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2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #3 #4/4BAYLOR (2-0) at SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Arkansas leads, 21-7 #16/14ARKANSAS (4-1) #4/4 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (2-0) Waco 5-7 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Fayetteville 1-11 Dec. 6, 2020 • 5 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Fayetteville, Ark. Neutral 1-3 Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Mulkey Era 1-1 Career Record: 606-101 (.857) BU Record: Same First Meeting Baylor won in Houston, 71-60 WATCH: ESPN2 Feb. 10, 1978 #16/14 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (4-1) Talent: Paul Sunderland (PBP), Tamika Catchings (Analyst) Last Meeting Baylor won in Waco, 73-44 Location: Fayetteville, Ark. LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM March 22, 2015 Conference: SEC DECEMBER 6, 2020 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Head Coach: Mike Neighbors (Arkansas-Ft. Smith, 1993, 4th Year) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES RICHARDS RETURNS TO FLOOR AFTER SPINAL INJURY, TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT FEATURED ON ESPN’S SPORTSCENTER SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 Oct. 24, Moon Ursin and DiDi Richards collided in mid-air during UConn 356-20 0-0 .947 D 1 4/4 -/- at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 a practice scrimmage, leaving Ursin with a concussion and Richards Baylor 342-25 2-0 .932 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 5 PM with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality Notre Dame 324-51 1-2 .864 Florida Gulf Coast 263-51 2-2 .838 D 10 -/- -/- at West Virginia* ESPN+ 6 PM (SCIOWRA). Ursin returned to practice after clearing concussion Stanford 302-58 1-0 .839 D 14 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU 6 PM protocol in mid-November while Richards’ rehab began immediately D 16 -/- -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ 2 PM after she briefly lost feeling below her knees. Richards was first D 18 -/- -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ 2 PM confined to a walker to assist her in walking, but by mid-November BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 -/- -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ 2 PM she was completing individual drills and workouts with medical and strength & conditioning staff. Richards shocked doctors, team OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN+ TBD YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 -/- -/- UCONN ESPN TBD medical staff and coaches with the rate of her rehab. Thirty-eight days after the injury, she played 30 minutes off the bench at South 2010-11 34-3 15-1 J 10 -/- -/- K-STATE* ESPN+ 2 PM 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 13 -/- -/- at Kansas * ESPN+ TBD Florida Tuesday. She scored a bucket 13 seconds into her entry, and picked up where she left off last season by leading Baylor 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* ESPN+ TBD 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ TBD with seven assists. She led the Big 12 in assists per game in 2019-20, ranked 13th in the nation and had the NCAA’s sixth-best 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 23 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN+ 7 PM 2015-16 36-2 17-1 J 26 -/- -/- TCU* ESPN+ 7 PM assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.9:1. 2016-17 33-4 17-1 J 31 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ESPN TBD Her return to the floor sparked interest from ESPN with 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 3 -/- -/- KANSAS* ESPN+ TBD Mechelle Voepel writing a feature on her recovery, and Scott Van 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 7 -/- -/- at K-State* ESPN+ TBD Pelt led off his Tuesday edition of SportsCenter, covering Richards’ 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 10 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN+ TBD return with the “Best Thing I Saw Today” segment. 2020-21 2-0 F 14 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN 7 PM TOTALS 342-25 170-8 10X 8X EGBO SHINES, RICHARDS, OLIVER SPARK LADY BEARS TO F 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN+ 7 PM TOUGH ROAD WIN IN TAMPA PROJECTED F 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* FS-Oklahoma TBD In each of the last two seasons, the South Florida Bulls have F 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN+ TBD given Baylor all it could handle. Last season in Waco, Baylor led by STARTING 5 M 1 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN TBD only one late in the second half before taking a 12-point victory. #2 DIDI RICHARDS Saturday in Tampa, Baylor’s lead was one point at halftime, and the PPG: 4.0 RPG: 3.0 APG: 7.0 SPG: 2.0 * BIG 12 Conference Game score was tied at 50 apiece with 8:37 remaining before the Lady .250/.000/.667 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge Bears pulled out the five-point win. Just like in Waco last season, #12 MOON URSIN Queen Egbo rose to the occasion in the tight game. A year after PPG: 6.5 RPG: 6.0 APG: 2.5 SPG: 1.5 scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds off the bench vs. USF, .385/.333/.500 Egbo poured in a career-high 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds Tuesday. Twenty-two of her 25 points came in the second half, and #3 TRINITY OLIVER PPG: 8.0 RPG: 4.0 APG: 0.5 SPG: 1.5 the Lady Bears also got a career-high 14 points from Trinity Oliver .500/.000/.500 in her second-career start. Richards first got clearance medically to play Monday night at the team’s dinner, and head coach Kim #25 QUEEN EGBO Mulkey wasted no time in throwing her back in the fire. With 6:59 PPG: 25.0 RPG: 11.0 APG: 3.0 SPG: 1.0 left in the first quarter, Richards checked in, and by the 6:46 mark, .526/.000/.833 she had her first bucket. Richards didn’t have an assist in the first #1 NALYSSA SMITH half, but assisted on 5 of the last 6 Lady Bears buckets in the third PPG: 15.5 RPG: 12.5 APG: 2.5 SPG: 1.0 ONLINE COVERAGE: ESPN+ TV COVERAGE: ESPN2 quarter and finished with a game-high seven. .226/.000/.895t SOCIAL MEDIA MESSER COMES HOME ARKANSAS’ PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm Baylor Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Sytia Messer 24 Tayla Thomas F SR LIVE STATISTICS is in her 8th season with the Lady Bears, and she’s in her 21st 6.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.6 APG BaylorStats.com 12 Destiny Slocum G SR season as a collegiate coach. Prior to that time, she laced up her 16.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.8 APG GAMEDAY CENTRAL shoes in college for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Messer still stands 23 Amber Ramirez G JR BaylorBears.com in the Arkansas career Top 10 in points (7th, 1,370) and rebounds 10.4 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.4 SPG (10th, 603). Her successful playing career, which included a trip to 33 Chelsea Dungee G JR the 1998 NCAA Final Four and a 1999 WNIT Postseason 18.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 0.8 APG BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS championship, prompted her induction into the 2018 Arkansas 43 Makayla Daniels G SO KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director Athletics Hall of Fame. Messer is a native of Waldo, Ark. and still 15.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.0 APG C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] has many friends and family residing in Arkansas. 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 BAYLOR WINS 1,000TH WIN AS A PROGRAM; LADY BEARS BECOME 15TH PROGRAM IN D1 HISTORY TO REACH 1,000 VICTORIES The Baylor women’s basketball Baylor’s win at South Florida marked the program’s 1,000th victory. Baylor became the 15th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory 1,000 victories joining Tennessee, UConn, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Stanford, Texas, SFA, Old Dominion, Ohio State, Maryland, Western Tuesday in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears Kentucky, Wisconsin-Green Bay, South Dakota State, and Notre Dame. Kim Mulkey has 606 of those wins as head coach for Baylor. At became the 15th Division I program to accomplish Louisiana Tech, she was either a player, assistant or associate head coach for 560 victories, which makes her a direct contributor to 1,106 wins the feat. between the two programs on the prestigious list. Baylor’s No. 4 ranking in the Associated 114 Press Top 25 marked 114 straight weeks LADY BEARS VS. THE RAZORBACKS that the Lady Bears have ranked in the Top 10, Arkansas holds a commanding advantage in the all-time series. Sunday will mark the 29th contest between the two programs with the dating back to 2015. Razorbacks leading, 21-7. In the Kim Mulkey era at Baylor, the two teams have played just twice, splitting the decisions. The Lady Bears soundly Baylor’s non-conference home win streak is defeated the Razorbacks in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament on March 22 at home, by a score of 73-44. Sunday will mark the 58at 58 games. The Lady Bears’ last win at the third-straight contest between the schools that is aired on ESPN2.