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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 28, 2025</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Baylor VB’s Warren Claims Big 12 Rookie of the Week </b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>The freshman is the third different freshman to claim the award this season</b></span></h2>
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</b>Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="8aa7f362-4f62-4d8b-97ca-c103e2cd3c73" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Volleyball Media Materials:<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(4, 50, 255);"><b><u><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/vbmedia" data-outlook-id="11477184-b968-4d8f-b430-3936c50c4169" style="color: rgb(4, 50, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://baylorbea.rs/vbmedia</a></u></b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>WACO, Texas –
</b>Baylor volleyball freshman Bailey Warren was named the Big 12’s Rookie of the Week, announced Tuesday by the league office.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">The Houston, Texas, native is Baylor's third different player to win the award this year, marking
the first time since 2022 and the second time in program history the Bears have had three different players win rookie of the week.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Warren delivered a career performance in Baylor’s five-set win over No. 17 BYU last week, erupting
for 27 kills, the most by a Baylor player this season and the most by a BU freshman since Kyndal Stowers’ 29 at SMU in September 2023. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Warren hit an efficient .254 on 67 swings, coming through in crucial moments. She recorded a
match-high six kills in the fourth set to force a decisive fifth set, where she notched three more kills, sparking a 10-3 run to seal BU's second top-25 win of the season. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Facing the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year, Suli Davis, Warren's 27-kill performance tied
for the most by a freshman and the eighth-most overall in the conference this season. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Shining brightest when the lights are the brightest, Warren now has a team-high 82 kills in seven
matches against ranked foes this season.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">She joins fellow freshmen Ksenia Rakhmanchick and Morgan Madison, who have also been tabbed as
rookies of the week this season.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">The Bears return to action on Wednesday night when they open a two-match road swing, beginning
at Iowa State at 6:30 p.m. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2042f3df-705c-44b9-b67b-db0fc67696ee" data-outlook-id="5b6664f9-e0f1-4c7b-abc3-a1f0899da9be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ESPN+
will have the coverage</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">, with stats available all season at
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/schedule.php?gid=bay" data-outlook-id="a73bebc0-d21b-4624-82c9-6f9cbe58aacc" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baylorbears.com/stats</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/list/VB" data-outlook-id="c71c125a-343d-42a5-95e4-3cf0faf73cc8" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baylorbears.com.</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;"> Follow
@BaylorVball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>2025 Season Honors</u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Gabbi Essix</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Morgan Madison</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Ksenia Rakhmanchik</b></span></h1>
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C: 254-227-2280</span></p>
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