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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><a name="OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">January 7, 2021</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor
WBB’s Smith Named to Wooden Award Midseason Watch List</span></b></span></a></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lady Bears junior post recognized on
National Player of the Year Watch List</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kyle
Robarts, 254-405-9492, </span></span></span><a href="mailto:Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></a><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Smith head shot:</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/q5xfe1iu1x9f4tp/BU_WBB_Smith_NaLyssa_20-21.JPG?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.dropbox.com/s/q5xfe1iu1x9f4tp/BU_WBB_Smith_NaLyssa_20-21.JPG?dl=0</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK28"></a><a name="OLE_LINK27"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK4"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK3"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO,
Texas – </span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK3"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK4"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NaLyssa
Smith advanced to the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s. Smith was on the preseason watch list, and she leads Baylor in scoring and rebounds at 17.3 and 9.6 per contest, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Smith has three double-doubles on the season, and she ranks
in the top 10 in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (7<sup>th</sup>, .469), free throws made (4<sup>th</sup>, 50), free throws attempted (4<sup>th</sup>, 62), and free-throw percentage (8<sup>th</sup>, .806). She is the Big 12’s eighth-leading scorer and
fourth-leading rebounder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The junior from Converse, Texas has had double-figure scoring
games in all but one contest. She tied a career-high with 15 rebounds in the season opener vs. Central Arkansas, Nov. 25 and tied her career high in scoring with 30 points vs. Northwestern State, Dec. 18. Defensively, she’s averaging 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks
per contest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This season marks the second-straight year that she reached
the Midseason Watch List team for the John R. Wooden Award. The Los Angeles Athletic Club puts on the honor, and it is given to college basketball’s most outstanding player. Players that did not make the Midseason Watch List team can still make their way on
to the late-season list based on performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brittney Griner won the Wooden Award in back-to-back seasons
in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Five different Lady Bears have landed on the Wooden All-American teams, including Griner, Odyssey Sims, Nina Davis, Niya Johnson and Lauren Cox.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">www.BaylorBears.com</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">___________________________________</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Kyle Robarts</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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