The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
18-4, 13-1Big 12
Baylor
18-8, 10-5Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Baylor | 25 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 1 |
11.16.2018 | Volleyball
Junior Micaya White led the Longhorns with her ninth double-double of the season.
WACO, Texas - No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated Baylor, 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-14) at the Ferrell Center on Friday night to win its 11th Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Longhorns have won seven out of the last eight Big 12 titles and 24 conference titles (13 Southwest Conference titles).
Junior Micaya White led the Longhorns with 17 kills (.326) and 11 digs.
Freshman Jhenna Gabriel led Texas with a career-high 47 assists, also adding four digs, three blocks, two kills, and one ace.
Junior Logan Eggleston had double-digit kills with 13 (.273), while also adding five digs and two blocks. Senior Yassmeen Bedart-Ghani had nine kills on 17 swings (.353), two digs, and two blocks.
Junior Brionne Butler had seven kills (.400), one dig, and three blocks, while senior Morgan Johnson had six kills on nine swings (.667) and a team-high five blocks.
Freshman Sydney Petersen led the Longhorns with 16 digs and junior Claire Hahn finished with six digs, two aces, and one assist.
Texas will face Texas Tech in Lubbock on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. CT.
Key stats
-Texas now leads the all-time series with Baylor 82-2
-Texas hit .355 and held Baylor to a .231 mark
-The Longhorns out-blocked the Bears, 8 to 3.5.
-Bedart-Ghani has hit .214 or better in the last seven matches
-Gabriel's 47 assists is a career-high mark
-White has double-digit kills, hitting .267 or better in 13 matches this season, including the last seven
-White has nine double-doubles this season
