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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 28, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">WBB’s Smith Placed on McClain Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Senior forward received the Katrina McClain Award last season</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610,
</span><a href="mailto:Krista_Pirtle@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Krista_Pirtle@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Springfield, Mass. –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith was named to the Preseason Watch List for the Naismith Hall of Fame and WBCA’s
Katrina McClain Award on Thursday. The honor is awarded to the top power forward in NCAA Division I women’s basketball.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Smith received the award last season after leading the 28-3 Baylor women’s basketball team to Big 12 Championships in the regular season and tournament, while helping
the Bears to their 10<sup>th</sup> NCAA Elite Eight appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The award’s namesake was a three-time Olympian for USA Basketball and a two-time WBCA Player of the Year at Georgia. Since the McClain Award’s inception, Baylor has had
a player reach the Final Five each season, with Lauren Cox being a finalist the first three seasons and Smith last season.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Smith has been named a Preseason All-American by
<i>The Athletic </i>and the <i>Associated Press</i>. The senior was also named the Big 12’s Preseason Player of the Year.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Smith had one of the most decorated single-season performances in Baylor women's basketball history a year ago. She was named an All-American by five different entities,
including four first-team selections (AP, WBCA, Wooden, ESPN.com) and one second-team selection (WSBWA). Smith earned the WBCA's National Player of the Year award by taking home the Wade Trophy in addition to receiving the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards
Honda Sport Award for women's basketball.<br>
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On the court, Smith averaged a team-best 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game en route to being named the Big 12's Player of the Year. Smith shot a team-best 56.1 percent from the floor and finished in the top 25 in the NCAA in six offensive categories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fans are encouraged to participate in fan voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list will be narrowed to 10 and
then in late February to just five. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2022 Katrina McClain Award Candidates*<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Naz Hillmon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Nyara Sabally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Taylor Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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