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BIG DADDY'S INVITATIONAL
Baylor (6-1) | Arkansas State(1-5) | McNeese State (4-5) |
Bethune-Cookman (0-8)| Hampton (4-5)
Sept. 7-8 | Lake Charles, La.| Memorial Gym (550) |
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MEDIA INFORMATION
Live Stats: For all matches
WEEKEND MATCHUP
Arkansas State (4-4) | Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m. CT
All-Time Series: Baylor leads 4-0 (H: €ˆ0-0, A: 1-0, N: 3-0)
Last meeting: Baylor won 4-0, Sept. 8, 2006
The Red Wolves are coming off a 2-2 performance at the Kansas Invitational, defeating Nebraska-Omaha and Sam Houston State. Jasmine Terry leads the ASU attack with 3.28 k/s.
McNeese State (1-5) | Sept. 7, 7:00 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: Baylor leads 3-0 (H: €ˆ3-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0)
Last meeting: Baylor won 3-0, Sept. 2, 2011
The host Cowgirls picked up their first win last weekend after kncoking off Southern Mississippi at the Louisiana-Lafayette Tournament. Malina Manchez's 2.27 k/s lead the way offensively.
Bethune-Cookman (0-8) | Sept. 8, 9:00 a.m. CT
All-Time Series: First meeting
Last meeting: N/A
The Wildcats have one just one set in its first eight matches. Swinging just .009 as a team, BCU is guided by Krysta Garner's 3.40 k/s.
Hampton (4-5) | Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: First meeting
Last meeting: N/A
The Pirates enter the weekend having won consecutive matches and three of their last five. Krista Kraskura has been the go-to offensive performer, averaging 3.74 k/s.
STORYLINES
- The Bears are coming off its third sweep of the year and begin a season long nine-game road swing beginning with the Big Daddy's Invitational.
- Head coach Jim Barnes will be welcomed back for Alumni Weekend. A 1994 graduate of McNeese State and six-year assistant coach, Barnes is a native of nearby Sulphur, La.
- Baylor's .309 hitting percentage against Texas State on Sept. 4 was a season high.
- Senior Alyssa Dibbern ranks fifth in the Big 12 with a .368 hitting percentage and ninth with 3.26 kills/set. She recorded a career high 19 kills in BU's 3-1 win over Tulane on Aug. 25.
- Freshman Thea Munch-Soegaard has three double-doubles in her first seven matches of the season.
- The Bears' height this season has been evident, averaging 3.00 blocks/set after averaging 2.0 in 2011. The 3.0 average is good for second in the Big 12.
- Baylor's sweep over No. 25 Cal on Aug. 31 was the first over a ranked opponent since a 3-0 win over No. 11 Iowa State on Sept. 23, 2009 in Waco.
- Head coach Jim Barnes picked up the 300th win of his career with a 3-1 win over Nevada 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 MH Torri Campbell was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team.
- Despite losing six letterwinners to graduation, Baylor reloaded with seven incoming freshman, ranking No. 16 in the country according to PrepVolleyball.com.
- The 2011 squad earned BU its fourth-ever bid to the NCAA Championship and second in the last three years.
