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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 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 3, 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 Takes on No. 12 Iowa State Saturday on ESPNU</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">The Cyclones are the final Big 12 team the Bears haven’t faced this season yet
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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">AMES, Iowa –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The Baylor women’s basketball team hits the road for another tough test at No.
12 Iowa State on Saturday. The contest is set to air nationally at 5 p.m. on <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/062606ad-2a93-473a-82eb-446d8fbad63d">
ESPNU</a> inside the Hilton Coliseum. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A live
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radio broadcast</a> of the game between the Bears (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) and the Cyclones (15-5, 7-3 Big 12) is 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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or
<a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=431219">live stats</a>.<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">The Bears completed the series sweep of Kansas with a 77-73 win on Wednesday night inside the Ferrell Center. Four Bears reached double figures led by junior Sarah Andrews
who turned in her sixth 20-plus point performance of the season, finishing with 23. She has reached double digits in the scoring column in all but three games this season and nine straight after Wednesday’s outing.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fifth-year Caitlin Bickle finished with 16 points – her second-highest output in a Big 12 game this season – while rookie Bella Fontleroy added 14 in her second-straight
start. Ja’Mee Asberry joined Andrews with three steals of her own marking the fourth-straight outing the graduate has recorded a swipe.<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">APPLYING PRESSURE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears have forced their opponents to turn the ball over 20-plus times in seven games this season, most recently forcing 20 turnovers by Kansas on Feb. 1. A total of 376
points by BU this season have been scored off opponent turnovers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is holding its opponents to just 26.5% shooting from behind the 3-point arc, which is the lowest shooting percentage from range in the league.</span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Additionally, the Bears are holding their opponents to just 58.2 points per game which is the third fewest points allowed by teams in the Big 12.<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 IOWA 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 holds the 32-9 advantage in the all-time series with Iowa State and has won 12 of the last 14 meetings dating back to the 2015-16 season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Iowa State carries a 15-5 record into Saturday’s game and is a perfect 10-0 at home this season. In Big 12 play, the Cyclones are tied for second in the league standings
with a 7-3 ledger. The Cyclones are coming off a 78-77 loss at Kansas State on Wednesday night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Iowa State has four players averaging double figures, led by Ashley Joens’ 20 points per game, and its roster is upperclassman-heavy with five seniors and a trio of juniors.<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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