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High School: Baer a 6-2 guard, played at Peoria Notre Dame High School under Head Coach Mike Breitbach. Baer helped lead her squad to a combined 67-9 record, while posting back-to-back undefeated seasons in conference action. Baer and her team were Big 12 conference champions and state runner-up in 2023-24, before being crowned state champions in 2024-25.
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In her first season of varsity action, the guard averaged 12 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, and shot 40 percent from behind the arc. In her sophomore season, she averaged 12 ppg and 5.0 rpg while chipping in 2 assists per game. During Peoria Notre Dame’s state championship season, Baer carried the load for her team, averaging 16 ppg, 7 rpg, and 2 apg while shooting 40 percent from deep.
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Baer currently holds school records for most 3-pointers in a season with 119 in 2024-25. Baer broke her own record, which she set the year prior, of 98 in a season. She is a 1,000-point scorer in high school and is a high honor roll student.
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The Peoria, Ill. native also played volleyball and ran track in high school and plans to study sports medicine at Butler.
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Why Baer Chose Butler: I chose Butler because of many reasons. I value genuine relationships with people, and I know that I will get that at Butler, from the coaches to the players, on and off the court. Education is very important to me as well, and I know that Butler will set me up for success after college, not only in sports. Overall, choosing Butler just felt right. I wanted to find the school that best fit me, a school that will help me grow as a player, student, and person. Butler is that school.