Baylor VB’s Pressley, Skinner Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 22, 2021

VB’s Pressley, Skinner Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Baylor boasts two preseason honorees for fourth-straight season
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

IRVING, Texas – Baylor volleyball fifth-year seniors Yossiana Pressley and Avery Skinner have been named to the 2021 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, as voted by the league’s head coaches and announced Tuesday by the conference office.

Both Pressley and Skinner were unanimously selected to the preseason team following stellar senior seasons that earned them both All-America honors. This marks the fourth-consecutive year that the Bears have had at least two preseason all-conference members.

“Yossi and Avery are both elite-level pin hitters that are smart, explosive and exciting to watch,” said seventh-year head coach Ryan McGuyre. “Their skill and leadership will continue to multiply the other talents and skill on this team.”

For the fourth-straight year, Pressley is a unanimous preseason All-Big 12 choice after leading the league with 4.69 kills per set in the 2020-21 combined season. The fifth-year senior OH also led the nation with 488 total kills while hitting .249. The Cypress, Texas, native is the NCAA Division I active career leader in kills, kills per set and total attacks as a four-time All-American and 2019 AVCA Player of the Year.

Before even stepping on to the court in green and gold, Skinner was unanimously picked to the All-Big 12 preseason team following a national title-winning senior season at Kentucky. Originally from Katy, Texas, the OH hit .366 last year with 3.77 kills per set on her way to picking up All-America, All-SEC and AVCA All-Region honors.

The Big 12 will release the 2021 preseason poll on Wednesday.

Baylor will look to build upon its fifth-consecutive 20-win season after finishing 20-7 last season with an appearance in the NCAA Regional Semifinals and a Big 12 runner-up finish.

The Bears will begin their 2021 campaign at a date still to be announced.

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.


2021 BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON AWARDS
Preseason Player of the Year: Logan Eggleston, Texas, OH, Sr.#
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Caroline Bien, Kansas, OH

2021 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor#
Avery Skinner, Baylor#
Candelaria Herrera, Iowa State
Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State
Caroline Crawford, Kansas
Jenny Mosser, Kansas
Aliyah Carter, Kansas State#
Julia Adams, TCU
Brionne Butler, Texas#
Logan Eggleston, Texas#
Skylar Fields, Texas#
Jhenna Gabriel, Texas
Asjia O’Neal, Texas#
Samantha Sanders, Texas Tech
Briana Lynch, West Virginia#

# - Unanimous Selection
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players

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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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