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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">April 14, 2021<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 12 VB Rematches with Pepperdine in NCAA Second Round Action<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11<sup>th</sup>-ranked Bears are 2-4 all-time in the Round of 32<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="119" height="145" style="width:1.2395in;height:1.5104in" id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image001.png@01D73133.721EC030" alt="Baylor logo"></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (19-6, 13-3 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1563"><span style="color:#154734">Ryan McGuyre</span></a> </span></em>(Biola,
1998)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2021/4/14/BU_VB_Game_Notes_2020_21_Postseason_2nd_Round_BU.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="113" height="121" style="width:1.177in;height:1.2604in" id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image002.png@01D73133.721EC030" alt="Pepperdine Logo"></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PEPPERDINE WAVES (17-3, 16-2 WCC)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Malibu, Calif.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference: </span></strong>West Coast Conference<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Wong (Pepperdine, 2001)<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong><br>
<a href="https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2020-21?path=wvball"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2021/4/12/041221_NCAA1_Notes.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">No. 11 (12-Seed) BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="background:white"> (19-6) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> No. 20 PEPPERDINE </span></strong>(17-3)</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Thursday, April 15, 2021 • 11 a.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">2020 NCAA Tournament • Second Round</span></strong><b><span style="background:white"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Omaha, Neb. • CHI Health Center Omaha</span></strong></span></b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Live Stats: </span></strong></span><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=340997"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">N</span></a><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/scoreboard/volleyball-women/d1/2021/04/15/all-conf"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">CAA
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">WATCH: <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=f9e570c2-c2eb-4288-b591-e29ee494f781"><span style="color:#154734">E</span></a><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=434d4fcd-8a73-4d72-849e-a0b577a53422"><span style="color:#154734">SPN3</span></a></span></strong><br>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TOURNEY TIME</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After a 19-6 regular-season and a second-place finish in the Big 12, Baylor volleyball enters its fifth-consecutive postseason, a program-best.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU earned its ninth NCAA tournament bid in school history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears earned the No. 12 seed and a first round bye, awaiting the winner of UMBC and Pepperdine.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BU is a top-16 national seed for the third time in school history and second year in a row. The Bears were the No. 1 overall seed in 2019 and No. 12 in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overall, Baylor is 10-8 all-time in NCAA tournament play after advancing to the National Semifinals for the first time in program history last season.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FRESH FACES</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Between UMBC and Pepperdine, Baylor has only faced the Waves once in program history, coming earlier this spring in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears defeated the Waves in five sets on Feb. 28 at the Ferrell Center.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UMBC earned an automatic bid by winning the America East conference, while Pepperdine secured an at-large selection as the No. 20-ranked team in the latest AVCA poll.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b>BIG 12 LIBERO OF THE YEAR</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9959"><span style="color:#154734">Shanel Bramschreiber</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> was
named the Big 12 Libero of the Year, Baylor's first such award in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In her first season as the Bears' libero, Bramschreiber led the conference with 357 digs and ranked sixth in the league with 3.72 digs per set.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In 21 of Baylor's 25 matches, Bramschreiber recorded double-digit digs, including 13 outings with at least 15 and four instances above 20.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The junior Plano, Texas, native also received Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 13, 2020, following a 39-dig weekend against Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">COLLECTING CONFERENCE HARDWARE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to Bramschreiber's award, Baylor also earned four All-Big 12 First Team nods.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The junior L/DS was a first-team choice for the first time in her career.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sophomore OH <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9972"><span style="color:#154734">Lauren Harrison</span></a></span></dfn> was a unanimous
selection after tallying 280 kills, 3.20 per set, and eclipsing double figures in kills 17 times in her first season as a Bear.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sophomore MB <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9967"><span style="color:#154734">Kara McGhee</span></a></span></dfn> earned a spot
on the first team for the first time in her career after collecting 118 blocks, the second-most in the Big 12.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senior OH <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968"><span style="color:#154734">Yossiana Pressley</span></a></span></dfn> was a unanimous
first-team choice for the fourth time in her career. She led the Big 12 with 447 kills, 4.66 kills per set and 488 total points.<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BEST IN THE SOUTHWEST</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor had four AVCA Southwest All-Region honorees in <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9959"><span style="color:#154734">Shanel
Bramschreiber</span></a></span></dfn>, <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9972"><span style="color:#154734">Lauren Harrison</span></a></span></dfn>, <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9967"><span style="color:#154734">Kara
McGhee</span></a></span></dfn> and <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9968"><span style="color:#154734">Yossiana Pressley</span></a></span></dfn>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bramschreiber, Harrison and Pressley were each named to the first team, while McGhee received honorable mention accolades.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pressley is a four-time All-Region First Team member, while Bramschreiber, Harrison and McGhee each earned their first-career honor.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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