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2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #18 #7/9BAYLOR (15-2, 10-1) vs. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Texas leads 58-43 NR/RV TEXAS (14-5, 8-4) #7/9 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (15-2, 10-1) Waco 22-24 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Austin 16-27 Feb. 14, 2021 • 4 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Waco, Texas Neutral 4-6 Ferrell Center (10,284) Mulkey Era 34-11 Career Record: 619-103 (.857) BU Record: Same First Meeting Baylor won in Austin, 116-62 WATCH: ESPN2 Jan. 21, 1975 NR/RV TEXAS LONGHORNS (14-5, 8-4) Talent: Pam Ward (PBP), LaChina Robinson (Analyst) Last Meeting Baylor won in Waco, 69-53 Location: Austin, Texas LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM March 5, 2020 Conference: Big 12 FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M, 1984, 1st Year) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES BAYLOR’S WIN IN LUBBOCK KEEPS THE LADY BEARS’ HALF- TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT GAME LEAD IN THE BIG 12 STANDINGS INTACT SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 A win in Lubbock Wednesday didn’t give Baylor (10-1) any more UConn 371-21 15-1 .946 D 1 4/4 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 breathing room in the Big 12 standings with West Virginia still just Baylor 355-27 15-2 .929 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 half a game back at 10-2. NaLyssa Smith put up the most points Notre Dame 331-57 8-8 .853 Florida Gulf Coast 276-51 15-2 .844 D 10 7/7 RV/RV at West Virginia* ESPN+ W, 65-45 she has ever had on the road with 28 points to go along with 13 Stanford 318-60 17-2 .840 D 14 7/7 -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU W, 91-45 rebounds, and DiJonai Carrington scored in double figures (12) off D 16 7/7 -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 86-52 the bench for the fourth-straight game. Smith, a junior who has D 18 7/7 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ W, 136-43 been named to the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Wade BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 7/7 -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ W, 117-24 Trophy midseason watch lists, has eight double-doubles in the last OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 7/6 -/- at TCU * ESPN+ W, 74-50 10 games and nine on the season. Baylor improved to 241-1 under YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 6/6 3/5 UCONN ESPN postponed head coach Kim Mulkey when shooting 50 percent or higher from 2010-11 34-3 15-1 J 16 6/6 RV/RV IOWA STATE * ESPNU L, 75-71 the field when the Lady Bears hit 36-of-70 shots from the floor. 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 20 9/9 -/- at Oklahoma State * ESPN+ W, 77-58 Texas Tech’s 28.0 field goal percentage marked the fifth time in 11 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 23 9/9 -/- OKLAHOMA * ESPN+ W, 84-61 conference games that Baylor has held a league opponent below the 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 26 9/9 -/- TCU * ESPN+ W, 82-49 30-percent threshold from the floor. The Lady Bears have been the 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 31 9/8 -/- at Iowa State * ESPN2 W, 85-77 NCAA’s statistical champion in defensive field goal percentage for 2015-16 36-2 17-1 F 4 8/8 -/- KANSAS * ESPN+ W, 83-50 2016-17 33-4 17-1 F 7 8/8 -/- at K-State * ESPN+ W, 64-52 four-straight seasons and rank second in that category this season 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 10 7/9 -/- at Texas Tech * ESPN+ W, 82-50 (.316). 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 14 7/9 -/RV TEXAS * ESPN2 4 PM 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA * ESPN+ 7 PM BAYLOR LOOKS TO CONTINUE DOMINANCE OVER 2020-21 15-2 10-1 F 20 -/- -/- at Oklahoma * FS-Oklahoma 3 PM LONGHORNS WITH NEW FACE ON THE TEXAS SIDELINE TOTALS 355-27 180-9 10X 8X F 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE * ESPN+ 7 PM Baylor has eight-straight wins over Texas and has won 23 of F 27 -/- -/- K-STATE * ESPN+ 11 AM the last 24 games in the series. Kim Mulkey is 34-11 (.755) vs. the PROJECTED M 1 -/- -/- at Texas * ESPN2 6 PM Longhorns in her tenure, but Texas leads the all-time series 58-43. STARTING 5 M6 -/- -/- at Kansas * TBD TBD Proximity creates rivalry, and Baylor and Texas’ arenas are just #2 DIDI RICHARDS 101 miles apart. However, since Texas took five of six games in PPG: 7.8 RPG: 3.2 APG: 6.8 SPG: 1.6 * BIG 12 Conference Game the series from 2008 to 2010, it’s been all Baylor. Just one blemish .466/.000/.667 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge in a rare loss at the Ferrell Center, Feb. 6, 2017, and Texas hasn’t #12 MOON URSIN won since. However, the matchup turns a new page in the storied PPG: 11.7 RPG: 6.8 APG: 4.1 SPG: 1.4 history with Vic Schaefer pacing the Texas sidelines as head coach .488/.378/.750 for the first time in the 2020-21 series. Mississippi State defeated Baylor in the 2017 Elite 8, and that game marks the only time that #3 TRINITY OLIVER PPG: 5.6 RPG: 3.6 APG: 1.5 SPG: 0.8 Mulkey and Schaefer have squared off as head coaches. Despite .461/.000/.591 just the one matchup, these coaches are familiar with each other from Schaefer’s days as an assistant to Gary Blair at Arkansas and #1 NALYSSA SMITH Texas A&M. Mulkey’s teams carried a 22-5 record vs. the Blair/ PPG: 18.2 RPG: 10.2 APG: 1.3 SPG: 1.2 .516/.000/.818 Schaefer combo at Arkansas and Texas A&M. #25 QUEEN EGBO AP POLL RESEARCH SHOWS MULKEY AS ACTIVE LEADER IN PPG: 10.2 RPG: 7.3 APG: 1.0 SPG: 1.3 ONLINE COVERAGE: WatchESPN.com TV COVERAGE: ESPN2 .500/.000/.617 TOTAL TOP 25 APPEARANCES AS PLAYER, ASSISTANT AND SOCIAL MEDIA HEAD COACH TEXAS PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm Longtime women’s hoops guru Mel Greenberg put together a list 35 Charli Collier F/C JR LIVE STATISTICS of coaches and players’ appearances in the AP Top 25 poll over the 19.7 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 3.2 APG BaylorStats.com years and found that Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey is the NCAA’s 00 Celeste Taylor G SO GAMEDAY CENTRAL active leader in appearances at 663 from her time as a player and 12.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.4 SPG 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor G JR BaylorBears.com assistant at Louisiana Tech and her 21-year tenure as head coach 12.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.5 APG at Baylor. She trails only Holly Warlick for most all-time 31 Audrey Warren G/F JR appearances; Warlick played, assisted Pat Summitt and was head 10.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.8 SPG BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS coach at Tennessee from 2012-2019. 15 Kyra Lambert G GR KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director 6.5 PPG, 3.2 APG, 2.8 RPG C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] CONTINUED ON PAGE 2... 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 RICHARDS, KNOWN FOR HER DEFENSE, QUIETLY MOVING UP BAYLOR’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS LIST The Baylor women’s basketball 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 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory 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 Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears 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 became the 15th Division I program to accomplish the feat. 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 the Big 12 statistical champion, ranking 7th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. Her 487 assists coming into Sunday’s game ranks 5th all- Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey has 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 663 made 663 appearances in the AP Top 25 combined as player at Louisiana Tech, an assistant a shot to leave Baylor at 3rd all-time in that category. Kristy Wallace collected 525 assists in her four years and ranks third.