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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 3, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">No. 20 Baylor VB Readies for the Baylor Classic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are set to host three matches in four days, beginning Thursday against Northwestern</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Volleyball Media Materials:<b>
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/vbmedia"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0432FF">https://baylorbea.rs/vbmedia</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">WACO, Texas – </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">No. 20<b>
</b>Baylor volleyball opens its home schedule with a three match homestand beginning Thursday night against Northwestern at 6 p.m.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The weekend continues with a 7 p.m. tilt with Saint Mary’s (CA), before closing down with a 2 p.m. first serve against former Southwest Conference
rival, Rice, on Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Fresh off a 2-1 trip to the LSU Tournament, head coach Ryan McGuyre is looking forward to building on the good things he saw on opening weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">“It was a great opening weekend on a lot of fronts,” he said. “Coming out of it, we were able to solidify some of our offense — maybe not the
exact lineup, but just who's playing well next to each other and what we can do. I clearly felt like our team came ready to compete and battle, and I love how we did that in all our matches. After a little bit of a rough start for some, they settled in and
just got to play volleyball. We saw so many more things that we can continue to grow in and be good at, but I like the foundation that we have coming out of this weekend, and some unknowns were answered.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor enters the weekend with a 49-6 record in the Baylor Classic, including 15-straight, a streak that dates back to 2017. Thursday’s match
against Northwestern is the first meeting between the two programs in 27 years, and just the fourth overall. Baylor is looking for its first-ever win over the Wildcats in Waco, dropping each of its previous two opportunities. BU is 10-11 against Big Ten opponents
under Ryan McGuyre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Friday will be the first-ever meeting between BU and Saint Mary’s, while Sunday’s match will mark the 50<sup>th</sup> all-time meeting between
Rice and Baylor. The Bears aim to keep it rolling against the Owls, winners of 13 straight in the series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Fresh off an impressive opening weekend in Baton Rouge, La., freshman Morgan Madison tallied 50 digs in three matches, netting her Big 12 Rookie
of the Week honors, Baylor’s first rookie of the week since Kendal Murphy. Manuela Bibinbe is coming off a big weekend of her own, tallying a team-high in kills (42), attacks (89) and points (48.0). Additionally, she added 12 blocks, which ranks third on the
team after one week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">John Morris and Hannah Sedwick will have the call on Thursday night, followed by Sedwick and Josh Worden on Friday. The weekend wraps up with
Kyle Youmans and Faith Lynch calling the action on Sunday against Rice, with all matches available on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Single-game and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/list/VB"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">Baylorbears.com.</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
Follow @BaylorVball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">—Baylorbears.com—<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2025 Season Honors<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Victoria Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason All-Big 12 (8/6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Gabbi Essix<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason All-Big 12 (8/6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Morgan Madison<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 Rookie of the Week (9/2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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