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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">#2/1 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (24-1, 13-0)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> (La. Tech, 1984)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">#2/2 BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> (24-1, 13-0)
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">vs OKLAHOMA</span></strong> (12-13, 5-8)</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">February 22, 2020 | 4 PM</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/0ce3542e-d057-4001-80aa-1d9649289920" target="_blank">
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=52">John Morris</a></span></dfn> (PBP), Jim Haller (Color)<br>
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Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Norman, Okla.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Sherri Coale<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MULKEY REACHES HISTORIC MILESTONE AT TEXAS TECH</span></strong><br>
Baylor's win at Texas Tech Tuesday gave 20th-year head coach <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> her 600th victory, and she became the fastest NCAA Division
I coach, man or woman, to accomplish the feat. Her milestone along with the Baylor men's 23-game Big 12-win streak (record) led off the 10 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter Tuesday night. While not a complete list, Mulkey beat Adolph Rupp (704 games), Geno Auriemma (716),
Jerry Tarkanian (720), Pat Summitt (734), Roy Williams (739), John Wooden (755) and Dean Smith (773) to the punch. Were Baylor to fall to Texas Tech, the Lady Bears would need pull out just one win in the following three games for Mulkey to still achieve the
feat. In addition to reaching the milestone in the fewest amount of games, Mulkey would also reach 600 in her 20th season, two seasons faster than the next coach on the list, Auriemma, who achieved 600 in his 22nd season at UConn.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MULKEY NAMED A NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME FINALIST FOR THE SECOND TIME</span></strong><br>
Feb. 14, Baylor head coach <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> learned that she was a finalist in the coach category for the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame Class. Mulkey was also a finalist in 2018 in the coach category, and she was also nominated as a player. Mulkey joined Rudy Tomjanovich, Barbara Stevens, Tamika Catchings, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Eddie Sutton as the eight finalists
this year. A finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the committee to be inducted into the 2020 class, which will be announced April 4 at 10 a.m. on ESPN from the NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta. Enshrinement festivities will take place in Springfield, Mo., Aug.
28-30.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">STREAKS ON THE LINE FOR BAYLOR VS. OKLAHOMA</span></strong><br>
Baylor won its 54th-straight Big 12 game in the regular season Tuesday in Lubbock, which ranks as the seventh-longest conference-win streak in NCAA history. The Lady Bears will shoot for No. 55 Saturday at home vs. Oklahoma; to catch the sixth-best streak
in NCAA history, Baylor will need 57 (UConn, 2008-2012). Baylor's home win streak is at 53 games and is the longest active home-court win streak in the NCAA. If Baylor wins its 54th-straight at home Saturday, it would tie for 11th all-time best home-win streak
in NCAA history.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">THREE LADY BEARS NAMED FINALISTS FOR WBCA 'STARTING FIVE' AWARDS</span></strong><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9541">Te'a Cooper</a></span></dfn>,
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9530">Lauren Cox</a></span></dfn> and
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9532">Queen Egbo</a></span></dfn> have all be selected as finalists in their respective positions for the Naismith Hall of Fame/WBCA Starting Five Awards.
Cooper was named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award that honors the nation's top point guard Monday, for the third-straight year Cox was named a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award for nation's top power forward Thursday, and Egbo earned a spot on
Friday's Lisa Leslie Award top 10 for the nation's top center.<br>
All three awards named 10 finalists this week and will narrow the list to the "Final Five" in March.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NCAA SELECTION COMMITTEE PUTS LADY BEARS AS NO. 2 OVERALL SEED, NO. 1 IN DALLAS REGIONAL</span></strong><br>
Feb. 3, at halftime of the UConn vs. Oregon game on ESPN2, the NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Committee had its first reveal of the Top-16 teams. The committee picked South Carolina as the No. 1 overall seed and Baylor as the No. 2 overall seed. Joining
SC and BU as No. 1 seeds were Louisville and Oregon with South Carolina headed to the Greenville regional, Baylor to the Dallas regional, Oregon to the Portland regional and Louisville to the Fort Wayne Regional.<br>
South Carolina lost to No. 17 Indiana for its only loss of the season Nov. 29 while Baylor's only loss came to the No. 5-ranked Gamecocks Nov. 30 without
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9530">Lauren Cox</a></span></dfn>.<br>
The committee will reveal its updated Top 16 March 2 at halftime of the South Florida vs. UConn game on ESPN2, which tips at 7 p.m. ET. Then, the NCAA Committee will have the entire bracket on the ESPN Selection Show at 7 p.m. ET, March 16.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">50/50 – BAYLOR'S MAGIC NUMBER OFFENSIVELY & DEFENSIVELY</span></strong><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> coached teams at Baylor 233-1 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, while just 16 times in 19-plus seasons
has an opponent shot 50 percent or better against the Lady Bears defense. Baylor's only loss when shooting 50 percent or better came vs. Mississippi State in the 2017 Elite 8.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">COX NABS FOUR MORE LATE-SEASON HONORS; SMITH JOINS HER ON NAISMITH MIDSEASON TEAM</span></strong><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9530">Lauren Cox</a></span></dfn> was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, named to the late-season watch list for the John Wooden Award, earned
CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, and was named to the midseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy along with sophomore
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9537">NaLyssa Smith</a></span></dfn>. The Senior CLASS Award narrowed its list of candidates to 10 women's players who exemplify excellence in competition,
in the classroom, and in the community. The Wooden Award honors the top player in college basketball, and Cox was the only Big 12 representative out of 20 players. Smith & Cox are on the Naismith midseason watch list, which consists of 20 players, including
Iowa State guard Ashley Joens. Cox was also a CoSIDA Academic-All District selection for the 2017-18 season; she is eligible for Academic All-American by making the all-district squad.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">COX & RICHARDS NAMED AS 15 FINALISTS FOR NAISMITH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR</span></strong><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9530">Lauren Cox</a></span></dfn> is the 2-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9535">DiDi Richards'</a></span></dfn> reputation for her on-ball defense earned her First-Team All-Big 12 honors last year. This year, those performances
have carried over to national recognition as the pair made the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Midseason Team, which includes just 15 players.<br>
Cox has missed time due to injury, but is still averaging 3.0 blocks and 1.1 steals per game while opponent's offensive scouting reports are scrambled when they face the Cox-led Lady Bears. Richards' steal numbers are up to 2.1 per game, she's added 15
blocks this season and still draws assignments for each opponent's top perimeter player throughout the season.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LADY BEARS RANK NO. 1 IN THE NATION IN FOURSTATISTICAL CATEGORIES
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The 24-1 Lady Bears rank in the top 10 nationally in 15 categories through games played through Feb. 20. Baylor ranks No. 1 in the nation in three categories: Assists Per Game (22.2), Field Goal Percentage Defense (.305), Scoring Margin (32.4), and 3-Point
Field Goal Pct. (.403).<br>
In addition, Baylor ranks in the top five in 11 additional categories.<br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9535">DiDi Richards</a></span></dfn> ranks 7th nationally in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.88:1) while also cracking the Top 25 in assists per game at
16th (5.5) and assists at 18th (138). <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9532">Queen Egbo's</a></span></dfn> .603 shooting percentage ranks 9th in the country and first in the Big 12 while
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9537">NaLyssa Smith</a></span></dfn> ranks 17th and 2nd, respectively in that category with a. .586 shooting mark.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WRAPPING UP A NINE-YEAR RUN OF DOMINANCE FOR BAYLOR'S LADY BEARS</span></strong><br>
Baylor closed 2019 with a 335-23 record between Jan. 2, 2010 and Dec. 30, 2019 for a .936 winning percentage. Last decade produced two national championships (2012, 2019), three Final Fours (2010, 2012, 2019), 10 Sweet 16s, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances,
nine Big 12 regular season championships, and eight Big 12 Tournament titles. It also saw 11 players receive WBCA First-Team All-America honors, seven earned Associated Press All-Americans, eight were named USBWA First-Team All-Americans,
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> earned seven different National Coach of the Year honors and six Big 12 Coach of the Year awards. Six players were named Big
12 Player of the Year and 22 players earned First-Team All-Big 12.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SCORING IS TOUGH VS. THE LADY BEARS</span></strong><br>
Baylor ranked tops in the nation in 2018-19 in the following categories: Assists (850), Assists Per Game (22.4), Blocked Shots (274), Blocked Shots Per Game (7.2), Defensive Rebounds Per Game (32.0), Rebound Margin (+17.0), Rebounds (1,790), and won-lost
percentage (97.4). But perhaps the most consistent category the Lady Bears led the nation in, was field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to a .318 clip. That marked the third-straight year to lead the nation in that category while also ranking in
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