Sept. 21, 2002

Final Stats

WACO, Texas - Stevie Nicholas led all players with 17 kills, but Baylor hit just .104 as a team in a 30-17, 30-22, 30-23 loss to Kansas State here Saturday in Big 12 Conference volleyball action. The Bears fall to 6-5 overall, 0-2 in the Big 12. Kansas State snaps a four-match losing streak and jumps to 5-5 and 1-1.

Kansas State kept Baylor to a .000 attacking percentage (10-10-33) in game one, while the Wildcats hit an impressive .419 (16-3-31). With the score tied 9-9, Kansas State went on a 5-0 run to take control of the game. The Wildcats outscored Baylor 16-9 the rest of the way to close out the 30-18 victory.

Baylor's defense improved in each of the next two games, holding K-State to .279 in game two and .231 in game three. However, Baylor's offense never got going; the Bears hit just .127 in game two and .162 in game three.

Nicholas and Tisha Schwartz combined for 29 kills on the day, but the rest of the Bears managed just 12 kills. Meanwhile, 13 Kansas State blocks made it difficult for Baylor's offense to produce. Nicholas had 11 attacking errors, compared to 10 attacking errors committed by the Wildcats as a team.

Cari Jensen led Kansas State with 12 kills and a.333 attacking percentage to go along with four blocks and four service aces. Lisa Martin had eight blocks, while Gabby Guerre had six blocks.

Baylor steps out of Big 12 play next Thursday, hosting former Southwest Conference foe Houston at 7 p.m. The Cougars lead the all-time series 29-1, but the teams have not met since 1995, the final year of Southwest Conference play.