Sept. 24, 2010
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Baylor (7-6, 0-2) at No. 4 Nebraska (11-1, 3-0)
Sept. 25 | Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (6,000)
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Baylor Game Notes 
MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Center: Match 14
Date: Sept. 25, 2010
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (6,000)
Internet Audio: www.BaylorBears.com
Talent: Larry Little (pxp)
Internet Video: www.BaylorBears.com
Live Stats:
THE TOP FIVE
- Baylor will play the third of three consecutive top-10 opponents to open the Big 12 schedule. The stretch is the toughest since the Bears played four consecutive ranked opponents from Nov. 10-21, 2007. BU lost all four matches during that span, including five-set losses to No. 12 Kansas State and No. 22 Oklahoma, then sweeps by No. 3 Texas and No. 2 Nebraska.
- Baylor is ranked in the top six in the Big 12 in nearly every major statistical category, while leading the league in digs with 953 (only team over 800) and digs per set with 18.49 (2.72 more than all Big 12 teams). Individually, libero Caitlyn Trice has recorded 62 more digs than anyone in the Big 12 with 269, while having a league-leading 5.72 digs per set.
- The Bears are also making their presence felt in the top-50 national rankings this week. As a team, Baylor is ranked third in the NCAA in digs per set at 18.49, while ranking 46th nationally in assists per set at 12.64. Individually, Caitlyn Trice is ranked seventh overall with 5.72 digs per set, while Elizabeth Graham checks in at No. 11 in blocks per set with 1.45.
- Libero Caitlyn Trice has been a force in the back row for Baylor, tying the four-set match record for digs twice this season. The senior is the full-time libero for the first time in her career and has recorded double-digit digs in all 13 matches, over 20 digs in eight and over 30 digs in four. She had 32 in five sets against UNI and TCU, and 31 in four sets against SMU and Dayton.
- Baylor is 1-23 all-time against top-10 opponents under Barnes. The lone win came in the NCAA Tournament in 2009, defeating No. 9 UCLA to earn the program's first-ever Sweet 16 berth.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
NEBRASKA (11-1, 3-0 Big 12)
SERIES INFORMATION
Nebraska leads 29-0
Waco: Nebraska leads 14-0
Lincoln: Nebraska leads 15-0
Last Meeting: Nebraska won, 3-0 [Nov. 18, 2009]
Streak: Nebraska, W29
The No. 4 Huskers are ranked first in the Big 12 in kills, assists, blocks and opponent hitting percentage, second in hitting percentage and third in digs. The only loss for NU came against then No.13 Florida (now ranked third) in five sets.
Middle blocker Brooke Delano leads the league in hitting percentage (.421) and blocks per set (1.43), while the Huskers' 6-2 offensive system with setters Sydney Anderson and Lauren Cook has formed a Big 12-leading combination. Along with Lindsey Licht's 2.91 kills per set, 2009 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Hannah Werth, averages 2.70 kills per set. Werth is also the younger sister of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, Jayson Werth. Libero Kayla Banwarth is second in the league in digs per set at 5.00 to help lead the defense.
In the 29-match history between the teams, Baylor has only won five sets against the Huskers, with the last coming on Nov. 29, 2008. Last season, Baylor narrowly lost the opening setin the Ferrell Center, 28-26.
