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Baylor Volleyball's Pressley, Stafford Tabbed Preseason All-Big 12

Posted at 5:33 PM, Jun 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-26 18:33:15-04

IRVING, TX — Baylor volleyball had returning All-Americans Yossiana Pressley and Shelly (Fanning) Stafford earn a spot on the 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Team for the second-straight season, selected by a vote of the league's head coaches and announced Wednesday by the conference office.

Junior All-American Yossiana Pressley earns her second straight unanimous selection to the preseason list after a standout sophomore campaign. Pressley averaged a league-leading 4.62 kills per set in Big 12 play while posting 5.15 points per set. She heads into the season as the school record holder for kills in a single match (39) and is an 11-time Big 12 Player of the Week.

Redshirt senior All-American Shelly (Fanning) Stafford earns her third preseason conference honor after being recognized in 2016 and 2018. Fanning had the best single-season hitting percentage in program history for the second consecutive year, posting a .397 efficiency in the middle. She is a three-time All-Big 12 honoree heading into the 2019 season.

The Big 12 will release the 2019 preseason team poll on Thursday.

Baylor will look to build on a 20-9 season in 2018 that led the Bears to a historic third-straight NCAA Second Round appearance and a second consecutive Big 12 runner-up finish.

The Bears kick off the 2019 season on Aug. 30 against UCLA at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. BU opens its home slate by hosting the Hampton Inn & Suites Waco North Baylor Invitational against Houston and Tennessee on Sept. 12 and 14, respectively.

For the latest news on the Baylor volleyball team, follow the official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorVball.

BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON AWARDS
Preseason Player of the Year: Micaya White, Texas
Preseason Co-Freshmen of the Year: Skylar Fields, Texas and Audrey Nalls, TCU

PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor^
Shelly Stafford, Baylor^
Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State
Zoe Hill, Kansas
Rachel Langs, Kansas
Gloria Mutiri, Kansas State^
Keyton Kinley, Oklahoma
Kylee McLaughlin, Oklahoma
elan McCall, TCU^
Brionne Butler, Texas^
Logan Eggleston, Texas^
Micaya White, Texas^
Emily Hill, Texas Tech
Brooke Kanas, Texas Tech^

^ - Unanimous Selection