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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 – Nov. 18, 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. 21 Baylor WBB Continues Homestand with Harvard
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunday’s contest marks the first-ever matchup with the Crimson<o:p></o:p></span></i></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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 continues its five-game homestand on Sunday when it hosts Harvard at 1 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The contest is available for streaming via
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/Watch">Big 12 Now on ESPN+</a> and a
</span><a href="https://www.centexsportsfan.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">live 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 be provided via Twitter
and <a href="http://statb.us/b/489646">live stats</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">STARTING FIVE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor defeated the No. 4 Utah Utes, 84-77, at the Ferrell Center Tuesday night. Senior guard
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sarah Andrews</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> poured in 18 points, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe and went a game-high 4-for-6 from range.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 84 points scored by the Bears were the most against a top-10 opponent in a regular-season, non-overtime game since scoring 87 at No. 9 Iowa State on Feb. 28, 2022. Additionally,
it was most points scored against a top-five opponent in the regular season since netting 94 against No. 2 Notre Dame on Nov. 20, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s win over the Utes marked the Bears’ first top-four win since beating No. 1 UConn, 74-58, on Jan. 9, 2020, and it was the first top-four win at home since beating
the Huskies, 68-57, on Jan. 3, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Tuesday, Andrews and
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> were each named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List. They were two of six Big 12 student-athletes to make the list.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sunday’s matchup with Harvard will mark the first-ever meeting between the Bears and the Crimson and the first Ivy League opponent for head coach
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nicki Collen</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SCOUTING THE CRIMSON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Harvard is 3-1 to start the year with its only loss coming at the hands of then-No. 14 Maryland in its season opener on Nov. 6. The Crimson are playing 11 of their 13 nonconference games on the road in the
2023-24 season. The Crimson have four players averaging double figures led by Harmoni Turner’s 20 points per game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In Carrie Moore’s first year as head coach in 2022-23, Harvard posted a 20-win season for the first time since 2016-17, making its first Ivy Madness championship game appearance, and advancing to the fourth
round of a postseason for the first time in program history with its trip to the WNIT Great 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor women’s basketball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.<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;mso-ligatures:none">Shelby Hild</span></b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-405-7591 </span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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