THE RUNDOWN
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Down 2-0 in the match, No. 24 Baylor volleyball (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) pulled out a five-set victory over West Virginia (9-10, 1-5 Big 12) Saturday afternoon at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, 22-25, 13-25, 25-22, 25-20, 17-15.

In the win, redshirt junior Shelly Fanning set a career-high 20 kills on 27 attempts while posting the best five-set match attack percentage in program history, hitting .741 against the Mountaineers.

After sitting out the last two matches, sophomore Yossiana Pressley returned and became the 12^th player in program history to record a 20-20 match with 21 kills and a career-high 20 digs.

WVU called an early timeout in set one after a Pressley kill helped Baylor move in front, 10-6. Although BU went up 18-10 and 22-18, the Mountaineers closed out the frame on a 7-0 run to get the early advantage, 25-22.

Baylor struggled offensively to open set two and trailed 9-2 after a Fanning kill. The Mountaineers hit .433 while the Bears hit .121 to close out the second frame, 25-13.

BU was down 13-10 in set three, but six kills from Fanning and a 19-17 dig advantage helped the Bears get on the board with a 25-22 win.

Baylor continued to roll in the fourth set and hit a team-high .385 to force a fifth frame, 25-20.

After an early lead in the fifth, West Virginia tied it up at 7-7 before a Jaelyn Jackson kill gave the Bears the advantage at the changeover. Down 15-14, the Bears used a Pressley kill, a block and a Fanning overpass kill to storm back and take the match, 17-15.

HIGHLIGHTS
• The Bears started Yossiana Pressley, Shelly Fanning, Jaelyn Jackson, Hannah Lockin, Braya Hunt, Marieke van der Mark and libero Tara Wulf for the first time this season.
• Shelly Fanning posted a career-high 20 kills on 27 attempts with zero errors.
• Fanning's .741 attack percentage is the best hitting efficiency in a five-set match in program history.
• Yossiana Pressley became the 12^th player in program history to record a 20-20 match with 21 kills and a career-high 20 digs.
• Three Bears posted double-digit digs, led by Tara Wulf with 21.
• Tara Wulf tied a career-high three service aces against the Mountaineers.
• Baylor improved to 13-3 all-time against West Virginia, including 7-0 under head coach Ryan McGuyre.
• Hannah Fluegel had a team-high 37 assists in the win.
• Baylor won its second-ever match under McGuyre after trailing 2-0, improving to 2-20.
• Baylor is 21-9 as a ranked team under McGuyre.

STAT OF THE MATCH
.741 – the program-best hitting efficiency by redshirt junior Shelly Fanning.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On the win…
"This afternoon was a very ugly win. The will to fight, compete and persevere sustained us enough to have a chance to pull out the victory. Shelly Fanning was unstoppable throughout the match, and Tara Wulf has really solidified herself as a top Big 12 libero. Tara's defense and serving was a difference maker, and Shelly was extra creative in how she scored. Their steadiness was clutch. Collectively, we really struggled to play clean the whole afternoon. The timing of the Wednesday bye will be good. I'll always be glad to get a road win in the Big 12."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) returns home to face Kansas State next Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. CT in Waco.