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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Media materials
<a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/aujmp5psaf45djsbg0lyzfzj5g033da3">here</a></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 30, 2024<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>No. 23 Baylor VB Sweeps ACU to Start Classic<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Bears led by Murphy against Wildcats<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information, contact: </b>Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
<a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WACO, Texas – </b>The 23rd-ranked Baylor volleyball team beat Abilene Christian on Friday morning in the Ferrell Center, 3-0.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BU (1-0) swept ACU (0-1) in three sets at the Ferrell. Baylor dominated the first set with a score of 25-11 and was able to keep their momentum the rest of the morning, winning the second set 25-17 and took the third set 25-14. Baylor held
ACU to a .065 hitting percentage. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bears were led by Kendal Murphy with 11 kills and Jackie Barrett Frazier, Lauren Briseño and Murphy each secured 6 digs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baylor starts the season 1-0 for the fourth time under head coach Ryan McGuyre.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Set 1<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bears started off strong to begin the match. In her first start as a Baylor Bear, Jackie Barrett Frazier made a splash with an ace at 2-1. Continuing the streak, Preseason All-Big 12 Elise McGhee gave BU an ace at 7-2 which helped propel
Baylor to a 9-1 run. Kendal Murphy was relentless as she had seven kills in the first set, including match point, leading the Bears to win the set, 25-11. The Bears had a side out percentage of 83% in that first frame with a .500 hitting percentage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Set 2<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bears continued their momentum into the second set with a block by Allie Sczech and Alicia Andrew to start. The Bears continued dominating, never possessing a lead of less than three. Andrew finished the set with an ace and a kill.
Victoria Davis earned her first starting spot in set 1 and continued to prove herself as she made her second kill of the set at 22-17. Three kills in a row by McGhee led the Bears to win the set at 25-17 with a 64% side out percentage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Set 3<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baylor didn’t let up as Manuela Bibinbe made a kill taking the Bears into a 3-0 lead. A strong block by Davis and Sczech propelled the Bears to lead 9-3. Sczech continued to dominate as her kill put Baylor ahead 10-4. Unstoppable Murphy
made her 10th kill of the match and Davis notched a kill to move the set to 19-10. Grace Carroll made her first career kill which led the Bears into the match point at 24-13. The Baylor Bears took a clean sweep victory over the Wildcats, an ACU service error
ending the match.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Jackie Barrett Frazier and Victoria Davis made their first starts as Baylor Bears<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Kendal Murphy led the team with 11 kills and no errors with a .579 hitting percentage<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Grace Carroll made her first career kill<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Harley Kreck saw her first action as a Bear<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Baylor held ACU to a .065 hitting percentage<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UP NEXT<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bears will be back at the Ferrell Center on Friday night, playing Tulsa at 7:30 p.m. Prior to that, Campbell faces Tulsa at 1 p.m. and ACU faces the Camels at approximately 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Baylor-Tulsa match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kurtis Quillin with Braya Choquette on the call. Live stats can be found at BaylorBears.com/Stats, with a final scoresheet and full recap posted to BaylorBears.com after conclusion of
play.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fans interested in purchasing tickets can visit <a href="https://app.baylorbears.com/BUVBTix?_ga=2.247694151.1167521053.1712169815-422842061.1678217840">
BaylorBears.com/Tickets.</a> All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears"><i>- BaylorBears</i></a><i><u>.com</u> -<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;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>
<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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