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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">#6/6 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (20-2, 15-1)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573"><span style="color:#154734">Kim Mulkey</span></a></span></dfn> (La. Tech,
1984)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">#6/6 BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (20-2, 15-1) at<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> KANSAS</span></strong> (7-16, 3-14)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 6, 2021 | 4 PM</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Josh Klingler (PBP), Jill Dorsey-Hall (Analyst),<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RADIO: </span></strong>92.9<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong>FM <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DIGITAL RADIO LINK:</span></strong> <a href="https://listen.streamon.fm/krzi" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">9</span></a><a href="http://listen.streamon.fm/krmx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">2.9
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Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Analyst)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://baylorstats.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">StatBroadcast</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">KANSAS JAYHAWKS (7-16, 3-14)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Lawrence, Kan.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Brandon Schneider<br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR TAKES OUTRIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH WIN OVER TEXAS</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
The Baylor Lady Bears continued the nation's longest streak of consecutive regular-season conference championships Monday when their win over Texas gave them the outright title. A win over K-State Saturday helped Baylor clinched a share of their 11th-straight.
Baylor has 12 regular-season Big 12 championships in its program history, and the Lady Bears have rattled off 11 straight since the 2010-11 season. Baylor's 11-straight titles mark tied for fifth in NCAA Division I women's basketball history for consecutive
championships.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BAYLOR'S WIN OVER TEXAS GIVES LADY BEARS 20+ WINS IN ALL OF MULKEY'S 21 SEASONS</span></strong><br>
Baylor's 64-57 win at Texas Monday improved the Lady Bears to 20-2 on the season. That marks all 21 seasons for Mulkey's bunch to achieve 20 victories in a season, and Baylor has the second-longest streak of 20-win seasons next to UConn's 28.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LADY BEARS VS. THE JAYHAWKS</span></strong><br>
Baylor holds a 14-game winning streak over the Jayhawks, and the Lady Bears are 32-2 in the </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573"><span style="color:#154734">Kim
Mulkey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> era vs. Kansas. The last time Baylor fell to the Jayhawks came Jan. 19, 2014 in a 76-60 decision in Lawrence. Baylor's only other loss under Mulkey to
KU also came on the road, March 4, 2009 when the Jayhawks took a 69-45 win. During the current 14-game streak, Baylor has won those games by an average of 31.3 points per contest.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LADY BEARS IN NATION'S LEAD FOR FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE … AGAIN</span></strong><br>
For four-straight years and five since the 2010-11 season, the Baylor Lady Bears have been the NCAA Statistical Champion in Defensive Field Goal Percentage. It took until Feb. 14, but Baylor leads the category again through 22 games at a .316 clip. The
Lady Bears also lead the nation in rebound margin (18.3) and Assists Per Game (21.8).<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SMITH, RICHARDS NAMED TO NAISMITH/WBCA 'FINAL FIVE' FOR RESPECTIVE NATIONAL POSITION AWARDS</span></strong><br>
Baylor's </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10009"><span style="color:#154734">NaLyssa Smith</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10008"><span style="color:#154734">DiDi
Richards</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> are in strong contention for national awards at their respective positions. Richards, Monday, was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award 'Final Five' list
for nation's best point guard while Smith was named to the Katrina McClain Award 'Final Five' for power forwards. Friday the position award short lists conclude and fans can begin voting for their selections at HoopHallAwards.com. Baylor fans can vote Richards
and Smith along with their selections at shooting guard, small forward and center through March 19. Award winners will be announced shortly after the 2021 Final Four.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AP POLL RESEARCH SHOWS MULKEY AS ACTIVE LEADER IN TOTAL TOP 25 APPEARANCES AS PLAYER, ASSISTANT AND HEAD COACH</span></strong><br>
Longtime women's hoops guru Mel Greenberg put together a list of coaches and players' appearances in the AP Top 25 poll over the years and found that Baylor head coach </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573"><span style="color:#154734">Kim
Mulkey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> is the NCAA's active leader in appearances at 666 from her time as a player and assistant at Louisiana Tech and her 21-year tenure as head coach at Baylor.
She trails only Holly Warlick (693) for most all-time appearances; Warlick played, assisted Pat Summitt and was head coach at Tennessee from 2012-2019.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RICHARDS EYES THIRD-PLACE ALL-TIME ON CAREER-ASSISTS LIST AT BU</span></strong><br>
When most think of </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10008"><span style="color:#154734">DiDi Richards</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
they think defense. After all, she was the National Defensive Player of the Year by both the WBCA and Naismith last season without having high steals or blocks numbers. Her reputation for on-ball defense and pestering the Big 12 and the nation's top perimeter
players earned her the awards. But, many might not know that Richards is one of Baylor's all-time best passers. This season, she ranks first in the Big 12 in assists per game, which ranks 3rd nationally. Her 523 assists coming into Saturday's game ranks 4th
all-time on the Baylor career assists list. She will have a strong shot to leave Baylor at 3rd all-time in that category, trailing Kristy Wallace's 525 by just 2 assists. Richards has two Big 12 games left to play, a Big 12 Tournament and an NCAA Tournament.
Her pace is 6.9 assists per game, and if she continues at that rate, she would pass Wallace Saturday in Lawrence. Niya Johnson is Baylor's all-time leader with 988 and Odyssey Sims ranked second at 641.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19'S EFFECT ON THE LADY BEARS</span></strong><br>
Baylor lost four games scheduled for the Preseason WNIT in Waco in November, along with a Thanksgiving week game vs. Oregon in Las Vegas. Baylor lost its top-10 matchup with UConn Jan. 7.<br>
</span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10010"><span style="color:#154734">Moon Ursin</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
lost her grandmother, Ruby Alexander, to the virus in April after a swift and brief battle with COVID. </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10266"><span style="color:#154734">Kamaria
McDaniel</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, a transfer from Penn State that is having to sit this season, lost her grandfather, Johnny Webster, Sr., in April as well. </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573"><span style="color:#154734">Kim
Mulkey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10006"><span style="color:#154734">Jordyn
Oliver</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10073"><span style="color:#154734">DiJonai
Carrington</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10004"><span style="color:#154734">Caitlin
Bickle</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> have all had to miss time due to COVID-19 protocols this season.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RICHARDS RETURNS TO FLOOR AFTER SPINAL INJURY, FEATURED ON ESPN'S SPORTSCENTER</span></strong><br>
Oct. 24, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10010"><span style="color:#154734">Moon Ursin</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10008"><span style="color:#154734">DiDi
Richards</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> collided in mid-air during a practice scrimmage, leaving Ursin with a concussion and Richards with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality
(SCIOWRA). Ursin returned to practice after clearing concussion protocol in mid-November while Richards' rehab began immediately after she briefly lost feeling below her knees. Richards was first confined to a walker to assist her in walking, but by mid-November,
she was completing individual drills and workouts with medical and strength & conditioning staff. Richards shocked doctors, team medical staff and coaches with the rate of her rehab. Thirty-eight days after the injury, she played 30 minutes off the bench at
South Florida Dec. 1. She scored a bucket 13 seconds into her entry, and she resumed her starting role Dec. 6 at Arkansas.<br>
Her return to the floor sparked interest from ESPN with Mechelle Voepel writing a feature on her recovery, and Scott Van Pelt led off his Tuesday edition of SportsCenter, covering Richards' return with the "Best Thing I Saw Today" segment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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