Volleyball team looks for strong conference tourney run

Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
October 31, 2016
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

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...

Allen retires after 18 seasons as volleyball coach

Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor
January 31, 2016
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

After 18 seasons as the head coach of the Baker volleyball team Kathy Allen has announced her retirement. Allen’s 386 wins makes her Baker’s winningest coach. “I've made a living at something I'd have done for free,” Allen said. “Who gets to do that?” Allen started her coaching and...

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Volleyball loses two in doubleheader

Story by Nathalia Barr, Managing Editor
October 26, 2015
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

The Baker volleyball fell to Culver-Stockton and Ottawa in a home doubleheader Saturday. Culver-Stockton won in three sets, 25-7, 25-21, 25-20. The Ottawa match went to the fifth set, but Baker lost 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 25-11, 15-13. In their first match against Culver-Stockton this season, the Wildcats...

Volleyball team upsets No. 1 Viterbo

Story by Levi Blaylock, Writer
October 19, 2015
Filed under Sports, Volleyball

The Baker volleyball team captured its biggest victory of the season Oct. 16 when the Wildcat upset No. 1 Viterbo University in five sets in Des Moines, Iowa. The defense from the Wildcats has been the strong point of the team so far this year. Senior Danielle French, who is in the top 10 in the country...

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