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2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #7 #7/7BAYLOR (5-1) vs. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Baylor leads, 5-1 NORTHWESTERN STATE (0-2) #7/7 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (5-1) Waco 3-0 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Natchitoches 0-0 Dec. 18, 2020 • 2 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Waco, Texas Neutral 2-1 Ferrell Center (10,284) Mulkey Era 3-0 Career Record: 609-102 (.857) BU Record: Same First Meeting BU won in Houston, Tex., 107-89 WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Feb. 17, 1977 NORTHWESTERN STATE LADY DEMONS (0-2) Talent: John Morris (PBP), Jim Haller (Analyst) Last Meeting Baylor won in Waco, 86-44 Location: Natchitoches, La. LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Dec. 4, 2015 Conference: Southland DECEMBER 18, 2020 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Head Coach: Anna Nimz (Pittsburg State, 2007, 1st Year) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES OWENS DECLARED ELIGIBLE AFTER NCAA INSTATES TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT BLANKET WAIVER; MCDANIEL STILL SIDELINED WITH INJURY SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. The NCAA announced Wednesday a blanket waiver for transfer N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 UConn 358-20 2-0 .947 students at the NCAA Division I level, which activated Baylor’s Jaden Baylor 345-26 5-1 .930 D 1 4/4 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 Owens and puts the Lady Bears active roster at 11 players. Due to D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 Notre Dame 325-52 2-3 .862 the COVID-19 pandemic, all Division I basketball players will not have Stanford 306-58 5-0 .840 D 10 7/7 RV/RV at West Virginia* ESPN+ W, 65-45 the 2020-21 season count against them, which prompted the NCAA Florida Gulf Coast 265-51 4-2 .839 D 14 7/7 -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU W, 91-45 Division I Council to make an exception Wednesday for Division I D 16 7/7 -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 86-52 transfers who arrived at their current institution before the Fall 2020 D 18 7/7 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ 2 PM term began. The blanket waiver would have also made eligible senior BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 7/7 -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ 2 PM guard Kamaria McDaniel. However, the former Penn State standout was sidelined with a left-knee injury earlier in the fall and underwent OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN+ 1 PM YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 -/- -/- UCONN ESPN 7:30 PM successful surgery, Nov. 30 to repair an ACL and meniscus tear. She will miss the 2020-21 season. 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 Owens came to Baylor after one year with UCLA as a backup point guard. In her freshman season with the Bruins in 2019-20, she 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* ESPN+ 7 PM averaged 9.6 minutes per contest in 28 games off the bench. She 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ TBD averaged 2.5 points, 1.2 assists and 0.6 steals per contest. Her as- 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 23 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN+ 7 PM sist-to-turnover ratio was 1.8:1, and she backed up All-Pac-12 point 2015-16 36-2 17-1 J 26 -/- -/- TCU* ESPN+ 7 PM guard and recent WNBA draft pick Japreece Dean. Owens will dress 2016-17 33-4 17-1 J 31 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ESPN2 4 PM out for Friday’s contest between Baylor and Northwestern State at 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 3 -/- -/- KANSAS* ESPN+ 7 PM 2 p.m. in Waco. 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 7 -/- -/- at K-State* ESPN+ TBD 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 10 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN+ TBD TRINITY OLIVER SURGING THROUGH SIX GAMES; 2020-21 5-1 2-0 F 14 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN2 4 PM FRESHMEN SHOWING MOXIE TOTALS 345-26 172-8 10X 8X F 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN+ 7 PM Prior to 2020-21, Trinity Oliver had played two full seasons and F 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* FS-Oklahoma TBD a partial season in 2017-18 as a freshman before tearing her ACL PROJECTED F 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN+ 7 PM in the seventh game of her career. Through six games this season, Oliver has 44 points, which is just 15 points shy of her career best 59 STARTING 5 M 1 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN2 6 PM points last season as a sophomore. Entering into the year she had just #2 DIDI RICHARDS one game with double-digit points, but this season has three in six PPG: 6.4 RPG: 4.0 APG: 5.8 SPG: 1.0 * BIG 12 Conference Game contests. She leads all non-post players at Baylor with 16 offensive .438/.000/.571 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge rebounds, which ranks third on the team overall. Her 26 boards are just 14 shy of her career best when she had 40 last season as a #12 MOON URSIN redshirt sophomore. Her 7.3 points per contest has nearly quadrupled PPG: 7.8 RPG: 6.0 APG: 3.7 SPG: 1.5 her previous output of 2.0 points per game in her first three seasons. .404/.455/.667 Freshman Hannah Gusters is second on the team in points-per 40 #3 TRINITY OLIVER minutes at 24.5, second only to DiJonai Carrington’s mark of 25.3. PPG: 7.3 RPG: 4.3 APG: 1.3 SPG: 0.7 Gusters has had three games in double-digit scoring, and she has 46 .467/.000/.500 points in just 75 minutes of play while shooting an astounding 72.4 percent from the floor. After missing her first six 3-point attempts, #25 QUEEN EGBO freshman Sarah Andrews has nailed 5 of her last 8 from beyond the PPG: 11.8 RPG: 8.0 APG: 0.8 SPG: 0.5 arc. Her nine points Wednesday vs. Southern was a season-best, and .511/.000/.611 she’s had at least four assists in three of her six games. #1 NALYSSA SMITH PPG: 15.7 RPG: 9.2 APG: 1.0 SPG: 1.3 ONLINE COVERAGE: ESPN+ TV COVERAGE: ESPN+ LADY BEARS HOME WIN STREAK COULD REACH 60 VS. .377/.000/.783 NORTHWESTERN STATE FRIDAY SOCIAL MEDIA Baylor has two separate home winning streaks on the line Friday NWST’S PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm when the Lady Bears take on Northwestern State, and both equal 5 Julia Son F SO LIVE STATISTICS 59-straight wins. Baylor has the nation’s longest-active home-win 5.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.0 APG BaylorStats.com streak at 59 games. It marks the 11th-longest home win streak in 0 Anessa Dusette G SO NCAA history, and the second-longest streak in Baylor history. In 13.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.0 APG GAMEDAY CENTRAL addition, Baylor has 59-straight non-conference home wins entering 1 Alexia Marsh G JR BaylorBears.com into Friday’s contest. 4.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG The Lady Bears have three-straight wins over Northwestern State 2 Tristen Washington G SO in the series that will reach seven meetings Friday. All three of those 12.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.5 SPG BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS wins are under Kim Mulkey, and Baylor took each of those contests 15 Makayla VanNett G JR KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director by a minimum of 34 points in win margin. Baylor’s only loss to the 6.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.5 APG C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] Demons came Feb. 9, 1980 in Houston with NWST taking a 72-63 win. 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 COVID-19’S EFFECT ON THE LADY BEARS The Baylor women’s basketball All are having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Lady Bears are no exception. Baylor lost four games scheduled for the Preseason 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory WNIT in Waco in November, along with a Thanksgiving week game vs. Oregon in Las Vegas. Originally scheduled for Nov. 27, Baylor and Northwest- Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears ern State’s game was postponed due to COVID issues within the NWST program and was rescheduled for Dec. 18. Moon Ursin, lost her grand- became the 15th Division I program to accomplish mother, Ruby Alexander, to the virus in April after a swift and brief battle with COVID. Kamaria McDaniel, a transfer from Penn State that is having the feat. to sit this season, lost her grandfather, Johnny Webster, Sr., in April as well. Baylor’s No. 7 ranking in the Associated RICHARDS RETURNS TO FLOOR AFTER SPINAL INJURY, FEATURED ON ESPN’S SPORTSCENTER 116 Press Top 25 marked 116 straight weeks Oct. 24, Moon Ursin and DiDi Richards collided in mid-air during a practice scrimmage, leaving Ursin with a concussion and Richards with a Spinal that the Lady Bears have ranked in the Top 10, Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality dating back to 2015.