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Tech falls to No. 14 Baylor in Waco
October 19, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
WACO, Texas – The Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-6, 3-4 Big 12) held their own against No. 14 Baylor, but would fall to the Bears in four sets, 20-25, 25-23, 25-27, 19-25, at Ferrell Center on Wednesday night.
Three Red Raiders posted double-digit kills as Reagan Cooper led with 16, Caitlin Dugan totaled 13 and Kenna Sauer added 12. Sauer also collected her 12th double-double on the year after tallying 15 more digs.
KJ Adams joined Sauer with her first double-double of the season with 26 assists and 12 digs. Alex Torres picked up a career-high of 19 assists while also adding five more digs. In addition to 13 slams, Dugan posted six blocks and seven digs. Maddie O'Brien also collected five blocks, five kills and an ace in the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One
The Red Raiders started with an early, 2-0 lead thanks to an attack error on Baylor and a service ace for Sauer. Both teams followed by trading points until it was tied at 5-all when Dugan slammed one down. However, the Bears would go on to win six of the next eight points to take an 11-7 lead. Texas Tech chipped away, though, eventually cutting the lead to four when Karrington Jones collected a block and Dugan put down three more kills. But, Baylor would end up winning the set by a score of 25-20 on a slam of their own.
Set Two
Baylor began the next set with a 5-3 advantage before the Red Raiders won the next two points on a BU error and a Kanas kill to tie it at 5-5. Texas Tech went on a 5-1 run to take an 8-6 lead on slams from Kanas and Sauer. Baylor clawed back to tie it at 9-all, then the two teams went back-and-forth until Baylor took a 15-12 lead heading into the media timeout. The Red Raiders weren't fazed, though, as they came back to tie the set at 17-17, then took the lead on a Jones kill. Baylor came back and would win four-straight points, but Tech finished the set on a 6-2 run, highlighted by three kills from Cooper and a block by Dugan, to win it 25-23.
Set Three
Baylor started with a 4-2 advantage, but the Red Raiders tied the set at 5-5 on a kill from O'Brien and an error on BU. The Bears were able to go ahead 9-8, but Tech went on a 3-0 run to retake the lead, 11-9. After Baylor tied it back up at 11-11, the Red Raiders would win four of the next six points on kills from O'Brien and Dugan to lead 15-13 heading into the media timeout. With an 18-15 Tech lead, Baylor would claim five of six points to force a TTU timeout. The Red Raiders were down 23-19, but would fight their way back to even the score at 24-24 on four slams from Cooper. Baylor, however, retook the lead and closed out the set, 27-25.
Set Four
The Bears began the fourth set on a 7-1 run, but the Red Raiders chipped away at them to trail 12-8 on a Jones slam. Baylor would win the next two points, but Tech went on a 4-1 run highlighted by kills from three players – Cooper, Dugan and Jones – to cut into the Bears' lead, 15-12. Baylor went on another run to take an 18-12 lead, then held onto it to claim the match with a 25-19 fourth set.
Notables
- Kenna Sauer collected her team-leading 12th double-double with 12 kills and 15 digs.
- Both KJ Adams and Alex Torres picked up career highs in assists with 26 and 19, respectively.
- Adams also tallied her first double-double of the season with 26 assists and 12 digs.
- This is Caitlin Dugan's third time hitting .300 or better in just six matches after boasting a .333 hitting clip.
- This is just the fourth time this season when two players totaled five or more blocks in the same match as Maddie O'Brien had five and Caitlin Dugan posted six
Up Next
The Red Raiders are back at home on Friday, Oct. 21 against Iowa State at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena.
