2018-2019 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME NO. 10 #7/6BAYLOR (8-1) VS SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series BU leads, 11-0 UTRGV (6-6) #7/6 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (8-1) Waco 10-0 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Edinburg 1-0 December 31, 2018 • Noon CT Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Waco, Texas Neutral 0-0 Ferrell Center (10,284) Mulkey Era 6-0 Career Record: 547-99 (.847) BU Record: Same First Meeting 1976, BU, 129-36 WATCH: Facebook Live/BaylorBears.com Last Meeting 12/3/14, BU, 96-42 (Waco) UTRGV VAQUEROS (6-6) Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Location: Edinburg, Texas Conference: WAC LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Head Coach: Lane Lord (Tabor College, 1993) DECEMBER 31, 2018 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Career Record: 231-103 (.692) UTRGV Record: 6-6 (.500) SCHEDULE/RESULTS STORY LINES Date BU OPP Opponent TV Time/Result HOME FLOOR STREAKS ON THE LINE VS. UTRGV O26 –/– –/– LANGSTON (EX) W, 110-45 The Lady Bears return home for the first time since Dec. 12, when Baylor defeated Morehead State 96-58. UTRGV, formerly N1 4/5 –/– TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (EX) W, 127-61 UT Pan American comes to Waco for the first time since UTPA and UT-Brownsville merged to create UT-Rio Grande Valley in 2015. N6 4/5 –/– NICHOLLS STATE W, 100-39 N8 4/5 –/– SAINT FRANCIS, PA FSSW+ W, 116-58 BU’s win over Morehead State was the 26th-straight win at the Ferrell Center for the Lady Bears overall and the 43rd-straight over N11 4/5 23/RV at Arizona State ESPN2 W, 65-59 non-conference opponents at home. Baylor’s last loss at home was Feb. 6, 2017 to Big 12 foe, Texas (85-79), and its last loss to a N15 4/5 –/– SOUTHERN FSSW W, 94-49 non-conference opponent at the Ferrell Center came Jan. 13, 2014 to UConn (66-55). N23 4/5 RV/RV vs. South Dakota State % W, 72-66 N24 4/5 –/– vs. Georgetown % W, 67-46 D2 4/5 18/19 at South Carolina ^ ESPN2 W, 94-69 UTRGV IN SHORT D12 3/4 –/– MOREHEAD STATE FSSW W, 96-58 When UTRGV was created, it took UTPA’s conference affiliation with the Western Athletic Conference in the merger, one that D15 3/4 11/11 at Stanford Pac-12 Network L, 68-63 began with the 2013-14 school year. Baylor has faced UTPA just once since the program joined the WAC with a 96-42 win over D31 7/6 –/– UTRGV Noon J3 –/– –/– UCONN ESPN 8 p.m. UTPA Dec. 3, 2014 in Waco. The Vaqueros (6-6) are under the direction of first-year head coach and Waco, Texas native, Lane Lord, J6 –/– –/– at Texas Tech * FSN Noon who replaced former Baylor assistant coach Larry Tidwell whose tenure in Edinburg lasted five seasons. Lord comes from the NCAA J9 –/– –/– KANSAS STATE * FSGO 7 p.m. Division II ranks where he coached Pittsburg State and compiled a 232-102 in 11 seasons. The Vaqueros’ Idil Turk leads the team in J12 –/– –/– at TCU * FSSW 3 p.m. J16 –/– –/– at Kansas * Jayhawk Network 7 p.m. scoring at 11.3 points per contest. UTRGV shoots just 37.7 percent from the floor but is a danger from long range, hitting 80 3-point J20 –/– –/– WEST VIRGINIA * FS1 4 p.m. field goals at a .315 clip in 12 games. J23 –/– –/– IOWA STATE * FSSW 7 p.m. J27 –/– –/– at Oklahoma * FSN 2 p.m. J30 –/– –/– at Oklahoma State * FSSW-Alt 7 p.m. MOVING ON AFTER THE LOSS AT NO. 11/11 STANFORD F2 –/– –/– TEXAS TECH ! * FSSW 1 p.m. Pac-12 teams have dealt Baylor each of its last two losses to Top 25 teams in the regular season. BU fell at No. 8/9 UCLA Nov. F4 –/– –/– at Texas * ESPN2 6 p.m. 18, 2017 with the absence of head coach Kim Mulkey and All-American Lauren Cox contributing to shortcoming a season ago. And, F9 –/– –/– TCU ! * FSSW Noon F13 –/– –/– at Kansas State * 7 p.m. before a 16-day holiday break on Dec. 15, a 17-point halftime deficit coupled by a first-half shooting percentage of 19.4 percent F16 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA * FSSW+ 7 p.m. proved to be too big a hole for the Lady Bears to climb out of at No. 11/11 Stanford. Despite outscoring the Cardinal by 12 points in F20 –/– –/– KANSAS * FSSW 6 p.m. the second half and cutting the lead to five points to close the game, Baylor could not complete the comeback, and Stanford handed F23 –/– –/– at Iowa State * FSN 3 p.m. F25 –/– –/– TEXAS * FS1 6 p.m. Baylor’s first loss of the season. The Lady Bears shot much better in the second half, hitting 15 of 27 shots (.555), but overall M2 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA STATE * FSSW 1 p.m. Baylor’s 34.9 percent shooting percentage for the game was the lowest in three seasons (30.5, 18-56, at Oklahoma State, Dec. 30, M4 –/– –/– at West Virginia * FS1 6 p.m. 2015). Still, despite the fact that All-Americans Kalani Brown and Cox combined for seven points, Baylor’s resilience in the second M8 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD M9 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD half showed moxie. M8 –/– –/– B12 Semifinals TBD TBD M8 –/– –/– B12 Finals TBD TBD POUND THE PAINT, CLEAN THE GLASS: LADY BEARS AMONG NATION’S BEST IN REBOUNDING, SCORING EFFICIENCY TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 1 In 11 statistical categories, the Lady Bears rank in the top 10 nationally. But, the Lady Bears are tops in the nation (thru games TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 2 TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals Dec. 29) in field goal percentage (.534), assists per game (23.6), defensive rebounds per game (35.0) and rebound margin (+20.9) TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals while ranking third in field goal percentage defense (.308). The Lady Bears’ Kalani Brown ranks 17th in field goal percentage (615) A5 NCAA Final Four and Chloe Jackson ranks 21st in assists per game (5.9). Baylor’s rebounding is a staple of the program, and the Lady Bears have A7 NCAA Final Four out-rebounded all nine opponents this season, Baylor won the rebounding battle in 34 of 35 contests last year, and in 78 of the last * Big 12 Conference games ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge 81 contests, BU has had the upper hand on the boards. @ Showdown on the Rez - Fort Defiance, Ariz. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 % South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, N.V.) ! Doubleheader with Baylor men’s basketball 2018-2019 BAYLOR LADY BEARS ROSTER ONLINE COVERAGE TV COVERAGE: Facebook Live No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Alphabetical SOCIAL MEDIA DISH 1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Fr.-HS Converse, Texas/East Central HS 51 Caitlin Bickle 2 DiDi Richards G 6-1 So.-1L Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS @BaylorWBB • #SicEm n/a 21 Kalani Brown 3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Fr.-HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 15 Lauren Cox LIVE STATISTICS DIRECTV n/a 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-9 Fr.-HS Brick, N.J./Riverdale Baptist HS 10 Aquira DeCosta Baylor.StatBroadcast.com SPECTRUM: 10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-0 Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif./St. Mary’s HS 25 Queen Egbo GAMEDAY CENTRAL n/a 12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 So.-1L Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS 24 Chloe Jackson BaylorBears.com SUDDENLINK: 15 Lauren Cox F 6-4 Jr.-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS 20 Juicy Landrum n/a 20 Juicy Landrum G 5-8 Jr.-2L Waco, Texas/La Vega HS ONLINE: BaylorBears.com 3 Trinity Oliver 21 Kalani Brown C 6-7 Sr.-3L Slidell, La./Salmen HS 2 DiDi Richards BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 24 Chloe Jackson G 5-8 Gs.-TR Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS (LSU) 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director 25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Travis HS 1 NaLyssa Smith C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] 51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Fr.-HS Cave Creek, Ariz./Cactus Shadows HS 12 Moon Ursin Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (19th Season) Asst. Coaches: Bill Brock, Sytia Messer, Toyelle Wilson Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 9-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 9-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | 2005, 2012 National Champions | 3 Final Fours | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com LADY BEARS GAME NOTES 2018-19 QUICK FACTS STORY LINES GENERAL INFORMATION LADY BEARS ON THE RUN Location: Waco, Texas Baylor’s 15-0 run at No. 18/19 South Carolina (12/2) beginning with the last seven points of the first quarter and the first eight of the second marked Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas the eighth run of 10 or more unanswered on the season. The Lady Bears have also put together three runs of 20 or more points, and the only games in Enrollment: 17,217 which BU hasn’t had a run of 10 or more came in a 21-point win over Georgetown (11/24), a 38-point win over Morehead State (12/12) and a five-point President: Dr. Linda Livingstone loss at Stanford (12/15). In addition, Baylor is out-scoring opponents 123-34 on the fast break this season. Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller, J.D. Athletic Director: Mack B. Rhoades, IV SWA: Felicia Mulkey SHARING IS CARING: BAYLOR LEADS NATION IN ASSISTS PER GAME Sport Administrator: Paul Bradshaw Baylor’s 23.6 assists per contest ranks No.