The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
12-5
Baylor
14-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Baylor | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
10.07.2015 | Volleyball
The Longhorns had their second-best hitting game of the season at .380.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball defeated Baylor, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-19) in Waco to improve to 14-1 on the season and 4-0 in the Big 12 Conference.
With the win, the Longhorns posted their 11th sweep of the season, their 12th-straight Big 12 match road victory and their 27th straight win over the Bears.
Texas hit .380 for the match for its second-best hitting percentage of the season and 10th match hitting .300 or better this season.
Senior Amy Neal and junior Paulina Prieto Cerame finished with double-digit kills, Neal with 12 on 33 attempts (.273) and Prieto Cerame with 10 on 18 attempts (.389).
Three players hit .400 or better, including freshman Morgan Johnson (.714 on six kills), junior Chiaka Ogbogu (.467 on eight kills) and senior Molly McCage (.462 on seven kills).
Sophomore Cat McCoy joined Neal in double-digit digs with 10 each, while Ogbogu led with three blocks and junior Chloe Collins finished with 37 assists.
In the first set, neither team led by more than two until Texas broke through on a 5-1 run behind kills from Ogbogu, McCage and Prieto Cerame to take a 10-6 lead. From there, the Longhorns went on short runs to extend their lead to eight at 22-14. Ogbogu posted three kills in the last five points to give Texas set one, 25-16.
UT jumped out to an early 5-2 lead and held the advantage throughout the second set. The Horns went on a 5-0 run to lead 12-5 and stretched it to 24-15. The Bears then went a 4-0 run to pull to within five, but Texas closed on its sixth set point to take set two, 25-19 and lead the match, 2-0.
In set three, the Longhorns jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and followed it with a 4-2 run to take a 7-2 advantage. This time, Baylor fired back with a 7-2 run of its own to tie the score at nine. From there, The Longhorns and Bears tied the score five times with neither team leading by more than two, until UT executed a 6-0 run to lead, 21-16. From there, Texas capitalized on kills from McCage and Neal to take the set, 25-19 and the match, 3-0.
Texas will return to Gregory Gym to host Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. The match will be televised live on Longhorn Network.
