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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 Slowed by No. 22 West Virginia, 70-60</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;"><b><i>Bears suffer first conference road loss of the season in Morgantown</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>MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –</b> No. 14
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor women’s basketball couldn’t overcome a high‑turnover afternoon on the road, falling 70‑60 to No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday.</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 opened with the game’s first five points and held WVU to 21.1% shooting in the first quarter, but early free throws and a 9‑0 WVU run to
close the period put BU in a 15‑9 hole that proved crucial.</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 answered in the second with a 7‑0 burst sparked by five points from Yuting Deng and a basket from Marcayla Johnson. A jumper from Taliah Scott
capped a nine‑point stretch that briefly gave the Bears the lead, but West Virginia responded with eight straight to take a 31‑25 advantage into halftime.</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 Mountaineers pushed their lead to 14 in the third as Baylor went without a field goal for over five minutes. Darianna Littlepage‑Buggs ended
the drought at the buzzer with a putback to bring BU within 10 points heading to the fourth.</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;">WVU rebuilt a 15‑point margin early in the final frame, and although Baylor produced steady scoring at the free-throw line and added late buckets
from Scott, Marcayla Johnson and Littlepage‑Buggs, the Mountaineers maintained control to close out the game.</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 held WVU to 34.3% from the floor and 27.8% from deep, but West Virginia attempted 24 more shots behind its turnover advantage. Baylor shot
27‑for‑32 (84.4%) at the line and 29.8% from the field.</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;">Scott led BU with 18 points, going 6‑of‑7 at the stripe. Bella Fontleroy followed with 14, buoyed by a 9‑for‑10 mark at the line. Littlepage‑Buggs
added 12 points and eight rebounds, Marcayla Johnson scored eight on a perfect 6‑for‑6 day at the line and Deng finished with six, including a 3 during Baylor’s second‑quarter push.</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 stay on the road Wednesday to face off against Cincinnati. The game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+ and the Baylor Sports
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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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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(7, 61, 30);"><b>Colin Pirtle</b> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis) </span></p>
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