It seemed as though GPS managed to stay with undefeated and nationally ranked Baylor throughout most of Wednesday’s Division II-AA East/Middle Region volleyball match at Baylor.
That’s until looking at the final set scores and seeing the Bruisers were outscored by a total of 26 points.
The Lady Red Raiders won their 12th consecutive match to start the season by defeating the Bruisers 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Even though GPS owned just three leads the entire match – all one-point leads, all early in the third set, the last at 3-2 – the Bruisers never seemed out of any set for the majority of it. Then came the latter stages.
“I’m never confident until the end,” said Baylor coach Sarah Lail, whose team recently moved into the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings at No. 24. “I’ve seen so many volleyball matches where momentum shifts and a team gets on a roll. Crazy things can happen.”