Sept. 30, 2006

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WACO, Texas - Baylor stunned top-ranked Nebraska by winning game one, but couldn't keep the heat on as the Huskers rebounded for a 3-1 (30-32, 30-18, 30-21, 30-24) victory Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center.

"This is the second match in a row that we have grabbed control in the first game and gave it back to the other team," head coach Jim Barnes said. "We need to play three full games. If we do that, I believe we can play with anyone in the conference."

Freshman outside hitter Katie Sanders (Katy, Texas) benefited from a position change and led the Bears with a season-high 15 kills. Senior outside hitter Nicole LeBlanc (Tampa, Fla.) had her 11th double-double of the season with 11 kills and a match-high 17 digs, while senior middle blocker Desiree Guilliard-Young (Berkeley, Calif.) had 10 kills and six blocks.

"We were so geared up for this game and really wanted to come out and play our hearts out against the No. 1 team in the nation," Sanders said. "The first game was so intense I think we lost some focus and intensity after the game one win, but it really showed us that we can play with anyone in the nation."

Freshman setter Taylor Barnes (Arlington, Texas) had six kills, 15 digs and 43 assists. Junior libero Kristen Schramek (San Antonio, Texas) added 12 digs. Junior right-side hitter Amanda Modglin (Houston, Texas) and freshman middle blocker Anna Breyfogle (Buda, Texas) added six kills each.

Schramek became the 10th player in Baylor history to record 1,000 career digs, while Guilliard-Young became the fourth player in Baylor history to record 500 career blocks.

Sarah Pavan led Nebraska with 24 kills, while Jordan Larson had 17 kills and 16 digs. Dani Busboom added 16 digs, while Rachel Schwartz had 14.

In game one, Nebraska jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but Baylor fought back to tie the game quickly at 7-7. The game remained close the rest of the way and the Huskers took a 22-19 lead, but the Bears answered by ripping off six straight points to take a 25-22 lead. Baylor led 28-26, but Nebraska forced a pair of attack errors to regain the lead at 29-29. Baylor fought off game point with a kill by LeBlanc and regained the lead on an error by Pavan. After a sideout by Nebraska tied the game, 30-30, Baylor put the game away on kills by Barnes and Breyfogle. The Bears held the Huskers to an .078 hitting percentage for the game.

Nebraska was too strong in games two and three, regrouping to hit .364 in game two and .250 in game three. The Huskers also took advantage of shaky serve receptions by the Bears to breeze through the middle two games.

The two teams traded points much through game four until Baylor jumped out to an 11-8 lead. Nebraska came back to tie the game at 13-13, and the teams traded points until the game was tied, 18-18. The Huskers then pushed ahead at 22-19 and never looked back as they eventually went up 28-22 and closed out the match, 30-24.

The Huskers outhit the Bears, .256-.193, outdug them, 70-67 and outaced them, 11-2. Baylor outblocked Nebraska, 11.5-7.5.

The Bears return to action when they hit the road to face Oklahoma Wednesday at 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla.