Baylor Storms Back to Down Texas Tech 3-1
By: Matt Dowdy - Texas Tech University
Updated: October 10, 2012
WACO, Texas - Texas
Tech let an opening-set lead go to waste for the second-straight match
Wednesday night as Baylor rallied to defeat the Red Raiders, 3-1
(23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18), at the Ferrell Center.
The
Red Raiders (11-10; 0-5) also topped No. 22 Iowa State in the opening
frame last Saturday before eventually falling in four sets as well. Tech
was previously 8-2
this year when winning the opening set.
Errors
plagued the Red Raiders throughout the night as Tech committed 30 en
route to a .065 hitting percentage, its lowest of the season. Tech
failed to hit positive
over the final two frames with a -.031 average in the third and a .000
percentage in the fourth.
The
Bears (14-6; 1-4) turned the tide with a .297 hitting percentage in the
second set and then a .333 average to close the match in the fourth.
Baylor hit just .116
in the opening set as the Red Raiders took the opening lead.
Torri
Campbell powered the Baylor offense with 15 kills while Alyssa Dibbern
added 14 of her own to go along with a .345 hitting percentage. Baylor
closed the match
hitting .228 as a team.
Emily
Ehrle led the Red Raiders with 12 kills, seven of which that came in
the opening frame, while Lydia McKay chipped in nine of her own from the
middle.
Rachel
Brummitt anchored the Tech back row with 17 digs, including 10 in the
opening set alone, while Tory Vaughan recorded 10 as well. Emily Ruetter
also added eight
digs to go along with her 34 assists.
Baylor
led the Red Raiders, 78-62, in digs as Hope Ogden scooped up 26 balls
to lead five Bears in double digits. Kayci Evans, Thea Much-Soegaard and
Kate Harris all
recorded 12 digs while Mackenzie Mayo added 11 as well.
The
Red Raiders return to the road this weekend when they travel to
Morgantown, W.Va to battle West Virginia for the first time as Big 12
members. First serve is slated
for 12 p.m. CT in the WVU Coliseum.
