By Grant Morrison | Sports Writer
No. 19 Baylor Volleyball opened conference play with a 3-1 win over Arizona, 25-18, 25-23, 16-25 and 25-17 Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. It was the first defeat of the season for Arizona (11-1, 0-1 Big 12), and improved Baylor to 9-3.
The first point of the game came from a successful challenge, after the opening kill from senior middle blocker Manuela Bibinbe was incorrectly ruled an error. Back-to-back service aces from sophomore outside hitter Kendal Murphy kicked off a 5-0 scoring run. It was a clean start for the Bears, not recording an error until they’d taken a 13-8 lead.