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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. 10, 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. 16 Baylor VB Drops 3-0 Decision at Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">BU’s Rakhmanchik recorded a career-high 17 kills</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><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">TUCSON, Ariz.
</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. 16 Baylor volleyball fell to Arizona 3-0 on Friday night, inside
McKale Center in Tucson. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Despite out-hitting the U of A
<b>.</b>155 to .148, the Bears were unable to capitalize late in each frame, marking the first time this season Baylor has lost a match when hitting at a higher percentage than its opponent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In the opening set, Baylor battled back from an early deficit to knot the match at 16, as Ksenia Rakhmanchik and Grace Carroll paced the attack with four kills in the frame. But
Arizona held strong with a 7-3 run late to take the opening set 25-21. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The second set mirrored the first, with Baylor taking an early five-point lead, only to see the teams duke it out down the stretch. MJ McCurdy came alive with several key swings
to notch six kills alongside Rakhmanchik, who carded her 10<sup>th</sup> kill of the night to get the Bears to set point at 30-29. A set that featured 14 ties and six lead changes saw one of each in the final three points, and the Wildcats used a 3-0 spurt
to seal the match at 32-30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor jumped out to a 6-2 advantage early in the third behind Rakhmanchik’s steady play and strong serving from Harley Kreck. Arizona rallied midway through, only to see Baylor
take a 20-18 lead. A 6-1 run, however, would flip the match in favor of the Wildcats, who would eventually seal it 25-23.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Rakhmanchik led the Bears with a career-high 17 kills, continuing her impressive freshman season. While McCurdy continued her strong road trip, tallying 10 kills and nine digs, eclipsing
the 300 mark for her career (308). Defensively, Kreck and Morgan Madison tallied 11 digs apiece to lead the team.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor is now 6-1 this season and 215-31 in the Ryan McGuyre era when holding opponents below .200.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears will look to rebound next week as they return home to the Ferrell Center for a three-match homestand, beginning with Kansas State on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 pm.<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>
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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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