No. 23 Baylor volleyball sweeps season-opening doubleheader

Junior opposite hitter Allie Sczech (4) recorded her 500th career kill in the home stretch of the third set against Tulsa on Friday night at the Ferrell Center. Mary Thurmond | PhotographerBy Grant Morrison | Sports Writer

Hundreds of yellow balloons floated around the stands of the Ferrell Center as No. 23 Baylor volleyball took the court for the first time in the 2024 season. On “Future Bears Day,” students from around the Waco area were in attendance to watch the Bears take down the Abilene Christian Wildcats, 3-0, in the first match of their Friday doubleheader.

Offensively, sophomore outside hitter Kendal Murphy was the star of the day. With a whopping 23 kills across the two matches,…