Each year, Baylor student-athletes sign a financial-aid agreement that binds them to the bylaws expressed in the NCAA Division I Manual. Recent violations regarding name, picture and likeness have moved an article of the manual into the national spotlight.

Article 12 of the NCAA Constitution expresses the rules of a player regarding amateurism. Specifically, Article 12.5.1.1 lays out the rules of commercial use of a student-athletes name, picture or likeness.

At the age of three, Colleyville, Texas native and Baylor women’s soccer defender Kat Ludlow picked up a soccer ball, and has hardly put it down since. Now, as a senior, Ludlow continues to perfect her craft. So much so, that she has been nominated for the 2013 Senior Class Award.

Ludlow took a mission trip to Kenya, carries a 3.73 GPA and works to play a leadership role with her younger teammates.

As the afternoon sun beats down on Floyd Casey Stadium and the surrounding area, students, alumni and others make the pilgrimage to the 63-year-old home of Baylor football.

Parents buy their children snow cones that needed to be flavored. As soon as the parent hands their child the snow cone, the kid races to the yellow cart next to the vendor to add any flavor (or in most cases flavors) to their cool treat. Coconut, cherry, strawberry and a concoction called “tiger’s blood” all stain the pure ice as they flow into the cup.

Baylor volleyball started off the 2013 Baylor Classic with a straight set loss against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in front of a home crowd of 835. Baylor lost the sets 16-25, 12-25 and 15-25. Baylor falls to 1-4 on the season, while Tulsa improves to 4-1.

The Bears struggled right from the beginning, hitting .087 in the first set. Things would only get worse as they hit -.029 in the second and .022 in the third to finish with a final hitting percentage of .019. The Bears as a team finished with 23 attack errors, almost doubling Tulsa’s 12.

It took 475 minutes this season for No. 7 Baylor soccer to concede a goal, but the Bears came out on top against a high-powered Missouri offense with a 2-1 win on Friday.

The Tigers continuously put pressure on the Baylor defense, taking 16 shots compared to Baylor’s 10. Strong play from junior goalkeeper Michelle Kloss allowed Baylor to keep the lead throughout the game.

Baylor volleyball hosts the Baylor Classic tournament this upcoming Friday and Saturday involving three matches in two days.

The Bears are coming off a straight set win in their home opener against SMU on Tuesday night.

The No. 23 Baylor Bears (1-0) are coming off of a 69-3 thrashing against FCS opponent Wofford last Saturday. The Bears scored the most points in a game since 1924. They also posted the third most yards in program history with a total of 692.

This Saturday will bring more of a test with FBS opponent University of Buffalo coming down to Waco after a 40-20 loss at Ohio State last Saturday.

It’s going to be a tough task for No. 7 Baylor soccer to continue on an undefeated path this weekend as they travel to a hostile environment to take on Missouri and Texas A&M in College Station.

The Bears (4-0-0) will begin with a game against Missouri at 4 p.m. today and then face Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Sunday.

“I love coming up to weekends like this,” senior defender Kat Ludlow. “This is going to be one of the hardest weekends that we will have this season. They are two tough competitors and we’ve never beaten A&M, so it’s always great competition against them.”