The OU volleyball team picked up its first win at home over a ranked opponent in a while Saturday, two days shy of two years since the Sooners’ win over No. 14 Kansas State Oct. 19, 2007.

Before a crowd of only 290, the Sooners rallied to take down No. 19 Baylor in five sets [25-13, 21-25, 25-17, 19-25, 15-12].

The game started an hour after the OU-Texas kickoff, so attendance was thinned considerably, but the team grabbed their first marquee victory of the season.

Sophomore Suzy Boulavsky had a career day for the Sooners, setting a career mark 21 kills and nabbing her first career double-double by adding a career-high 20 digs.

Boulavsky had just one attack error in 44 attempts for an astonishing .455 attack percentage.

Junior Sarah Freudenrich also set a new career mark, four block solos as part of her nine total blocks. The four block solos also set a school individual five-set record.

Sophomore setter Brianne Barker notched her 13th double-double this season with 52 assists and 11 digs.

The Sooner defense out-performed Baylor, grabbing 93 digs against the Bears’ 76. The Sooners, who are best in the Big 12 in digs per set, were led by freshman María Fernanda, who matched her career-best 27 digs.

Junior Francie Ekwerekwu had 11 kills, two block solos and two block assists to help OU out-block Baylor, the third-best blocking team in the league, 14-9.

The Sooners’ eight block solos as a team were the most in school history since switching to the 25-point rally scoring system.

The outstanding team performance and big victory could give OU solid momentum for the final month of regular competition.

The Sooners’ next opponent, Texas A&M, jumped in the most recent rankings at No. 22. OU’s streak of ranked opponents is extended to five in a row, the most in school history.

OU travels to College Station to face the Aggies at 7 p.m. Wednesday.