Nov. 10, 2008
WACO, Texas -
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BAYLOR VOLLYEBALL PLAYS HOST TO TCU
The Baylor volleyball team returns home for its final non-conference match as the Bears play host to TCU on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center. The Bears are coming off a 3-0 sweep on the road against Colorado on Saturday night. With the three-set sweep, Baylor earned two 3-0 wins over a Big 12 opponent for the first time since the 2001 season. That year, Baylor defeated Oklahoma and Iowa State on two occasions by 3-0 scores. Baylor improved its conference record to 7-8, recording its highest conference win total since the 2001 season when the Bears finished the yeah with a 9-11 Big 12 record. Katie Sanders leads Baylor with 307 kills this season, while five other Bears have topped 100 kills on the season. Taylor Barnes has collected 917 assists and a league-high 40 service aces. Anna Breyfogle leads the conference with 1.52 blocks per set, while freshman Allison King has recorded 357 digs this season and holds a 20-match streak with 10 or more digs. TCU enters the match following its biggest win of the season, a 3-1 win over then-13th-ranked Colorado State on Saturday in Fort Worth. The win is the second of the season for TCU over a ranked opponent. The Horned Frogs swept then-21st-ranked BYU at home during the first week in October. Lauren Otto leads the way for TCU with 267 kills, while Nirelle Hampton has recorded 905 assists. Katelyn Blackwood leads the team with 386 digs, while Kortney Edwards leads the team with a 1.18 blocks per set average. The two teams have played five common opponents this season, Prairie View A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, UNLV and San Diego State. TCU holds a 4-3 record against those teams, while Baylor has a 4-2 record against the same opponents, with a road test against Texas Tech coming up next week. The match, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., will feature GameTracker live stats at and a live audio webcast available on www.BaylorBears.com.
LAST TIME AGAINST TCU
Anna Breyfogle recorded 15 kills on .625 hitting as Baylor swept TCU 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 30-24) last season at the University Recreation Center. Breyfogle tallied her 15 kills with no hitting errors in 24 total swings. She also added a match-high six total blocks. Katie Sanders added 12 kills on .357 hitting and added 12 digs to notch her 15th double-double of the season. Taylor Barnes contributed eight kills with no hitting errors to go along with 41 set assists and six digs. Kristen Schramek also tallied 12 digs for the Bears. Ashlie Christenson also reached double-figures in kills with 10.
LAST TIME OUT
Briana Tolbert tied her career high with 11 kills to lead Baylor to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23) sweep over Colorado on Saturday afternoon at the Coors Events Center. The win snaps Baylor's four-match losing streak. The win improves Baylor to 15-10 overall, 7-8 in the Big 12 Conference. The Bears' seven Big 12 wins are the most since the 2001 season when Baylor posted a 9-11 conference record. Baylor also swept Colorado in their previous match-up in Waco. The Bears win both matches by a 3-0 score against a Big 12 opponent for the first time since the 2001 season. In 2001, Baylor recorded a pair of 3-0 wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State. Tolbert's 11 kills came on .429 hitting as the Bears hit .262 as a team. Katie Sanders added nine kills, while Ashlie Christenson contributed eight kills. Allison King connected on seven kills for the Bears. Taylor Barnes recorded 37 set assists to go along with two service aces. Sanders and King also recorded one service ace apiece. Three Baylor players reached double-digit digs, led by King and Sanders who each tallied 11 digs. Caitlyn Trice added 10 digs in her second-consecutive start at libero. King recorded 10 or more digs for the 20th-straight match. Baylor outblocked Colorado 11-6, led by seven blocks apiece for Christenson and Ashley Byrd. Both players set new career-highs on the night. Tolbert added four blocks for the Bears.
