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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 12, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">No. 17 Baylor VB Set to Face Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears take on Wildcats in KSU’s new arena</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">MANHATTAN, Kan. –
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">The Baylor volleyball team traveled to the Sunflower State and will face Kansas State on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Morgan Family Arena.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">The Bears (17-6, 9-3) face the Wildcats (9-12, 7-5) for the first and only time this season on Wednesday. KSU leads the all-time
series in the Little Apple and overall, but BU head coach Ryan McGuyre is 15-4 against Kansas State.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Baylor enters Morgan Family Arena for the first time on a seven-match winning streak, the last three being sweeps. Last time
out, the Bears swept UCF at home. In that match, Elise McGhee had her 1,000<sup>th</sup> career kill and Lauren Briseño became outright fifth on the BU career rally-scoring service aces list with 81.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Last season, the Bears and Wildcats split the series, both happening in Waco. BU fell to KSU on the first night in five sets
but redeemed itself on night two with a 3-1 victory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Leading the way for the Bears through 23 matches are senior outside hitter McGhee (304 kills, 36 aces), senior libero Briseño
(337 digs), graduate transfer setter Jackie Barrett Frazier (657 assists) and senior middle blocker Alicia Andrew (65 blocks).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">BU is 111-47 in Big 12 matches under head coach Ryan McGuyre and has raked in 237 Big 12 wins overall since 1996.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Saturday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. CT with Brian Smoller and Liz Wegner-Busch 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" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram:
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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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