2018-2019 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME NO. 4 #4/5BAYLOR (3-0) VS. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series First Meeting SOUTHERN (2-1) #4/5 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (3-0) Waco 0-0 Location: Waco, Texas Conference:t Big 12 Baton Rouge, La. 0-0 November 15, 2018 • 6 p.m. CT Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Waco, Texas Neutral 0-0 Ferrell Center (10,284) Mulkey Era 0-0 Career Record: 542-98 (.847) BU Record: Same First Meeting Tonight WATCH: Fox Sports Southwest / Fox Sports Go App Last Meeting n/a SOUTHERN JAGUARS (2-1) Talent: John Morris (PBP), Jim Haller (Color) Location: Baton Rouge, La. Conference: SWAC LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Head Coach: Carlos Funchess (Louisiana-Monroe, 1992) NOVEMBER 15, 2018 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Career Record: 2-1 (.667) SU Record: 2-1 (.667) SCHEDULE/RESULTS STORY LINES Date BU OPP Opponent TV Time/Result “SHOWDOWN ON THE REZ” SEES FIERCE COMEBACK, NAVAJO CULTURE AND VETERAN’S DAY CELEBRATION O26 –/– –/– LANGSTON (EX) W, 110-45 A Veteran’s Day celebration on the Navajo Reservation in Fort Defiance, Ariz. was highlighted by Baylor’s comeback win at N1 4/5 –/– TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (EX) W, 127-61 No. 23 Arizona State Sunday. ESPN2, Arizona State, Window Rock High School and Navajo Nation played great hosts with many N6 4/5 –/– NICHOLLS STATE W, 100-39 opportunities for the nation to see the Navajo’s love for basketball. Both Kim Mulkey and ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne were N8 4/5 –/– SAINT FRANCIS, PA FSSW+ W, 116-58 presented with Navajo robes pregame, ESPN2 made an impressive pregame video narrated by former Navajo Nation President, N11 4/5 23/RV vs. Arizona State ESPN2 W, 65-59 Peterson Zah and veteran pictures of relatives from both programs were played in a montage at halftime. The Lady Bears started N15 4/5 –/– SOUTHERN FSSW 6 p.m. N23 –/– –/– vs. South Dakota State % 9:30 p.m. slow, trailed by as many as 14 and faced an 11-point halftime deficit before storming back in the second half to win by six, highlight- N24 –/– –/– vs. Georgetown % 9:30 p.m. ed by a 12-0 run to start the fourth quarter and freshman NaLyssa Smith’s 16 points and 11 rebounds. D2 –/– –/– at South Carolina ^ ESPN2 6 p.m. D12 –/– –/– MOREHEAD STATE FSSW Noon SOUTHERN IN SHORT D15 –/– –/– at Stanford Pac-12 Network 2 p.m. The Jaguars are 2-1 on the season after a win over D3 Millsaps College (71-36) Nov. 6 and NAIA Wiley College (89-58) Nov. 8. D31 –/– –/– UTRGV Noon Southern then took on the first of two Power 5 schools falling at Kentucky 91-41 Sunday. Brittany Rose’s 11.7 points per game J3 –/– –/– UCONN ESPN 8 p.m. J6 –/– –/– at Texas Tech * FSN Noon lead Southern through three games, and the Jaguars are coached by first-year head coach Carlos Funchess. J9 –/– –/– KANSAS STATE * FSGO 7 p.m. J12 –/– –/– at TCU * FSSW 3 p.m. BAYLOR SIGNS TOP-10 PROSPECT OLIVER AS LONE ADDITION TO 2019 SIGNING CLASS J16 –/– –/– at Kansas * Jayhawk Network 7 p.m. A year after signing five players and accepting a graduate transfer, Jordyn Oliver gets all the Lady Bears’ attention this season J20 –/– –/– WEST VIRGINIA * FS1 4 p.m. as the No. 10-ranked national prospect (Collegiate Girls Basketball Report) signed with Baylor. Oliver, a Prosper, Texas native is a J23 –/– –/– IOWA STATE * FSSW 7 p.m. 3-time TABC All-State selection, and was also ranked No. 11 by ESPN Hoopgurlz. J27 –/– –/– at Oklahoma * FSN 2 p.m. J30 –/– –/– at Oklahoma State * FSSW-Alt 7 p.m. F2 –/– –/– TEXAS TECH ! * FSSW 1 p.m. LADY BEARS ON THE RUN F4 –/– –/– at Texas * ESPN2 6 p.m. Tuesday vs. Nicholls, Baylor began the contest with a 24-0 run and then collected a 20-0 run beginning early in the third quarter. F9 –/– –/– TCU ! * FSSW Noon Thursday, for the third time, the Lady Bears put up a huge run, this time a 27-0 that spanned with the last 25 points of the first F13 –/– –/– at Kansas State * 7 p.m. quarter and the first two of the second before the Red Flash stopped the run. Baylor narrowly missed its fourth 20+ streak in the F16 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA * FSSW+ 7 p.m. second half with an 18-0 run. The Lady Bears pieced together a 12-0 run to begin the fourth quarter at Arizona State Nov. 11, F20 –/– –/– KANSAS * FSSW 6 p.m. which helped the Lady Bears complete a comeback where they trailed by as many as 14 in the first half. Baylor has outscored its F23 –/– –/– at Iowa State * FSN 3 p.m. F25 –/– –/– TEXAS * FS1 6 p.m. opponents 68-6 on the fast break thus far this season. M2 –/– –/– OKLAHOMA STATE * FSSW 1 p.m. M4 –/– –/– at West Virginia * FS1 6 p.m. LADY BEARS AVERAGE 108 POINTS IN FIRST TWO HOME WINS OVER NICHOLLS AND SAINT FRANCIS M8 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD Baylor’s scoreboard operator in Waco was busy the first two contests of the season as the Lady Bears put up 100 points on M9 –/– –/– B12 Quarterfinals TBD TBD Nicholls (39) in the opener and tied the program’s fifth-highest scoring total with a 116-58 win over Saint Francis Thursday. 108 M8 –/– –/– B12 Semifinals TBD TBD points over two games all while shooting .634 from the floor and keeping opponents to a .258 clip. Four Baylor Bears are averaging M8 –/– –/– B12 Finals TBD TBD TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 1 double figures with Kalani Brown leading the way at 16.7 points per game and freshman NaLyssa Smith averaging 15.7 in the TBD NCAA Tournament Rd 2 young season. TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals TBD NCAA Tournament Regionals MULKEY’S MIDAS TOUCH: 1,100 WINS A5 NCAA Final Four Everything head coach Kim Mulkey touches doesn’t necessarily turn to gold, but if it has to do with college basketball, nearly A7 NCAA Final Four everything she touches results in a win. Baylor’s win vs. Nicholls (Nov. 6) gave Mulkey 1,100 wins combined as a collegiate player (130, La. Tech), assistant coach (430, La. Tech) & head coach (540, Baylor). In those capacities, Mulkey’s teams are a combined * Big 12 Conference games ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge 1,100-192 for an astounding .851 winning percentage. MORE ON PAGE 2... @ Showdown on the Rez - Fort Defiance, Ariz. % South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, N.V.) ! Doubleheader with Baylor men’s basketball 2018-2019 BAYLOR LADY BEARS ROSTER ONLINE COVERAGE TV COVERAGE: FSSW No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Alphabetical SOCIAL MEDIA DISH 1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Fr.-HS Converse, Texas/East Central HS 51 Caitlin Bickle 2 DiDi Richards G 6-1 So.-1L Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS @BaylorWBB • #SicSU 416 21 Kalani Brown DIRECTV 3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Fr.-HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 15 Lauren Cox LIVE STATISTICS 676 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-9 Fr.-HS Brick, N.J./Riverdale Baptist HS 10 Aquira DeCosta Baylor.StatBroadcast.com UVERSE: 10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-0 Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif./St. Mary’s HS 25 Queen Egbo GAMEDAY CENTRAL SD: 753 HD: 1753 12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 So.-1L Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS 24 Chloe Jackson BaylorBears.com GRANDE: 15 Lauren Cox F 6-4 Jr.-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS 20 Juicy Landrum HD & SD: 27 20 Juicy Landrum G 5-8 Jr.-2L Waco, Texas/La Vega HS ONLINE: Fox Sports Go App 3 Trinity Oliver 21 Kalani Brown C 6-7 Sr.-3L Slidell, La./Salmen HS 2 DiDi Richards BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 24 Chloe Jackson G 5-8 Gs.-TR Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS (LSU) 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director 25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Travis HS 1 NaLyssa Smith C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] 51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Fr.-HS Cave Creek, Ariz./Cactus Shadows HS 12 Moon Ursin Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (19th Season) Asst. Coaches: Bill Brock, Sytia Messer, Toyelle Wilson Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 9-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 9-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | 2005, 2012 National Champions | 3 Final Fours | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com LADY BEARS GAME NOTES 2018-19 QUICK FACTS STORY LINES GENERAL INFORMATION EIGHT PUBLICATIONS ADD BAYLOR AS A TOP-FIVE PROGRAM IN THE PRESEASON Location: Waco, Texas Baylor received eight preseason top-5 national rankings with Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball checking the Lady Bears in Monday at No. 5. Baylor’s Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas highest ranking came from SlamOnline.com at No. 2, Athlon Sports College Basketball Preview had Baylor at No. 3, the Associated Press and Street & Enrollment: 17,217 Smith’s Basketball Yearbook had the Lady Bears at No. 4 and Lindy’s Sports College Basketball and the USA Today/WBCA Preseason Top 25 and ESPNW President: Dr. Linda Livingstone had the Lady Bears at No. 5. Baylor was also picked to repeat as Big 12 champions in the league’s preseason poll. Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller, J.D. Athletic Director: Mack B. Rhoades, IV WOODEN AWARD TABS BOTH BROWN & COX, TWIN TOWERS CONTINUE TO BRING IN PRESEASON ACCOLADES SWA: Felicia Mulkey Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox garnered recognition from several voting entities for the upcoming season.