No. 10 Baylor VB Starts Conference Play at K-State

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – September 24, 2021



No. 10 VB Starts Conference Play at K-State
The Bears will face the Wildcats in back-to-back matches.
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 10 Baylor volleyball travels to Kansas State for back-to-back matches on Saturday and Sunday to begin Big 12 Conference play.

Saturday’s matchup is slated for 4 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

The Bears (5-3) are facing a K-State team that is on a roll at 9-2, winning eight in a row. But Baylor is on a streak of their own, winning four in a row, three being sweeps. BU is also on a nine-set streak holding their opponent to less than 20 points each set. Their most recent win against McNeese was their third match in a row with a team attack percentage over .300, and held the Cowgirls to a negative percentage.

Baylor enters the Conference portion of the schedule with a 66-30 Big 12 play record under seven-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.

In the preseason poll for the Big 12 Conference, Baylor was picked to finish second and the Wildcats were just behind the Bears, picked to finish third.

In the AVCA polls, the Bears have been ranked in all four weeks of the regular-season as well as the preseason poll. KSU was receiving votes in the preseason poll, but has not been featured since.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
K-State has seven upperclassmen on their roster this season, but sophomore Preseason All-Big 12 outside hitter Aliyah Carter is making a splash. K-State’s eight-match winning streak consists of, in order: UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State, Ohio, Loyola Chicago, Fresno State, Mizzou, Weber State and Omaha. Only two of those matches were 3-0 sweeps, against Ohio and Mizzou. They were defeated by No. 5 Nebraska and No. 21 Pepperdine.

BEAR BITES

  *   Baylor is 66-30 under Ryan McGuyre in Big 12 play.
  *   The Bears have now kept their opponent to under 20 points for nine-straight sets.
  *   Baylor has had an attack percentage above .300 for three-straight matches now.
  *   BU held McNeese to a negative attack percentage, the first time they’ve done that to an opponent this season.
  *   Baylor has won four-straight matches.
  *   Avery Skinner is nearing her 1,000th career kill with 103 to go to hit the milestone.

Live stats will be available on Baylor volleyball’s schedule page and the match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Brian Smoller and Liz Wegner-Busch will be the broadcast team for Saturday with Katherine Bernhardt as the sideline reporter. A full recap and final stats will be available on www.BaylorBears.com<http://www.BaylorBears.com> after the conclusion of the match.


Up Next
After the two matches with K-State, the Bears face Texas Tech at home in back-to-back matches on October 1 and 2 to continue Big 12 play.



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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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