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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 30, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor VB’s Morgan Madison Picks up Big 12 Rookie of the Week Honors
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">The BU freshman wins the award for the second time this season</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Volleyball Media Materials:<b>
</b></span><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><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0432FF"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">– </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Baylor volleyball freshman Morgan Madison
was named the Big 12’s Rookie of the Week for the second time this season, announced Tuesday by the league office.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The Magnolia, Texas, native was a difference-maker in the back row, leading Baylor’s defense with 37 digs across two matches for an
average of 4.11 per set this week. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">She posted 15 digs in the road win at Texas Tech before exploding for 22 in the five-set win over No. 9 TCU, tied for the most by a
Horned Frog opponent this season. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Making an early case for Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Madison has been at her best when the lights are the brightest, notching a team-high
66 digs (3.67 d/s) in four matches against ranked opponents.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Overall, she is averaging 3.59 digs per set, which puts her tops among Big 12 freshmen this season, and has her on pace to shatter the
Baylor freshman record of 2.21 set by Emily Van Slate in 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Madison is the fifth player in program history to win multiple Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors, and the first since Kyndal Stowers
won it twice in 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Seeking the first 4-0 start to conference play since 2019, the Bears return to action on Wednesday night when they host Houston at the
Ferrell Center. Pete Sousa and Faith Lynch will have the call for ESPN+, with first serve set for 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Single-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/list/VB"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Baylorbears.com.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> 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">—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">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">Victoria Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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">Gabbi Essix<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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">Morgan Madison<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Rookie of the Week (9/2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Rookie of the Week (9/30)<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">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications
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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>
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