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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 25, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#242424">No. 16 Baylor VB Faces Cincinnati Midday Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears start road trip against Bearcats</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CINCINNATI, Ohio – </b>No. 16 Baylor volleyball is set to face Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon to start the final road trip of the conference slate. The match is set for 12 p.m. CT at Fifth Third Arena.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Bears (20-7, 12-4) take on the Bearcats (14-13, 5-11) for the second time this season when they meet midweek. They met for the first time on October 17 in Waco, with BU winning 3-0.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is the eighth season under Ryan McGuyre that the Bears have had 20 or more wins.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Baylor leads the all-time series, 4-1, and is 2-0 historically in Cincinnati.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BU enters the match on a two-match winning streak, defeating Texas Tech on Nov. 20 in three sets and taking Houston in five on Nov. 23. Cincinnati is coming off a 3-0 loss to Utah on the road on Nov. 24 after they defeated BYU in Provo
in five sets on Nov. 21.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Leading the way for the Bears through 27 matches are senior outside hitter McGhee (369 kills, 36 aces), senior libero Lauren Briseño (403 digs), graduate transfer setter Jackie Barrett
Frazier (780 assists) and redshirt junior middle blocker Alicia Andrew (84 blocks). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">BU is 113-48 in Big 12 matches under McGuyre and has raked in 239 Big 12 wins overall since 1996.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Wednesday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+ at 12 p.m. CT with Anthony Mazzini, Melissa Luckey and Stephanie Niemer 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">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">- BaylorBears.com -<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>
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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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