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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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">VB’s Pressley Awarded Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Senior standout adds to conference record with first-career defensive honor
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</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,
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">IRVING, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> For the first time in her illustrious
career, Baylor volleyball’s Yossiana Pressley has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday morning.<br>
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In two road matches last week, Pressley put together an impressive defensive showing in leading the Bears with 32 digs (3.20 per set) and adding five blocks, including two solo (one in each match). The senior OH also contributed a team-high 45 kills (4.50 per
set) on a .303 efficiency and averaged 4.8 points per set.<br>
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Pressley added to her conference record total with her 19<sup>th</sup>-career weekly Big 12 award. This is her fourth of the season, tied for most in the league. Baylor also leads the Big 12 with 10 weekly accolades in 2020-21, as six different Bears have been
honored.<br>
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.<br>
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<b>2020-21 BIG 12 WEEKLY HONORS<br>
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</b>Oct. 13 – Shanel Bramschreiber (defensive)<br>
Oct. 20 – Yossiana Pressley (offensive)<br>
Oct. 20 – Laché Harper (defensive)<br>
Oct. 27 – Kara McGhee (defensive)<br>
Nov. 3 – Yossiana Pressley (offensive)<br>
Nov. 3 – Kara McGhee (defensive)<br>
Nov. 10 – Yossiana Pressley (offensive)<br>
March 3 – Preslie Anderson (defensive)<br>
March 17 – Hannah Sedwick (offensive)<br>
March 24 – Yossiana Pressley (defensive)<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>
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