Baylor Volleyball's McGuyre Announces Two Additions to 2025 Roster

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – June 27, 2025

Baylor Volleyball’s McGuyre Announces Two Additions to 2025 Roster
Nikolnikova, Rakhmanchyk join the Bears

For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_allen at baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_allen at baylor.edu>



WACO, Texas – Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre has announced the signing of two international student-athletes, revealed Friday.



BU has picked up senior transfer Anastasiia Nikolnikova from Syracuse University and has signed incoming freshman Kseniya Rakhmanchyk.



Nikolnikova, a middle blocker from Kyiv, Ukraine, will finish her collegiate career with the Bears after playing her junior season with the Orange. She started her career at Southern Idaho in 2023.



At Syracuse, Nikolnikova started in 24 matches, leading the team in blocks and finishing in the top-10 of the ACC for average blocks per set with 1.16. She also led the Orange in hitting percentage with a 0.326, recording 128 kills. The Ukranian was named All-Tournament for the Syracuse Invitational and earned All-ACC Academic Team honors. Prior to her collegiate career, she earned second place at the Ukrainian national school championship and was part of the junior national volleyball U16 team.



Rakhmanchyk, an outside hitter from Minsk, Belarus, played for club team RGUOR 2008 and graduated with honors in high school. She comes with a host of accolades, including a first place finish in the national tournament in Belarus, earning the gold talent award. Rakhmanchyk placed first in the EurAsia/Russia Intercontinental Tournament, Confederation of Independent States (CIS) Championship, and the U18 Novosibirsk International Tournament. She earned first place at the Olympic Days of Youth tournament five times and was a captain. She earned a Belarus National Championship and the Best Outside Hitter award. She’s won the Best Outside Hitter award with RGUOR, the Junior National Team of Belarus, each year.



Catch both Anastasiia and Ksenia as Baylor will play a total of 12 home matches in the 2025 season, with 14 on the road.



Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Baylor Volleyball season can visit BaylorBears.com/Tickets<https://app.baylorbears.com/BUVBTix?_ga=2.247694151.1167521053.1712169815-422842061.1678217840>. Tickets will officially go on sale in early June. All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center.



Directly support Baylor Volleyball by contributing<https://bearfoundation.baylorbears.com/onewayclub.html> to the Excellence Fund or joining the One Way Club today!



To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter) and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.



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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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