Baylor VB Drops Season Opener at Kansas

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – September 25, 2020

VB Drops Season Opener at Kansas
Bears fall in back-and-forth five-set match
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Baylor volleyball (0-1) opened its 2020 season with a five-set loss to Kansas on Friday at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena in Lawrence, Kan., 25-19, 13-25, 22-25, 25-19, 9-15.

Three Bears reached double-figures in kills, including: Lauren Harrison (15), Marieke van der Mark (14) and Kara McGhee (12).

BU took the first set behind a .600 hitting percentage and 19 total team kills, with Yossiana Pressley leading the way with six. Baylor led 12-7 after a back-row kill from Harrison and held the lead throughout the set, including after a big block by McGhee that made it 23-18.

The Bears couldn’t find a rhythm in sets two or three, but rebounded nicely in the fourth behind a .607 efficiency and six more kills from Harrison. She put down three of the Bears first five points in the set, leading 5-1, and later added another to make it 9-6. Van der Mark and McGhee collected timely kills to keep the Bears ahead late in the set, and Callie Williams finished it off with a dump at 25-19.

Kansas opened the fifth set on a 4-0 run and the Bears never recovered, ultimately falling to the Jayhawks on their home floor by a six-point deficit.

Defensively, BU recorded eight blocks, including six from junior college transfer Andressa Parise. The Bears also tallied five service aces behind Pressley’s team-leading two, as well as contributions from Shanel Bramschreiber, Jena Kelly and Emily Van Slate.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor hit above .600 in both of its set wins (.600, .607).
• Lauren Harrison led the Bears with 15 kills in her BU debut.
• Kara McGhee recorded a career-high 12 kills.
• Andressa Parise hit 1.000 with four kills on four swings and added six blocks in her Baylor debut.
• Callie Williams totaled 47 assists in her first match as a Bear.
• Emily Van Slate led the Bears with 10 digs in her collegiate debut.
• BU notched five service aces, led by Yossiana Pressley with two.
• Baylor is now 22-21 all-time in season openers.
• Baylor is now 3-3 in Big 12 conference openers under head coach Ryan McGuyre, and 1-2 on the road.

STAT OF THE MATCH
7 – Seven Bears made their team debuts: Laché Harper, Lauren Harrison, Jena Kelly, AJ Koele, Andressa Parise, Emily Van Slate and Callie Williams.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1435>
On the match…
"We’ve got to make some fixes. We’ve got to make sure we’re adjusting and playing a cleaner game start to finish. [There are] lots of new players in new roles, and we’ll keep growing.”

WHAT'S NEXT
BU (0-1) will round out its season-opening series against the Jayhawks (1-0) by returning to Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena for another match on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT.


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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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