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Against Arkansas State on Friday night, the Bears dropped their first set to the Red Wolves before winning the next three sets to take the match. While this tournament is used as a bit of a tune-up before Big 12 competition starts, head coach Jim Barnes still wants to see the team start stronger in the future.

The Baylor volleyball offense was stuck in neutral as the Big 12 leader No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones swept the Bears 3-0 (19-25, 14-25, 18-25.) Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

Baylor took a break from conference play to sweep the University of North Texas on Tuesday evening 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16.)

What happens in Vegas won’t be staying in Vegas but coming back to Waco for the rest of the 2011 season. Over the weekend, Baylor volleyball (10-3) won the UNLV Classic while three Bears brought home individual awards.

Despite their efforts, the Bears’ volleyball team couldn’t hand TCU its first loss of the season, as Baylor got swept 3-0 (19-25, 20-25, 24-26.)

The Bears volleyball team powered their way through West Virginia University 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20) Monday night at the Ferrell Center.

The Lady Bears took the Ferrell Center court for their second match of the Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic against The University of Texas Pan-American and finished victoriously, sweeping UTPA 3-0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-19.)

Baylor women’s basketball standout Melissa Jones has hung up her basketball shoes but stepped back on the Ferrell Center court in volleyball shoes.

Yogurt fanatics will have even more choices in the near future. The wife and daughter of Baylor’s head football coach, Art Briles, will open a frozen yogurt shop called Oso’s— that’s Spanish for “bear”— in less than two weeks, Staley Lebby, Briles’ daughter, said.