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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">November
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor VB Earns Big 12 End-of-Year Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sedwick named Setter of the Year, three others selected to First Team<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b> </b><br>
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WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="background:white"> No. 6 Baylor volleyball had five student-athletes earn end of year awards from the Big 12 Conference, announced Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Senior Hannah Sedwick headlines the Bears’ awards, being named Big 12 Setter of the Year as well as being First Team All-Conference. This season,
Sedwick moved into the No. 4 spot on BU’s all-time career assists list with 4,659 going into the postseason. She has recorded 915 assists so far this season and was third in the Big 12 with 9.95 assists per set. This is the Iowa native’s second Setter of the
Year award, as she earned it previously in 2019. She is the only Baylor player to have earned the award since its inception in 2012. It is her third time being named All-Conference, her second time on First Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Seniors Yossiana Pressley and Avery Skinner were both unanimous first-team selections. Both were named unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 as well. This
is Pressley’s fifth unanimous First Team selection and Skinner’s first after transferring from Kentucky.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Pressley ended the regular season as the all-time career kills leader for the Bears, finishing with 2,341 kills overall, while also leading the conference
with 4.48 kills per set. In addition, she is the career leader for BU in total attempts with 5,684. Her two weekly awards this season extended her reign for earning the most weekly awards in Big 12 history. Skinner also recorded a major milestone, hitting
her 1,000<sup>th</sup> career kill this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lauren Harrison was named First Team All-Big 12, her second time earning the accolade. She was a unanimous selection in 2020. This season, she had
211 kills with 2.60 kills per set and a .271 hitting percentage. Harrison also recorded 38 total blocks with 34 digs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Elise McGhee’s Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection makes her the ninth Baylor player to earning the award. The San Antonio, Texas, native played in
28 sets this season with 26 kills and 14 blocks. The last Bear named to the team was her sister, Kara McGhee, in 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">NEXT UP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor is the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, hosting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Northern Colorado and Washington State for the First and Second
Rounds. The first matches will be played on Thursday, Dec. 2 with the winner of the two matches playing on Friday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The Bears play TAMU-CC at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVball.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 ALL-BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coach of the Year: Jerritt Elliott, Texas (21st season)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Player of the Year: Logan Eggleston, Texas (OH, Jr., Brentwood, Tenn.)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Setter of the Year: Hannah Sedwick, Baylor (S, Sr., Des Moines, Iowa)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Libero of the Year: Marija Popovic, Iowa State (DS, Sr., Belgrade, Serbia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Freshman of the Year: Caroline Bien, Kansas (OH/L, Fr. Overland Park, Kan.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Name, School Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/High School
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lauren Harrison, Baylor OH 6-0 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Woodward Academy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yossiana Pressley, Baylor* OH 6-0 Sr. Cypress, Texas/Cypress Falls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hannah Sedwick, Baylor S 6-1 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa/Valley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Avery Skinner, Baylor * OH 6-1 Sr. Katy, Texas/ HCYA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Candelaria Herrera, Iowa State* MB 6-1 Sr. San Juan, Argentina
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State RS 6-1 Sr. Richmond, Minn./Rocori<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Marija Popovic, Iowa State DS 5-5 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia/Sports Grammar School Belgrade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Caroline Bien, Kansas OH/L 6-0 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aliyah Carter, Kansas State* OH 5-9 So. Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brionne Butler, Texas* MB 6-4 Sr. Kendleton, Texas/Boling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Logan Eggleston, Texas* OH 6-2 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Skylar Fields, Texas* OPP 6-2 Jr. Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jhenna Gabriel, Texas S 5-8 Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii/Maryknoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Asjia O’Neal, Texas* MB 6-3 Jr. Southlake, Texas/Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kenna Sauer, Texas Tech OH 6-1 Jr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Adrian Ell, West Virginia OH 6-3 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop McNicholas
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Briana Lynch, West Virginia MB 6-2 Sr. Johns Creek, Ga./Chattahoochee
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Name, School Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/High School
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jaden Newsome, Iowa State S 6-0 Sr. Houston, Texas/Clear Brook
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Caroline Crawford, Kansas MB 6-3 So. Lansing, Kan./Lansing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jenny Mosser, Kansas OH 5-11 Gr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Paige Anderson, Oklahoma MB 6-2 Sr. McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Molly Phillips, Texas MB 6-5 Jr. Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Karrington Jones, Texas Tech MB 6-0 Sr. Little Elm, Texas/Little Elm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lacey Zerwas, West Virginia S 6-0 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Elise McGhee, Baylor OH/OPP 6-4 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Clark
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Caroline Bien, Kansas* OH/L 5-10 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Camryn Turner, Kansas S 5-8 Fr. Topeka, Kan./Seaman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Peyton Dunn, Oklahoma S 5-11 Fr. Parker, Colo./Legend<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Callie Kemohah, Oklahoma L 5-6 Fr. Lucas,Texas/Lovejoy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Megan Wilson, Oklahoma MB/OH 6-4 Fr. Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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