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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No. 19/18 Baylor (26-7) 75, No. 13/12 Virginia Tech (25-8) 72<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday, March 24, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The five-seeded Baylor women’s basketball team outlasted the No. 4-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday night, 75-72.
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor’s appearance marked the 20th-straight for the Bears in the Big Dance which is the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">With the win, Baylor moved to 57-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The Bears are making their first Sweet 16 appearance under the direction of head coach
<b>Nicki Collen</b>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">BU’s trip to the Sweet 16 is the 13th in 15 years, and 16th in program history, which is the third-most in the last two decades behind only UConn and Stanford.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The loss signified Virginia Tech’s first setback at home this season as the Hokies dropped to 32-2 at Cassell Coliseum the last two years.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Baylor held a 34-28 advantage at the break, moving to an impressive 23-2 this season when leading at halftime.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The Bears moved to 8-2 in nationally televised games.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">BU is 7-3 against ranked opponents.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Jada Walker</b> paced the Baylor offense with a career-high 28 points, going a team-leading 9-for-10 from the charity stripe. Additionally, she finished with zero turnovers and three assists.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The outing marked her seventh-career 20-plus point performance.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Sarah Andrews</b> (16) and
<b>Darianna Littlepage-Buggs</b> (10) joined Walker in double figures. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Bella Fontleroy</b> led the Bears on the boards for the second-straight game, grabbing nine.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Fontleroy blocked a career-high four shots.
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