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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 – Feb. 10, 2022<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 Named to Katrina McClain Award Top 10<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">Reigning McClain Award winner averaging double-double</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 earned a spot as a Top 10 candidate for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association 2022 Katrina McClain Award, announced Thursday.<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 senior forward leads the league and is sixth in the country with 15 double-doubles. Smith is 11<sup>th</sup> nationally with 20.9 points per game and 16<sup>th</sup>
with 11.2 rebounds per game. The Converse, Texas, native is one of three players nationally to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and one assist per game.<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 is 10<sup>th</sup> all-time in Baylor history with 1,756 career points. She is also nearing 1,000 career rebounds with 952 currently. Smith is fourth in the BU
record books with 43 career double-doubles.<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">Recently, Smith has been named to the Late Season Top 20 for the Wooden Award as well as the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy.<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">This season marks the fifth-straight for a Baylor player to be a finalist for the McClain Award.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In March, the committee will declare five finalists, and the winner will be announced on a date to be determined with the other four members of the Naismith/WBCA Starting
Five awards. <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">For the latest news on the Baylor women’s basketball team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2022
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Katrina McClain
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">NaLyssa Smith</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Lauren Gustin</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Cameron Brink</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Angel Reese</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0A5026">Krista Pirtle</span></b><span style="color:#0A5026"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-447-8610</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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