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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">#5/6 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (26-2)</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,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">#5/6 BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (26-2) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> VIRGINIA
TECH</span></strong> (15-9)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 23, 2021 | 6 p.m. | NCAA Tournament Round 2</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">San Antonio, Texas | Greehey Arena (St. Mary's)</span></strong><br>
<img border="0" width="140" height="29" style="width:1.4583in;height:.302in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.png@01D71EFD.E90B4CB0" alt="ESPN2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=1d15edbf-71f7-49fe-a4d9-9d3d00578689" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">E</span></a><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/62b7d406-3680-44d9-b3c4-d977c1b26436#bucketId=24800" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">SPN2</span></a><br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Pam Ward (PBP), LaChina Robinson (Analyst),<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RADIO: </span></strong>1660 AM/92.3<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">ESPN
Central Texas</span></a><br>
Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Analyst)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/basketball-women/d1/2021-di-womens-college-basketball-championship-bracket-schedule-scores" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">NCAA.com</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (15-9)</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> Blacksburg, Va.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> ACC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Kenny Brooks<br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Baylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Second Round in fashion with a 49-point victory where five Lady Bears scored in double figures. </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's</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> career-high 24 points highlighted the 101-52 victory, which marked the third-highest point total in an NCAA Tournament game for Baylor. </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"> had 18 points and 10 rebounds while missing just one shot from the field, and off the bench </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's</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> NCAA Tournament debut resulted in 14 points and a career-high four steals. Oliver's four steals led Baylor's team effort of 15 steals, which was second
most in BU's NCAA Tournament history.<br>
Baylor is competing in its 19th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Baylor women's basketball program, all coming under the watch of 21st-year 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">. The only season Mulkey's Lady Bears have missed the NCAA Tournament came in 2003. Baylor is 15-2 all-time in the second round with its only losses coming
in 2002 and 2007. Baylor will be looking to advance the Sweet 16 for the 12<sup>th</sup> straight time. The Lady Bears have made nine trips to the Elite 8, had four Final Four appearances and won three NCAA Championships. Baylor's NCAA titles in 2005, 2012,
and 2019 made the program one of three to have at least three championships, joining UConn and Tennessee. Baylor carries a 51-15 (.773) all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, which ranks as the third-best winning percentage in NCAA history. The Lady Bears'
51 wins are eighth all-time and 17-straight NCAA appearances is the fifth-longest active streak in women's basketball.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LADY BEARS VS. VIRGINIA TECH</span></strong><br>
Baylor and Virginia Tech will meet for the first time Tuesday in San Antonio. Baylor is 13-7 all-time vs. teams currently competing in the ACC.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BAYLOR'S NATIONALLY TELEVISED MATCHUP ON ABC MAKES HISTORY</span></strong><br>
While the Baylor Lady Bears are no stranger to television (335-66 in the Mulkey era), Sunday vs. Jackson State marked the first time in program history that Baylor has played on one of the four major television networks. The Lady Bears and Lady Tigers
debuted on ABC with Beth Mowins and former UConn standout Renee Montgomery on the call.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LADY BEARS FINALIZE ANOTHER SWEEP OF BIG 12 TITLES</span></strong><br>
Baylor's 23 combined conference championships are tied with Stanford for the most in the Power 5 since the 2004-05 season. The Lady Bears' 17-1 record in Big 12 play allowed Baylor to cruise to its 11th-straight regular-season title and 12th overall. Baylor's
76-50 win over West Virginia Sunday solidified the Lady Bears' 11th Big 12 Tournament Championship. The Lady Bears enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed, the 10th-straight postseason as a No. 2 seed or higher.<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 28 games at a .318 clip. The
Lady Bears also lead the nation in rebound margin at 19.3.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BAYLOR TAKES HOME SEVERAL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS TO COMPLIMENT 11TH-STRAIGHT REGULAR-SEASON TITLE</span></strong><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=10009"><span style="color:#154734">NaLyssa Smith</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> was
the ninth Lady Bear in Baylor history to pick up Big 12 Player of the Year honors, and she was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team, the league announced Wednesday. </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"> was named Big 12 Sixth Person of the Year and continued the trend of graduate transfers at Baylor winning the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. She joined
Chloe Jackson (2019) 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=9541"><span style="color:#154734">Te'a Cooper</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (2020)
to become the third-straight winner for Baylor, and Carrington was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.<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=10008"><span style="color:#154734">DiDi Richards</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=10010"><span style="color:#154734">Moon
Ursin</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> both landed spots on each the All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team while </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10005"><span style="color:#154734">Queen
Egbo</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> rounded out the Lady Bears' selections on the honorable mention team.<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 668 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">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 picked up where she left off last season by leading Baylor with seven assists. Dec. 6 in Fayetteville, Ark., she resumed her starting role, getting her first start at point guard and
finished the contest with a game-high eight assists. She led the Big 12 in assists per game in 2019-20, ranked 13th in the nation and had the NCAA's sixth-best assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.9:1.<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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