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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 2 VB Dominates in 3-0 Win Over No. 15 WVU<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pressley and Harrison lead BU offense to season-high .409 hitting percentage<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">THE RUNDOWN</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> No. 2 Baylor volleyball (11-1) made quick work of No. 15 West Virginia (5-5)
Friday evening at the Ferrell Center, sweeping the Mountaineers 25-20, 25-14, 25-16 for its 11<sup>th</sup>-consecutive win.<br>
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The Bears hit a season-high .409 as a team, led by senior Yossiana Pressley’s errorless performance, in which she hit a mind-boggling .654 with 17 kills, and redshirt sophomore Lauren Harrison’s 12-kill, .545 efficiency effort.<br>
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BU dominated from start to finish, jumping out to a 10-2 lead in the first behind an Emily Van Slate ace. The Bears took advantage of WVU’s sluggish offense, holding the Mountaineers to a .031 percentage in the set and tallying three blocks. Harrison and Pressley
each recorded five kills and accounted for Baylor’s final three points as BU took a 1-0 lead.<br>
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In the second, Campbell Bowden got things going with a 7-0 service run, helped along by a pair of Pressley putaways. The Bears led 13-3 after a sneaky kill by Callie Williams and 22-11 thanks to a Kara McGhee smash. BU had just one error in the set, hitting
a massive .652 with 16 kills on 23 swings.<br>
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Baylor started fast again in the third, leading 6-2 after McGhee and Pressley teamed up for a double block, part of the Bears’ 12 rejections in the match. BU has now collected double-digit blocks in three-straight matches, and four times in the last five outings.
A 6-0 run saw the lead swell to 12-4 and Marieke van der Mark picked up one of her five kills at 18-10. Pressley put down another seven kills in the set, including one at 21-14, and Harrison finished it out with two more as the Bears cruised to their 24<sup>th</sup>-straight
victory at the Ferrell Center.<br>
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<span style="background:white">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">HIGHLIGHTS</span></strong><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• BU is now 12-0 against WVU under sixth-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Baylor is 2-0 against ranked opponents this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Baylor extended its winning streak to 11 matches, its third-longest streak under McGuyre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• With the victory, Baylor's home win streak increases to 24 matches, dating back to Nov. 16, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• The Bears have swept their opponent in all six series finales in 2020.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• BU held its opponent below a .170 attack percentage for the ninth time this season, as West Virginia hit just .032.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• It’s the fifth time this season the Bears have held their opponent to under a .100 efficiency.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• The Bears hit a season-high .409 as a team, going over .400 for the fourth time this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Baylor recorded double-digit blocks for the fifth time this year with 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Senior Yossiana Pressley led the Bears in kills for the 10th time this season with 17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Pressley was errorless, hitting .654 on 26 attempts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Redshirt sophomore Lauren Harrison hit .545 with 13 kills on 22 swings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">STAT OF THE MATCH</span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">.409 – Baylor hit a season-best .409 as a team. </span>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">TOP QUOTES</span></strong><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Head coach Ryan McGuyre</span></b><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">On tonight’s match…</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Stellar performance from Lauren [Harrison] and Yossi [Pressley], which is awesome. ‘Lo’ hit .545, only one error on the night, that’s incredibly amazing. I don’t think you can do any better
than that, except Yossi hit .656 [with zero errors] as well. These girls love each other, but if they’re trying to outshine each other, they’re both so bright and we’re going to win a lot of matches that way.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">WHAT'S NEXT</span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">No. 2 Baylor (11-1) gears up for a showdown with No. 1 Texas (10-0) in Austin on Nov. 5-6. Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m. CT on Longhorn Network.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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