Friday, September 28
Waco, Texas
8:00 p.m. CT
Baylor
vs
Oklahoma
Preview: No. 21 VB Hosts Oklahoma for Friday Night Battle
9/27/2018 11:56:00 AM | Volleyball
Bears and Sooners will face off in Friday's nationally-televised match
WACO, Texas – 21st-ranked Baylor volleyball (9-5, 1-2 Big 12) plays its second match in three days as it hosts Oklahoma (9-6, 1-2 Big 12) Friday night at the Ferrell Center.
The 8 p.m. CT matchup will air live on ESPNU with Tyler Denning and Bailey Webster on the call.
Free ice cream sundaes will be given out to the first 200 students at the match.
Baylor looks for its third-straight win over the Sooners in Waco and hopes to extend its winning streak in the series to five straight.
BEARS HOST SOONERS FRIDAY NIGHT ON ESPNU
• Baylor volleyball will return home to host Oklahoma for a Big 12 battle on ESPNU Friday night.
• Baylor looks for its third-straight win over the Sooners at home and fifth overall.
• Last season, the Bears took down the Sooners in four sets in Waco, and then BU rolled in a three-set sweep in Norman.
• The Bears are currently 2-0 in Friday night matches at the Ferrell Center, taking down LSU in the season opener and then-No. 2 Wisconsin on Sept. 7.
• A loss would give BU a 1-3 start in conference play for the first time since the 2015 season. That team finished seventh (5-11) in the Big 12 standings.
• BU looks to avoid a two-match losing streak at home for the first time since the 2016 season. Baylor dropped two five-set matches to Iowa State and No. 4 Kansas in back-to-back home matches.
TEAM NOTABLES
• Baylor went 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2012.
• Baylor is 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2018. Last season, BU went 4-4.
• BU has held 10 of 14 opponents under a .250 hitting percentage this season.
• Baylor is 7-1 after winning the first set in 2018.
• Baylor is 5-0 when hitting .300 or better in 2018.
• Baylor has never lost a match while leading 2-0 under McGuyre (46-0).
• Baylor is currently 9-5 as a ranked team in 2018 and is 18-8 as a ranked team under McGuyre.
LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA (Oct. 28, 2017)
• No. 24 Baylor volleyball earned its second consecutive road sweep after a 3-0 win at Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 28 at McCasland Field House in Norman, 25-19, 25-22, 25-17.
• Freshman Yossiana Pressley matched a season-high 20 kills and hit .395 to lead all players for the second-straight match. She had a match-high six blocks as the Bears dominated at the net by a 10.0-4.0 margin.
• Defensively, senior Jana Brusek moved from fifth to third in the Baylor all-time career digs list with 13 digs against the Sooners (5-18, 2-8 Big 12).
• Baylor had won its fourth straight vs. Oklahoma and swept the series for two straight years for the first time since the 2000-01 seasons.
• BU limited Oklahoma to a .108 attack efficiency, improving to 13-0 when opponents hit below .200.
LAST TIME VS. THE SOONERS IN WACO (Sept. 30, 2017)
• Baylor volleyball posted a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma (3-14, 0-3) to add to their eight-match home winning streak Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Ferrell Center, 25-10, 19-25, 25-14, 25-23.
• Senior Katie Staiger tied her season-high 26 kills on a .444 attack effort to lead all players. Aniah Philo almost matched her season high in kills as she recorded 13 and added 12 digs for her second double-double of the season.
• The Bears had their second double-digit block effort in conference play, posting 12.5 blocks.
• Baylor improved to 6-0 when holding its opponents below a .100 hitting efficiency.
The 8 p.m. CT matchup will air live on ESPNU with Tyler Denning and Bailey Webster on the call.
Free ice cream sundaes will be given out to the first 200 students at the match.
Baylor looks for its third-straight win over the Sooners in Waco and hopes to extend its winning streak in the series to five straight.
BEARS HOST SOONERS FRIDAY NIGHT ON ESPNU
• Baylor volleyball will return home to host Oklahoma for a Big 12 battle on ESPNU Friday night.
• Baylor looks for its third-straight win over the Sooners at home and fifth overall.
• Last season, the Bears took down the Sooners in four sets in Waco, and then BU rolled in a three-set sweep in Norman.
• The Bears are currently 2-0 in Friday night matches at the Ferrell Center, taking down LSU in the season opener and then-No. 2 Wisconsin on Sept. 7.
• A loss would give BU a 1-3 start in conference play for the first time since the 2015 season. That team finished seventh (5-11) in the Big 12 standings.
• BU looks to avoid a two-match losing streak at home for the first time since the 2016 season. Baylor dropped two five-set matches to Iowa State and No. 4 Kansas in back-to-back home matches.
TEAM NOTABLES
• Baylor went 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2012.
• Baylor is 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2018. Last season, BU went 4-4.
• BU has held 10 of 14 opponents under a .250 hitting percentage this season.
• Baylor is 7-1 after winning the first set in 2018.
• Baylor is 5-0 when hitting .300 or better in 2018.
• Baylor has never lost a match while leading 2-0 under McGuyre (46-0).
• Baylor is currently 9-5 as a ranked team in 2018 and is 18-8 as a ranked team under McGuyre.
LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA (Oct. 28, 2017)
• No. 24 Baylor volleyball earned its second consecutive road sweep after a 3-0 win at Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 28 at McCasland Field House in Norman, 25-19, 25-22, 25-17.
• Freshman Yossiana Pressley matched a season-high 20 kills and hit .395 to lead all players for the second-straight match. She had a match-high six blocks as the Bears dominated at the net by a 10.0-4.0 margin.
• Defensively, senior Jana Brusek moved from fifth to third in the Baylor all-time career digs list with 13 digs against the Sooners (5-18, 2-8 Big 12).
• Baylor had won its fourth straight vs. Oklahoma and swept the series for two straight years for the first time since the 2000-01 seasons.
• BU limited Oklahoma to a .108 attack efficiency, improving to 13-0 when opponents hit below .200.
LAST TIME VS. THE SOONERS IN WACO (Sept. 30, 2017)
• Baylor volleyball posted a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma (3-14, 0-3) to add to their eight-match home winning streak Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Ferrell Center, 25-10, 19-25, 25-14, 25-23.
• Senior Katie Staiger tied her season-high 26 kills on a .444 attack effort to lead all players. Aniah Philo almost matched her season high in kills as she recorded 13 and added 12 digs for her second double-double of the season.
• The Bears had their second double-digit block effort in conference play, posting 12.5 blocks.
• Baylor improved to 6-0 when holding its opponents below a .100 hitting efficiency.
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