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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 17 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS | 2005, 2010, 2012 FINAL FOUR | 2005, 2012 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2005, 2011-18 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS | 2005, 2009-16, 2018 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT REGIONAL SEMIFINAL 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: March 23, 2018 N14 3/3 — CENTRAL ARKANSAS FCS W, 86-55 • Tip-Off: 6 p.m. (CT) N18 3/3 8/7 at UCLA PAC-12 Network L, 68-82 • Location: Lexington, Ky. N23 8/9 — (1) vs. Missouri State FloHoops W, 100-58 N25 8/9 rv/rv (1) vs. Georgia Tech FloHoops W, 80-57 • Arena: Rupp Arena (23,500) N30 9/9 20/22 (2) KENTUCKY FCS W, 90-63 • TV: ESPN2 DECEMBER BAYLOR • Talent: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score Debbie Antonelli (analyst) D3 9/9 16/14 STANFORD FS1 W, 81-57 LADY BEARS • Radio: Baylor Sports Network D5 8/9 — NORTH DAKOTA — W, 105-43 D13 6/6 — MCNEESE STATE — W, 95-34 IMG College and 1660AM and D18 6/6 — at Nicholls State Eleven Sports W, 85-43 2017-18 Record: 33-1, 18-0 Big 12 99.1 FM in Waco D28 6/6 — * at Kansas State Cox Channel (KS) W, 88-58 Last: Defeated Michigan, 80-58 D31 6/6 — * TEXAS TECH ESPNU W, 97-49 Ranking (AP/ESPN): 2/2 • Talent: Rick May (play-by-play), Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Lori Fogleman (analyst) JANUARY Career Record: 539-97 (18th Season) • Gameday Central: BaylorBears.com Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score Record at BU: Same 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 J17 4/4 — * at Iowa State FSN W, 79-50 ON TO REGIONALS J20 4/4 — * KANSAS STATE FSSW W, 75-50 The second-ranked and second-seeded Lady Bears will compete in its 10th regional in a row and J25 3/3 6/6 * TEXAS ESPN2 W, 81-56 14th overall March 23-25 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Baylor will kick off Lexington Regional play J28 3/3 20/19 * at West Virginia FS1 W, 83-72 J31 3/3 21/21 * OKLAHOMA STATE FSSW W, 77-64 against 13th-ranked and sixth-seeded Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen at 6 p.m. (CT) on March 23. FEBRUARY Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score FOLLOW ALONG F3 3/3 — * at Texas Tech TexasTech.tv W, 90-44 Friday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Debbie Anton- F5 3/3 — * OKLAHOMA FS1 W, 74-65 F10 3/3 24/24 * TCU FSSW Plus W, 83-63 elli (analyst) calling the action. Fans can also tune in to Rick May (play-by-play) and Lori Fogleman F13 3/3 21/22 * at Oklahoma State FSSW Plus W, 87-45 (analyst) on the Baylor Sports Network, IMG College and 1660AM and 99.1FM in Waco. F17 3/3 — * KANSAS FSSW W, 88-51 F19 3/3 6/6 * at Texas ESPN2 W, 93-87 F24 3/3 — * at TCU FrogVision W, 85-53 NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTEABLES F26 3/3 — * WEST VIRGINIA FS1 W, 80-54 • Baylor earned a No. 2 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history MARCH (2002, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018). Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score • Baylor has been a Top 2 seed in each of the last eight seasons and 10 times overall. M3 3/3 — (3) Kansas State FSN W, 83-54 • The Lady Bears have appeared in 16-straight NCAA Tournaments and 17 overall, all coming under M4 3/3 — (3) TCU FS1 W, 94-48 M5 3/3 7/7 (3) Texas FS1 W, 77-69 the direction of 18th-year head coach Kim Mulkey. M16 2/2 — (4) Grambling ESPN2 W, 96-46 • Baylor is 44-14 (.757) all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Every NCAA Tournament appearance has M18 2/2 rv/rv (4) Michigan ESPN2 7:30 p.m. M23 2/2 13/12 (5) Oregon State ESPN2 6 p.m. occurred in the Mulkey era. M25 2/2 — (5) Elite Eight TBA 11 a.m. • In 17 NCAA Tournaments, Baylor has played in the Sweet 16 14 times, the Elite Eight eight times and the Final Four three times. SCHEDULE KEY • Baylor’s three Final Four appearances resulted in NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2012. Rankings: AP/ESPN • Baylor enters the postseason ranked No. 2 nationally in both Associated Press and the USA Today * Big 12 Conference games Home games in BOLD CAPS polls. (1) Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) • The Lady Bears have only faced one team in the Lexington Regional bracket during the regular (2) Big 12/SEC Challenge (3) Big 12 Championships (Chesapeake Energy Arena - Oklahoma City, Okla.) season, topping fourth-seeded Stanford, 81-57, on Dec. 3, 2017. (4) NCAA First and Second Rounds (Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas) • Against teams within the Lexington Regional bracket, Baylor is 36-15 (.706) all-time. (5) NCAA Regional (Rupp Arena - Lexington, Ky.) • Baylor has played against seven NCAA Tournament teams this season, compiling a 11-1 record (.917). • The Lady Bears are making their 10th-straight NCAA Regional appearance. 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), 1980-84 539 career victories and ranks No. 2 among the winningest active Di- Louisiana Tech (Assistant Coach), 1985-96 vision I head coaches (.847) 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 • 9 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, ‘18); 9 league tournament championships few could have predicted the dramatic and prestigious transformation (2005, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘18) the program was about to undergo. In her 18th year at Baylor, the • Six-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, ‘17-18) ketball, the 2005 and 2012 NCAA national championships, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, 18, 20-win seasons, • 37 seasons as a player and coach have resulted in 37 postsea- 16, 25-win efforts, nine 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 18 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 becom- 12 Tournament crown, claimed both the 2011 regular season and tournament crowns and captured the 2012 ing coach of a team selected to No. 1 regular season title by a record seven games over second-place finishers Oklahoma and Texas A&M and again • 2000 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee earned the tournament crown. The Lady Bears duplicated the feat in the 2012-13 season, winning both crowns, • 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame inductee and became the first team to win three-straight conference tournament titles and five all-told.