Quiet at first, Baylee Geni begins to speak up — and open up — for West Aurora on defense. ‘Hear me a lot more.’

Quiet at first, Baylee Geni begins to speak up — and open up — for West Aurora on defense. ‘Hear me a lot more.’

The voice of West Aurora’s Baylee Geni is cool and authoritative, with perfect pitch and volume. From her position, the senior outside defender also has an ideal perspective to see and feel every aspect of the game. “I’ve definitely become more of a leader in using my voice,” Geni said afterward. “My freshman year, I was so quiet and scared — I don’t think I said a single word. “Now, I’m the one who’s talking and you hear me a lot more.” Geni ma…