Volleyball season ends against CMU
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 6, 2017
The Baker volleyball team's season came to an end on Oct. 31 with a loss against Central Methodist University. The Wildcats fell in three sets against the Eagles, 25-20, 25-20, 25-21. The team posted a 13-19 record this season, going 6-13 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. The Wildcats...
Volleyball takes Evangel in three sets
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
October 30, 2017
The Baker volleyball team defeated Evangel in three sets Friday night while celebrating senior night inside the Collins Center. The Wildcats kept it close in all three sets, defeating the Crusaders 25-21, 25-19, 25-23. Senior Abby Goulding led Baker’s offense with nine kills followed by seniors...
Volleyball falls to Central Methodist
September 27, 2017
The Wildcats fell short in three sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18, to Central Methodist inside the Collins Center on Sept. 26. The 'Cats are now 8-12 on the season and 1-7 within the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
Volleyball team looks for strong conference tourney run
Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
October 31, 2016
After starting the season 3-14, the Baker University volleyball team has a chance to finish the regular season with a winning record in conference play. Even as expectations have tempered from before the season started, the Wildcats still hope to make a deep run in the Heart of America Athletic Conference...
Volleyball team goes 1-1 over the weekend
Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
October 11, 2016
The Baker University volleyball team is running on a two-match win streak in conference play after starting 0-3 in the Heart of America Athletic conference season. On Friday, the Wildcats came back from losing the first two sets to defeat the Graceland University Yellowjackets in five. The Wildcats...
Volleyball team earns first Heart win
Story by Nathalia Barr, Managing Editor
October 5, 2016
The Baker volleyball team earned its first Heart of America Athletic Conference win on Dig Pink Night. The Wildcats defeated Benedictine in four sets (25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24). The win put Baker at 4-14 overall, 1-3 in the Heart. After a slow start, Baker won the first set by eight points, the...
No. 8 MNU downs Baker on Rivalry Night
Story by Nathalia Barr, Managing Editor
September 28, 2016
No. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene University swept the Wildcats in three sets (25-20, 25-13, 25-14) in the Collins Center. This brings Baker to 3-13 on the season. The Wildcats remain winless in the Heart of America Athletic Conference at 0-2. The Pioneers dominated from the first point, causing Baker to...
Volleyball deafeats Lindenwood-Belleville in four sets
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
September 18, 2016
The Baker Wildcats earned a volleyball victory against the Lindenwood-Belleville Lynx on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University in four sets on Saturday. Baker improved to 3-12, while the Lynx fell to 8-6 on the season. The Wildcats had a rocky start in the first set losing 25-16. Lindenwood-Belleville...
Volleyball team looks to find stride
Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
September 14, 2016
The Baker volleyball team lost all four of its matches on Friday and Saturday in the Baker Invitational tournament and then fell to Peru State in the conference opener on Tuesday. In the tournament, the Wildcats took on two ranked opponents in Park University and Oklahoma City University, and two...
Volleyball team looks ahead after slow start
Story by Riley Kemmer, Writer
September 8, 2016
With the conference schedule just around the corner, the Baker volleyball team is looking to find its traction. In the Bellevue Tournament last weekend, the Wildcats lost to William Woods (19-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-22) and Jamestown (25-20, 25-14, 25-15) but finished the weekend strong with a win over...
2016 volleyball preview
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
August 29, 2016
Overview 2015 wasn’t the season the Baker volleyball team had hoped for. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 16-15 and a conference record of 6-5. The team saw an early exit in the first round of the 2015 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament to end the season. The Wildcats wil...
Windle named head volleyball coach
Story by Levi Blaylock, Writer
February 10, 2016
The Baker University Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Matt Windle as the new head volleyball coach after long time coach Kathy Allen’s retirement. Allen coached 18 seasons for the Wildcats and built a record of 386-226, making her the winningest coach in Baker Athletics history. “I'm...
