MATCH 1 THE SERIES SERIES NOTES A QUICK LOOK AT BAYLOR MATCH 2
Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)
Date: Friday, Aug. 29
First Serve: 2:30 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: None
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB
Series: 3rd Meeting (BU, 2-0)
Home: -- | Away: -- | Neutral: 0-2
3-set: 0-1 | 4-set: 0-1 | 5-set: --
Current Streak: BU 2
Last Meeting: BU, 3-0 (9/7/91)
Last Time in Baton Rouge: --
– South Alabama and Baylor have met two previous times, but not since the 1991 season (34 years)
– That meeting came during the second week of the season where the Bears won 3-0 (15-2, 15-5, 15-10) on the final day of the Sam Houston State Invitational in Huntsville, Texas
– The only other meeting in the series came during the 1989 season where Baylor defeated South Alabama in four sets (15-7, 13-15, 15-8, 16-14) at the Tulane Invitational
– Baylor enters the 2025 season ranked 20th in the preseason AVCA Top 25 Poll after posting a 23-8 and 14-4 in the Big 12 last season
– BU has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 105-straight weeks, the fifth-longest active streak in the nation
– The Bears earned their ninth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance last fall and return four starters from that squad
– Middle blockers Victoria Davis and Gabrielle Essix were selected for the Preseason All-Big 12 team, while Baylor was chosen to finish sixth in the preseason Big 12 poll
– BU returns 10 letterwinners and welcomes seven newcomers
South Alabama (0-0, 0-0 SBC) vs.
Preview: Matches 1-2 | vs. No. 20 Baylor / at LSU
