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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.933334px;"><b>No. 14 Baylor WBB Rolls Past UCF in 73-48 Win</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; line-height: 16.1px;"><b><i>Bears
</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;"><b><i>extend Big 12-best winning streak to seven</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue; line-height: 13.8px;"><u>colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Powered by a 13-point, 18-rebound
night from Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and a 22-point surge from Taliah Scott, No. 14 Baylor women’s basketball blasted past UCF, 73-48, on Wednesday evening at Foster Pavilion.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">With the win, Baylor improved to 18 victories on the season, stretching its streak to seven straight games to sit at a Big 12-best 7-1.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">UCF opened the scoring with a jumper, but Scott answered to spark a 7-0 Baylor run that forced a four-minute scoring drought from the Knights, bogged
down by four turnovers. After UCF briefly snapped the run, the Bears responded with another 7-0 surge highlighted by baskets from Littlepage-Buggs, Kiersten Johnson and Scott.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Knights chipped away at the early lead and sent the Bears into the second quarter ahead 16-13.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Both teams opened the second quarter scoreless for the first two minutes before Littlepage-Buggs broke the silence with her third 3-pointer of the
season. Scott added a jumper and another 3-pointer to fuel an 8-0 Baylor run, which was snapped only by a UCF free throw.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">A brief Baylor slump allowed UCF to go 6-0, back-to-back 3-pointers from Jana Van Gytenbeek and Bella Fontleroy put BU back in control. The Bears
totaled 10 steals in the first half, their most before halftime this season, helping Baylor carry a 34-23 lead into the break.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Fontleroy ignited the scoring for Baylor in the third with a pair of 3-pointers while the Bears held UCF without a field goal for the first 4:32,
with the Knights’ only points coming from the free-throw line.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor ended the third stanza with a 51-36 advantage as Scott buried her fourth 3-pointer of the night and Van Gytenbeek added a pair at the rim.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Knights opened the fourth quarter with an and-one, but Yuting Deng answered immediately with a corner 3, and Kyla Abraham followed with back-to-back
layups to energize the Foster Pavilion crowd.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Bears put the game out of reach by stretching the lead to 23 behind a 3-pointer and layup from Littlepage-Buggs, marking her second career multi-3
game. K. Johnson also connected from deep, becoming one of six Bears to hit a 3 on the night.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Ines Goryanova made her Foster Pavilion debut after logging her first collegiate minutes on the road in Utah. She added an exclamation point with
her first career points on a layup with just over a minute left.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Bears forced a season-high 24 turnovers and converted them into 24 points, their most this season and one better than the 23 they scored off
turnovers against Southeastern Louisiana.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor returns to Foster Pavilion to continue its two-game home stretch on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT against Houston. The matchup will air on ESPN+ and
the Baylor Sports Media Network.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB. </span></p>
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