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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 1, 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">Baylor VB Going Dancing, Hosting NCAA First and Second Rounds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears named fourth seed in lower right regional</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><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WACO, Texas</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> – The Baylor volleyball team was chosen as the No. 4 seed for the Lower Right Regional in the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The team gathered at head coach Ryan McGuyre’s home for dinner, worship and fellowship, and to watch the bracket be unveiled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is the ninth-straight appearance for the Bears in the big dance, all under McGuyre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BU (22-7, 14-4) will host (5) Dayton, South Carolina and Wofford in Waco at the Ferrell Center for the first and second rounds. The Bears will face Wofford on Thursday at 7 p.m. South Carolina and Dayton will
play first at 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor is 13-8 in the NCAA tournament under McGuyre and 16-12 overall going into the first and second rounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Bears made it to the national semifinal in 2019 and the regional semifinal in three of the last four seasons.<br>
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The other four teams in Baylor's portion of the bottom-left, lower quadrant include national seeds (1) Nebraska and (8) Miami (FL), as well as South Dakota State and Florida A&M.<br>
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Thirty-two teams receive automatic qualification, with the remaining 32 teams selected as at-large by the Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee. The tournament consists of four regions with 16 teams in each region. Regional play will be hosted by the top-16
seeds in the tournament. The winners of both the first and second rounds will move on to the regionals portion of the tournament.<br>
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The Bears are one of six teams representing the Big 12 in this season's tournament. Also playing in postseason are Arizona State, BYU, Kansas, TCU and Utah. Four institutions are hosting on their campuses – BU, ASU, KU and Utah.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The full bracket can be viewed
<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2024"><span style="color:#467886">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2024 Tournament Schedule</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First and Second Rounds: Thursday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regionals: Thursday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Semifinals: Begin at 5:30 p.m. CT Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN [Louisville, Ky.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">National Championship: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC [Louisville, Ky.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor Selection History</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Baylor NCAA Tournament History</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1999<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">0-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regional Semifinal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">0-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1st seed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">National Semifinal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regional Semifinal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">5th seed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regional Semifinal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">15th seed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regional Semifinal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">at-large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second Round<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">4th seed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">12 Appearances</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">16-12</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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"><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>
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