While GPS provided a stiff challenge at home, Baylor extended its win streak to 12 straight in the rivalry series on the volleyball court.
A youthful Lady Red Raider team took charge as freshman outside hitter Kenzie Johnson recorded 15 kills on a .520 hitting percentage. Johnson attacked with confidence all night, spraying the ball to every corner of the court and finding ways to score against the Lady Bruisers’ defense.
Johnson had three straight kills late in the third set to help Baylor complete the sweep by the scores of 28-26, 25-20, and 27-25.
“I will tell you, Kenzie is not scared,” Lady Red Raider head coach Sarah Lail said. “She is not afraid of the big moments. I looked back at our setter (Milyn Hold) and said, ‘Give her the ball until they stop her.’ We were going to keep feeding the beast.”
Lail’s team benefited from stellar passing and setting through the intense road victory by Hold, who finished with a match-high 49 assists.