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2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #16 #8/8BAYLOR (13-2, 8-1) vs. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Baylor leads 38-8 KANSAS STATE (5-10, 0-8) #8/8 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (13-2, 8-1) Waco 16-1 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Manhattan 12-4 Feb. 7, 2021 • 1 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Manhattan, Kan. Neutral 10-3 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Mulkey Era 36-4 Career Record: 617-103 (.857) BU Record: Same First Meeting Kansas State won in Wichita, 62-56 WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Nov. 30, 1984 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (5-10, 0-8) Talent: Brian Smoller (PBP), Missy Heidrick (Analyst) Last Meeting Baylor won in Waco, 83-58 Location: Manhattan, Kan. LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Feb. 29, 2020 Conference: Big 12 FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Kyle Robarts (Color) Head Coach: Jeff Mitte (Missouri Western, 1989, 7th Year) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES LADY BEARS ROLL PAST KANSAS TO MAINTAIN HALF-GAME TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT LEAD IN BIG 12 STANDINGS SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 NaLyssa Smith had her seventh double-double in the last eight UConn 369-21 13-1 .946 D 1 4/4 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 games, Moon Ursin was a board shy of one, and DiJonai Carrington Baylor 353-27 13-2 .929 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 scored 17 points off the bench for the second-straight game to lead Notre Dame 331-56 8-7 .855 Florida Gulf Coast 274-51 13-2 .843 D 10 7/7 RV/RV at West Virginia* ESPN+ W, 65-45 Baylor past Kansas at home, 83-50, Thursday. Smith was 8-of-14 Stanford 317-60 16-2 .840 D 14 7/7 -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU W, 91-45 from the floor and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Ursin D 16 7/7 -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 86-52 had 16 and nine, respectively, and Carrington added four assists D 18 7/7 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ W, 136-43 and three 3-point field goals to spark the Lady Bears to 8-1 in BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 7/7 -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ W, 117-24 conference play. West Virginia, at 8-2, is a half-game back in a tight OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 7/6 -/- at TCU* ESPN+ W, 74-50 Big 12 race this season. Oklahoma State’s 9-3 record, Texas’ 7-3 YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 6/6 3/5 UCONN ESPN postponed mark and Iowa State’s 7-4 record has five teams still vying for a 2010-11 34-3 15-1 J 10 -/- -/- K-STATE* ESPN+ postponed Big 12 championship. 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 13 -/- -/- at Kansas * ESPN+ postponed For the second-straight game, Baylor has been suffocating on 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 16 6/6 RV/RV IOWA STATE* ESPNU L, 75-71 the offensive glass, and Thursday vs. the Jayhawks, Baylor turned 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 20 9/9 -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ W, 77-58 26 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points. In the last two 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 23 9/9 -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN+ W, 84-61 games Baylor has outdueled its opponents 49-12 on the offensive 2015-16 36-2 17-1 J 26 9/9 -/- TCU* ESPN+ W, 82-49 2016-17 33-4 17-1 J 31 9/8 -/- at Iowa State* ESPN2 W, 85-77 glass while outscoring its opponent 42-6 in second-chance opportu- 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 4 8/8 -/- KANSAS* ESPN+ W, 83-50 nities. 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 7 8/8 -/- at K-State* ESPN+ 1 PM 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 10 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN+ 6 PM BAYLOR AIMS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF KANSAS STATE 2020-21 13-2 8-1 F 14 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN2 4 PM SERIES TOTALS 352-27 178-9 10X 8X F 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN+ 7 PM Baylor’s 34-game winning streak over K-State is the longest of F 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* FS-Oklahoma 3 PM any streak the Lady Bears have going in the Big 12. The Wildcats PROJECTED F 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN+ 7 PM last took a victory over Baylor, Jan. 27, 2004, in Manhattan. That STARTING 5 M 1 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN2 6 PM game was the end of a four-game streak for the Wildcats and the #2 DIDI RICHARDS only four wins that K-State has over Baylor since Kim Mulkey took PPG: 7.8 RPG: 3.3 APG: 6.6 SPG: 1.6 * BIG 12 Conference Game the reins in the 2000-01 season. The Lady Bears lead the all-time .52/.000/.658 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge series 38-8 and are 36-4 in the Mulkey era. K-State is still searching #12 MOON URSIN for its first win in conference play with an 0-8 start. Sunday’s PPG: 11.7 RPG: 6.9 APG: 4.1 SPG: 1.5 contest should have been the second meeting between the two .490/.393./731 programs this season, however, the Jan. 10 contest, scheduled in Waco, was postponed due to COVID-19 issues with both programs. #3 TRINITY OLIVER PPG: 5.9 RPG: 3.9 APG: 1.7 SPG: 0.8 The league office has yet to re-schedule the second meeting .458/.000/.591 between the two schools. #1 NALYSSA SMITH THREE LADY BEARS LAND FINALIST NODS FROM NAISMITH/ PPG: 17.6 RPG: 10.1 APG: 1.3 SPG: 1.1 .503/.000/.826 WBCA ANNUAL POSITION AWARDS The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and the WBCA rolled out its #25 QUEEN EGBO top-10 lists this past week for its annual “Starting Five” awards, PPG: 10.9 RPG: 7.2 APG: 1.0 SPG: 1.2 ONLINE COVERAGE: WatchESPN.com TV COVERAGE: ESPN+ .504/.000/.585 honoring the best women’s college basketball players at each posi- SOCIAL MEDIA tion, each season. First-year point guard and senior DiDi Richards K-STATE PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm earned a spot on the Nancy Lieberman Award list, NaLyssa Smith 43 Christianna Carr G JR LIVE STATISTICS was honored as a power forward for the Katrina McClain Award 14.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 0.5 SPG BaylorStats.com list, and for the second-straight year, Queen Egbo was selected 12 Rachel Ranke G JR GAMEDAY CENTRAL as a top-10 finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award for centers. The 8.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.1 SPG 24 Emilee Ebert G SO BaylorBears.com position awards are in their fourth year in existence except for the 4.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.9 APG Lieberman Award, which began honoring point guards in 2000. Any 50 Akoya Lee C C player can play their way on or off the position lists throughout 15.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.2 APG BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS the season, and in March, each award will narrow the list to five 4 Sydney Goodson G GR KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director players before announcing the winners, April 9. 6.5 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.5 APG C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] Page 1 | Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 11-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 10-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | ‘05, ‘12, ‘19 National Champions | 4 Final Fours | 18 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com LADY BEARS GAME NOTES 2020-21 STORY LINES NUMBERS THAT MATTER CONTINUED ON PAGE 2... The Baylor women’s basketball RICHARDS, KNOWN FOR HER DEFENSE, QUIETLY MOVING UP BAYLOR’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS LIST 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory When most think of DiDi Richards, they think defense. After all, she was the National Defensive Player of the Year by both the WBCA and Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears Naismith last season without having high steals or blocks numbers. Her reputation for on-ball defense and pestering the Big 12 and the nation’s became the 15th Division I program to accomplish the feat. top perimeter players earned her the awards. But, many might not know that Richards is one of Baylor’s all-time best passers. This season, she ranks first in the Big 12 in assists per game, which ranks 9th nationally. She ranks second in the league in total assists, and last season she was Baylor’s No. 8 ranking in the Associated the Big 12 statistical champion, ranking 7th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. Her 471 assists coming into Sunday’s game ranks 5th all- 123 Press Top 25 marked 123 straight weeks time on the Baylor career assists list. With COVID-19 looming, Richards may not get to put up the numbers she normally would have, but she has that the Lady Bears have ranked in the Top 10, dating back to 2015. a shot to leave Baylor at 3rd all-time in that category. Kristy Wallace collected 525 assists in her four years and ranks third. Richards has 9 Big 12 games left to play, a Big 12 Tournament and an NCAA Tournament.