Volleyball Hosts Showdown With Texas A&M
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| Baylor (17-10, 4-7) vs. Texas A&M (18-6, 7-4) Nov. 9, 2011 | 7 p.m. CT Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (6,000) |
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GAME CENTER: Match 28
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 9, 2011
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (6,000)
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Talent: Larry Little (pxp)
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MIDWEEK MATCHUP
Texas A&M €ˆAggies
All-Time Series: BU is 13-50 (H: €ˆ5-24, A: 6-24, N: 2-2)
Last meeting:TAMU won 3-2, Sept. 28, 2011
Texas A&M has won five of its last seven matches in Big 12 play, including two road wins and a home victory over then-No. 22 Oklahoma. The Aggies are third in the league standings with a 7-4 record and ranked No. 18 in the NCAA €ˆRPI.
OH €ˆKelsey Black leads the Aggies at 3.36 kills/set while MB €ˆLindsey Miller is hitting .339 and MB €ˆAlicia Kastmo is hitting .300. S €ˆAllie Sawatzky is fifth in the Big 12 at 10.31 assists/set. On defense, Miller is averaging 1.09 blocks/set and L Megan Pendergast is at 3.87 digs/set.
STORYLINES
- Despite out-hitting and notching more kills than Missouri its last time out, Baylor fell 3-1 and dropped to 17-10, 4-7. The Bears will look to avenge a 3-2 loss at Texas A&M earlier this season.
- SR €ˆL €ˆAllison King was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her 61 digs and 6.78 digs per set last week. She is the BU €ˆcareer leader at 1,982, and fourth all-time in Big 12.
- Baylor, at No. 42 in the latest NCAA €ˆRPI, has three RPI €ˆtop-50 wins this season, including Kansas, Missouri and Kansas State. All five of BU's remaining matches are against the RPI top-50.
- In her first three career matches at right-side hitter, Adri Nora has 42 kills and hit at a .283 clip. Comparatively, in 19 matches played at OH, Nora hit just .210. Baylor is 2-1 with Nora at RS.
- In 11 matches since JR €ˆKate Harris took over as the full-time setter, she is averaging 10.54 assists per set. She has nine double-doubles and has had over 50 assists four times.
- With the win at Texas State, BU secured its fourth consecutive winning season for the first time in program history. The previous best was three straight from 1991-93 and 1999-01.
- Head coach Jim Barnes earned his BU-record 130th win on Oct. 5 in a sweep over Texas Tech. Barnes sits just three 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.
