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Tech faces No. 17 Baylor in Big 12 showdown
November 04, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
The Red Raiders look to build off their first conference sweep of the season against the Bears and Cougars
LUBBOCK, Texas – The 17th ranked Baylor Bears (15-6, 7-3) enter Lubbock to take on the Red Raiders (12-11, 4-7) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena before traveling to Houston to play the Cougars (10-10, 5-5) on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Tech gets set to face its sixth ranked opponent of the season as coach Tony Graystone looks to add another ranked win to his resume.
Baylor defeated Iowa State and Colorado last week by a combined score of 6-1 and have looked to settle in after an up and down start to Big 12 play.
Houston is coming off two 3-1 wins against UCF and Cincinnati last week and sits right at .500.
Historically, the Red Raiders lead the series 52-42 but have gone just 1-9 to Baylor in their last 10 meetings. Against the Cougars, Tech is 17-33 but have split the last six matches, 3-3.
Tech will play its third straight home match for the first time since the Red Raider Classic back in September while Baylor is set to play just its sixth road match of the year. Tech has been a solid 5-3 on its home floor while Baylor has struggled away from Waco, going just 2-3.
PREVIOUSLY IN TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL:
Brynn Williams continued her strong stretch of play from last weekend as she went for a season-high 18 kills and 20 points against No. 8 Kansas while picking up her fourth double-double of the season thanks to 12 digs.
Aliyah McDonald and Maddie Correa have been anchors for a strong defensive Red Raider squad. McDonald is up to 79 blocks this season, after recording 11 combined against the Jayhawks and UCF, and ranks sixth in the Big 12 in blocks per set (1.11). Correa has held down the backline all season and is now sixth in program history for career digs thanks to 20 double-digit dig matches this season.
Mia Wesley again made a big impact as she picked up her seventh and eighth double-double of the season going for 13 kills and 13 digs against No. 8 Kansas and followed that up with 14 kills and 12 digs against UCF.
Hanna Borer had a big match against the Knights, going for 32 assists while picking up six kills, seven digs and two blocks.
Emily Merrick has been rock-steady from the right-side position, recording at least seven kills and two blocks in each of the last four matches.
