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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">PLEASE NOTE: The UT Arlington game is set for Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.</span>
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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 – Dec. 3, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 21 Baylor WBB Begins Busy December Schedule with Home Game Against HCU</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Matchup with Huskies marks fourth in-state opponent this season for the Bears<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/8/3/wbb-game-notes.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">BAYLOR GAME NOTES</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591,
</span><a href="mailto:shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball team (5-2) returns to the Ferrell Center on Sunday when it hosts HCU (3-3) in its fourth in-state matchup of
the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game is available for streaming via
<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3bf0a879-0d50-4942-9b24-7494a381b114?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3">
Big 12 Now on ESPN+</a>. A live </span><a href="https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1459/content/baylor:allaccess-Live-2850"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">radio broadcast</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> on ESPN Central Texas (1660
AM/92.3 FM) is also available for fans, as well as live in-game updates via </span>
<a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorWBB"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> or
<a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=429991">live stats</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LAST TIME OUT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor played its third top-25 game in four outings last Sunday, falling to then-No. 22 Michigan, 84-75, in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase. The contest marked the first time since the 2016-17
campaign that the Bears played three non-conference regular-season games against teams in the AP Top 25 in a four-game span (Maryland, Saint Louis (NR), Villanova, Michigan).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears went a season-best 31-for-56 (55.4%) from the floor in the loss led by senior Jaden Owens’ career-high 22-point performance. Graduate Ja’Mee Asberry finished with a season-high 15 points against
the Wolverines, going 3-for-5 from 3-point range, while dishing out a team-high six assists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">THE STREAK CONTINUES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For the 358th-straight week, the Bears have been included in the AP Top 25 Poll, checking in at No. 21. The streak marks the second-longest behind UConn’s 547-consecutive weeks. Baylor is making its 400th
appearance all-time in the poll this week, marking the 12th-most appearances by a Division I women’s basketball program.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">JUST JADEN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Owens was named to the 2022 Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team after a career outing at the event (Nov. 25-27). She notched a career-high 17 points in the win over Villanova before surpassing that with
22 points against Michigan. On the weekend, she averaged 16.7 points per game and shot 60.6% from the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Owens has led the team in assists in all but one contest this year, and has a team-high 45, which is currently the 14th most in the country. The guard has reached double-figure scoring in three-straight
games. Owens turned in her second point-assist double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in the tournament-opening win over Saint Louis on Nov. 25.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH HCU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 3-0 all-time against the Huskies with all three victories occurring in the Ferrell Center. In all three contests, the Bears have scored 100-plus points, and BU has outscored the Huskies, 330-142,
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCOUTING THE HUSKIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">HCU, formerly HBU, is 3-3 to start the year, most recently falling to UTRGV, 68-51, on Thursday. The Huskies’ game against Baylor marks the third top-25 opponent they will face to start the 2022-23 slate.
HCU is led by Julija Vujakovic and N’Denasija Collins, who are averaging 13.2 and 12.3 points per game, respectively. Two of HCU’s three victories have been on the road, and Sunday’s game will mark the fifth game the Huskies have played away from Houston.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PROMOTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The women’s basketball team has partnered with South Waco Elementary for a coat drive this fall. Fans can bring a new or lightly used coat for kids, ages 5-13, to the marketing table on the concourse during
home games until Dec. 7. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sunday’s contest, presented by Hello Bello, will feature a halftime baby race and testimonial videos featuring select women’s basketball student-athletes as a part of Faith & Family Day.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tickets for Sunday’s game are available at
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BaylorBears.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FOSTER PAVILION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a reminder, you must be a current season ticket holder to qualify for season tickets in the Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion. The deadline to purchase season tickets for the current year is Dec. 31, 2022.
Those interested in purchasing new tickets in the Ferrell Center can purchase online. For those interested in the Baylor basketball seat selection process,
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/feature/paul-and-alejandra-foster-pavilion">visit here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Shelby Hild</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 254-405-7591 </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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