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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://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylorbea.rs%2FBaylorWBB2122&data=04%7C01%7Ckrista_pirtle%40baylor.edu%7C95edb7ff4fac4f0b02d208da03a45c4e%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C637826301721288250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Da%2F92eognpLYjVJf0VjEJn9o0lqcJq7McUjbyZAn3vU%3D&reserved=0" 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">Baylor set a program record for 3-pointers made in a single season with 215. The Bears hit seven against the Sooners on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Caitlin Bickle recorded a new career high with 21 points. She had 15 in the first half.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NaLyssa Smith set a career high with 37 points. That mark is good for second in Big 12 Championship history for semifinal games.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Smith logged her 51<sup>st</sup> career double-double and 23<sup>rd</sup> of the season (37 points, 11 rebounds). She is tied alongside Debbie Polk (1980-81) for most double-doubles
in a single season. Her career total is good for third in program history.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor’s 91 points tied for fourth-most all-time in a Big 12 semifinal contest.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor set a Big 12 Championship record – and tied a school record – with two turnovers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor moves to 48-13 overall in the Big 12 Championship and 15-2 in the semifinal.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">BU advances to its 11<sup>th</sup>-straight Big 12 Championship final.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Nicki Collen becomes the first first-year head coach to reach the championship game since 1997.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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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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