Volleyball Battles Kansas on the Road
10/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 13, 2006
Volleyball Preview: Baylor at Kansas
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BAYLOR (13-7, 2-6 Big 12) at Kansas (9-9, 2-7 Big 12)
Saturday, Oct. 14 - 7 p.m.
Horejsi Family Athletic Center - Lawrence, Kan.
Live Audio Broadcast - BaylorBears.com (6:45 p.m.)
Baylor volleyball looks to get back on track after losing five straight, traveling to face Kansas Saturday at 7 p.m. at Horejsi Family Athletic Center in Lawrence, Kan., before returning home to the Ferrell Center for three straight matches. The live audio broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. on BaylorBears.com.
The Bears are led by senior outside hitter Nicole LeBlanc (Tampa, Fla.), who averages 3.65 kills and 3.28 digs per game. LeBlanc needs just two digs Saturday to become only the sixth player in Baylor history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
In the middle, senior Desiree Guilliard-Young (Berkeley, Calif.) ranks sixth in the Big 12 Conference with a .374 hitting percentage, averages 2.91 kills per game and ranks second with 1.53 blocks per game, while freshman Anna Breyfogle (Buda, Texas) is hitting .305, averaging 2.78 kills and ranking eighth in the Big 12 with 1.36 blocks per game. Freshman setter Taylor Barnes (Arlington, Texas) paces the offense, averaging 11.19 assists, 1.22 kills, 2.30 digs and 0.62 blocks per game, while ranking third in the conference with 0.55 service aces per game. Junior libero Kristen Schramek (San Antonio, Texas) ranks fifth in the league with 4.25 digs per game.
In its last match, Baylor breezed through the first game but Texas A&M turned the tables and won the last three games Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Breyfogle led the Bears with 13 kills and freshman outside hitter Katie Sanders (Katy, Texas) added 10. LeBlanc led Baylor with 13 digs, while sophomore Amanda Renz (The Woodlands, Texas) added 10.
Kansas is led by Jana Correa, who ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 4.18 kill per game, while Emily Brown and Savannah Noyes each average more than three kills per game. Jamie Mathewson ranks 10th in the conference with 3.60 digs per game.
In their last match, the Jayhawks snapped a five-match losing streak with a four-game victory over intrastate rival Kansas State Wednesday in Lawrence. Brittany Williams led Kansas with 19 kills, while Brown and Correa added 17 each and Noyes had 16. Correa also had 23 digs and Brown had 16 as five Jayhawks recorded at least 13 digs.
Saturday's match marks the 24th meeting between Baylor and Kansas, with the Bears leading the all-time series, 14-9. The two schools have split each of the last two season series, with each team holding serve at home both times. The Jayhawks hold a 6-5 lead in the series in Lawrence. Baylor won the last meeting in four games on Oct. 22, 2005, in Waco.
Baylor returns home for three straight matches, beginning with Colorado Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.
