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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 24, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">No. 23 Baylor VB Hosts No. 18 TCU for Homecoming Match<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears host top-25 matchup on Friday</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">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="color:black"> No. 23 Baylor volleyball hosts No. 18 TCU on Friday for a top-25 Homecoming matchup, first serve set for 5 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears (12-6, 4-3) and Horned Frogs (14-4, 6-2) will meet for the second time this season on Friday. On Oct. 6, Baylor fell to TCU in Fort Worth, 3-1. BU leads the home series at the Ferrell Center, 12-4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor is coming off a 3-1 win over Houston on the road to host the Frogs, falling in the first set but taking the next three. Elise McGhee led the team with 15 kills while Alicia Andrew dominated on the block
with seven assisted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Students can take home a free Sailor Bear bucket hat while supplies last by showing a valid Baylor student ID on the court at the marketing table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">BU is 106-47 in Big 12 matches under head coach Ryan McGuyre and have raked in 232 Big 12 wins overall since 1996.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Leading the way for the Bears through 18 matches are senior outside hitter Elise McGhee (205 kills, 24 aces), senior libero Lauren Briseño (258 digs), graduate transfer setter Jackie Barrett Frazier (496 assists)
and senior middle blocker Manuela Bibinbe (51 blocks).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Briseño is just four aces away from joining Baylor’s career top-five for rally scoring service aces at 81. In addition, she’s 22 digs away from entering the top-10 for career digs at BU, currently registering 1,195
over her four-year career. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The match will be streamed on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. CT, with Lincoln Rose and Baylor volleyball alumna Camryn Freiberg on the call. Live stats will be available at BaylorStats.com, with a full recap and final box score
uploaded to BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the match.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Fans interested in purchasing tickets for home matches can visit BaylorBears.com/Tickets. All seats are general admission at the Ferrell Center, with the student section behind the team benches and on the end lines.
Seats are first-come, first-served and doors open 60 minutes before match time.<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, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">- BaylorBears.com -</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></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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