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STORYLINE
    •    SMU concludes its first road trip of the season at No. 17 Baylor.
    •    The Mustangs take on their second Big 12 opponent in succession.
    •    SMU owns a 124-146 mark against current Big 12 teams all-time.
        •    The Mustangs hold a record of .500 or better against six of the 10 programs.

SERIES HISTORY VS. BAYLOR
    •    SMU holds a 23-13 mark against the Bears.
    •    The two schools are separated by 100 miles.
    •    This is the first meeting in the series since Feb. 10, 1996, 9,775 days.
    •    The two sides split the 16 meetings in Waco, Texas.
    •    SMU owns a 13-game winning streak, including six in a row in Waco.
    •    Baylor won the first-ever game 89-48, at Moody Coliseum Dec. 2, 1976.
        •    The Bears' last win occurred March 9, 1990, 83-73.

LAST TIME OUT
    •    Chantae Embry, a native of Norman, Okla., dropped 20 points in a 97-74 loss at No. 15/16 Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center Friday.
    •    Fueled by hot shooting, Oklahoma answered every run by SMU.
    •  SMU shot 34.9% from the floor, including 25% from three-point range.
    •  Oklahoma connected on 52.3%, with 60.9% from behind the arc.
    •  SMU held a 43-30 edge on the glass, including 14-3 on the offensive end.
    •     The Mustangs made 24 of 28 free throws, while Oklahoma went 15 of 18.
    •    Jasmine Smith added 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.
    •  Savannah Wilkinson tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks
         •  She recorded two double-doubles of the season and 16th of her career.
    •    Reagan Bradley finished with seven points, five boards and two assists.
    •  Zaria Rufus totaled six rebounds and a bucket in her season debut.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Going into the 2022-23 campaign, SMU finds itself predicted to finish third in the AAC standings, just behind league frontrunners South Florida and Houston. The team has a unanimous preseason all-conference first-team selection in Savannah Wilkinson and a lot of momentum to build on after finishing fifth in the league last year and making the WNIT for the first time since 2017.
 
EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH
It's easy to understand why outsiders would have higher opinions coming into this season. SMU returns eight players who saw significant playing time, including regular starters Wilkinson, Jasmine Smith and Reagan Bradley. Additionally, the team gets reinforcements from transfers like Chantae Embry (Texas Tech) and Jessica Peterson (Fresno State) and a strong four-player freshman class. Not only was SMU picked to finish near the top of the AAC, but the Mustangs received a vote in the preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 poll.
 
BUILDING ON YEAR ONE
After finishing 14-15 overall last year and 7-7 in the AAC, Wilson is ready to see how competitive her squad can be. The season begins Nov. 7 inside Moody Coliseum against Alabama State. Shortly after that, the nonconference slate amps up quickly with dates against preseason ranked foes in No. 15 Oklahoma (November 11) and No. 18 Baylor (November 15) in back-to-back games, along with California (December 4) and Texas A&M (December 18) down the road. Those outings will provide bigger tests but will also be opportunities for the Mustangs to prove that the preseason praise was well-deserved.

BOLD: BIG OPPORTUNITIES LIVE IN DALLAS
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.
 
BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.