Oct. 21, 2015 Box Score
THE RUNDOWN
FORT WORTH, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor volleyball (14-7, 2-5 Big 12) jumped out to an early advantage, but couldn't finish off the road upset over TCU, falling in five sets, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 10-15, Wednesday evening at the University Recreation Center.
The Bears were rolling early, jumping out to grab a first set lead that they would never lose, taking the first game, 25-18.
The Horned Frogs responded in kind in the second frame, opening on a 5-0 run and never losing the lead to take the second set, 25-20.
After trading points for much of the third game, the Bears pulled away late, plowing ahead for a 25-22 set victory and a 2-1 advantage in the match.
TCU started clicking in for the final two sets, hitting .607 and .316 in the fourth and fifth sets to clinch the match victory in front of a raucous crowd.
Despite the result, BU outhit TCU .342 to .340 in the match, carrying advantages in kills by a 70-64 margin.
BU's higher rate of blocking, service, and handling errors proved to be the main separation between the two squads, as well as a 15.5-9.5 block advantage for TCU.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Katie Staiger (21) and Andie Malloy (20) combined for 41 kills, the most of any Baylor duo on the season.
- Staiger's 20 kills matches a career-high and is the most kills she has recorded in a match this season.
- The pair of 20+ kill performances marks the first time a BU player has hit that mark since Andie Malloy posted 25 against Texas Tech on Oct. 29, 2014.
- Jana Brusek's sixth dig of the match was the 500th of her career.
- Mackenzie Mayo's third dig of the match was the 800th of her career.
- Shelly Fanning's 11 kills and .500 attacking percentage was tops among freshmen in the match.
STAT OF THE DAY
41 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the combined kill total for Malloy and Staiger, leading all hitters
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (14-7, 2-5 Big 12) hosts Iowa State on Sunday, Oct. 25th, at 2:00 p.m. in Waco.
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