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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 – Oct. 2, 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">No. 15 Baylor VB Readies to Host No. 18 Kansas on Friday Night
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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">Friday marks Baylor’s fifth ranked matchup of the 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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<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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">No. 15 Baylor Volleyball closes its three-match homestand with
a top-25 tilt against No. 18 Kansas on Friday night at the Ferrell Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Meeting for the 60<sup>th</sup> time, Kansas makes its first trip to Waco since November of 2022, when the Bears blanked the Jayhawks 3-0. BU enters Friday night riding a five-match
home winning streak against KU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">First serve comes less than 48 hours after the Bears dispatched a feisty Houston team with a 3-0 sweep on Wednesday night. Facing one of the Big 12’s preseason favorites in Kansas,
Baylor head coach Ryan McGuyre is happy to have this one in front of the home fans at Ferrell.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“We had to go to Kansas the last two years, so it'll be good to have them at home,” he said. “We really need as many fans as possible, because I think the fans impact the match. We’ve
got a lot of work to do in a short amount of time, but I love how our team has approached every practice this year, so I think that benefits us. So even though it's one day of prep, I’m really hopeful we've been preparing for this match since the summer.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Last time out, BU got big-time performances from its freshmen as Ksenia Rakhmanchik led all players with a career-high 16 kills on 39 swings to pace the Baylor offense. Bailey Warren
added 10 kills and a career-best four service aces, the first of her collegiate career, while senior middle blocker Gabrielle Essix also reached double figures with 10 kills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor is 4-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2019, behind a strong showing from Manuela Bibinbe and her team-leading 134 kills and 154 points. Big 12 Rookie of the Week, Morgan
Madison, has anchored the back row with a staggering 3.72 digs per set.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lincoln Rose and Katie Smith will have the call
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">on
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/4gLBBKy"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">ESPN+</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Live stats are available at </span><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=bay"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">BaylorBears.com/stats.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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="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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