No. 4 Baylor WBB’s Smith Named Big 12 Player of the Week

[Pirtle, Krista]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2022

No. 4 Baylor WBB’s Smith Named Big 12 Player of the Week
Senior receives fourth weekly honor of the season
For more information contact: Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu<mailto:Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – For the third time in the last four weeks, Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith was named the Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. It marked the fourth weekly award of the season for Smith and the seventh of her career.



The senior forward averaged 31.5 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor and 93.3 percent from the free-throw line.


Smith went off in the game that decided the Big 12 regular-season championship. In front of a record crowd in Ames, she became the first Bear since 2018 to record a 20/20 game with 28 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in Baylor’s win over No. 8 Iowa State. She became the first Division I player since 2013 to have 25 points and 20 rebounds in a top-10 matchup.



The Converse, Texas, native topped that performance six days later when she posted a career-best 35 points to go with 12 rebounds in Baylor’s win over Texas Tech on Senior Day. At halftime, Smith had as many points by herself as Texas Tech had as a team (22).



Smith is second in Baylor history with 21 double-doubles this season. She ranks fifth nationally in that category and is eighth in points per game with 22.3 and ninth with 11.7 rebounds per game.



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Krista Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-447-8610

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