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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor WBB Begins Two-Game Homestand with Kansas State Wednesday</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Wednesday’s contest has been tabbed Salute to Heroes<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/8/3/wbb-game-notes.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR GAME NOTES</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, </span><a href="mailto:shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The Baylor women’s basketball team hosts Kansas State on Wednesday inside the
Ferrell Center at 7 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The contest between the Bears (12-5, 3-2 Big 12) and the Wildcats (12-6, 1-4 Big 12) is available for streaming via
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/showcase?Live=3882"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Now on ESPN+</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and a live radio broadcast is also available
for fans on the </span><a href="https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1459/content/baylor:allaccess-Live-3904?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Varsity
Network App</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or locally on 1660 AM/92.3 FM. Additionally, live in-game updates will be provided via
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorWBB"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or
</span><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=429997"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">live stats</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PROMOTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wednesday’s contest has been tabbed Salute to Heroes night. Active and retired military members, first responders, healthcare workers and teachers with a valid ID can receive
free walk-up admission to the game. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2023 Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship trophy is on its college tour and is making a stop at the Ferrell Center on Wednesday. Fans can take photos with
the trophy pregame on the concourse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LAST TIME OUT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor was unable to overcome West Virginia on the road Sunday afternoon, falling 74-65. For the second-straight game, the Bears turned in a season-best performance at the
free throw line, shooting 83.3% (10-for-12).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears erased a 14-point deficit heading into the locker room at halftime, closing on a 16-1 run behind Sarah Andrews’ team-leading nine points to hold a 34-33 advantage.
The junior guard finished with a team-high 24 points - her fifth 20-plus point performance of the year. As a team, the Bears outrebounded the Mountaineers, 46-37, marking the 13th time this season Baylor has outrebounded its opponent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">THE REBOUNDING ROOKIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">After her career-high 15 rebounds at West Virginia on Sunday, Littlepage-Buggs has soared back to the top of the leaderboard among Division I freshmen in the category. Averaging,
8.9 rebounds per game, Littlepage-Buggs sits just above Oregon State’s Raegan Beers (8.8/game) and is one of just four freshmen in the country averaging at least eight rebounds a game. She finished with 14 points against the Mountaineers, turning in her team-best
sixth double-double of the year. Her six double-doubles is tied for the third most among players in the Big 12 this season. Littlepage-Buggs ranks fifth overall in the league in rebounding and third overall in Big 12 action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SUPER SENIOR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In her fifth season at Baylor, Caitlin Bickle has continued to make a difference for the Bears, especially through the first five Big 12 games for BU. During Big 12 play,
Bickle ranks second in the league in rebounding, sitting at 9.2 rebounds per game, while ranking third in defensive rebounds (6.6/game).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On the year, Bickle has reached double-figure scoring nine times and double-figure rebounding on five occasions. Bickle has notched double figures in the points column four
of the last five games and tied a career-high 12 rebounds in back-to-back games against Kansas and Oklahoma State, reaching double digits in three of five Big 12 contests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SCOUTING KANSAS STATE AND THE SERIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is 41-9 in the all-time series with Kansas State, and an impressive 18-1 in Waco. Last season, the teams split the two-game series, with the Bears coming out on top,
95-50, after a 68-59 setback on the road to start Big 12 play. Prior to the 2021-22 season, the Bears had won 36-straight games against the Wildcats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kansas State is led by Jeff Mittie, who is currently in his ninth season at the helm and has a 157-116 record with the Wildcats. The Wildcats enter Wednesday’s game with
a 12-6 overall record and 1-4 ledger in Big 12 play. Kansas State has three players averaging double figures, led by Gabby Gregory’s 19.7 points per game. The senior has turned in 11 20-plus point performances this season, including a pair of 30-plus point
outpourings against Northern Arizona and South Dakota State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- BaylorBears<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">.com</span></span><span style="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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