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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 (28-2)</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"> (28-2) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> #1/1
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 29, 2021 | 6 p.m. | NCAA Elite 8</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome (North)</span></strong><br>
<img border="0" width="121" height="29" style="width:1.2604in;height:.302in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.png@01D723F1.7F4A3860" alt="ESPN"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9f81f91c-3b6f-4e57-ad3e-9a233ae4bd54#bucketId=24800" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">E</span></a><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/e15fadd1-32eb-4a49-a0f8-af724e7d6e14#bucketId=24800" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154734">SPN</span></a><br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Ryan Ruocco (PBP), Rebecca Lobo (Analyst), Holly Rowe (Reporter)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RADIO: </span></strong>1660 AM<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">/</span></strong>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">#1/1 UCONN HUSKIES (27-1)</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> Storrs, Conn.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big East<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Geno Auriemma<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>
To get to Monday, Baylor beat Jackson State in the first round, 101-52 on March 21, in the program's debut on network television on ABC. The Lady Bears' 60 rebounds and 15 steals were both second-most in Baylor's NCAA Tournament history. On March 23, Baylor
beat West Virginia, 90-48, to set a program record for largest margin of victory (42) in the second round. Saturday, Baylor won its first overtime game in the NCAA Tournament with a 78-75 victory over Michigan to advance to the program's 10<sup>th</sup> Elite
8.<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 4-5 all-time in the NCAA Elite 8 with four trips to the Final
Four. The Lady Bears have advanced to the national semifinals round in 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2019 while winning 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 53-15 (.779) all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, which ranks as the third-best winning percentage in NCAA history. The Lady Bears' 53 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. UCONN</span></strong><br>
Monday marks the ninth meeting between the two schools, and thus far, it's been a see-saw battle with each team exchanging punches in two-game increments. UConn took the first two games of the series, which began in 2010 at the Alamodome in the semifinals
round and the Huskies taking a 70-50 win, April 4, 2010. UConn followed up with a win just seven months later in Hartford, Conn., in November of 2010. Baylor answered back with two wins, the first in Waco in December of 2011 and the other in Hartford in February
of 2013. UConn took a 4-2 series lead with a wins in Waco in January of 2014 and in Storrs, Conn. in November of 2016. Baylor picked up the only two wins over a No. 1-ranked team in each of the next two meetings as UConn held the top-ranked spot in the AP
in each of the last two games where Baylor came out victorious. The Lady Bears dealt the Huskies a nine-point loss, Jan. 3, 2019 in Waco and then beat them a season later by 16 in Hartford.<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 (337-66 in the Mulkey era), March 21 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>
Baylor didn't have to wait long to get its second ABC nod as the network carried Baylor's Sweet 16 overtime thriller with Michigan Saturday.<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 30 games at a .322 clip. The
Lady Bears also lead the nation in rebound margin at 19.7.<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 March 10. </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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