No. 13 Baylor VB Defeats Oklahoma, 3-1

Wed Oct 26 21:47:44 CDT 2022

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 26, 2022

No. 13 Baylor VB Defeats Oklahoma, 3-1
Bears sweep the season series with the Sooners
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu

NORMAN, Okla. – The No. 13-ranked Baylor volleyball team came away with the 3-1 win over Oklahoma in McCasland Fieldhouse on Wednesday night, led by Alexis Dacosta on defense and Kara McGhee on offense.

The Bears (18-4, 7-2 Big 12 Conference) defeated the Sooners (11-10, 1-8 Big 12) in four sets (25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23) for the season sweep.

THE RUNDOWN
Set 1
Lauren Harrison kicked off the match for BU with a kill, and Riley Simpson got an ace at the 5-3 mark. The teams went back and forth all the way through the 10th point, seeing kills from Elise McGhee and Kara McGhee along the way. Mallory Talbert was the one to pull them ahead for good, followed by kills from Simpson and Elise. Another Elise kill put them into the media timeout. Out of it, Kara and Sczech went up for the block to put them up 16-12. Harrison, Sczech and Talbert got kills to bring BU its 20th point, prompting OU to call time. Talbert got the block with Harrison out of the pause. After Oklahoma went on a 3-0 run, BU called time, but despite OU collecting two more points after it, Elise McGhee gave the Bears the final point at 25-20.

Set 2
Sczech got the first kill of the second set for the Bears, but OU went on a 3-0 run. It was Sczech to end it and put the ball back with BU. Kara and Harrison followed suit with kills of their own, but Oklahoma wasn’t done. Baylor had McGuyre call time as the Sooners were up 8-6. Talbert brought BU back within one at 9-8, then Kara tied it up at 11-11, with Sczech following her to put BU ahead. They matched each other’s points for much of the rest of the way, all the way through the 18-18 mark, with Kara McGhee getting an emphatic kill when OU placed the ball just at the net in front of her. OU pulled ahead 21-18 on an ace, with the Bears calling timeout. Kara got a kill, then a block with Sczech, and another attack error from OU had the Sooners calling time at 21-21. They called one again at 23-21 after both McGhees recorded kills again. The McGhee sisters went up for a block to get set point, and Baylor ended the set on a 6-1 run with Kara blasting the final ball onto the floor, 25-22.

Set 3
Oklahoma got a heart start out of the gate, but Harrison put a quick stop to it after two points. However, the Sooners kept going. Dacosta got a point at 4-3, then Averi Carlson threw a dump at 5-4, but after OU was leading, 8-4, BU called time. The Sooners went up 11-5 and Elise McGhee knocked a ball down. Kara got a kill at 12-7, but OU wasn’t done. Harrison got a kill at 15-9, then Talbert helped with the effort to close the gap, getting a kill at 16-10. The Bears got back-to-back kills from Elise McGhee to make it a 3-0 run, OU calling timeout at 17-13. Oklahoma got three-straight points, to which BU called timeout. Kara McGhee got the kill out of it, then another at 22-15, followed by a kill from Sczech. An ace from Briseño was at 23-18, and Harrison followed her with a kill. The set ended in OU’s favor at 25-20.

Set 4
Carlson started the Beaars off with an ace, a confidence boost after falling in set three. Sczech then went on a tear, getting five kills in quick succession to put the Bears up 7-4. The Sooners tied it up at 7-7 with an ace, then pulled ahead and had another ace at 10-8. Talbert got a kill, then Carlson to keep them within two, but it didn’t last long. OU had a 5-2 run that ended with a media timeout at 15-12. Out of it, OU, the Bears got a block from Sczech and Kara. A much-needed kill was accomplished from Sczech at 17-14, then Talbert followed suit at 18-15. Elise got a kill at 19-16 after a call was overturned, but the Sooners got a block just after, which she returned with another kill, the score now 20-17. Oklahoma called timeout after a bad set from Payton Chamberlain. Out of it, OU got a kill, but the Bears got four-straight kills from Elise McGhee, Harrison, Sczech, then Harrison again. It pushed Oklahoma to call time once more, but the damage was done. Kara McGhee got the match point, only for OU to get the next point, 24-23. BU called timeout, and out of it, Harrison got the final kill to finish the match, 25-23.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   The Bears swept the season series against the Sooners.
  *   Kara McGhee led the team in kills with 15.
  *   Alexis Dacosta led the team in digs with 14.
  *   BU is on a three-match win streak.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Ryan McGuyre
“Really proud of our team’s resiliency and ability to fight on the road. I thought we came out super strong offensively in the first set. We’ve got a lot of people healthy now and I thought that offensive rhythm looked really good for us. Second set was a little bit more of the same. The third set, I was disappointed with how we started. Oklahoma is still a good team, they have a lot of powerful hitters. Fourth set we were down again, I think maybe even 20-15, and we talked about getting our way back into it. Great serving to finish that out but I thought [Alexis] Dacosta’s defense kinda wheeled us  back into the match, she led us in digs tonight and did that by only playing three rows. So the rows that she did play she was pretty exceptional with that. Allie Sczech had a great night, second in kills for us. Our middles continue to do well but it was nice to have Allie turn the tide for us. Her best sets seemed like they were the last two. At the end of the day, I realize how many freshmen we have. Definitely there are some things I’m disappointed in but what we’re expecting them to do is such a high, high level, so I appreciate the team’s maturity going on the road in the Big 12. Hard to beat teams once, let alone twice, so glad we could get the win and get out of there.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears return home to the Ferrell Center for a Sunday midday match against West Virginia to be broadcast on ESPN2.

-BaylorBears.com-

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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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