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Jil Price - Associate Director of Athletic Communications Women’s Basketball Contact Second Floor, Simpson Center | 1500 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76706 O: 254.710.3042 | C: 254.652.3092 | F: 254.710.1369 [email protected] | www.BaylorBears.com Twitter - @BaylorWBB | Snapchat - BaylorWBB Facebook - BaylorWBB & BaylorAthletics 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS | 2005, ‘10, ‘12 FINAL FOUR | 2005, ‘12 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2005, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 , ‘15, ‘16 & ‘17 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS | 2005, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12 ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 & ‘16 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER GAME INFO Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score N10 3/3 — Lamar — W, 121-62 N12 3/3 — COPPIN STATE — W, 100-54 • Date: Feb. 13, 2018 N14 3/3 — CENTRAL ARKANSAS FCS W, 86-55 • Tip-Off: 7 p.m. (CT) N18 3/3 8/7 at UCLA PAC-12 Network L, 68-82 N23 8/9 — (1) vs. Missouri State FloHoops W, 100-58 • Location: Stillwater, Okla. N25 8/9 rv/rv (1) vs. Georgia Tech FloHoops W, 80-57 • Arena: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) N30 9/9 20/22 (2) KENTUCKY FCS W, 90-63 • Online Stream: FSSW Plus DECEMBER BAYLOR OKLAHOMA STATE • Talent: Mike Wolfe (play-by-play), Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score Bryndon Manzer (analyst) D3 9/9 16/14 STANFORD FS1 W, 81-57 LADY BEARS COWGIRLS D5 8/9 — NORTH DAKOTA — W, 105-43 • Radio: Baylor Sports Network D13 6/6 — MCNEESE STATE — W, 95-34 2017-18 Record: 23-1, 13-0 Big 12 2017-18 Record: 18-6, 9-4 Big 12 IMG College D18 6/6 — at Nicholls State Eleven Sports W, 85-43 1660AM & 99.1FM in Waco D28 6/6 — * at Kansas State Cox Channel (KS) W, 88-58 Last: Defeated #24/24 TCU, 83-63 Last: Defeated Iowa State, 81-73 D31 6/6 — * TEXAS TECH ESPNU W, 97-49 Ranking (AP/ESPN): 3/3 Ranking (AP/ESPN): 21/25 • Talent: Rick May (play-by-play), Interim Head Coach: Jim Littell Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Lori Fogleman (analyst) JANUARY Career Record: 529-97 (18th Season) Career Record: 144-75 (7th Season) Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score Record at BU: Same Record at OSU: Same • Gameday Central: BaylorBears.com J3 6/6 — * IOWA STATE FSSW Plus W, 89-49 J6 6/6 — * at Kansas ESPN3 W, 83-48 J14 5/5 — * at Oklahoma FS1 W, 74-52 ON THE ROAD AGAIN J17 4/4 — * at Iowa State FSN W, 79-50 The No. 3/3 Baylor Lady Bears head to Stillwater, Okla., to meet No. 21/25 Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Feb. 13 J20 4/4 — * KANSAS STATE FSSW W, 75-50 at 7 p.m. (CT). It is the second meeting between the programs of the season. J25 3/3 6/6 * TEXAS ESPN2 W, 81-56 J28 3/3 20/19 * at West Virginia FS1 W, 83-72 J31 3/3 21/21 * OKLAHOMA STATE FSSW W, 77-64 FOLLOW ALONG Tuesday’s game will be available on FSSW Plus and FoxSportsGo with Mike Wolfe (play-by-play) and Bryndon FEBRUARY Manzer (analyst) calling the action. Fans can also tune in to Rick May (play-by-play) and Lori Fogleman (ana- Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score lyst) on the Baylor Sports Network, IMG College and 1660AM and 99.1FM in Waco. F3 3/3 — * at Texas Tech TexasTech.tv W, 90-44 F5 3/3 — * OKLAHOMA FS1 W, 74-65 F10 3/3 24/24 * TCU FSSW Plus W, 83-63 WHAT’S IN A WIN F13 3/3 21/25 * at Oklahoma State FSSW Plus 7 p.m. • Baylor would be on a 21-game win streak. F17 — — * KANSAS FSSW 1 p.m. • The Lady Bears would have a 14-0 start to the Big 12 Conference season for the fourth time in the last seven F19 — — * at Texas ESPN2 7 p.m. years and the fourth time under head coach Kim Mulkey. In two of those seasons, 2011-12 and 2012-13, F24 — — * at TCU — 5 p.m. Baylor ran the table in conference play, 18-0. F26 — — * WEST VIRGINIA FS1 8 p.m. • Baylor would have at least 24 wins in the first 25 games of a season for the third time in the last four seasons, MARCH the sixth time in the last eight years and the sixth time in Mulkey’s tenure. Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score • The Lady Bears would have a five-game win streak against Oklahoma State. M2 — — (3) First Round FCS TBA M3 — — (3) Quarterfinal FSN TBA M4 — — (3) Semifinal FS1 TBA IMPRESSIVE 20-WIN SEASON STREAK M5 — — (3) Final FS1 TBA • Head coach Kim Mulkey has led the Lady Bears to 20-plus wins in all 18 seasons at the helm of the program. • The 2017-18 squad is tied with its second-best start with a 22-1 record, second only to the 2011-12 team that SCHEDULE KEY achieved perfection with a 40-0 mark and 2012 NCAA Championship. Rankings: AP/ESPN * Big 12 Conference games • Baylor has never had less than 21 victories in a season under Mulkey, a total which came in her first season Home games in BOLD CAPS with the program in 2000-01. (1) Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) • In the last 17 seasons, the Lady Bears average 27.8 victories per season and have never lost more than 11 (2) Big 12/SEC Challenge contests under Mulkey’s direction (24-11 in 2002-03). (3) Big 12 Championships (Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City) • In the 26 seasons prior to Mulkey’s arrival, Baylor only recorded six 20-win seasons in 26 years. THE SERIES • Baylor leads Oklahoma State, 39-11, in the all-time series. • The Lady Bears have won four matchups in a row and 18 of the last 19 against the Cowgirls. • In Stillwater, Okla., Baylor is 12-9 all-time against Oklahoma State. • The Cowgirls last defeated the Lady Bears on Dec. 30, 2015, 52-45. • Under head coach Kim Mulkey, Baylor is 33-6 against Oklahoma State. 2017-18 BAYLOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KIM MULKEY - HEAD COACH HEAD COACH KIM MULKEY Success = Kim Mulkey. No matter what she’s attempted in bas- Education: Louisiana Tech, 1984 (B.A.) ketball, whether it be on the court or along the sideline, Mulkey has Experience: found success. In her 18th season as a head coach, she has attained Louisiana Tech (Player), 1980-84 529 career victories and ranks No. 2 among the winningest active Di- Louisiana Tech (Assistant Coach), 1985-96 vision I head coaches (.845) and is No. 3 all-time by percentage ahead Louisiana Tech (Assoc. Head Coach), 1996-00 of Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt. Only one person, her mentor Leon Baylor (Head Coach) 2000-present Barmore, attained 400-win and 500-win milestones quicker. It took Barmore 13 seasons and three games to accumulate 400 wins, while Highlights • 2 national championships as a player (1981, AIAW; 1982, Mulkey achieved it in 13 years and 32 games. Barmore reached 500 NCAA) wins in 576 games, while Mulkey accompished the milestone in 594 • 2 NCAA championships as a head coach (2005, 2012) games as a head coach. • 1 NCAA championship as an assistant coach (1988) When the Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer accepted the position • 8 Big 12 Conference regular season titles (2005, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, as Baylor University’s women’s basketball head coach on April 4, 2000, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17); 8 league tournament championships (2005, few could have predicted the dramatic and prestigious transformation ‘09, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16) the program was about to undergo. In her 18th year at Baylor, the • Five-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004-05, ‘10-11, ‘11-12, former Olympic Gold medalist has twice guided the Lady Bear basketball program to the pinnacle of women’s bas- ‘12-13, ‘14-15) ketball, the 2005 and 2012 NCAA national championships, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, 18, 20-win seasons, • 36 seasons as a player and coach have resulted in 36 postsea- 15 , 25-win efforts, eight 30-win campaigns and an NCAA record 40 wins and undefeated record in 2011-12. In son trips, including 35 to NCAA/AIAW Tournament addition, over the past 12 seasons, Mulkey has led the Lady Bears to three Final Four appearances (2005, ’10, ‘12) • Mulkey is the ONLY women’s basketball coach, and one of and a Big 12 women’s basketball record 16 conference titles. only three in men’s and women’s basketball (Bob Knight and The 2005 national title was Baylor’s first for a women’s team sport, and just the second in school history overall. Dean Smith), who have won a national championship as both a player and coach In winning the 2005 title, Mulkey became the first person, man or woman, to win a basketball national champion- • Mulkey is the ONLY basketball coach to win a national cham- ship as a player, assistant coach and head coach. pionship as a head coach, assistant coach and player En route to the 2005 NCAA championship, the Lady Bears won their first Big 12 Conference championship and • Mulkey is the first individual ever to play for a women’s were the league’s tournament champion, too. In 2009, the Lady Bears added to the trophy case with another Big team ranked No. 1 among AP voters while also later becoming 12 Tournament crown, claimed both the 2011 regular season and tournament crowns and captured the 2012 coach of a team selected to No.