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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 25, 2023</span></b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Projected Opening Dates at Foster Pavilion Announced</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Men’s Basketball to Open Foster on Jan. 2, Women’s Basketball on Jan. 3</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, </span><a href="mailto:brent_ingram@baylor.edu" title="mailto:brent_ingram@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0078D7;text-decoration:none">brent_ingram@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#212121">WACO, Texas --</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> The sparkling new Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion is projected to open with a pair of early January games for Baylor men’s
and women’s basketball. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The men’s basketball team is projected to open the Foster Pavilion with a non-conference matchup vs. Cornell on Jan. 2. The women’s basketball team is projected to face a Big 12 Conference
foe on Jan. 3. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">“The opening of this incredible facility is an energizing step for the Waco community, and we are excited to create a first-class experience for our student-athletes and those who support
them,” Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades said. “We have targeted Jan. 2 and Jan. 3 as our first games at Foster Pavilion; however, these dates are projections based on the current construction timeline. We will make
and communicate any necessary adjustments to our targeted opening dates should the construction timeline change.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Foster Pavilion will serve as home for Baylor’s tradition-laden men’s and women’s basketball program. Situated on the banks of the Brazos River, and across from I-35, the Foster
Pavilion is a $212.6 million project that will provide an elite home-court advantage to the Bears, while serving as a tremendous venue for concerts, performances and public events for the Central Texas community. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears will open the first portion of their schedules at the Ferrell Center, the long-time home of Baylor men’s and women’s basketball. The women will open the season with an exhibition
vs. Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 3, before officially opening the 2023-24 season with Southern on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. The men will open the 2023-24 season vs. Auburn in Sioux Falls, S.D., before opening up the Ferrell Center home slate with Gardner-Webb on Nov. 12
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Brent Ingram</span></b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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