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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 6, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">No. 14 Baylor VB Upset by No. 22 TCU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears fall in four in Schollmaier</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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">FORT WORTH, Texas –</span></b><span style="color:black"> No. 14 Baylor volleyball fell to No. 22 TCU on Sunday at Schollmaier Arena.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears (10-4, 2-1) and Horned Frogs (11-3, 3-1) kept it close, but TCU downed BU in four sets, 3-1. The Frogs took the first, 25-23, then Baylor claimed the second, 25-22. The Bears couldn’t come back in the
third, 25-16, and despite a clawing comeback attempt, the Bears fell in the fourth, 25-20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor was led by Elise McGhee with 15 kills and 11 digs, while setter Jackie Barrett Frazier had a double-double of her own with 37 assists and 13 digs. Libero Lauren Briseño led in digs with 17 overall, Manuela
Bibinbe leading the block with four.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Set 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears got the first point but quickly the two teams started matching each other with kills from Alicia Andrew, Elise McGhee, Kendal Murphy and Allie Sczech, spreading the wealth. Baylor called its first time
out with TCU up 11-7, Sczech getting the kill out of the break. Murphy kept trying to help swing momentum, but Frog Melanie Parra had Baylor’s number. She got back-to-back aces to make it 15-9 TCU, McGuyre calling timeout. TCU took three more points before
McGhee got a kill off, now 18-10. Parra took a ball from McGhee at 20-12 that threw the Frogs off kilter, putting out three attack errors in a row and calling timeout with the Bears within five, 20-15. McGhee got the kill out of the pause to continue the run.
Baylor got six straight before Parra got another good swing to connect with the floor, the run ending at 22-18. Sczech got a kill, followed by an ace from McGhee and a kill from Andrew to prompt another Horned Frog timeout, 22-21. The Bears continued to push,
Sczech getting two more kills, but Parra ended the set in TCU’s favor, 25-23.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Set 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor had a hot start at 4-1, including kills from Sczech and a block alongside Andrew. TCU challenged a play and had it reversed, getting within one quickly and kept it that way. BU up 8-6 with a McGhee kill,
Andrew had the solo block. With back-to-back attack errors from the Frogs, TCU called time at 11-7. TCU went on a five-point run and BU called timeout for themselves, now down by one at 12-11. McGhee got redemption with a kill, followed by one from Murphy
and an ace from Ulufatu, now up 16-14. Bibinbe got a kill of her own and there were errors from both sides, coming back within one, BU up 19-18. Baylor got down by one, 20-19, and called time, Andrew killing out of it. Sczech tied it at 21-all, then Lauren
Briseño served up an ace to go up one again. Murphy pushed it with two kills to make it set point, but TCU staved them off for a point, just for Murphy to finish it out at 25-22.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Set 3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Andrew started the set with a kill but then trading errors, Murphy got the next BU kill at 4-3. Bibinbe got the overpass kill at 5-4, Murphy had an ace at 7-6, and McGhee tied it again at eight-all. Parra and McGhee
kept trading points and TCU went up 13-11, BU calling time. Right back at it was McGhee to stop a four-point run. Harley Kreck entered the match and served an ace on her first attempt, tying it at 13-all. The Horned Frogs went up by two but Sczech stopped
them and made it 15-all. The teams went back-and-forth, Baylor witnessing a three-point run and calling timeout. TCU continued the run with five more points. McGuyre called in Grace Carroll and Bri Denney to the floor, welcoming back Victoria Davis to the
match. TCU took the set, 25-16, finishing on a 9-0 run.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Set 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Davis got her first kill of the match at 2-1, with Sczech and Murphy swinging to tie it 3-3. BU got down 9-4 and called timeout. McGhee and Bibinbe teamed up for the block to lessen the lead to three, 9-6, but
TCU continued their tear, up 13-7 when Baylor called timeout again. Davis got a kill to liven the spirits at 13-8, and McGhee got her next kill at 15-9. Some points were traded, Sczech getting a kill at 17-11. The Bears continued to push and take swings but
had trouble finding the floor. Murphy got a kill with a block error from the Frogs, now 19-12. Emelyn Stettin entered the match to serve, her first appearance as a Bear. Bibinbe and Jennifer Bolden combined for a monster block at 19-13. TCU went up to match
point, 24-14, but Bolden got a kill to put it off. McGhee kept the movement with a kill of her own, followed by Davis. Now 24-17, TCU called time. McGhee got another kill, 24-18, and the Bears continued to claw and fight. The Bears fended off set point six
times but TCU prevailed, winning 25-20 in the fourth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• Bears had four players with double-digit digs (Barrett Frazier, Briseño, McGhee, Murphy)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• McGhee (15) and Sczech (12) finished with double-digit kills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• Both McGhee and Barrett Frazier had double-doubles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• It was only the second road match of the season for BU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Next Up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears continue their time on the road, heading to face BYU on Oct. 10 and Utah on Oct. 12.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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-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
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<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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