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<a name="_nmona3mh2g5p" data-outlook-id="bd3bb871-4aad-45c3-a261-9d4ba6a9fa53"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 21, 2026</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Bears outscore Wildcats by 15 in second stanza on Senior Night</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue; line-height: 13.8px;"><u>colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> No. 15 Baylor women’s basketball used a dominant second quarter to pull away from Arizona, 74-60, on Saturday night at Foster Pavilion, improving to 23-6
overall and 12-4 in conference play.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Arizona (11-16, 2-14) grabbed early momentum as the teams traded baskets to open the game. Four quick points from Darianna Littlepage-Buggs helped Baylor match the Wildcats,
but four early turnovers fueled a 6-0 Arizona run. The Wildcats later closed the quarter on a separate 7-0 burst and carried a 22-15 lead into the first break.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor flipped the game in the second quarter with its defense, holding Arizona to 4-of-17 shooting (23.5%) and outscoring the Wildcats 23-8 in the period to take a 38-30
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taliah Scott sparked the surge, scoring all 10 of her first-half points in the quarter, including a 3-pointer and five free throws. Yuting Deng gave Baylor its first lead
since the opening minutes with a block on the defensive end and a 3-pointer back on the offensive end. Marcayla Johnson buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer, her first of conference play, to send the Bears into the locker room up eight.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears continued to shut down the Wildcats defensively after halftime, limiting Arizona to one field goal over the first five minutes of the third quarter. Marcayla Johnson
pushed the margin to 18, Baylor’s largest lead of the night, with a jumper in the paint.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Arizona opened the fourth with six quick points to pull within single digits, but Kiersten Johnson’s putback halted the run. From there, the teams traded baskets down the
stretch as Baylor maintained control.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scott finished with a game-high 22 points, going 11-for-11 at the free-throw line while adding four assists. Marcayla Johnson scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, marking
her third career game in double figures. Deng contributed eight points, and Jana Van Gytenbeek added six points and a team-high eight assists.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Littlepage-Buggs scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, recording her 20th double-figure scoring game of the season. Bella Fontleroy added six points and pulled down 10 rebounds
for her second double-digit rebounding performance of the year.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Arizona was led by Daniah Trammell with 11 points and Noelani Cornfield with 11.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor closes out its regular-season home schedule against Kansas State on Monday at 6 p.m. CT. The game will air on ESPN2 and the Baylor Sports Media Network, with tickets
still available through the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/event/WB26/WB16" data-outlook-id="51b4f403-eb81-4847-950c-09e3d067c822" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baylor
athletics ticket office</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while
simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(7, 61, 30);"><b>Colin Pirtle</b> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis) </span></p>
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