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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 – Jan. 6, 2023<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. 23 Baylor WBB Set for Top-25 Matchup at Kansas Saturday
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears have won the last 17 meetings with the Jayhawks<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">LAWRENCE, Kan. -</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The No. 23 Baylor women’s basketball team remains on the road for a meeting with No. 21 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The contest between the Bears (11-3, 2-0 Big 12) and the Jayhawks (12-1, 2-0 Big 12) is available for streaming via
<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1fa63d21-fbd3-45c4-83ec-d3f4aaf9ebbb?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3">
Big 12 Now on ESPN+</a> 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"> is also available for
fans on ESPN Central Texas (104.9 FM). 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
<a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=431460">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 picked up its second top-25 win of the season on Tuesday, powering past No. 17 Oklahoma, 81-70, in its first true road game in 2022-23. The Bears held the No. 4 scoring offense in the country to 18
points below their season average, as the Sooners’ 70 points were the second-lowest scoring output in a game this year.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Junior </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sarah Andrews</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> poured in a career-high 30 points with zero turnovers, while fifth-year
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Caitlin Bickle</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> notched her second double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Senior
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jaden Owens</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> led the team with six assists, while turning in a career high six steals to become the first Bear since 2020 to record as many in a game.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CONFIDENCE IN CONFERENCE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dating back to last season, the Bears have won 12-straight regular-season Big 12 games and are 17-1 in their last 18 Big 12 outings. After Tuesday’s win at Oklahoma, head coach
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nicki Collen</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> has now beaten each of the other nine Big 12 schools in the regular season after the Sooners swept the series last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Through two games, </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sarah Andrews</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals per game (4.00), third in scoring (22.0
ppg) and seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (38.1%). Her 30-point performance against the Sooners marked the fifth 30-point game in the league this season and first by anyone during Big 12 play.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Graduate </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ja’Mee Asberry</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> sits just outside the top five in the conference in field goal percentage (54.5%) while leading
the league in minutes per game (38.13). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCOUTING KANSAS AND THE SERIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor leads the all-time series with Kansas, 37-8, and has won the last 17 meetings dating back to the 2013-14 season. The last loss by the Bears was a 76-60 decision in Lawrence, where BU is 14-5 against
the Jayhawks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Saturday’s matchup will mark the first women’s basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse between two ranked teams since Kansas lost to then-No. 1 Baylor, 82-60, in January 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Big 12 Co-Player of the Week, Taiyanna Jackson, recorded her ninth double-double of the year in a win over Texas Tech on Wednesday, helping Kansas improve to 2-0 in Big 12 play for only the fourth time
since the formation of the conference and first time since the 2012-13 season. The Jayhawks have three players averaging double figures, led by Jackson, who is also averaging 12.6 rebounds per game.
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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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