Oct. 9, 2015 Box Score
WACO, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor volleyball downed in-state opponent Texas State in its final non-conference match of the season, sweeping the Bobcats in straight sets 25-18, 25-12, 25-19 Friday night at the Ferrell Center.
The Bears were led by a strong presence at the service line, tallying a season-high nine service aces in the three-set win. Jana Brusek led the Bears with a career-high four aces against the Bobcats.
Offensively, Andie Malloy led all hitters with 11 kills on a .308 effort Friday night. Shelly Fanning contributed 10 kills, followed by Katie Staiger with nine for Baylor. The Bears held Texas State to a .064 attack percentage, making it the second time BU has limited its opponent under a .100 hitting effort this season.
Baylor and Texas State traded the first 18 points of the match, but the Bears took six of the next seven and never looked back. An Andie Malloy kill ended the first set, 25-18.
The Bears continued to dominate on their side of the court and pushed a 16-8 lead in set two. Jana Brusek tallied the team's ninth and her fourth ace of the match to give Baylor a 25-12 second-set win.
Baylor kept the momentum coming out of the break and went on a 9-2 run to open the third set. Texas State fought off three match points, but a Bobcat service error ended the match to give Baylor a 25-19 win in set three.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor had a season-high nine service aces against the Bobcats.
- Jana Brusek had a career-high four service aces, all coming in sets one and two.
- Andie Malloy led all hitters with 11 kills for a .308 attack effort in the three-set win.
- Morgan Reed led the Bears with 14 assists.
- Kelsey Slechta made her collegiate debut at the setter position Friday night, totaling four assists.
- Baylor limited Texas State to a .064 hitting effort; the last time the Bears held their opponent to a .100 attack percentage or less was against UNC Greensboro on Sept. 19 (.064).
STAT OF THE DAY
4 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" a career-high service ace count by sophomore libero Jana Brusek.
TOP QUOTE
"We worked on that rhythm, that tempo. Texas State was our first spring match up and kind of embarrassed us here. So its reflective of how much we've improved and how hard our girls have worked. Even some of those early errors are kind of non-traditional, so it was good to get some good swings in there, but then again we served tough, with nine aces. Still missed too many, but that gave us more free balls that allowed us to be consistent so we could hit after them a little bit. They had six or seven hitters hitting negative, so they never had anybody comfortable, and they've had some hitters that have done well this year." ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Head Coach Ryan McGuyre
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (13-5, 1-3 Big 12) returns to conference action as it hosts No. 10 Kansas Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center. The Bears will host a Gold-Out promotional event against the Jayhawks.
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