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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">Pressley’s 28 Kills Not Enough as No. 6 VB Falls to No. 2 Texas<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Four of Baylor’s five losses this season have come to the Longhorns<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"> Despite a 28-kill performance from senior Yossiana Pressley and a .367 efficiency
from sophomore Lauren Harrison, No. 6 Baylor volleyball came up short on its home court to No. 2 Texas Friday night, 3-1, at the Ferrell Center in Waco.<br>
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The Bears (18-5) and Longhorns (21-1) needed extra points to settle two of the four sets, but BU ultimately fell 18-25, 31-29, 28-30, 19-25. Four of Baylor’s five losses this season have come at the hands of the Longhorns.<br>
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UT grabbed an early lead after the first set in which it held Baylor’s offense to a meager .033 hitting clip. Pressley put down six kills on 10 swings and one error, but the rest of the squad combined for eight errors, allowing Texas the advantage. The Longhorns
recorded six blocks in the opener as BU struggled to find some rhythm.<br>
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However, the Bears flipped the switch in the second behind a monster frame by Pressley. The reigning national player of the year put down 10 kills on 18 swings, while Harrison chipped in with five putaways. The Longhorns wouldn’t go quietly, rallying back from
a 23-19 deficit to knot the score at 23-23. The two sides traded points up until 29-29 when a UT attack error followed a Pressley kill to give the Bears set two and even the match at 1-1.<br>
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In the third, the two sides were neck-and-neck, battling deep into extra points once again. BU’s defense outblocked UT’s 5-4 in the frame and it became a matter of which side would flinch first. Neither team led by more than two points the entire set. Baylor
appeared to be headed for set point at 25-24, but an overruled challenge resulted in a Texas kill and swung the momentum. The Longhorns went on to steal a 30-28 set and take a 2-1 lead into the fourth frame.<br>
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Harrison led the charge to start the fourth, putting down a trio of kills to give BU a 6-4 lead. But, Pressley and the Bears’ offense began to struggle, allowing UT to come back and snag a 12-9 advantage. A ball handling error at 17-13 and another attack error
at 21-15 allowed the Longhorns to extend their lead and ultimately clinch the match, 25-19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">• Baylor fell to 18-5 on the year, including an 0-4 mark against Texas.<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 is now 4-4 against ranked opponents in 2020-21.<br>
• Baylor and Texas needed extra points to decide two of tonight’s four sets. Of the 18 sets played between the Bears and Longhorns this season, five have gone past 25.<br>
• Tonight’s 31-29 second set is Baylor’s longest set since dropping a 32-30 opening set at West Virginia on Nov. 26, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Yossiana Pressley collected 28 kills, her seventh outing of the season and 32<sup>nd</sup> of her career above 20.<br>
• Lauren Harrison registered double-digit kills for the sixth-consecutive match and 15<sup>th</sup> time this year.<br>
• Hannah Sedwick dished out a season-high 46 assists.<br>
• Shanel Bramschreiber collected 14 digs, eclipsing the double-digit mark for the 19<sup>th</sup> time this season.<br>
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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">28 – Yossiana Pressley racked up 28 kills, her seventh 20-kill outing of the season and 32nd of her career.</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">TOP QUOTES</span></strong></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Head coach Ryan McGuyre</span></b></em><em><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On playing tough matches like this…</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
“These types of matches are good because these are the ones you’ve got to win in order to move on in the [NCAA] tournament. You know, you’d like to have the 3-0 sweeps and you’d like to keep winning quick and easy, but as you go into the tournament you’re going
to have two or three matches like this, most likely. It’s good for us and Texas to go after it, but we’ve just got to do some things a little better on our side of the net.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Senior Yossiana Pressley</span></b></em></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On what the team can learn from playing tight matches down the stretch…<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“It’s given us an opportunity to just see what we need to work on. I’m happy that we’re getting these tough matches out now. We know exactly what we need to work on and incorporate
into our next practices before we go into the [NCAA] tournament.”</span><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></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. 6 Baylor (18-5) welcomes Kansas State (12-7) to Waco for a midweek matinee on Wednesday, March 31 at 2 p.m. CT.<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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