No. 6 Baylor VB Hosts North Texas and Pepperdine in Spring Opening Weekend

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – February 25, 2020

No. 6 VB Hosts North Texas and Pepperdine in Spring Opening Weekend
Bears return to action after three-month hiatus, went 13-3 in fall Big 12 play
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>



[Baylor logo]
BAYLOR BEARS (13-3, 13-3 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1563> (Biola, 1998)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2021/2/25/BU_VB_Game_Notes_2020_1718_UNT_Pepperdine.pdf>
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NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (4-5, 1-3 C-USA)
Location: Denton, Texas
Conference: Conference USA
Head Coach: Andrew Palileo (Crown (MN), 1991)
Roster<https://meangreensports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats (PDF)<https://meangreensports.com/documents/2021/2/19/Report_Book_2_.pdf> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://meangreensports.com/documents/2021/2/24/UNT_at_Baylor_game_notes.pdf?id=5017>
[Pepperdine Logo]
PEPPERDINE WAVES (7-1, 7-1 WCC)
Location: Malibu, Calif.
Conference: West Coast Conference
Head Coach: Scott Wong (Pepperdine, 2001)
Roster<https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020-21?path=wvball> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2021/1/27/WVB2021Notes.pdf>

BAYLOR (13-3) vs. NORTH TEXAS (4-5)
Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 • 6 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center
Live Stats: baylorstats.com<http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=340997>
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=f9e570c2-c2eb-4288-b591-e29ee494f781>

BAYLOR (13-3) vs. PEPPERDINE (7-1)
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 • 6 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center
Live Stats: baylorstats.com<http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=340998>
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=6d3263a2-aa55-4ac9-b810-3b447305b5e6>
Baylor Social Media: [auto twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BaylorVBall>  [instagram png] <http://instagram.com/baylorvball>  [Facebook PNG] <http://facebook.com/baylorvball>

STORYLINES
RETURN OF THE BEARS

  *   After over three months away from the fall season, No. 6 Baylor makes its return to continue the 2020-21 campaign against North Texas and Pepperdine this weekend at the Ferrell Center.
  *   The Bears placed 2nd in the Big 12 after going 13-3 in the fall.
  *   Most recently, Baylor took both matches from No. 10 K-State in Waco on Nov. 20 and 21.
  *   BU will compete in an additional 11 matches this spring, including four dates against Big 12 opponents that will count as non-conference contests.

AGAINST THE MEAN GREEN

  *   BU enters Friday's matchup with UNT leading the all-time series 20-8.
  *   In the McGuyre era, the Bears are 3-0 against North Texas.
  *   In their last meeting, Baylor took a 3-1 victory in Waco.
  *   BU has won 20 of the last 21 meetings with UNT.

AGAINST THE WAVES

  *   For the first time in program history, Pepperdine comes to Waco on Sunday for a date with the Bears.
  *   Baylor and Pepperdine have not previously met in women's volleyball.
  *   The Waves currently hold a 7-1 record, including a 3-0 win over No. 12 BYU on Tuesday.

MAKING HISTORY

  *   Senior OH Yossiana Pressley<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968> currently sits in second place on Baylor's all-time career kills leaderboard. She broke the BU record for kills in the rally-scoring era and sits just 535 kills shy of Elisha Polk for the all-time school record.
  *   Pressley was most recently named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after the series at No. 1 Texas, garnering her 18th-career weekly conference award, the most in Big 12 history.
  *   In the matches at UT, the reigning national player of the year put down 61 kills on a .299 efficiency, averaging 6.10 kills per set and accounting for 65 total points. She also added four solo blocks and 14 digs.
  *   Her 32 kills in Nov. 5's match were the most by a BU player since her own career-high 39 at Iowa State on Sept. 22, 2018, also a program record.
  *   In the series opener against the Longhorns, Pressley opened the match without an error through two sets, tallying 18 kills on her first 30 swings.
  *   Baylor has garnered seven Big 12 weekly awards in the 2020-21 season, the most in the league.

-BaylorBears.com-


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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3073 | C: 254-265-1639

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