No. 9 Baylor VB to Host Texas Tech

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – September 30, 2021



No. 9 VB to Host Texas Tech
Series between the Bears and Red Raiders is one of BU’s most played all-time.
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – No. 9 Baylor volleyball welcomes Texas Tech to the Ferrell Center on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 1 and 2) for its conference home opener.

Both matches are set to start at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Friday's match is also "Dig Pink" night at the Ferrell Center, where pink rally towels will be given away while supplies last.

Baylor (7-3, 2-0) comes into the weekend having moved up one spot in the AVCA weekly rankings to No. 9 after sweeping Kansas State twice on September 25 and 26 in Manhattan, Kan. to start Big 12 play.

Avery Skinner earned her first weekly award from the Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 28, as she was named Offensive Player of the Week. She led the team with 5.25 points per set and recorded 27 kills on 53 attempts.

Texas Tech (10-5, 0-2) enters the weekend after battling Kansas to two 3-2 decisions in the Jayhawks’ favor to start Conference play. They currently rank third in the country in total blocks with 148, fourteenth in blocks per set at 2.74 and have recorded double-digit blocks in eight matches thus far.

BU is ranked seventh nationally in blocks per set at 2.97 and has had double-digit blocks in six matches.

The all-time series between the Bears and Red Raiders sits in TTU’s favor at 50-38, but Baylor is making headway in reversing it, winning 29 of the last 32 meetings. The Bears are also on a five-game winning streak against Texas Tech. They last met in 2020 where the Green and Gold swept them in Lubbock.

Baylor is on a winning streak of six, having defeated Florida twice, Rice, McNeese, and then Kansas State twice. The Bears have held their opponents to less than 20 points in 13 of the last 15 sets played. The last five matches played were all 3-0 sweeps of their opponents as well, and the Bears had an attack percentage over .300 in each of the five.

BEAR BITES

  *   Two Baylor players have earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors this season: Yossiana Pressley (8/31) and Avery Skinner (9/28).
  *   The Bears are currently 2-0 in Big 12 play after the sweeping of K-State.
  *   Baylor is 68-30 in Big 12 matches under Ryan McGuyre, and has a record of 194-268 since entering the conference at its inception.
  *   The matchup with Texas Tech is the second-most played for the Bears at 86 matches, trailing only Texas (91 total matchups).
  *   Baylor has defeated the Red Raiders in 29 of the last 32 meetings and are on a five-game winning streak against TTU.

Former Baylor volleyball standout Katie Smith along with Lincoln Rose will be the talent for Friday’s match on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

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 continue Big 12 play at home with the second match against Texas Tech on Saturday, October 2 at 6 p.m. in the Ferrell Center.



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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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