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2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #4 #3/3BAYLOR (2-1) at SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Baylor leads, 17-3 WEST VIRGINIA (4-0) #3/3 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (2-1) Waco 8-1 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Morgantown 8-0 Dec. 10, 2020 • 6 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Morgantown, W. Va. Neutral 1-2 WVU Coliseum (14,000) Mulkey Era 17-2 Career Record: 606-102 (.856) BU Record: Same First Meeting WVU won in Oxford, Miss., 73-67 WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Dec. 7, 1984 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (4-0) Talent: Lanny Frattare (PBP), Meg Bulger (Analyst) Last Meeting BU won in Morgantown, 64-39 Location: Morgantown, W. Va. LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM March 24, 2020 Conference: Big 12 DECEMBER 10, 2020 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Kyle Robarts (Color) Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem, 1980, 20th 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 342-26 2-1 .929 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality Notre Dame 325-51 2-2 .864 (SCIOWRA). Ursin returned to practice after clearing concussion Stanford 304-58 3-0 .840 D 10 -/- -/- at West Virginia* ESPN+ 6 PM protocol in mid-November while Richards’ rehab began immediately Florida Gulf Coast 264-51 3-2 .838 D 14 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU 6 PM after she briefly lost feeling below her knees. Richards was first D 16 -/- -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ 2 PM confined to a walker to assist her in walking, but by mid-November D 18 -/- -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ 2 PM BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 she was completing individual drills and workouts with medical and B12 REG B12 D 19 -/- -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ 2 PM strength & conditioning staff. Richards shocked doctors, team OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN+ TBD medical staff and coaches with the rate of her rehab. Thirty-eight YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 -/- -/- UCONN ESPN TBD 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 Florida Dec. 1. She scored a bucket 13 seconds into her entry, and 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 13 -/- -/- at Kansas * ESPN+ TBD picked up where she left off last season by leading Baylor with 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* ESPN+ TBD seven assists. Sunday in Fayetteville, Ark. she resumed her starting 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ TBD role, getting her first start at point guard and finished the contest 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 23 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN+ 7 PM with a game-high eight assists. She led the Big 12 in assists per 2015-16 36-2 17-1 J 26 -/- -/- TCU* ESPN+ 7 PM game in 2019-20, ranked 13th in the nation and had the NCAA’s 2016-17 33-4 17-1 J 31 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ESPN TBD sixth-best assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.9:1. 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 3 -/- -/- KANSAS* ESPN+ TBD Her return to the floor sparked interest from ESPN with 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 7 -/- -/- at K-State* ESPN+ TBD Mechelle Voepel writing a feature on her recovery, and Scott Van 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 10 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN+ TBD Pelt led off his Tuesday edition of SportsCenter, covering Richards’ 2020-21 2-1 F 14 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN 7 PM return with the “Best Thing I Saw Today” segment. TOTALS 342-26 170-8 10X 8X F 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN+ 7 PM F 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* FS-Oklahoma TBD ARKANSAS SPOILS MESSER’S HOMECOMING PROJECTED F 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN+ TBD The P.A. announcer in Fayetteville, Ark. introduced the visitors’ STARTING 5 M 1 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN TBD (Baylor) starting lineup Sunday night, and in a rare occurrence announced an assistant coach before the head coach. That is #2 DIDI RICHARDS PPG: 4.0 RPG: 3.0 APG: 7.0 SPG: 2.0 * BIG 12 Conference Game because Sytia Messer was coaching Baylor at Bud Walton Arena, a .250/.000/.667 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge place where she had led the Razorbacks to the 1998 Final Four as a player. She received a nice ovation from the Arkansas crowd, but #12 MOON URSIN then the Razorbacks knocked off the Lady Bears by five points. Ar- PPG: 6.5 RPG: 6.0 APG: 2.5 SPG: 1.5 kansas’ attacking-style offense had Baylor’s defense on the ropes, .385/.333/.500 and the Lady Bears’ rim-stopper, Queen Egbo fouled out in just 11 minutes of play. Baylor’s DiJonai Carrington had her strongest game #3 TRINITY OLIVER PPG: 8.0 RPG: 4.0 APG: 0.5 SPG: 1.5 of the season, scoring 24 points off the bench on 8-of-16 shooting, .500/.000/.500 but Arkansas transfers Amber Ramirez (TCU) and Chelsea Dungee (OU) combined for 45 points to help sink Baylor. The Razorbacks #25 QUEEN EGBO benefitted from a 30-39 performance at the free-throw line while PPG: 25.0 RPG: 11.0 APG: 3.0 SPG: 1.0 Baylor shot 12-18 from the charity stripe. .526/.000/.833 #1 NALYSSA SMITH LADY BEARS TURN ATTENTION TO THE MOUNTAINEERS IN PPG: 15.5 RPG: 12.5 APG: 2.5 SPG: 1.0 ONLINE COVERAGE: ESPN+ TV COVERAGE: ESPN+ BIG 12 OPENER ON THE ROAD .226/.000/.895t Baylor hasn’t lost back-to-back games since February of 2015 SOCIAL MEDIA and haven’t lost a Big 12 opener since falling at Oklahoma State, WEST VA.’S PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm Dec. 30, 2015. The Lady Bears are 15-5 all-time in Big 12 openers 12 Esmery Martinez F SO LIVE STATISTICS under Mulkey. The Lady Bears are undefeated in Morgantown, W. 11.5 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 1.8 APG BaylorStats.com Va. vs. the Mountaineers with an 8-0 mark on the road. Baylor 14 Kari Niblack F JR 7.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.3 APG GAMEDAY CENTRAL holds a six-game win streak against West Virginia and is a winner in 13 of the last 14 games. Last meeting came in Morgantown, Feb. 3 Kirsten Deans G SO BaylorBears.com 10.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.3 APG 24 with the Lady Bears taking a 64-39 win. Among returning play- 30 Madisen Smith G JR ers, Baylor scored nine points off the bench while DiDi Richards had 11.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 5.0 APG eight points and five assists. In the losing effort, Kysre Gondrezick BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 2 Kysre Gondrezick G SR scored 13 off the bench – she will look to continue that momentum 23.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.5 APG KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director heading into Thursday’s contest as the senior guard is averaging C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] 23.0 points per contest through four games. 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 Dec. 1 marked the program’s 1,000th victory. Baylor became the 15th program in NCAA Division I history to 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory reach 1,000 victories joining Tennessee, UConn, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Stanford, Texas, SFA, Old Dominion, Ohio State, Maryland, Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears Western 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 115 Press Top 25 marked 115 straight weeks LONE LADY BEARS SIGNEE, DAUDA, COMMITS FOR 2021-22 that the Lady Bears have ranked in the Top 10, Baylor signed just one player for the 2021 recruiting class, but it was a big fish. Bentonville, Ark. native Maryam Dauda was ESPN dating back to 2015. Hoopgurlz’s No. 1-ranked post recruit out of the 2021 class, was given five stars and ranked the No. 13 overall recruit in the class. Dauda began Baylor’s non-conference home win streak is playing basketball in sixth grade after moving to the U.S. from Nigeria.