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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 17, 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 USBWA 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 picks up fourth All-American nod this 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 NaLyssa Smith was named a First-Team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association,
the organization announced 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 6-foot-4 forward was joined by Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), Caitlin Clark (Iowa), Rhyne Howard (Kentucky) and Naz Hillmon (Michigan) 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 – the unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year – has already been named a first-team All-American by
<i>Sports Illustrated</i>, <i>The Athletic</i> and the Associated Press. <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">She’s led Baylor to its 13<sup>th</sup> Big 12 regular-season title and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.<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 recently became one of seven Bears to reach the 2,000-point / 1,000-rebound mark in her career. She is fifth nationally with 22.5 points per game and ninth nationally
with 11.5 rebounds per game. Her 24 double-doubles this season set a Baylor record and is good for third in the country.<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 USBWA selected Smith as a second-team All-American a season ago.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Smith is also in the running for three national player of the year awards, including the John R. Wooden Award, the Wade Trophy and 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">Baylor is scheduled to face Hawaii at 3 p.m. on ESPN2 in the Ferrell Center to open the 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
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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><span style="font-size:11.0pt">USBWA<i>
</i>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">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">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">Ayoka Lee, Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></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">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">Aneesah Morrow, DePaul<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"><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">Cameron Brink, 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">Destanni Henderson, South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Honorable Mention<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Shakira Austin, Ole Miss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christyn Williams, UConn<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>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grace Berger, Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kierstan Bell, FGCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Angel Reese, Maryland<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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