No. 11 Baylor VB Battles to 3-1 Win Over West Virginia

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – October 23, 2021



No. 11 VB Battles to 3-1 Win Over West Virginia
Bears fight in fourth set for sixth-straight win
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – No. 11 Baylor volleyball fought with West Virginia to a 3-1 win in WVU Coliseum on Saturday night.

The Bears (13-4, 7-1) took the first two sets 25-16 and 25-19 before the Mountaineers (13-6, 3-5) climbed back to take the third at 25-23. The fourth belonged to BU after a battle, finishing 29-27.

Baylor has now won six-straight matches and has won 12 out of the last 13 matches.

Kara McGhee showed out against WVU, posting five solo blocks and two assisted as well as 11 kills on 20 kills for a .500 attack percentage. Elise McGhee also flashed her power with five kills and one block. Avery Skinner and Hannah Sedwick had double-doubles; Skinner with 14 kills and 13 digs, Sedwick with 40 assists and 13 digs. Marieke van der Mark was a force in the first set with two kills and three blocks. Yossiana Pressley continued her prowess with 19 kills and had a near double-double with nine digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One
The Bears started up early on WVU, and Avery Skinner had recorded five kills by the first media timeout. Marieke van der Mark had a big block with Elise McGhee to help make it 18-11. Baylor was cruising and brought it to 21-13 with Kara McGhee recording two solo blocks. She made a third just after and the set was over at 25-16, BU making quick work in the first frame.

Set Two
Baylor started the frame with a challenge, the call being overturned in their favor, but then WVU would go on to score five unanswered. The Bears came roaring back to make it 9-6 thanks to Pressley, as well as Kara and Elise McGhee. An ace for West Virginia tied it up at 12-12, but Pressley had a kill to sway it back to the Bears. The teams traded one more point to each other and then the Bears went on a spree of 7-3. The Mountaineers challenged a Pressley kill but it was unsuccessful, confirming the score to be 24-18. Pressley finished off the set at 25-19.

Set Three
BU went on a four-point scoring run to kick off the third frame at 4-1. Two errors made it 5-4 but a Skinner kill helped push it back. Kara McGhee had another kill and made it 8-5. Baylor then went up by as much as four and then WVU crept back up. The Bears tried to pull away once again and made it up to 15-11 with kills from Sedwick and Kara McGhee. Out of the media timeout, BU and WVU traded a few points, with the Bears still leading. Shanel Bramschreiber served up an ace at 23-17 but it was followed by two West Virginia kills. At 23-20, Baylor called for a timeout, WVU being on a five-point run. The Mountaineers stretched it out to a 10-point scoring run to end the set 25-23.

Set Four
Baylor started out down with a three-point run from WVU. The Bears countered with two points, but then West Virginia continued their push. Skinner had a kill to make it 9-5, but the Mountaineers held strong. Down by six at 12-6, BU called for a pause. Elise McGhee and Pressley scored back-to-back kills to lessen the lead to 15-11. Then two more emphatic kills from Pressley, three in a row, made it 15-13 and WVU called for a timeout of their own. A service error on both sides of the set made it 20-18 Baylor. The teams tied it up at 21-all and West Virginia called for another pause. From that point on, the Bears and Mountaineers were trading points. They climbed to 26-26 with a Pressley kill tying it up. A Preslie Anderson kill tied it at 27-all, then two attack errors from WVU, the last being blocked by Anderson, ended the set at 29-27 to give the match win to Baylor.

BEAR BITES

  *   Hannah Sedwick and Avery Skinner both had double-doubles against WVU.
  *   Kara McGhee hit .500 percent on the night with 11 kills on 20 attempts.
  *   Baylor is 20-3 all-time against West Virginia and leads the series in Morgantown, 9-1.
  *   The Bears are 73-31 under Ryan McGuyre in Big 12 matches and 215-393 in conference play overall.
  *   BU is on a six-match winning streak and has won 12 out of the last 13 matches.

QUOTABLE – Head Coach Ryan McGuyre
“We put ourselves in a dangerous position tonight, but responded with some good grit. Hannah Sedwick has been playing at an elite level and provided great leadership and poise. Preslie Anderson came in with some clutch kills and we had good production out of Kara [McGhee] in the middle. WVU is playing their best volleyball I’ve seen since being at Baylor. Elise McGhee made some big swings for us at crucial times.”

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVball.

Up Next
The Bears have a bye-week and then will take on top-ranked Texas at home for back-to-back matches on Nov. 5 and 6.



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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, A&T)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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