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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 10, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">No. 18 Baylor VB Can’t Overcome No. 23 BYU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears fall 3-0 in Provo</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">PROVO, Utah –</span></b><span style="color:black"> No. 18 Baylor volleyball fell to No. 23 BYU on Wednesday at Smith Fieldhouse, 3-0, despite tight sets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears (10-5, 2-2) and Cougars (10-5, 3-2) battled, the first two sets being close, 26-24, 25-21, before BYU took the third to finish it off, 25-13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor was led by Elise McGhee with 11 kills, Kendal Murphy with 10 digs, Jackie Barrett Frazier with 27 assists and Manuela Bibinbe with four blocks.
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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">BYU got the first point but Alicia Andrew quickly got one for the Bears, followed by a kill from Allie Sczech and a Lauren Briseño ace, up 3-2. Bibinbe got two kills with another from Elise McGhee making it 6-4,
but the Cougars were ready to bounce back and went on a three-point run to go up by one before Bibinbe served an ace to tie it at 7-all. She then served an ace to bring her team ahead by one. The teams continued trading points with Andrew and McGhee getting
kills, now 12-10 in the Bears’ favor. Another kill from Andrew tied it up at 13, and a media timeout came after BYU aced the Bears, 15-13. Bibibne and Kendal Murphy got the block at 16-15, BYU ahead by one. McGhee got two kills in a row to help spark some
momentum and a huge bock from Sczech and Andrew put BU up by one, 19-18, BYU calling timeout. Out of it, the Cougars got a kill and block, prompting a Baylor timeout. Andrew got a kill out of the Bears’ pause to tie it at 20, and BYU went on a run of three,
ended by Sczech with a tooled block, 23-21. She then teamed up with Bibinbe on the block, BYU calling timeout with the Bears within one. A kill from BYU made it set point and Baylor called time, 24-22. Murphy got a kill as play resumed, and a Cougar had an
attack error to tie it at 24-all. A Baylor service error put BYU up one and a kill sealed the set, 26-24, in BYU’s favor.<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">The Cougars started the second frame with a service error and then got two points, put to a stop by a kill from McGhee. Andrew tied it up at 3-3, then Murphy made them scramble, to tying it 4-4. Murphy and Bibinbe
followed it up with a block before BYU got two kills of their own. Sczech had a dominant kill to sweep a Cougar off her feet, with Ulufatu following it up with an ace, up 7-6. BYU sparked a run with a kill and back-to-back service aces, ended with a kill from
Murphy that was unsuccessfully challenged by the Cougars, BU down 8-9. The Bears weren’t behind for long as Bibinbe and Jackie Barrett Frazier teamed up for the block to tie it back at 9-9. McGhee tied it once more at 10-all, only for BYU to go on a run of
two, challenging their third error unsuccessfully, the score now 12-11 with Baylor down one. Andrew got a kill but the teams kept trading points, the media timeout falling at 15-13, BYU. Murphy got another kill out of the pause, but the Cougars collected three
more points including a Cougar’s third ace of the night. Grace Carroll entered the match and immediately got a kill, tooling the block to make it 16-18. After another kill and ace from BYU, Baylor called time, down 20-16. Points were traded, but Carroll again
delivered with an emphatic kill, now down three, 21-18. Sczech got another kill, successfully challenged by McGuyre, then McGhee had another kill to make it 22-20. Sczech delivered again with a kill, again successfully challenged by McGuyre, still down just
two points, 23-21. Despite the Bears clawing back, BYU threw down two kills to take the set, 25-21.
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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">BYU had the first kill out of the gate with McGhee following it up. Trading again, Murphy got a kill, making it 2-2. Three-straight errors from the Bears put the Cougars up 6-2, but it was stopped by a BYU service
error and attack error. But the Cougars got right back at it, up 9-4 and BU calling timeout. Baylor continued having trouble kicking it into gear while BYU kept its foot on the gas; McGuyre called timeout again at 11-4. The onslaught continued, the Cougars
up 15-4 when Murphy got a kill. A spark ignited, McGhee followed suit, then got another at 17-7. Heating up, McGhee scored again at 20-8 and Sczech pitched in at 21-9. The Cougars made a few mistakes from the service line and net, but the Bears continued to
battle. Despite the comeback effort, irreparable damage had been done, and the Cougars took the set 25-13.<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 road trip in the state, facing Utah on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. CT in Salt Lake City at the Huntsman Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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