Match Primer: How To Watch, Things to Know for Kansas Volleyball at Baylor
The Kansas Jayhawks are entering the home stretch of their schedule, with only five matches left to make their case for being included in the NCAA Tournament. A win today against the ranked Baylor Bears would be a huge resume boost.
The Jayhawks are not currently ranked. The last time they were receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll was the last time these two team met on October 1st, but they have been ranked as high as #19 this season. The Bears come in at #11.
Baylor leads the all-time series 30-26, including the last four meetings between these two squads. Head coach Ray Bechard has a record of 24-24 against the Bears
Here are the essentials:
How to Watch
Saturday, November 5th, 2:00 p.m. CST
Waco, TX: Ferrell Center
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Online Radio: Kansas Athletics
The Numbers
Kansas: 16-7, 6-5 Big 12
- Hitting Percentage: .278
- Kills: 752
- Assists: 683
- Digs: 801
- Aces: 77
- Blocks:165
Iowa State: 9-7, 1-2 Big 12
- Hitting Percentage: .230
- Kills: 810
- Assists: 754
- Digs: 827
- Aces: 76
- Blocks: 170
Match Coverage
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Key Kansas Players and Fun Facts
The Jayhawks have multiple players who are in the Top 10 in various stats:
- London Davis 10th in hitting percentage at .322
- Lauren Dooley 5th in hitting percentage at .375 and 7th in blocks/set at 1.11
- Ayah Elnady 4th in aces/set at 0.39 and 9th in points/set at 3.55
- Kennedy Farris 8th in digs/set at 2.91
- Rachel Langs 7th in hitting percentage at .350 and 8th in blocks/set at 1.10
- Camryn Turner 6th in assists/set at 9.45 and 10th in digs/set at 2.63
Turner leads the team in double-doubles, with 12 in 23 matches played. That includes a 41 assist/13 dig effort in the sweep of Kansas State.
Elnady leads the team with 242 kills, and Caroline Bien is right behind with 233.
The Jayhawks lead the conference in blocks (2.62 per set) and are second in opponent hitting percentage (.181)
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