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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 3, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor WBB’s Andrews, Vonleh Named Preseason All-Big 12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Andrews featured for third-consecutive season, Vonleh named Bears’ sixth-straight Newcomer
of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">IRVING, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> The Big 12 Conference announced
the 2024-25 Preseason Team and Individual Honors on Wednesday afternoon. Sarah Andrews earned her third-straight Preseason All-Big 12 nod, while Aaronette Vonleh was named Preseason Newcomer of the Year with a spot on the all-conference team.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor’s sixth-straight and 11<sup>th</sup> all-time Preseason Newcomer of the Year selection, Vonleh comes to the Bears
after a two-year All-Pac-12 stint in Colorado. During her junior season in Boulder, Vonleh started in all 34 games and led the team with 476 points on the season. Her sophomore year featured three 20-plus-point games with 25 double-digit scoring efforts after
transferring from Arizona. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Vonleh shares the 2024-25 Newcomer of the Year honor with TCU’s Hailey Van Lith.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Entering her fifth year in the green and gold, Andrews was named Preseason All-Big 12 for the third straight year.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2023 with two additional second-team nods in 2022 and 2024, Andrews sits 19 baskets
away from the program record in three-pointers after already holding the attempts record (659). The Irving, Texas, native has averaged 10.4 points per game across her four years, totaling 1,378 points.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Andrews earned WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2023 after a junior season with 25 double-figure games, including over
80% of all conference matchups. Her 30-point showing at Oklahoma that season set her current game-high points record, and she was featured once each as the ESPN National Player of the Week and the Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor and Kansas State were the only programs to feature two players on the 10-member All-Big 12 Preseason Team.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Season tickets for the first full season at the Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion are </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/events/WBST?_ga=2.162452540.1238053155.1727042915-563801125.1705438901" target="_blank" title="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/events/wbst?_ga=2.162452540.1238053155.1727042915-563801125.1705438901"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">on
sale</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> now. Starting at $175, season tickets guarantee the best deal and secures your seat for every home game this season. For more information, call the Baylor Athletics Ticket
Office at 254-710-1000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears take the court for the first time in the 2024-25 season with an exhibition game against Langston on Nov. 3 at 2
p.m. Incarnate Word’s Nov. 7 visit to the Foster Pavilion officially opens the new campaign at 7 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco,
Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Big 12 Team</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sarah Andrews, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Aaronette Vonleh, Baylor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Kaitlin Peterson, UCF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Audi Crooks, Iowa State*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">S'Mya Nichols, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ayoka Lee, K-State*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Serena Sundell, K-State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hailey Van Lith, TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Gianna Kneepkens, Utah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">JJ Quinerly, West Virginia*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">*unanimous selection<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ayoka Lee, K-State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Co-Newcomers of the Year</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Aaronette Vonleh, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hailey Van Lith, TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Freshman of the Year</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tabitha Betson, Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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