2018-2019 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @Baylorwbb @Baylorwbb @Baylorwbb Baylorbears.Com GAME NO
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2018-2019 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME NO. 8 #3/4BAYLOR (7-0) VS. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series First Meeting MOREHEAD STATE (7-2) #3/4 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (7-0) Waco 0-0 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Morehead, Ky. 0-0 December 12, 2018 • Noon CT Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Waco, Texas Neutral 0-0 Ferrell Center (10,284) Mulkey Era 0-0 Career Record: 546-98 (.848) BU Record: Same First Meeting Tonight WATCH: FSSW / Fox Sports Go App Last Meeting n/a MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (7-2) Talent: John Morris (PBP), Jim Haller (Color) Location: Morehead, Ky. Conference: Ohio Valley LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Head Coach: Greg Todd (Eastern Kentucky, 1983) DECEMBER 12, 2018 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Career Record: 128-124 (.508) MOR Record: 71-60 (.542) SCHEDULE/RESULTS STORY LINES Date BU OPP Opponent TV Time/Result LADY BEARS SHINE AT SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE O26 –/– –/– LANGSTON (EX) W, 110-45 In front of a nationally-televised audience on ESPN2, the No. 4 Baylor Lady Bears flexed their muscles at No. 18/19 South N1 4/5 –/– TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (EX) W, 127-61 Carolina jumping out to a commanding 40-13 lead in the second quarter and led by as many as 30 points in the second half. A N6 4/5 –/– NICHOLLS STATE W, 100-39 balanced scoring effort led by Kalani Brown’s 22 points and Chloe Jackson’s 19 paced Baylor as the Lady Bears improved to 50-13 N8 4/5 –/– SAINT FRANCIS, PA FSSW+ W, 116-58 N11 4/5 23/RV at Arizona State ESPN2 W, 65-59 since the 2010-11 season vs. ranked opponents away from Waco. Under Kim Mulkey, Baylor is 149-70 vs. Top 25 teams since her N15 4/5 –/– SOUTHERN FSSW W, 94-49 arrival in 2000-01. With two storied coaches in Mulkey and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, the matchup marked the first for both N23 4/5 RV/RV vs. South Dakota State % W, 72-66 programs. Baylor improved to 98-78 all-time vs. the SEC, and the game, which was a part of the SEC/Big 12 challenge helped the N24 4/5 –/– vs. Georgetown % W, 67-46 Big 12 split the challenge 5-5 for the second-straight season. D2 4/5 18/19 at South Carolina ^ ESPN2 W, 94-69 D12 3/4 –/– MOREHEAD STATE FSSW Noon D15 –/– –/– at Stanford Pac-12 Network 2 p.m. NICE TO MEET YOU: MOREHEAD STATE IN SHORT D31 –/– –/– UTRGV Noon Baylor holds a 9-2 record vs. Ohio Valley Conference schools, but Wednesday’s matchup will mark the first between Morehead J3 –/– –/– UCONN ESPN 8 p.m. J6 –/– –/– at Texas Tech * FSN Noon State and Baylor. Both teams rank in the top 5 nationally in scoring offense with the Eagles checking in at No. 3 (89.3 ppg) and the J9 –/– –/– KANSAS STATE * FSGO 7 p.m. Lady Bears at No. 5 (86.9). The Eagles enter with a 7-2 record, and their only game vs. a Top 25 opponent came with a 30-point J12 –/– –/– at TCU * FSSW 3 p.m. loss to Kentucky (87-57) Nov. 28. Senior guard Miranda Crockett leads the offensive charge for the Eagles averaging 20.0 points per J16 –/– –/– at Kansas * Jayhawk Network 7 p.m. game while shooting 60 percent from the floor. Greg Todd is in his fifth season as the head coach of Morehead State and the Eagles J20 –/– –/– WEST VIRGINIA * FS1 4 p.m. J23 –/– –/– IOWA STATE * FSSW 7 p.m. are 71-60 in his tenure. J27 –/– –/– at Oklahoma * FSN 2 p.m. J30 –/– –/– at Oklahoma State * FSSW-Alt 7 p.m. JACKSON TO BE HONORED PRE-GAME FOR 1,000 CAREER POINTS; BROWN & COX MOVE UP LEADERBOARDS F2 –/– –/– TEXAS TECH ! * FSSW 1 p.m. Chloe Jackson reached 1,000 career points Nov. 23 vs. South Dakota State at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas. Jackson F4 –/– –/– at Texas * ESPN2 6 p.m. F9 –/– –/– TCU ! * FSSW Noon will receive a commemorative ball for her achievement; she has five career points with NC State (2014-15), 944 with LSU (2016-18) F13 –/– –/– at Kansas State * 7 p.m. and 82 through seven games with Baylor, entering Wednesday’s contest with 1,031 points. F16 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA * FSSW+ 7 p.m. Kalani Brown cracked the Baylor top 10 in career points (1,717) and tied for third in career blocks (182) at South Carolina with F20 –/– –/– KANSAS * FSSW 6 p.m. 22 and two, respectively. In addition, Lauren Cox’s two blocks at South Carolina gave her sole possession of fifth place all-time with F23 –/– –/– at Iowa State * FSN 3 p.m. F25 –/– –/– TEXAS * FS1 6 p.m. 161. Brown is just four points and four rebounds away from tying for ninth in both cateogries. M2 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA STATE * FSSW 1 p.m. M4 –/– –/– at West Virginia * FS1 6 p.m. POUND THE PAINT, CLEAN THE GLASS: LADY BEARS AMONG NATION’S BEST IN REBOUNDING, SCORING EFFICIENCY M8 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD In 10 categories other than win percentage – where Baylor is tied with a handful of teams with an undefeated record – the Lady M9 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD M8 –/– –/– B12 Semifinals TBD TBD Bears rank in the top 10 statistically. But, the Lady Bears are tops in the nation (as of Dec. 9) in field goal percentage (.559), defen- M8 –/– –/– B12 Finals TBD TBD sive rebounds per game (35.0) and rebound margin (+18.9). The Lady Bears have two players in the nation’s top 25 for field goal TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 1 percentage with NaLyssa Smith (12th, .632) and Kalani Brown (17th, .617) with efficient starts to the season. Baylor’s rebounding TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 2 TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals is a staple of the program, the Lady Bears have out-rebounded all seven opponents this season, Baylor won the rebounding battle in TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals 34 of 35 contests last year, and in 76 of the last 79 contests, BU has had the upper hand on the boards. A5 NCAA Final Four A7 NCAA Final Four LADY BEARS ON THE RUN 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 * Big 12 Conference games ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge @ Showdown on the Rez - Fort Defiance, Ariz. of the second marked the eighth run of 10 or more unanswered on the season. The Lady Bears have also put CONTINUED ON PG 2 % South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, N.V.) ! Doubleheader with Baylor men’s basketball 2018-2019 BAYLOR LADY BEARS ROSTER ONLINE COVERAGE TV COVERAGE: FSSW 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 416 21 Kalani Brown 3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Fr.-HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 15 Lauren Cox LIVE STATISTICS DIRECTV 676 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-9 Fr.-HS Brick, N.J./Riverdale Baptist HS 10 Aquira DeCosta Baylor.StatBroadcast.com UVERSE: 10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-0 Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif./St. Mary’s HS 25 Queen Egbo GAMEDAY CENTRAL SD: 753 HD: 1753 12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 So.-1L Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS 24 Chloe Jackson BaylorBears.com GRANDE: 15 Lauren Cox F 6-4 Jr.-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS 20 Juicy Landrum HD & SD: 27 20 Juicy Landrum G 5-8 Jr.-2L Waco, Texas/La Vega HS ONLINE: Fox Sports Go 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 together three runs of 20 or more points, and the only game in which BU hasn’t had a run of 10 or more came in a 21-point win over Georgetown (11/24). Location: Waco, Texas In addition, Baylor is out-scoring opponents 104-28 on the fastbreak this season. Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas Enrollment: 17,217 SHARING IS CARING: BAYLOR LEADS NATION IN ASSISTS PER GAME President: Dr. Linda Livingstone Baylor’s 24.3 assists per contest ranks No. 1 in the nation. In fact, out of Baylor’s 224 made field goals this season, the Lady Bears have assisted on Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller, J.D. 159 marking 70.9 percent of the team’s buckets coming on an assist from a teammate. Athletic Director: Mack B. Rhoades, IV SWA: Felicia Mulkey Sport Administrator: Paul Bradshaw PROTECTING HOME FLOOR Conference: Big 12 The Lady Bears are riding a 25-game win streak at the Ferrell Center with their last loss coming Feb.