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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 5, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor WBB’s Littlepage-Buggs Collects Katrina McClain Midseason Top 10 Nod</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b><i>Littlepage-Buggs back on power forward top 10 list</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="81ed9bde-9558-4de5-b5ff-fa97b1801ad8" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –</b> Baylor women’s basketball senior Darianna Littlepage-Buggs has been named a midseason top</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">‑</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10
candidate for the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award, as announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One season removed from being named one of five finalists for the Power Forward of the Year award, Littlepage-Buggs has continued her prowess through the Big 12. She remains
the league’s only player averaging a double-double, currently at 10.9 points and 10.8 rebounds through 24 games in the 2025-26 campaign.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Littlepage-Buggs’ 11 double-doubles rank first in the Big 12 and are tied for 14th nationally, with Iowa State’s Audi Crooks behind her with 10 and followed by a trio with
seven.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Oklahoma City native tied her career high in rebounds with 20 at No. 10 Iowa State and matched her career best in three-pointers made with two against UCF and at No. 22
West Virginia. She also tied her career high with five steals in a home game against UTSA.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The final five selections for the 2026 Katrina McClain Award will be announced in March, but fan voting for the mid-season list opens Feb. 6 at hoophallawards.com. The fan
vote counts as one vote in the final selection process.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears continue their Big 12 slate at home with a pair of nationally-broadcast contests, beginning with Arizona State on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT on FS1. Tickets are still
available through the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/event/WB26/WB13" data-outlook-id="f65fd2ab-c4a6-42ba-b581-525464df7281" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baylor
athletics ticket office</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </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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<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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