Oct. 31, 2009
Box Score
WACO, Texas - No. 22 Baylor got at least 10 kills from four different player, including a match-high 12 by
Katie Sanders to sweep (25-17, 25-20, 25-23) Texas Tech at the Ferrell Center on Saturday night.
Sanders added 14 digs for her 13th double-double of the season, and Torri Campbell, Anna Breyfogle and Elizabeth Graham each had 10 kills for the Bears. Setter Taylor Barnes had 41 assists to go along with a career-high six service aces, seven digs and five kills. She led the offense to a .281 hitting percentage (51-17-121) on the evening.
"Tonight we came out real strong," head coach Jim Barnes said. "I like the way we came out, but I don't like how we lost a little of focus and intensity (in the third set). I like how Taylor came out and played very well, setting the tone. We did exactly what we wanted to offensively, setting our middles often. They all hit over .300, so they did a good job."
On defense, Allison King continued her trend of double-digit digs with 13 of Baylor's 48. At the net, Big 12 blocking leader Anna Breyfogle had four block assists, and one solo block, while Barnes and Ashlie Christenson each had two block assists. Baylor held Texas Tech to a .184 hitting percentage (32-13-103). Amanda Dowdy led the Red Raiders with 11 kills.
"Elizabeth, Anna, and Torri really set the tone with a quick offense," Barnes said. "And Katie played really well. We turned it on when we needed to."
In the first set, Texas Tech jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Baylor reeled off a 6-0 run with three consecutive service aces by Barnes. Graham and Sanders each added a kill in the spurt. After Tech closed to 10-8, Sanders and Breyfogle each slammed a kill off the floor to push the lead to 13-8. The Bears put together seven of the last 10 points with two kills each by Christenson and Sanders, then the finisher by Campbell for a 25-17 set win.
The second set started the same way with Texas Tech getting out to a 4-1 lead, but two kills from Graham and a block by Breyfogle and Christenson gave Baylor a 7-5 lead. The Red Raiders tied it at eight, but Baylor scored seven of the next nine with two kills and an ace by Breyfogle then two more aces by Barnes. Tech would get no closer than three the rest of the set with a Sanders spike to finish it 25-20.
In the third, it was Baylor that raced out to an early 3-1 lead with kills by Campbell, Graham and Sanders, but Tech clawed back take an 8-5 lead with two blocks by Miara Cave and teammates. The Bears came back to take a lead at 11-10 after kills by Sanders and Campbell, the teams traded points until Texas Tech forced a Baylor timeout up 23-22. The Bears came out of the timeout and Breyfogle took over with a kill and the match-clinching block alongside Christenson.
Baylor (19-5, 8-5 Big 12) will be back on the court at the Ferrell Center on Wednesday against Oklahoma at 7 p.m. The Bears will look to avenge a loss to the Sooners earlier this season in five sets in Norman, Okla.
