VB Faces Tough Test at No. 9 Texas
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| Baylor (18-11, 5-8) at No. 9 Texas (18-4, 11-1) Nov. 16, 2011 | 7 p.m. CT Austin, Texas | Gregory Gymnasium |
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GAME CENTER: Match 30
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 16, 2011
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas
Arena: Gregory Gymnasium
Internet Audio: Listen (Larry Little, Todd Zeidler)
Television: Longhorn Network (Chris McGee, Holly McPeak)
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MIDWEEK MATCHUP
Texas Longhorns
All-Time Series: BU is 2-68 (H: €ˆ2-29, A: 0-34, N: 0-5)
Last meeting: Texas won 3-1, Oct. 19, 2011
The eighth-ranked Longhorns enter on a 10-match win streak and have won 16 of their last 17 matches with only a loss to Oklahoma.
The Texas offense is currently leading the Big 12 with a .272 team hitting percentage, helped by SR €ˆMB €ˆRachel Adams' league-leading .396 clip. FR €ˆOH €ˆHaley Eckerman is sixth in the league at 3.42 kills/set to lead her team.
Texas ranks second in the league in blocking at 2.64/set, led by Adams' 1.14/set.
STORYLINES
- Baylor is coming off its biggest win in nearly two years, downing No. 25 Oklahoma on the road for its first win over a ranked opponent since No. 9 UCLA €ˆon Dec. 5, 2009.
- With the win over Oklahoma (No. 23 RPI), Baylor now has four wins against the RPI €ˆtop 50. The Bears have also beaten Missouri, Kansas State and Kansas. UT €ˆis No. 4 in NCAA €ˆRPI.
- Baylor's win at Oklahoma on Saturday marked the first conference road win of the season for the Bears (1-5). Baylor is 4-7 on the road overall, and 9-3 at home.
- SR €ˆL €ˆAllison King recorded her 27th consecutive match with at least 10 digs, including 12 with at least 20. The BU €ˆall-time leader, King moved into third in Big 12 history with 2,023.
- Baylor has shown the ability to spread the ball around on offense. The Bears have had three players with at least 10 kills in a current streak of five consecutive matches.
- In 13 matches since JR €ˆKate Harris took over as the full-time setter, she is averaging 10.72 assists per set. She has 10 double-doubles and has had over 50 assists five times.
- Head coach Jim Barnes earned his BU-record 130th win on Oct. 5 in a sweep over Texas Tech. Barnes sits just two wins away from 300 for his career.
- Baylor closed the non-conference portion of the regular season at Texas State to improve to 13-3 outside of the league. Baylor won the Baylor Classic and UNLV €ˆClassic titles.
