylor volleyball (11-1) made quick work of No. 15 West Virginia (5-5) Friday evening at the Ferrell Center, sweeping the Mountaineers 25-20, 25-14, 25-16 for its 11th-consecutive win.

The Bears hit a season-high .409 as a team, led by senior Yossiana Pressley’s errorless performance, in which she hit a mind-boggling .654 with 17 kills, and redshirt sophomore Lauren Harrison’s 12-kill, .545 efficiency effort.

BU dominated from start to finish, jumping out to a 10-2 lead in the first behind an Emily Van Slate ace. The Bears took advantage of WVU’s sluggish offense, holding the Mountaineers to a .031 percentage in the set and tallying three blocks. Harrison and Pressley each recorded five kills and accounted for Baylor’s final three points as BU took a 1-0 lead.

In the second, Campbell Bowden got things going with a 7-0 service run, helped along by a pair of Pressley putaways. The Bears led 13-3 after a sneaky kill by Callie Williams and 22-11 thanks to a Kara McGhee smash. BU had just one error in the set, hitting a massive .652 with 16 kills on 23 swings.

Baylor started fast again in the third, leading 6-2 after McGhee and Pressley teamed up for a double block, part of the Bears’ 12 rejections in the match. BU has now collected double-digit blocks in three-straight matches, and four times in the last five outings. A 6-0 run saw the lead swell to 12-4 and Marieke van der Mark picked up one of her five kills at 18-10. Pressley put down another seven kills in the set, including one at 21-14, and Harrison finished it out with two more as the Bears cruised to their 24th-straight victory at the Ferrell Center.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• BU is now 12-0 against WVU under sixth-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.
• Baylor is 2-0 against ranked opponents this season.
• Baylor extended its winning streak to 11 matches, its third-longest streak under McGuyre.
• With the victory, Baylor's home win streak increases to 24 matches, dating back to Nov. 16, 2018.
• The Bears have swept their opponent in all six series finales in 2020.
• BU held its opponent below a .170 attack percentage for the ninth time this season, as West Virginia hit just .032.
• It’s the fifth time this season the Bears have held their opponent to under a .100 efficiency.
• The Bears hit a season-high .409 as a team, going over .400 for the fourth time this season.
• Baylor recorded double-digit blocks for the fifth time this year with 12.
• Senior Yossiana Pressley led the Bears in kills for the 10th time this season with 17.
• Pressley was errorless, hitting .654 on 26 attempts.
• Redshirt sophomore Lauren Harrison hit .545 with 13 kills on 22 swings.

STAT OF THE MATCH
.409 – Baylor hit a season-best .409 as a team.

TOP QUOTES
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On tonight’s match…
“Stellar performance from Lauren [Harrison] and Yossi [Pressley], which is awesome. ‘Lo’ hit .545, only one error on the night, that’s incredibly amazing. I don’t think you can do any better than that, except Yossi hit .656 [with zero errors] as well. These girls love each other, but if they’re trying to outshine each other, they’re both so bright and we’re going to win a lot of matches that way.”

WHAT'S NEXT
No. 2 Baylor (11-1) gears up for a showdown with No. 1 Texas (10-0) in Austin on Nov. 5-6. Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m. CT on Longhorn Network.


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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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