Aug. 30, 2012
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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES CLASSIC
Baylor (3-0) | No. 25 Cal (1-1) | No. 6 Hawaii (3-0) |
San Francisco (3-1)
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) |
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MEDIA INFORMATION
Internet Audio: vs. Cal | at Hawaii | vs. San Francisco
Internet Video: n/a
Talent: Kyle Cornish (color)
Live Stats: vs. Cal | at Hawaii | vs. San Francisco
WEEKEND MATCHUP
No. 25 Cal Bears (1-1) | Aug. 31, 10:00 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: Cal leads 4-0 (H: €ˆ0-0, A: 0-3, N: 0-1)
Last meeting: Cal won 3-0, Dec. 11, 2009
Cal, coming off its 10th straight NCAA appearance, split a pair of matches at the Aztec Invitational to open the 2012 season, defeating Delaware 3-0 before faling to Sn Diego State 3-2.
No. 6 Hawaii Wahine (3-0) | Sept. 1, 12:00 a.m. CT
All-Time Series: Hawaii leads 4-0 (H: €ˆ0-0, A: 0-4, N: 0-0)
Last meeting: Hawaii won 3-0, Sept. 5, 2003
Hawaii, picked to win the Big West, features 2011 second team AVCA All-American Emily Hartong. The Wahine have missed just one NCAA Tournament in the last 31 years and have led the NCAA in attendance each of the last 18 seasons.
San Francisco Dons (3-1) | Sept. 2, 8:00 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: Baylor leads 2-0 (H: €ˆ0-0, A: 0-0, N: 2-0)
Last meeting: Baylor won 3-0, Sept. 16, 2011
San Francisco went 3-1 at the UniWyo Invitational last weekend, defeating Eastern Washington, Seattle and Presbyterian and falling to host Wyoming. The Bears will be facing the Dons for the second-straight season.
STORYLINES
- The Bears are coming off of a sweep of the Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic title.
- Head coach Jim Barnes picked up the 300th win of his career with a 3-1 win over Nevada on Aug. 25.
- Baylor is off to its first 3-0 start since 2009.
- The Bears averaged 3.30 blocks/set in the opening weekend after averaging 2.0 in 2011.
- The 2011 squad earned BU its fourth-ever bid to the NCAA Championship and second in the last three years.
- Senior Alyssa Dibbern recorded a career high 19 kills in BU's 3-1 win over Tulane on Aug. 25.
- The Bears tied a program best by being picked fifth in the 2012 Big 12 Preseason Poll, their highest since a fifth-place nod in the 2009 poll.
- Senior middle hitter Torri Campbell, who was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, is the leading returner on offense and at the net on defense. As a junior, she led the team in blocks, blocks/set and points/set and ranked second on the team in kills, kills/set and points.
- Despite losing six letterwinners to graduation, Baylor reloaded with seven incoming freshman, ranking No. 16 in the country according to PrepVolleyball.com.
