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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">RV/23 Baylor (9-2) 71, UNLV (6-3) 64</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor defeated UNLV, 71-64, on Sunday afternoon in the Bears’ fifth-straight win.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears were held to just two 3-pointers, the least of the season in nine attempts, shooting 40.7% from the floor.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor put together a 16-point run in the third quarter, its third best of the season. The top three runs for 2024-25 have all come in the previous three
games. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">BU shot just 60% from the free throw line, but 21 makes on 35 tries marks new season highs in both categories.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Lady Rebels were 10-of-27 from behind the arc, the most attempts allowed so far this year with the second game with double-figure triples (11 from Villanova).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">It is the first win over UNLV all-time, making a dent in the, now, 4-1 record with the first game in Waco.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Nicki Collen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> is 83-30 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Collen </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">is 17-2 in the month of December.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears were tied at halftime for the first time in the 2024-25 campaign, moving to 1-0 when knotted during the break.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor moves to 7-0 at home and picked up its 14<sup>th</sup> win at Foster Pavilion.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> had a career day, becoming the first Bear since NaLyssa Smith in
the 2021-22 season to record a 20-point/20-rebound game. Her 21 points, 6-of-15 from the floor and 9-of-13 from the line) matched with a career-high 20 rebounds.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Littlepage-Buggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> was sent to the line for 13 shots, also a new career best.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The third quarter was huge for the Bears, where they outscored the Lady Rebels 21-13, led by a double-double from
<b>Littlepage-Buggs</b> in a single quarter with 12 points and 10 rebounds. <o:p>
</o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Sarah Andrews</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> sunk 18 points on Sunday, moving her past the 1,500-career points mark to 1,507.
The fifth-year senior is 296 points away from moving into the program’s top 10. <o:p>
</o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Andrews</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> also continued climbing up the assists record list. With eight on the afternoon,
the native Texan now has 256 and moves past Kristy Wallace’s 525 to sit alone at No. 4.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Nearing a triple-double of her own,
<b>Andrews</b> ended with seven rebounds and eight assists. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Aaronette Vonleh</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> tabbed the third 20-point game of the season, 12<sup>th</sup> of her career,
in 27 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Jada Walker</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">’s six-game streak in double figures ended, as she was held to one shot from the
floor and two from the line for four points. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Bella Fontleroy</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> had four points for the second-straight game, with seven rebounds and a pair
of blocks. It was the seventh time the Missouri native led the Bears in that category in 11 games.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Making an impact off the bench defensively,
<b>Yaya Felder</b> had big stops late in the game, with just two points, three assists and four rebounds on the stat line.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Madison Bartley</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> was the only other scoring Bear, getting two off a bucket in the paint.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor started
<b>Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh </b>and<b> Bella Fontleroy</b> for the 11th time this season in as many games.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Walker</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> is 35-10,
<b>Andrews</b> is 80-31, <b>Littlepage-Buggs</b> is 47-17, <b>Fontleroy</b> is 30-12 and
<b>Vonleh</b> is 9-2 as starters at Baylor. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">After a break for final exams, the Bears return to close non-conference action against Utah Tech on Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. in the first Future Bears Day held
at Foster Pavilion. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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