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Baylor (7-7, 0-3) at Texas Tech (2-11, 0-4)
Sept. 29 | Lubbock, Texas | United Spirit Arena (15,070)
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Baylor Game Notes 
MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Center: Match 15
Date: Sept. 29, 2010
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Arena: United Spirit Arena (15,070)
Internet Audio: www.BaylorBears.com
Talent: Todd Zeidler (pxp)
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Live Stats:
THE TOP FIVE
- After finishing one of the toughest stretches in the NCAA with three consecutive top-10 teams to open Big 12 play, Baylor will travel to Texas Tech on Wednesday. The Bears have won five consecutive meetings in Lubbock, and 10 in a row overall against the Red Raiders. In 2009, Baylor swept both meetings with Texas Tech.
- The Bears are also making their presence felt in the top-50 national rankings this week. As a team, Baylor is ranked second in the NCAA in digs per set at 18.85, while ranking 45th nationally in assists per set at 12.72. Individually, Caitlyn Trice is ranked eighth overall with 5.69 digs per set, while Elizabeth Graham cracked the top 10 in blocks per set with 1.44.
- Despite playing three top-10 teams to open Big 12 play, Baylor is now ranked in the top five in all seven major categories, while being the only team with over 850 digs (1,018) and more than 16.11 digs per set (18.85). Caitlyn Trice leads in digs (307) and digs per set (5.69), while Elizabeth Graham leads in blocks (78) and blocks per set (1.44).
- 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 14 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 has enjoyed success against Texas Tech in the Jim Barnes era with a 10-2 record. Baylor has won each of the last 10 matches, including three sweeps and four five-set wins.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
TEXAS TECH (2-11, 0-4 Big 12)
SERIES INFORMATION
Texas Tech leads 45-19
Waco: Texas Tech leads 18-11
Lubbock: Texas Tech leads 22-8
Neutral: Texas Tech leads 5-0
Last Meeting: Baylor won, 3-0 [Oct. 31, 2009]
Streak: Baylor, W10
Texas Tech enters the week on a seven-match losing streak, including four matches against the top seven teams in the Big 12. Tech won a set at Oklahoma, but was swept by Kansas State, Missouri, and Texas A&M. The Red Raiders have wins over UTSA €ˆ(3-1) and Texas State (3-2), but have been swept in nine of their 11 losses.
Outside hitter Amanda Dowdy has been the main offensive weapon this season for Tech with 159 kills, while taking 514 total attempts. The next highest total on the squad is Caroline Courtney with 71 kills in 194 total attempts. Setter Karlyn Meyers averages 8.53 assists per set, and has 17 kills on the season.
On defense, the Red Raiders put up a formidable block with the duo of Justine Young and Barbara Conceicao. Young has 38 blocks on the season, while Conceicao has 37, with each average just over 1.00 per set. Jackie Vincent leads the back row with 139 digs on the season and a digs-per-set average of 3.16.
