Tuesday, September 19
Waco, Texas
6PM
Baylor
3
vs
0
Stephen F. Austin
No. 18 VB Made Quick Work of SFA, 3-0
9/19/2023 9:16:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears finish non-conference slate with home sweep
WACO, Texas – The 18th-ranked Baylor volleyball team swept Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night, 3-0, at the Ferrell Center to close out the non-conference slate.
BU (6-4) made quick work of the Ladyjacks (11-3), 25-14, 25-15, 25-21, with the match lasting an hour and 20 minutes.
The Bears were led by Elise McGhee in kills (11) for the second match in a row, while Lauren Briseño served up two aces and Manuela Bibinbe threw up five blocks.
THE RUNDOWN
Set 1
Kyndal Stowers had two kills out of the gate and then got her third to help Baylor go up 6-3 early on SFA. McGhee recorded her first kill of the match at 7-3 before Bibinbe joined the party at 8-4. Bringing the score to 11-5, Alicia Andrew had back-to-back kills. Helping the Bears get ahead by seven points over the Jacks, Allie Sczech broke the block to get the kill, 14-7. After the media timeout, BU capitalized on Stowers and Sczech's kills to have a lead of 17-8. Stowers and Bibinbe teamed up for the first Baylor block of the match, stuffing Ielan Bradley, now 18-10. SFA called timeout after a McGhee kill and Jacks attacking error, but Averi Carlson made it a 3-0 run with a kill, 21-12. Izabella Ortiz got two kills for SFA but Stowers stopped them in their tracks at 22-14 with a kill. After back-to-back Ladyjack attack errors, they called timeout before a final error sealed the set, 25-14.
Set 2
The second frame started slowly for BU, swapping points with the Ladyjacks all the way to 8-8. In that stretch, McGhee got the Bears first kill (1-1) and Andrew and Stowers teamed up for the block (2-1). Stowers tied it at three-all, then Sczech and Bibinbe followed the play with a block on the next, 4-3. Sczech got on the board with a kill in the set at 5-5, then Bibinbe had a bomb at 6-6. She'd score again at 7-7 before McGhee tied it at eight-all. Carlson served up an ace to bring the Bears ahead, 9-8, where they wouldn't trail or tie again. Andrew got the next kill and SFA called timeout. Back-to-back blocks from McGhee and Andrew in tandem kept the momentum swinging forward, now 12-8. After an Andrew kill, McGhee served up an ace (14-9). Sczech made it 14-10 with a kill and then Briseño served up her first ace of the night at 17-10. Stowers ended a small SFA run which pushed them to timeout, 19-11. An attack error from a Ladyjack was followed by a Bibinbe and Carlson block, 21-11. The last stretch of the set was riddled with errors from both sides, but was finished off with kills from Andrew and McGhee, respectively, 25-15.
Set 3
McGhee asserted dominance immediately with a kill. She and Andrew each had two kills on the next stretch to help the Bears advance to 5-1. Stowers got a kill to go up by three, 6-3, and her next kill would come at 9-5. Bibinbe had a big solo block and followed it with a kill, BU now up 11-5. SFA would throw down two kills but Bibinbe stayed hot, once again getting a kill and following it with a solo block, now 13-7. After a SFA service error and a kill from McGhee, it was time for a media timeout, 15-8. Out of it, Tehani Ulufatu entered the match to serve, but it was unfortunately short lived as SFA got a kill. Andrew and SFA's Bradley would exchange kills, but the Ladyjacks called time at 18-12. Stowers got a kill before Briseño served up her second ace of the match, 20-13. Down the stretch, errors and kills had SFA creeping in, the score now 21-17. Riley Simpson entered the match and it immediately paid off, getting a kill off of Brianna Denney who was in to set. The Jacks got within two points, 23-21, but McGhee got a kill to make it set point. Simpson sealed the deal with an ace to finish the set and match, 25-21.
QUOTABLE – Head coach Ryan McGuyre
"Love that we were able to finish it in three and focus our energy. Playing clean; 14 kills and just one error [in the first set] and we hit over .400 in all three sets. When we're good, we can be really good. SFA, coach Humphrey, 800+ wins…she knows what they're doing over there. They keep winning their conference and came in with 11 wins. It was good that we could play good, hard, clean volleyball. Allie [Andrew] did awesome, 10-for-10, hit 1.000, super impressive. I think one comment is just how well she cleans up the net. I think even our Ohio State match she was 6-for-6 at one point, I think they were all over passes though I'm not sure, but those are hard to do."
HIGHLIGHTS
UP NEXT
The Bears hit the road to open Big 12 play, facing No. 7 BYU in Provo, Utah on Saturday, September 23.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.
BU (6-4) made quick work of the Ladyjacks (11-3), 25-14, 25-15, 25-21, with the match lasting an hour and 20 minutes.
The Bears were led by Elise McGhee in kills (11) for the second match in a row, while Lauren Briseño served up two aces and Manuela Bibinbe threw up five blocks.
THE RUNDOWN
Set 1
Kyndal Stowers had two kills out of the gate and then got her third to help Baylor go up 6-3 early on SFA. McGhee recorded her first kill of the match at 7-3 before Bibinbe joined the party at 8-4. Bringing the score to 11-5, Alicia Andrew had back-to-back kills. Helping the Bears get ahead by seven points over the Jacks, Allie Sczech broke the block to get the kill, 14-7. After the media timeout, BU capitalized on Stowers and Sczech's kills to have a lead of 17-8. Stowers and Bibinbe teamed up for the first Baylor block of the match, stuffing Ielan Bradley, now 18-10. SFA called timeout after a McGhee kill and Jacks attacking error, but Averi Carlson made it a 3-0 run with a kill, 21-12. Izabella Ortiz got two kills for SFA but Stowers stopped them in their tracks at 22-14 with a kill. After back-to-back Ladyjack attack errors, they called timeout before a final error sealed the set, 25-14.
Set 2
The second frame started slowly for BU, swapping points with the Ladyjacks all the way to 8-8. In that stretch, McGhee got the Bears first kill (1-1) and Andrew and Stowers teamed up for the block (2-1). Stowers tied it at three-all, then Sczech and Bibinbe followed the play with a block on the next, 4-3. Sczech got on the board with a kill in the set at 5-5, then Bibinbe had a bomb at 6-6. She'd score again at 7-7 before McGhee tied it at eight-all. Carlson served up an ace to bring the Bears ahead, 9-8, where they wouldn't trail or tie again. Andrew got the next kill and SFA called timeout. Back-to-back blocks from McGhee and Andrew in tandem kept the momentum swinging forward, now 12-8. After an Andrew kill, McGhee served up an ace (14-9). Sczech made it 14-10 with a kill and then Briseño served up her first ace of the night at 17-10. Stowers ended a small SFA run which pushed them to timeout, 19-11. An attack error from a Ladyjack was followed by a Bibinbe and Carlson block, 21-11. The last stretch of the set was riddled with errors from both sides, but was finished off with kills from Andrew and McGhee, respectively, 25-15.
Set 3
McGhee asserted dominance immediately with a kill. She and Andrew each had two kills on the next stretch to help the Bears advance to 5-1. Stowers got a kill to go up by three, 6-3, and her next kill would come at 9-5. Bibinbe had a big solo block and followed it with a kill, BU now up 11-5. SFA would throw down two kills but Bibinbe stayed hot, once again getting a kill and following it with a solo block, now 13-7. After a SFA service error and a kill from McGhee, it was time for a media timeout, 15-8. Out of it, Tehani Ulufatu entered the match to serve, but it was unfortunately short lived as SFA got a kill. Andrew and SFA's Bradley would exchange kills, but the Ladyjacks called time at 18-12. Stowers got a kill before Briseño served up her second ace of the match, 20-13. Down the stretch, errors and kills had SFA creeping in, the score now 21-17. Riley Simpson entered the match and it immediately paid off, getting a kill off of Brianna Denney who was in to set. The Jacks got within two points, 23-21, but McGhee got a kill to make it set point. Simpson sealed the deal with an ace to finish the set and match, 25-21.
QUOTABLE – Head coach Ryan McGuyre
"Love that we were able to finish it in three and focus our energy. Playing clean; 14 kills and just one error [in the first set] and we hit over .400 in all three sets. When we're good, we can be really good. SFA, coach Humphrey, 800+ wins…she knows what they're doing over there. They keep winning their conference and came in with 11 wins. It was good that we could play good, hard, clean volleyball. Allie [Andrew] did awesome, 10-for-10, hit 1.000, super impressive. I think one comment is just how well she cleans up the net. I think even our Ohio State match she was 6-for-6 at one point, I think they were all over passes though I'm not sure, but those are hard to do."
HIGHLIGHTS
- BU ended its non-conference slate with the match
- Alicia Andrew went a perfect 10-for-10
- Baylor extends win streak over SFA to eight in a row
- Elise McGhee led in kills for the second-straight match while Manuela Bibinbe led in blocks in back-to-back matches as well.
UP NEXT
The Bears hit the road to open Big 12 play, facing No. 7 BYU in Provo, Utah on Saturday, September 23.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.
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