IRVING, Texas – Baylor volleyball had two chosen to the Big 12's Preseason Team, the conference announced Wednesday.
Junior middle blocker Victoria Davis and Florida graduate transfer middle blocker Gabrielle Essix were selected for the Preseason All-Big 12 team.
Davis, originally from Santa Clarita, Calif., finished her sophomore season with 74 total blocks and 87 kills, bringing her career totals to 83 and 93, respectively. She averaged 1.21 kills per set along with 1.03 blocks per set for the Bears.
Essix, hailing from Hoover, Alabama, via Gainesville, Florida, played just one match for the Gators in 2024 before injury. In that five-set match, she had a career-high 16 kills with a .714 hit percentage, coming against Florida State. Essix comes to Baylor with 258 career blocks and 324 kills.
The Bears were also chosen as the No. 6 program in the Preseason Poll with 137 points, behind BYU, Kansas, Arizona State, Utah and TCU, respectively.
2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Poll
- BYU- 180 points (6 first-place votes)
- Kansas- 170 points (4 first-place votes)
- Arizona State- 168 points (3 first-place votes)
- Utah- 159 points (1 first-place vote)
- TCU- 141 points (1 first-place vote)
- Baylor- 137 points
- Arizona- 131 points
- Kansas State- 95 points
- Iowa State- 92 points
- Colorado- 84 points
- Houston- 75 points
- Texas Tech- 46 points
- Cincinnati- 38 points
- UCF- 32 points
- West Virginia- 27 points
2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year
- Claire Little, BYU, OH, Jr.
2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Freshman of the Year
- Suli Davis, BYU, OH
2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team
- Jordan Wilson, Arizona, OH, Sr.* #
- Noemie Glover, Arizona State, OH, Jr.
- Faith Frame, Arizona State, L, So. !
- Victoria Davis, Baylor, MB, Jr.
- Gabrielle Essix, Baylor, MB, Gr.
- Alex Bower, BYU, S, So. !
- Claire Little, BYU, OH, Jr.* #
- Brielle Kemavor, BYU, MB, Jr.* #
- Avah Armour, UCF, OH, Jr.
- Ana Burilovic, Colorado, PIN, Jr. ^
- Maya Duckworth, Iowa State, OH, Sr.
- Cristin Cline, Kansas, S, So.
- Reese Ptacek, Kansas, MB, So.* #
- Jovana Zelenovic, Kansas, PIN, Fr.
- Aniya Clinton, Kansas State, OH, R-So.
- Jalyn Gibson, TCU, OH, Sr.* #
- Kamryn Gibaldo, Utah, OH, Jr.* #
- Emrie Satuala, Utah, MB, Sr. ^
Players are listed alphabetically by school.
* indicates unanimous selection.
# - 2024 All-Big 12 First Team
^ - 2024 All-Big 12 Second Team
! – 2024 All-Big 12 Rookie Team
