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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Media Link for the 2021-22 Baylor Women’s Basketball Season:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorWBB2122" title="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorWBB2122"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorWBB2122</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NaLyssa Smith was presented the trophy for Big 12 Player of the Year before the game on Friday. She became the first player since Brittney Griner (2011-13) to go back-to-back as Big
12 Player of the Year and just the fifth Big 12 athlete overall to do so.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor moves to 47-13 all-time in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and 17-5 in the quarterfinal round.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For the first time in program history, Baylor held a Big 12 opponent to zero points in the first quarter. The previous low was two points by Iowa State in Ames on Jan. 17, 2018. It
also set a Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship record as well as tied an NCAA record.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The Baylor defense held the Cowgirls scoreless until the 9:38 mark in the second quarter. OSU started 0-for-13 from the floor.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Oklahoma State’s 14 first-half points tied for fourth fewest in Big 12 Championship history.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Queen Egbo logged her 31<sup>st</sup> career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. She was a block shy of tying her career high with five.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Ja’Mee Asberry finished with 16 points off 6-of-9 shooting from the floor.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NaLyssa Smith finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. That marked her 22<sup>nd</sup> double-double of the season (2<sup>nd</sup> in program history) and 50<sup>th</sup> of her career
(3<sup>rd</sup> in program history).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For the 32<sup>nd</sup> time in Big 12 Championship history, and the 10<sup>th</sup> time by Baylor in the league’s postseason tournament, two players finished with 10+ rebounds.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor held Oklahoma State to 36 points, the fewest points allowed in Big 12 championship history.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The 40-point margin of victory was second in Big 12 championship history.<br>
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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>
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