Box Score

THE RUNDOWN
DAYTON, Ohio -- After fighting out to a 2-1 set lead, the Bears (6-1) took every bit of the five-set battle to close out the Dayton Flyers (2-5), 15-25, 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12, kicking off the 2015 Dayton Invitational at the Frericks Center.

In the first set, despite working out to a 5-2 lead, Baylor couldn't put a substantial run together to answer the attack from Dayton. Closing on a 5-0 run, the Flyers ran away with the first set, 25-15.

The Bears bounced back in the second and third sets, hitting over .500 in both sets to bounce back and grab a 2-1 set lead. Fighting to push it to the fifth set, Dayton held off the Baylor attack, logging five blocks in the fourth.

Down to the decisive fifth set, Baylor held a tight 14-12 lead, needing a single point to secure the victory. Freshman Amanda Lesikar brought it home for the Bears, sealing the win with a kill, set up by Amy Rosenbaum.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Katie Staiger's 18 kills were most on the team and tied her season high of 18 vs. UC Davis.

• Andie Malloy's 11th kill of the match was the 500th of her career.

• Malloy's 19 digs set a new season high, just one shy of her career high.

• Alex Banister posted her first collegiate ace.

• With the win, the Bears extend their win streak to six.

STAT OF THE DAY
3 -- Number of Bears with double-digit kills: Staiger (18), Fanning (15), Malloy (14)

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Ryan McGuyre -- "First of all, I was really proud of the girls and just weathering the storm of the first set. Things didn't go the way we wanted them to, but we remained calm. We kept trust in our training and we look forward to those fifth sets. We've been successful in them. We just needed to be consistent and whoever was most consistent tonight was going to win the match."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears have less than 24 hours to recover and regroup before taking on Cleveland State at 9 a.m. CT, continuing play in the Dayton Invitational. -BU-