University of Missouri
Baylor
Volleyball Falls in Home Opener to Baylor
9/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 21, 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri volleyball team (5-6, 0-2 Big 12) continued conference play on Sunday, dropping a four-setter to Baylor (10-2, 2-0 Big 12), 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 22-25. Mizzou was led by sophomores Julianna Klein and Weiwen Wang with 13 kills apiece in the contest.
Both Lei Wang (Shanghai, China) and Julianna Klein (Keota, Iowa) recorded two aces on the night, and Mizzou claimed eight aces overall. Caitlyn Vann (Muncie, Ind.) led the defense with 25 digs in the match, and Klein led the team with 15½ points, scoring a co-team lead with 13 kills. Weiwen Wang finished the match with a .343 hitting percentage, scoring her 13 kills with only one error on 35 attempts.
The Bears were led by Katie Sanders with 24 points, 15 digs, one ace and 5 blocks, and Anna Breyfogle with nine blocks, one ace, and a .371 hitting percentage.
The Bears grabbed the early lead in the first set, and held on for the 25-22 victory. After five kills and a block, Baylor led the Tigers 6-2. The Tigers held on to keep Baylor within reach at 13-8, and then took off on a 6-1 run in which the only Baylor point was on a Tiger error to tie the set 14-14. Mizzou was unable to maintain their momentum, however, and Baylor scored quickly scored six points to secure their lead, forcing a Missouri timeout. Mizzou rallied to score three quick points, including a Klein ace, but Baylor never lost their lead and won the set 25-22.
Mizzou recovered from their early loss and took the 2-0 lead in the second set. After three ties, the Bears began to pull away with the lead, with two double-blocks to make the score 14-9. The Tigers fought back on a 3-0 run, with an Armendariz ace and two kills. Baylor then took control offensively, with three kills and an ace to bring their lead to 21-16. An ace and kill by Lei Wang, a Baylor error and a kill by Catie Wilson kept the Tigers in the game at 22-20. After a Lei Wang kill and Weiwen Wang ace forced a Baylor timeout, Missouri continued their scoring drive, with a Baylor error tying the game 23-23. Two Baylor kills clinched the match for the Bears with a 25-23 victory.
Mizzou struggled to start the third set, with two consecutive kills by Baylor. However, two Baylor errors immediately followed, tying the set 2-2. Mizzou had their first lead of the set on a Vann ace, and extended their lead to 7-4 with two kills by Weiwen Wang and a Baylor hitting error, forcing a Baylor timeout. The Bears gained some confidence to tie the match after the timeout on a 3-0 run with two kills and a Mizzou hitting error. The set remained tight for some time, with six ties, until Baylor had their first lead of the game on an ace by Taylor Barnes to bring the score to 14-13. Katie Sanders had two more kills for the Bears to force a Mizzou timeout. Mizzou finally tied the match again at 19-19 after four kills and two Baylor errors. After a Tiger error, a Caitlyn Vann kill retied the match and a Baylor error gave Mizzou their first lead since before the timeout. A Baylor kill, giving them the lead at 23-22, forced a Mizzou timeout. Another Vann kill and a block by Lei Wang brought the Tigers to the match point, and a kill by Julianna Klein gave Mizzou a 25-23 victory.
Two kills and a block by Anna Breyfogle gave the Bears an early lead, but two Klein kills, two Baylor errors, and a Vann block kept the set tight at 6-5, and a kill by Lei Wang tied the set for the first time. After three more tied scores, Megan Wilson gave Mizzou their first lead of the game on her third straight kill. Baylor tied the game again twice, and regained their early lead after a double block and an ace, after which Mizzou called a timeout. Mizzou then tied the score twice more, on a Baylor error and a Wilson kill. A double block brought Baylor to match point, and after a kill by Katie Sanders Baylor won 25-22.
The Tigers travel Wednesday to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech (5-8, 0-2 Big 12). Their next home match will be played Saturday, Sept. 27 against SIU- Edwardsville (2-6), in the Hearnes Center in Columbia.
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