Saturday, December 3
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM
UCLA
26-6
3
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Baylor (Second Round)
22-12
1
2
3
F
Baylor
21
20
20
0
UCLA
25
25
25
3
Senior Taylor Formico (blue jersey) had reason to be excited after tying a career high with four aces.
#10-Seed Bruins Sweep Baylor, On To Minnesota
December 03, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES - Junior Reily Buechler led the 10th-seeded Bruins with 13 kills, adding six digs, while freshman Torrey Van Winden notched 12 kills, a .346 hitting percentage and nine digs, as UCLA swept Baylor on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in the Second Round of the NCAA Championship. Set scores were 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.
The Bruins advance to the Regional Semifinals, which will take place in Minneapolis next Friday. UCLA (26-6) will face #7-seed North Carolina at 7:45 p.m. PT/9:45 p.m. CT in a match which will be televised on ESPNU. The early match will feature #15-seed Missouri and host and #2 Minnesota.
Senior Ryann Chandler recorded a double-double with 14 assists and 11 digs, while freshman Kylie Miller had 23 assists and six digs, as the Bruins hit .261 for the match. Senior Taylor Formico tallied 14 digs and tied a career high with four aces, senior Jordan Anderson added six kills, senior Claire Felix had six kills and senior Jennie Frager posted five kills with three blocks.
The Bruins never trailed in taking the opening set, scoring six of the first eight on kills by Frager and Anderson, a Frager/Buechler block and three Baylor errors. The Bears (22-12) cut their deficit to one at both 7-6 and 9-8, but a 6-1 run put the Bruins up 15-9, as Felix had two kills, Frager and Van Winden had a combo block, Chandler served an ace and Baylor made two errors. Six would prove to be the Bruins' largest lead of the set, as they were up by that margin as late as 18-12, before Baylor scored eight of 10 to even things at 20. However, the Bruins wouldn't be denied, scoring five of the last six to win the opener 25-21. Four in a row on three Van Winden kills and a Formico ace gave the Bruins four set points, and on the second attempt, a Felix kill wrapped up the victory. Buechler had four kills, while Felix and Van Winden each posted an error-free three kills. Formico added four digs. The Bruins out-hit the Bears .281 to .175.
Baylor's largest lead of set two was a pair at 4-2, 5-3 and 7-5. UCLA responded with five in a row to go ahead 10-7. Van Winden had two kills, Formico posted a kill and an ace and Baylor committed an error. Up 13-10, a 5-1 run brought the Bruins' lead to a set-best seven at 18-11. Buechler had two of the points on kills, Felix and Frager both had kills and Baylor made an error. The closest the Bears would get the rest of the way was four, as a Frager kill closed out a 25-20 triumph in the second. Van Winden paced the Bruins in both kills (7) and digs (5) in the set. Buechler added four kills, while Chandler and Formico both had four digs. The Bruins out-hit the Bears .372 to .273.
Set three was the tightest of the match with 11 ties and eight lead changes. Baylor's largest lead was two on several occasions. At 7-5, three in a row for the Bruins gave the home team a one-point edge, as Felix and senior Haley Lawless combined for a block and Formico recorded back-to-back aces. After Baylor re-took the lead at 10-9, a BU attack error and a Buechler kill put the Bruins back up. UCLA got its lead to two at 13-11, but a 4-1 Bear run put the visitors ahead by one at 15-14. Baylor still led at 17-16 before three in a row for the Bruins on a Felix kill and consecutive Anderson kills made it 19-17. UCLA wouldn't trail for the rest of the set. At 20-19, the Bruins scored five of six to win the third 25-20, as a Buechler kill finished up the sweep. Buechler had five kills in the third, Anderson added three and Chandler and Formico each recorded six digs, as the Bruins were out-hit .158 to .125.
Team Stats
BU
UCLA
Kills
43
45
Errors
18
15
Attempts
122
115
Hitting %
.205
.261
Points
51.5
56.0
Assists
39
43
Aces
1
5
Blocks
7.5
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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