Sooners Drop Four-Set Match at No. 21 BU

Oklahoma

²¹Baylor

Highlights

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4
Oklahoma	23	15	25	17
Baylor	25	25	16	25

Stat Comparison
Category	OU	BU
Kills	45	59
Pct.	.131	.253
Digs	68	76
Blocks	5.0	7.0

Individual Leaders
Category	OU	BU
Kills	Enneking - 20	Pressley - 18
Assists	McLaughlin - 36	Lockin - 45
Digs	Kinley - 20	Philo - 22
Blocks	Sanders - 4	Thomas - 4

WACO, Texas – Facing its first ranked conference opponent of the year, the Oklahoma volleyball team dropped a 3-1 match at No. 21 Baylor on Friday night inside the Ferrell Center.

After the Bears (10-4, 2-2 Big 12) clinched the first two sets 25-23 and 25-15, the Sooners (9-7, 1-3 Big 12) claimed the third 25-16. However, BU closed it out with a 25-17 victory in set four.

Senior outside hitter Alyssa Enneking saw her second straight 20-kill performance, leading the match with 20 kills. She added 16 digs for her third consecutive double-double.

Sophomore Sarah Sanders led the contest with four blocks, tacking on 10 kills. Kylee McLaughlin led OU with 36 assists while Keyton Kinley paced the team with 20 digs.

The match saw a competitive start as the Sooners narrowly fell 25-23. An ace by McLaughlin tied the period at 18-18, but the Bears pulled away to lead 23-19. After a Sooner timeout, OU scored three straight to come within one, but Baylor closed it out with two of the next three points.

The Bears then ran away with the second set, winning 25-15 to establish a 2-0 lead in the match.

The Sooners jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the third set and quickly extended their advantage to 7-3, forcing a Baylor timeout. The Bears came out of the break to tie it at 10-10, but behind a pair of Enneking kills and one from Anderson, OU soon led 14-11.

Baylor came back within one at 16-15, but the Sooners closed the frame on a 9-1 run to earn a 25-16 set victory. In that span, Sarah Maras and Sarah Sanders each tallied a kill while Maras added her second ace of the night.

The Bears clinched the match with a 25-17 win in set four. Although the set started close with OU leading 12-11, Baylor won 13 of the next 18 points to seal its win.

Up next, the Sooners travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State on Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The match is scheduled to be streamed on Cyclones.tv for premium subscribers.