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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. 14, 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">Future Bears Day Highlight’s Thursday’s Baylor WBB Contest vs. Tennessee State</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">Nearly 5,000 kids from 24 schools in the area will be in attendance<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"> After a week-long hiatus, the No. 18 Baylor women’s basketball squad (7-2) returns to action when it hosts Tennessee State (4-5) on Thursday inside
the Ferrell Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. and the game has been tabbed Future Bears Day, as nearly 5,000 kids from 24 local schools will be in attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The contest is available for streaming via
</span><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/77523c58-183c-48be-a8df-8e4636929fab"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big 12 Now on ESPN+</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> and 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. Live in-game updates will also be provided via </span><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorWBB"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> or
</span><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3&id=429993"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">live stats</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
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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 powered past UT Arlington, 91-36, on Dec. 7 inside the Ferrell Center. The 55-point win marked the largest margin of victory during the Nicki Collen era and the largest win for the Bears since besting
McNeese by 93 points in 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For the fourth time this season, five Bears reached double figures, led by junior Sarah Andrews’ 20-point output. BU forced 28 UTA turnovers, which was the most in a game by an opponent since McNeese committed
38 turnovers in 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BUGGS ON THE BOARDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Heading into the week, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs leads all Division I freshmen in rebounds per game (9.1) and is the only rookie in the country averaging at least nine boards a contest. On Monday, Littlepage-Buggs
was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week, marking the first weekly honor awarded to the Edmond, Okla., native this season. In the victory over UTA last week, Littlepage-Buggs recorded her third-career double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds,
and she ranks third overall in the Big 12 in rebounding this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BALANCED EFFORT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nine of the 13 players on BU’s roster have posted double figures in at least one contest this year, and five of them have recorded double-digit points in four or more games. Andrews has posted double figures
in all but one game this season to lead the Bears, while rookie Bella Fontleroy has notched double digits in five-straight outings and seven out of nine games in 2022-23.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BENCH BREAKS THROUGH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s bench has outscored its opponents, 197-125, this season, and in six of nine contests thus far. Led by Fontleroy, the rookie ranks fourth on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) among players with at least
100 minutes of action. Of her 97 points this season, 45 of them have been accounted for in the fourth quarter.
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Transfer Jana Van Gytenbeek had a season-best performance off the bench in BU’s 91-36 win over UTA last week. The junior scored a season-high 15 points, going 6-for-6 from the floor and a perfect 3-for-3 behind the arc, while adding four assists and a pair
of steals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE AND THE SERIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tennessee State enters Thursday’s contest with a 4-5 overall record and is looking for its first road victory of the season, sitting at 0-4 in true road games. This will be just the second-ever meeting between
the two programs, as Baylor topped the Tigers, 72-65, during the 1982-83 campaign.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Tigers are led offensively by Erica Haynes-Overton and Gia Adams, who are averaging 14.4 and 16.7 points per game, respectively. On the boards, Sierra McCullough is averaging a team-best 8.0 rebounds
per contest. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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, which is scheduled to open in January 2024. 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,
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/feature/paul-and-alejandra-foster-pavilion"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">visit here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none">- BaylorBears</span></i></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none">.com</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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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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