Kendal Murphy, who has recorded 28 of her 35 kills in the last three matches, earning Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors after a career-high 12 kills in the 3-1 upset of Houston. In addition to McGhee, sophomore setter Averi Carlson, junior libero Lauren Briseño and junior middle blocker Manuela Bibinbe were selected to the All-Big 12 second team. And then, we know how to play in a different environment that's not our own and how to make our own energy." We know how to manage those a little bit better. "But I would say, we've had lots of travel days. "Obviously, Kentucky is a different environment that we haven't ever experienced," said junior outside hitter Elise McGhee, a first-team All-Big 12 pick who is ninth in the league with 3.70 kills per set. 22 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, the Dukes earned their sixth overall NCAA Tournament bid and first regional seed. Probably should have been a seed, but we're going to Kentucky and I'm not losing sleep over that."īaylor, which advanced to the Sweet 16 each of the last three years after making its only Final Four appearance in 2019, is facing a James Madison team that lost to Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference final. "You could probably use it as a spark for motivation, but I think our motivation needs to be something a little more. "To me, there's no value in being disappointed, discouraged, whatever," said Baylor coach Ryan McGuyre, whose team is making its eighth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. CT Thursday at historic Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. 22 Houston, Baylor will face seventh-seeded James Madison (21-9) at 3:30 p.m. Riding a two-match winning streak that included a 3-1 upset of then-No. Not only are the 23 rd-ranked Bears (16-12) on the road for the NCAA Tournament first and second round for just the third time in the last seven years, they are an underdog in the opening round for the first time since a five-set upset of 14 th-ranked San Diego in 2016. Baylor volleyball is in a strangely unfamiliar place.
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