No. 6 Baylor Volleyball Ready For Another Shot at No. 2 Texas

Calderone, Max Max_Calderone at baylor.edu
Tue Mar 2 17:05:49 CST 2021 

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 2, 2021

No. 6 VB Ready For Another Shot at No. 2 Texas
Bears and Longhorns to tangle for third time in 2020-21 season
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>


[Baylor logo]
BAYLOR BEARS (15-3, 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/2021/3/2/BU_VB_Game_Notes_2020_19_Texas.pdf>
[Texas log]
TEXAS LONGHORNS (16-0, 14-0 Big 12)
Location: Austin, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Jerritt Elliott (Cal State Northridge, 1991)
Roster<https://texassports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster> | Stats<https://texassports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://texassports.com/documents/2021/3/2/2021_Texas_VB_Notes_Baylor.pdf>

BAYLOR (15-3) at TEXAS (16-0)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 • 7 p.m. CT
Austin, Texas • Frank Erwin Center
Live Stats: baylorstats.com<https://texassports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary>
WATCH: Longhorn Network<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=b83e8a2e-8d6a-4f8e-b6c5-5a652304a9ed>

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STORYLINES
BEARS. LONGHORNS. ROUND 3.

  *   No. 6 Baylor travels to Austin for another meeting with No. 2 Texas, the third matchup between the two teams this season.
  *   UT claimed five-set victories in both of the fall contests, counting towards the Big 12 standings, as the teams were ranked No. 1 and No. 3 in the nation, respectively.
  *   The Bears and Longhorns will meet once again on March 26 in Waco, the first home matchup between the two sides for the Bears in 2020-21.
  *   Both spring matches will count as non-conference competitions, as Texas wrapped up the Big 12 title with an undefeated fall slate.

AGAINST THE LONGHORNS

  *   Baylor has never won at Texas. The Longhorns hold a 44-0 record over the Bears in ATX.
  *   UT leads the all-time series 86-3. BU collected its first win over Texas since 2001 on Nov. 20, 2019 in a thrilling five-set affair in Waco.
  *   In the McGuyre era, the Bears are 1-11 against Texas.
  *   UT won both fall matchups between the two sides in five sets.
  *   In the first 2020 meeting on Nov. 5, Baylor jumped out to a strong 2-0 lead with 25-23 and 26-24 set wins, but couldn't hold on as UT stormed back with 25-23, 25-13 and 15-9 set victories to win the match.
  *   The next night, Baylor climbed out of a 2-0 hole to tie the match at 2-2, but ultimately fell in the fifth set 22-25, 24-26, 29-27, 25-14, 6-15.

BIG TIME PLAYERS IN BIG TIME GAMES

  *   Senior OH Yossiana Pressley<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968> had her two best performances of the season at Texas in the fall, registering 61 total kills and averaging 6.10 kills per set in the doubleheader.
  *   The reigning AVCA National Player of the Year hit .299 in the two matches and earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors, her 18th-career weekly award setting a conference record.
  *   Pressley's 32-kill outing in the second match was the most by a BU player since her own career-high 39 at Iowa State on Sept. 22, 2018, also a program record.
  *   Junior libero Shanel Bramschreiber<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9959> collected 31 digs in the series, while sophomore MB Kara McGhee<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9967> tallied 14 blocks to lead the Bears.

SPRINGING BACK INTO ACTION

  *   Baylor opened its spring season with two victories over North Texas and Pepperdine.
  *   The Bears took care of unranked UNT with a 3-0 sweep, holding the Mean Green to a -.019 hitting percentage in the match.
  *   BU started strong, going off for 17 kills on a .467 efficiency in the first set of Friday's opener.
  *   On Sunday, Baylor outlasted a tough Pepperdine squad, 3-2.
  *   14 total blocks propelled the BU defense past the Waves.
  *   Pepperdine has since moved from unranked to No. 25 in the lastest AVCA Coaches Poll.

PRESSLEY A SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE

  *   On Monday, senior OH Yossiana Pressley<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968> was selected as one of 30 candidates amongst NCAA volleyball student-athletes considered for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes excellence both on and off the court.
  *   Pressley is the third Baylor selection to the preliminary list, joining Katie Staiger (2016) and Shelly Stafford (2019), who both earned second team recognition by being named Top 10 finalists.
  *   To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
  *   An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
  *   The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship in April.

ANDERSON ANNOUNCING AUTHORITY

  *   Senior MB Preslie Anderson<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10553> announced her presence with authority in her first two matches as a Bear, totaling 12 blocks and averaging 1.5 per set in last weekend's two matches.
  *   The Cal-Berkeley transfer recorded a solo block in each of the contests, and led Baylor with nine blocks against Pepperdine, helping BU to its eighth double-digit block performance of the season in Sunday's five-set thriller.
  *   Anderson was key in Baylor holding its opponents to -.019 and .133 hitting percentages on the weekend.

BABY BEARS

  *   In addition to Anderson, Baylor welcomed five freshmen spring enrollees who are ineligible to play this spring.
  *   L/DS Lauren Briseño, S Molly Kipp<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10555>, S/DS Faith Lynch<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10556>, L/DS Keagan Polk<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10557> and MB Kaitlyn Riley<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10558> are all in the gym with the Bears training for the Fall 2021 season.
  *   Head coach Ryan McGuyre<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1563> loves that the freshmen will be able to train with and learn from such experienced players like Yossiana Pressley<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968> and Hannah Sedwick<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9966>.
  *   Additionally, BU will add MB Alicia Andrew, MB Ava Grace Haggard, OPP Elise McGhee and OH/ OPP Riley Simpson to round out its freshmen class in the fall.

-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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