MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 29, 2024) – The West Virginia University volleyball team (8-21, 2-16 Big 12) fell in three sets, 3-0 to No. 16 Baylor on Friday afternoon inside of the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
The Bears took the match with score of 19-25, 21-25 and 20-25.
In her final match as a Mountaineer, senior outside hitter Hailey Green led the floor in kills, tallying 15 on the afternoon. Green also contributed five digs and two blocks.
Freshman outside hitter Nina Svetina had a breakout game, notching 14 kills and points, while hitting .313% for a new career high.
Graduate student setter Lauren DeLo dished out 34 assists, while graduate student libero Sydney Reed collected 12 digs.
A kill from Green tied the match up early in the first set, at one all. Baylor proceeded with the lead, until a 3-0 West Virginia scoring run tied it all up again at seven. The Bears went on to lead by as many as eight points, before a trio of points from the Mountaineers made the score, 22-17. West Virginia benefited from a Baylor error, followed by a kill from Green at the Bears set point, 24-19. BU went on to take the set with a kill, 25-19.
West Virginia took the lead first in the second set, as a pair of Baylor errors made the score, 2-0. The Bears gave up another error, making the West Virginia lead, 7-6. BU responded with a 3-0 run, taking their largest lead of the set, 9-7. A kill from junior middle blocker Laila Ibrahim followed by an error from Baylor gave WVU back the advantage, 12-11. The Bears attempted a comeback with a 3-0 run, before a pair of kills from Svetina tied the score at 14. Baylor responded and took what looked to be a dominant 19-16 lead. West Virginia wasn’t done yet, adding four straight points to change the lead yet again, 20-19. The Bears shut the WVU scoring run down, clinching up five points and the 24-20 lead. Green added the last kill of the set for WVU, before the Bears went on to take the second, 25-20.
Green started off the third and final set by knotting the tally at one, two and three points before a 10-0 Baylor run stranded the Mountaineers, 13-3. West Virginia brought back the momentum, as a pair of kills from Svetina followed by a service ace from DeLo let the squad trail, 16-7. WVU got the score within four points, after 4-0 run made the tally, 20-16. Kills from Svetina and Green attempted to keep WVU alive at the Baylor set point, 24-20. The Bears went on to seal the match with a kill, 25-20.
With the loss, West Virginia concludes the 2024 campaign and marks the final match at WVU for seniors Lauren DeLo, Hailey Green, Kristen McBride and Sydney Reed.
Press Release Courtesy of West Virginia University Athletics Communications
