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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:windowtext">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – May 19, 2025</span></b><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor’s Briseño Selected to USA Volleyball U23 National Team</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Former VB Bear looks to win second gold with USA in Mexico</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, <a href="mailto:Madelon_allen@baylor.edu">
Madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor volleyball alumna Lauren Briseño has been selected to the 2025
Women’s U23 National Team for the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup, announced by the organization on Monday.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Briseño and 17 other athletes will train at the National Team Training Center in Anaheim, Calif., from July 18-25. From that pool, 12 athletes will be chosen to represent the
United States in Leon, Mexico, for the Pan American Cup from July 25-August 2.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">This selection comes after she was chosen for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) wide roster by USAVB. She has been training in Anaheim with USAVB since that announcement
on May 8.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">“The U23 team is unique because it’s the first time [USA Volleyball] is sending that team to compete,” said BU associate head coach and USAVB coach Joshua Walker. “That’s typically
only been the Collegiate National Team, which Briseño went to last summer for a week of training.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">This will be Briseño’s chance to earn a second gold medal with the U.S. after earning gold in 2023 at the Women’s U21 Pan American Cup with Walker as her coach. She was named
Best Receiver in the tournament as well.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The full roster of 18 and release from USAVB can be found
<a href="https://usavolleyball.org/story/usa-volleyball-announces-2025-womens-u23-national-team/">
here</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">To keep up with Baylor volleyball all year round, follow the team on Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook: @Baylorvball.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">- BaylorBears.com -</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C: 254-252-7168</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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