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No. 24 Baylor (21-7, 10-7) at No. 9 Nebraska (19-6, 12-4) Nov. 18, 2009 | 7 p.m. CST Lincoln, Neb.| Nebraska Coliseum (4,030)

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GAME CENTER: GAME 29
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Sat., Nov. 18, 2009
Start Time: 7 p.m. CST
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Arena: Nebraska Coliseum (4,030)
Television: NET TV
Internet Audio: www.BaylorBears.com
Talent: Todd Zeidler (pxp)
Series: Nebraska leads series, 28-0
Last BU Win: n/a
Last NU Win: Oct. 14, 2009, 3-0
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com

SCOUTING THE CORNHUSKERS
• Husker head coach John Cook entered 2009 with a 281-19 career record at Nebraska, including two national championships and five Final Four appearances in his first nine seasons.
• Four Huskers have racked up at least 200 kills, lead by 263 by freshman Hannah Werth and 255 by Tara Mueller. Lindsey Licht has 244, while Brooke Delano has 203 kills.
• Junior setter Sydney Anderson sets the offense, averaging 11.26 assists per set.
• On defense, Nebraska is led by libero Kayla Banwarth, who is one of four Huskers averaging at least 2.49 digs per set, with 4.71 per set. Werth is next at 2.90, Andersion is averaging 2.51, and Mueller is at 2.49.
• Middle blockers Brooke Delano and Lindsey Licht provide a formidable blocking duo at the net for NU, averaging 1.18 and 1.04 blocks per set.
• The Husker defense has held opponents to similar numbers as BU, with a .159 hitting percentage and 10.96 k/s.

LAST TIME AGAINST NEBRASKA
After losing a narrow first set, No. 19 Baylor couldn't recover against seventh-ranked Nebraska in a Husker sweep (28-26, 25-17, 25-17) inside the Ferrell Center. The Bears took the Huskers to the brink of the first set having set-point on three separate occasions, but were unable to close out. From that point, NU controlled the match, with Baylor's last lead coming at 8-7 in the second set.
On offense, the Huskers racked up 53 kills to just 36 for Baylor, including three in double digits. Baylor hit just .169 in the match, compared to .320 for Nebraska. Husker freshman Hannah Werth had a match-high 13, while Kori Cooper and Brooke Delano each had 10. Senior Katie Sanders was the only Bear in double-digit kills with 12, while adding 10 digs for her 10th double-double of the season.
On defense, Allison King joined Sanders in double figures in digs with a team-high 15. Caitlyn Trice added 10. The Huskers out-dug Baylor 56-46, led by a match-high 22 from Kayla Banwarth.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite a triple-double by setter Taylor Barnes, No. 21 Baylor couldn't find its stride in a 3-1 loss (18-25, 25-19, 20-25, 20-25) to the University of Kansas at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center in Lawrence, Kan. The Baylor attack struggled through the first set, but pieced together the offense in the second set for their only win of the day, then reverted in sets three and four as KU got theirs rolling.
Barnes had 40 assists and 10 kills to go along with 12 digs on defense to lead the Bears. Senior Katie Sanders and freshman Torri Campbell each had a team-high 12 kills on the match, but Baylor hit just .176 (51-24-153) on the match, compared to KU's .252 (60-21-155).
On the other side, the Jayhawks were led by Karina Garlington's match-high 19 kills and Allison Mayfield's 16 kills. Libero Melissa Grieb had 19 digs and setter Nicole Tate had 16 digs to go along with her 45 assists.