Sept. 23, 2005

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Baylor hits the road to face No. 24 Kansas in Big 12 Conference play Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center in Lawrence. Kan. The Bears are coming off a loss to Iowa State at home Wednesday, while the Jayhawks lost in five games to No. 23 Texas Wednesday in Austin.

The Bears are led by junior outside hitter and captain Nicole LeBlanc, who ranks ninth in the Big 12 with 3.89 kills per game. The Jayhawks are led by senior middle blocker Josi Lima, who was named the Big 12 and national player of the week Monday.

Baylor leads the all-time series against Kansas, 13-8, but the Jayhawks have won five of the last six meetings. The two teams split last year's meetings with the Bears upsetting the 24th-ranked Jayhawks in Waco and Kansas holding serve in Lawrence.

Baylor returns to action when they host No. 8 Missouri Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.