Sept. 24, 2011
 | | | | BAYLOR
(11-5, 0-2) | 0 | | | | KANSAS STATE
(12-3, 1-0) | 3 | | Box Score | |
|  | | STATS COMPARISON | | | | Kills | 28 | 47 | | Errors | 19 | 27 | | Total Attacks | 120 | 132 | Attack Pct.
| .075 | .227 | | Assists | 27 | 41 | | Digs | 60 | 59 | | Blocks | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Service Aces | 1 | 5 |
| Stat Leaders | | | 2 Players | 9 | Kills | 17 | Pelger | | Ridenour | 20 | Assists | 37 | Donahue | | King | 17 | Digs | 18 | Pelger | | Campbell | 5 | Blocks | 4 | Pelger | | Zhang | 1 | Aces | 2 | Donahue |
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MANHATTAN, Kan.- Baylor was unable to mount a charge against surging Kansas State, losing 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-18) at the hands of the Wildcats on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
The Wildcats jumped out to big leads in each of the sets, while Baylor couldn't find consistency on offense. The Bears were out-hit .075 to .227, while the Wildcats had 19 more kills. Baylor's total of 28 kills was a season low.
"Kansas State came out and played very strong tonight," head coach Jim Barnes said. "It was just one of those games where we just didn't play well. It was a surprise from our coaching staff because we have practiced so well lately. We just couldn't get it going."
The Baylor defense put up solid numbers in the back row, notching 60 digs to average nearly three more set than the mark coming into the match. Senior Allison King led the way with 17, marking her 14th consecutive match with at least 10 and 15th in 16 total matches. Junior Kate Harris added her second straight double-digit match with 10 on the night.
Junior middle blocker Torri Campbell and freshman outside hitter Adri Nora paced the Baylor offense with nine kills each, while setter Brittany Ridenour had 20 assists.
The Wildcats didn't relinquish the lead at any point, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first, a 9-0 lead in the second, and a 10-4 lead in the third.
League kills leader Kaitlynn Pelger had three kills and a block at the start of the first set before Baylor got on the board with a kill by Campbell. Down 11-5, Baylor got back to within two on a 5-1 run that featured three consecutive blocks by Campbell and Ridenour. An attack error by Pelger made it 16-15 KSU, but the Wildcats scored six of the next seven point to open a big lead. Zhang and Nora both had a kill to stave off the set point, but Kathleen Ludwig finished off the set 25-19.
In the second, the Bears fought back from a 9-0 deficit to close within five at 14-9, getting kills by four different players during a 9-5 run. The Wildcats didn't let Baylor any closer, getting two kills from Pelger and another finisher by Ludwig at the end of the set, 25-15.
Briana Tolbert held Baylor in the set early with a kill, but KSU continued its offense consistency in a 6-1 run that gave it a 10-4 lead. Baylor scored two in a row with a kill by Nora and a KSU error to make the score 15-9. The Wildcats then pushed the lead to 10 before closing out with a kill by Ludwig for a 25-18 win.
Baylor will play the second of back-to-back road games at Texas A&M on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in College Station. The first set is set for 6:30 p.m., as Baylor will look to get its first conference win of the year. In 2010, Baylor won both meetings against the Aggies.
