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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:windowtext">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 7, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Baylor VB Has Two Tabbed Preseason All-Big 12</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears Briseño and McGhee honored</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white"><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:"Aptos",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor volleyball’s Lauren Briseño and Elise
McGhee have each earned a Preseason All-Big 12 nod from the league’s coaches, announced Wednesday.<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:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears’ two student-athletes are entering their senior seasons with the program.<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:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor’s starting libero, Briseño looks to enter the top five for career rally-scoring service aces this season for BU, finishing her junior
campaign with 66 for her career and needing 15 to become fifth all-time. She’s also just 63 digs away from recording the 1000<sup>th</sup> of her career.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Returning at outside hitter, McGhee is on track to register her 750<sup>th</sup> kill this season. She the Bears’ leading scorer headed
into her senior campaign.<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:"Aptos",sans-serif">Both natives of San Antonio, McGhee was named All-Big 12 First Team following the 2023 season while Briseño was named Second Team.<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:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor was voted to finish fifth in the Big 12 for the 2024 season, as voted on by the league’s coaches.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Baylor Volleyball
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">season</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> can visit
</span><a href="https://app.baylorbears.com/BUVBTix?_ga=2.247694151.1167521053.1712169815-422842061.1678217840"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BaylorBears.com/Tickets</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center. The Bears will host 19 home matches, including three non-conference tournaments, starting on August 30 with Abilene
Christian.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">Preseason Poll</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Kansas (6), 173 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">BYU (4), 168 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Arizona State (3), 158 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">TCU (1), 146 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor, 144 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Iowa State, 142 points<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">K-State (1), 141 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Houston, 105 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Utah, 97 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Colorado, 75 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">UCF, 65 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Arizona, 54 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Cincinnati, 43 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">West Virginia, 33 points<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Texas Tech, 31 points<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">Preseason Player of the Year</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Melanie Parra, TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">Preseason Freshman of the Year</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Zoey Burgess, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">Preseason Team</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Jaelyn Hodge, Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Claire Jeter, Arizona State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Argentina Ung, Arizona State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Lauren Briseño, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Elise McGhee, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Mia Lee, BYU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Kate Prior, BYU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Taylor Simpson, Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Kate Georgiades, Houston*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">London Davis, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Ayah Elnady, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Camryn Turner, Kansas*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Aliyah Carter, K-State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Izzi Szulczewski, K-State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Jalyn Gibson, TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Melanie Parra, TCU*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Lauren Jardine, Utah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Players are sorted alphabetically by school.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">* indicates unanimous selection.<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:"Aptos",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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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