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No. 2 VB Makes Quick Work of Texas State

September 24, 2019
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WACO, Texas – No. 2 Baylor volleyball (10-0) finished non-conference play with an unblemished record after the Bears blanked Texas State (8-6) Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center, 25-19, 25-16, 25-11.

BU remains of the last two undefeated college volleyball teams and has won its 10th-straight match for the first time since the 2016 season. Baylor swept its fourth-straight opponent at home and has now won 13 consecutive sets this season.

BU’s defense limited Texas State to a -.013 hitting percentage. Baylor’s last opponent to hit negative in a match was West Virginia on Oct. 7, 2017 in Waco. BU won the match 3-0.

Senior Shelly Stafford led all players with 11 kills while sophomore Marieke van der Mark and freshman Kara McGhee put away nine kills. McGhee’s .900 attack efficiency on 10 swings with no errors led all players.

Hannah Lockin passed Shelly Ginter (1985-88) on the Baylor all-time assists list with 32 assists against the Bobcats. She heads into conference play with 2,466 career assists.

The Bears and Bobcats traded points to open the match, but the Bears took the lead at 10-9 and never looked back. Stafford posted six kills while McGhee went 5-of-6 to close out the first set, 25-19.

The Bears fell behind 3-0 to start the second set, but BU reclaimed the lead on a Gia Milana kill at 5-4. Baylor claimed its largest lead at 20-10 and used a McGhee and KJ Johnson block to take the frame, 25-16.

The Bears were offensively dominant in the third set, hitting .381 and holding Texas State to a -.217 clip. BU jumped on top quickly with three kills from van der Mark and Johnson to build an 11-5 lead. BU went on a 13-4 run to set up match point and eventually seal the victory, 25-11.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor swept its eighth opponent in 10 matches and its fourth-straight opponent at home.
• BU has now won 30 sets and only dropped two during non-conference action.
• BU remains one of two remaining undefeated teams along with No. 21 California.
• BU opens the season at 10-0 for the first time under McGuyre and is off to its best start since 2009.
• BU last posted 10 consecutive wins from Sept. 9-28, 2016.
• BU hit .377 for its sixth .300-or-better performance this season.
• Hannah Lockin passed Shelly Ginter (1985-88) on the Baylor all-time assists list with 32 assists against the Bobcats. She heads into conference play with 2,466 career assists.
• Shelly Stafford had a match-high 11 kills on a .471 clip. She also posted a season-best eight digs.
• Marieke van der Mark had a career-high nine kills on a .533 efficiency.
• Kara McGhee had nine kills on 10 swings for a .900 average.
• Baylor is now 33-11 as a ranked team under McGuyre.
• Baylor improved to 30-3 in non-conference home matches under McGuyre.

STAT OF THE MATCH
.900 – the attack percentage by freshman Kara McGhee.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Ryan McGuyre
On the win…
“Yeah, it didn’t start off that way but we got a little bit better as the night went on. That’s a tournament team from last year that returns a lot of team players. We got 10 wins, they got 10 wins. They’ve been playing a lot of volleyball. It’s a good final tune-up, I feel, going into conference for us. Obviously Yossi (Pressley) didn’t play, but we were still able to play some good, in-system volleyball. Middles hit at a high percentage. Marieke (van der Mark) hit at a high percentage for us. There’s things we can work on from tonight. We’re back to zero-to-zero as we start conference.”

WHAT’S NEXT
BU (10-0) will take its undefeated record into Big 12 action and will open conference play at Kansas (4-6) on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. The match will be live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

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