Baylor
Nebraska
Volleyball Comes Up Short at No. 4 Nebraska
10/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 19, 2002
LINCOLN, Neb. - No. 4 Nebraska hit .472 as a team and forced Baylor attackers into 21 errors as the Bears dropped a 30-16, 30-23, 30-19 decision to the Huskers here Saturday night in Big 12 Conference volleyball action. Baylor drops to 8-11 on the season with the loss and 2-7 in Big 12 play. The Huskers, winners of 15 straight overall and 59 consecutive Big 12 matches, improve to 17-1 and 9-0.
Tisha Schwartz led all players with 16 kills; however, she was the only Bear to reach double figures in kills. Kelly Spriggs added six kills, and Laura Daniela Lloreda had five. Stella Odion matched her career best for digs, leading all players with 11.
The Bears fell behind early in game one and never recovered. The Huskers scored eight of the match's first 10 points and eventually built a 15-6 lead before the Bears took their second timeout. Baylor played the Huskers tight after that, winning nine of the next 17 points. However, Nebraska scored six consecutive points to close out the game 30-16.
Nebraska's offense was nearly unstoppable in the opener. The Huskers hit above .600 most of the way and finished at .500, scoring 21 kills with only three errors in 36 swings. Meanwhile, the Bears hit .067 in game one with just seven kills and five errors in 30 attempts. Baylor got half its points off Nebraska errors as the Huskers committed five service errors along with the three miss-swings.
Baylor rebounded with a stronger showing in game two, leading much of the early part of the game. The teams played side-out volleyball for the first 13 points before a Schwartz kill put the Bears up 8-6. Nebraska fought back for a 10-9 advantage only to see the Bears score three straight. Baylor pushed its lead to 15-12 before the Huskers put together one of their patented runs, scoring 10 of the next 11 points and building a 22-16 lead.
The Bears hit .257 in game two (15-6-35), but the Huskers remained hot, hitting .476 (23-3-42). The 23 kills by Nebraska are the most allowed in a game this season by Baylor.
With Nebraska leading 14-9 in game three, the Bears put together a 5-1 run to cut the lead to 15-14. The Huskers called a timeout and then went on an 11-3 run. That put Nebraska up 26-17, and the Bears could never get any closer.
Amber Holmquist and Laura Pilakowski led the Huskers with 15 kills each, hitting .700 and .650, respectively. Nebraska put 60 kills on the floor as a team and had six players record at least five kills.
Baylor stays on the road, traveling to College Station, Texas, next Wednesday for a 7 p.m. CDT match at Texas A&M. The Aggies swept the season series last year, winning in three games at both venues.
