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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BAYLOR VOLLEYBALL – Contact Madelon Allen (254-252-7168)
<a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see the below release from Athletes Unlimited. They are doing a new Exhibition Tour and one of the matches they will play will be here at Baylor in the spring. The AU/BU match will be in the Ferrell
Center and will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. More information forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Madelon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Scott Miranda <scott@mirandaco.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 8:05 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Scott Miranda <scott@mirandaco.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Expands in 2023 with Spring Exhibition Tour, Moves Championship Season to Fall and Adds ESPN as Exclusive Broadcast Part for Fall Season<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Athletes Unlimited Volleyball is expanding in 2023, with a new media rights agreement with ESPN for its third championship season in the fall. In October and November, the full
30-match championship season will air exclusively live on ESPN’s television networks and ESPN+. This marks an expansion of Athletes Unlimited’s relationship with ESPN, which exclusively carries its softball and lacrosse competitions. ESPN’s coverage of Athletes
Unlimited Volleyball in the fall will complement its coverage of NCAA women’s volleyball at the same time of year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">In addition, a new volleyball exhibition tour will be added in the spring. The Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Exhibition Tour will feature
a team of its professional athletes traveling across the U.S. to play a series of exhibition matches against top college programs, while promoting the sport at a grassroots level and previewing the fall championship season.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Exhibition Tour will begin on March 23 and run through April 21, and feature a roster of 15 top professional
players visiting eight top college programs (including six of the top 15 schools in the current volleyball rankings) and playing exhibition matches on their campuses. They will also visit two of the largest youth tournaments in the U.S., with the AU pros splitting
into two teams for a head-to-head exhibition.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to the matches, the Athletes Unlimited pros will visit local clubs, schools and community events, host clinics and other activities geared towards promoting the sport
and building excitement about the Athletes Unlimited Volleyball championship season in the fall.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Exhibition Tour will include visits to the University of Louisville, Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, University of
Wisconsin, University of Texas, Baylor University, Howard University and Penn State University, as well as the Windy City Qualifier in Chicago.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The player roster for the Exhibition Tour will include Ali Bastianelli, Amanda Benson, Kaz Brown, Taylor Bruns Tegenrot, Alisha Childress, Leah Edmond, Erin Fairs, Falyn Fonoimoana,
Morgan Hentz, Sydney Hilley, Willow Johnson, Molly McCage, Deja McClendon, Taylor Reid and Jenna Rosenthal. This group includes one Olympian (Childress), five national champions and eight All-Americans.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">During the Exhibition Tour, a number of Athletes Unlimited players will have the opportunity to return to their alma mater and compete against their college program.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McCage, a four-year letter winner at Texas, was a two-time AVCA All-America selection for the Longhorns from 2012-15. The Spring, Texas native ranks among Texas’ career leaders
with 459 block assists and 498 total blocks and was a finalist for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Childress also earned AVCA All-America distinction three times while leading Penn State to three straight NCAA titles. A three-time NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team selection,
the Leland, Mich., product ended her collegiate career with 5,800 assists while accruing 398 kills with 926 digs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McClendon, a four-time AVCA All-America performer for the Nittany Lions, led Penn State to a pair of NCAA crowns during her freshman and senior seasons. Honored as the Most Outstanding
Player at the 2010 NCAA Championship, McClendon closed her career as one of eight players in school history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fairs, a native of Houston, Texas, was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection during her lone season at Louisville after leading the Cardinals to the league crown. She joined
Louisville after spending three years at South Florida where she earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors in 2013 and a pair of All-AAC commendations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reid, who starred at Minnesota from 2015-19, earned Honorable Mention All-America commendations during her junior campaign in 2018 after leading the Golden Gophers with 108 block
assists. She also set the Minnesota single-match record by posting a .923 hitting percentage on Sept. 28, 2018, with 12 kills on 13 attempts against Indiana.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A three-time Big Ten Conference Setter of the Year and 2021 NCAA Champion, Hilley finished her career ranked fourth in Wisconsin history with 4,680 assists, while her 37 career
double-doubles are good for fifth place on the Badgers’ career ledger. She was a First-Team AVCA All-America selection in 2019 and 2020, while earning Second-Team notice in 2018.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please let me know if you wish to speak with an Athletes Unlimited executive or player.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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