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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">February 23, 2021</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor
WBB’s Signee, Dauda, Named McDonald’s All-American</span></b></span></a></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 Signee named among nation’s best 24 players by McDonald’s</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kyle
Robarts, 254-405-9492, </span></span></span><a href="mailto:Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas – </span></strong></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">2021
Baylor women's basketball signee and Bentonville High School (Ark.) standout Maryam Dauda earned a selection to the 2021 McDonald's All-American team, announced Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McDonald’s All-American Games have
been canceled, but McDonald’s still named 24 boys and 24 girls to its annual All-American teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">Since 1977, the all-star game put on by McDonald's have had some of the greatest NBA, WNBA and college stars featured, including Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Maya Moore and Candace Parker.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The McDonald's All-American Games benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities through its network of local chapters. At RMHC, programs like the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
provide comfort and compassion to families with ill or injured children so they are fully supported and able to be a part of their children's care.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The boys and girls teams were announced on ESPN's "The Jump" Tuesday. Dauda joins current Baylor players<dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></dfn></span></span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9535"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">DiDi
Richards</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">, </span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9537"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">NaLyssa
Smith</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">, </span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9532"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">Queen
Egbo</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
</span></dfn></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">Hannah Gusters</span></dfn></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> and </span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9539"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">Jordyn
Oliver</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> as
fellow McDonald's All-Americans.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white"> </span><br>
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dauda, a 6-4 post from Bentonville, Ark., ranked No. 13 overall and No.
1 among posts in the 2021 signing class by ESPN.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">She averaged 16.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per contest in
28 games as a junior in 2019-20. She was a AAA All-State selection, and like most, Dauda and her teammates' playoff run was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the state tournament could conclude.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Kyle Robarts</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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