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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/69uadxyf8kd8n6jjvx8okg8lvl7f7e1a">Media Materials Folder</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 29, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 18 Baylor VB Continues Road Swing at Iowa State<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears ready for first back-to-back in Ames<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Continuing its Big 12 conference slate, 18th
ranked Baylor volleyball heads to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State in back-to-back matches on Saturday and Sunday at Hilton Coliseum, both beginning at 2 p.m. CT</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears (6-5, 0-1) split the series with the Cyclones (11-2, 2-0) in the 2022 season, falling in Ames before taking the win at home
in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">Baylor comes into the match after falling in three sets to then-No. 10 BYU in Provo, Utah, on September 23. Iowa State is coming off of two straight sweeps of West Virginia on the road to host the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">BU is 92-37 all-time in conference matches with head coach Ryan McGuyre at the helm of the program. Against Iowa State, McGuyre is 12-4 in his tenure. Baylor has a 16-10 record when playing in Ames, and
has an overall series record of 31-25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears were without freshman standout Kyndal Stowers in Provo due to injury, but saw both Allie Sczech and Elise McGhee lead the team
in kills with eight each, and Sczech and Alicia Andrew each had three blocks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Saturday’s match will be streamed by the Big 12 Network on ESPN+, with Alex Cohen and Rachel Hockaday on the call. Live stats and links
to watch the match on ESPN+ can be found at </span><a href="https://linktr.ee/baylorvball"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">linktr.ee/baylorvball</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To stay up to date all year long 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"><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="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="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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