By 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, she delivered hit after hit and kept the energy high for the Bears (2-0).