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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 – March 9, 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">Baylor WBB’s Smith Named
<i>Sports Illustrated </i>All-American<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 receives first All-American honor for the 2021-22 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">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Baylor senior forward NaLyssa Smith was named a first-team All American by
<i>Sports Illustrated</i> on Wednesday. <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 Converse, Texas, native joined South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Michigan’s Naz Hillmon and Kansas State’s Ayoka Lee on the first team.<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 was named an Associated Press Preseason All-American after putting together one of the most decorated seasons in program history. Her junior campaign saw five entities
name Smith an All-American – WBCA, USBWA, John R. Wooden Award, Associated Press and ESPN.com.<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 currently eighth nationally in both points per game (22.3) and rebounds per game (11.7). She ranks fifth in the country with 21 double-doubles. That mark stands
as fifth all-time in Big 12 history and second all-time in program history.<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="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sports Illustrated
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All-Americans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First Team<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Aliyah Boston, South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Caitlin Clark, Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NaLyssa Smith, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Naz Hillmon, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ayoka Lee, Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Haley Jones, Stanford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Khayla Pointer, LSU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Aneesah Morrow, DePaul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ashley Joens, Iowa State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rhyne Howard, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Maddy Siegrist, Villanova<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Elissa Cunane, NC State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cameron Brink, Stanford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Veronica Burton, Northwestern<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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