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Barnes, Breyfogle Named Preseason All-Big 12
Aug. 14, 2008
WACO, Texas - Taylor Barnes and Anna Breyfogle were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team and the Bears were picked to finish in a tie for eighth place by the conference head coaches, the league office announced on Thursday. Barnes, a junior setter, is selected to the preseason team for the second straight year, while Breyfogle, a junior middle blocker, earns her first preseason nomination. Last year, Barnes finished third in the league in service aces and ranked eighth in assists. Breyfogle led the conference in blocking and hit a team high .326 for the season. Nebraska’s Jordan Larson and Texas’ Juliann Faucette were named Preseason Co-Players of the Year. Sydney Anderson of Nebraska was named the Newcomer of the Year, while Rachel Adams of Texas was tabbed the Freshman of the Year. The Bears were picked to finish in a tie with Oklahoma for eighth place overall with 37 points. Texas received 10 of 11 first place votes as the coaches’ choice to win the conference title. Baylor will host an intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 23 at the Ferrell Center. The scrimmage will be followed by a Meet the Bears autograph session. Baylor opens the regular season on Aug. 29 by hosting the Baylor Invitational. The Bears face SMU on Friday night at 7 p.m. PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 Name, School Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Taylor Barnes, Baylor S Jr. 5-11 Arlington, Texas/Martin Anna Breyfogle, Baylor MB Jr. 6-0 Buda, Texas/Hays
Kaylee Manns, Iowa State S Jr. 5-10 Topeka, Kan./Washburn Rural Natalie Uhart, Kansas MB Sr. 6-2 Lansing, Kan./Lansing Megan Farr, Kansas State MB Sr. 5-10 Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan Rita Liliom, Kansas State OH Sr. 6-0 Budapest, Hungary/Csik Ferenc Nataly Korobkova, Kansas State OH Sr. 6-3 Krasnoyarsk, Russia/State Siberian Technological Weiwen Wang, Missouri MB So. 6-0 Nanjing, China/Jiangsu Education Institute Kori Cooper, Nebraska MB Jr. 6-2 Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo Jordan Larson, Nebraska OH Sr. 6-2 Hooper, Neb./Logan View Francie Ekwerekwu, Oklahoma MB So. 5-11 Arlington, Texas/Arlington Ashley Engle, Texas S/RS Jr. 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza Juliann Faucette, Texas OH So. 6-2 San Diego, Calif./Westview Destinee Hooker, Texas OH Jr. 6-4 San Antonio, Texas/Southwest Lauren Paolini, Texas MB Sr. 6-5 Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline Sarah Ammerman, Texas A&M OH Jr. 6-2 Parker, Colo./Cal State Northridge Mary Batis, Texas A&M OH Jr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas/Clark |
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