2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #22 #7/7 BAYLOR (19-2, 14-1) vs. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Texas leads 58-44 NR/RV TEXAS (16-7, 10-6) #7/7 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (19-2, 14-1) Waco 23-24 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Austin 16-27 March 1, 2021 • 6 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Austin, Texas Neutral 4-6 Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Mulkey Era 35-11 Career Record: 623-103 (.858) BU Record: Same First Meeting Baylor won in Austin, 116-62 WATCH: ESPN2 Jan. 21, 1975 NR/RV TEXAS LONGHORNS (16-7, 10-6) Talent: Ryan Ruocco (PBP), Rebecca Lobo (Analyst) Last Meeting Baylor won in Waco, 60-35 Location: Austin, Texas Holly Rowe (Reporter) Feb. 14, 2021 Conference: Big 12 LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M, 1984, 1st Year) MARCH 1, 2021 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TITLES SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 WOMEN’S D-I ALL-TIME UConn 375-21 19-1 .947 D 1 4/4 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 -- includes ties for conference title Baylor 359-27 19-2 .930 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 -- includes division titles for conferences with division splits Notre Dame 333-57 10-8 .854 Florida Gulf Coast 281-51 20-2 .846 D 10 7/7 RV/RV at West Virginia* ESPN+ W, 65-45 Stanford 322-60 21-2 .843 D 14 7/7 -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU W, 91-45 School Titles Years (Conference) D 16 7/7 -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 86-52 Green Bay 20 1999-2018 (Horizon) D 18 7/7 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ W, 136-43 Louisiana Tech 15 2003-2017 (Sun Belt/WAC) BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 7/7 -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ W, 117-24 Stanford 14 2001-2014 (Pac-12) OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 7/6 -/- at TCU * ESPN+ W, 74-50 Old Dominion 12 1993-2004 (CAA) YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 6/6 3/5 UCONN ESPN canceled Baylor 11 *& 2011-2021 (Big 12) 2010-11 34-3 15-1 J 16 6/6 RV/RV IOWA STATE * ESPNU L, 75-71 Connecticut 11 1994-2004 (Big East) 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 20 9/9 -/- at Oklahoma State * ESPN+ W, 77-58 UCSB 11 1996-2006 (Big West) 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 23 9/9 -/- OKLAHOMA * ESPN+ W, 84-61 Chattanooga 11 2000-2010 (SoCon) 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 26 9/9 -/- TCU * ESPN+ W, 82-49 Marist 11 2004-2014 (MAAC) 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 31 9/8 -/- at Iowa State * ESPN2 W, 85-77 Gonzaga 11 2005-2015 (WCC) 2015-16 36-2 17-1 F 4 8/8 -/- KANSAS * ESPN+ W, 83-50 Liberty 9 1998-2006 (Big South) 2016-17 33-4 17-1 F 7 8/8 -/- at K-State * ESPN+ W, 64-52 Texas 8 1983-1990 (SWC) 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 10 7/9 -/- at Texas Tech * ESPN+ W, 82-50 Bowling Green 8 # 2005-2012 (MAC) 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 14 7/9 -/RV TEXAS * ESPN2 W, 60-35 Notre Dame 8 2012-2019 (Big East) 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 21 7/8 -/- at Oklahoma * FS-Oklahoma W, 77-66 Connecticut 8 *& 2014-2021 (AAC/Big East) 2020-21 19-2 14-1 F 24 7/7 RV/RV OKLAHOMA STATE * ESPN+ W, 70-51 TOTALS 359-27 184-9 11X 8X F 27 7/7 -/- K-STATE * ESPN+ W, 85-49 * - denotes active streak, # - includes division titles, & - includes 2021 M 1 7/7 -/RV at Texas * ESPN2 6 PM PROJECTED M6 -/- -/- at Kansas * ESPN+ 4 PM BAYLOR CLINCHES SHARE OF 11TH-CONSECUTIVE BIG 12 STARTING 5 M8 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA * ESPN+ 7 PM REGULAR-SEASON TITLE, 12TH OVERALL, OUTRIGHT CHAM- PIONSHIP UP FOR GRABS VS. TEXAS #2 DIDI RICHARDS PPG: 29.3 RPG: 3.4 APG: 7.0 SPG: 1.5 * BIG 12 Conference Game The Baylor Lady Bears continued the nation’s longest streak of .459/.000/.640 ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge consecutive regular-season conference championships Saturday when they clinched a share of their 11th-straight with a win over #12 MOON URSIN Kansas State. The victory marks the 12th regular-season Big 12 PPG: 12.0 RPG: 6.8 APG: 4.1 SPG: 1.5 championship in program history and the Lady Bears have rattled .490/.367/.725 off 11 straight since the 2010-11 season. Baylor’s 11-straight titles mark tied for fifth in NCAA Division I women’s basketball #3 TRINITY OLIVER PPG: 5.3 RPG: 3.5 APG: 1.4 SPG: 0.8 history for consecutive championships. The Lady Bears have three .461/.000/.621 contests remaining and need just one victory to take the outright title. #1 NALYSSA SMITH PPG: 17.9 RPG: 9.4 APG: 1.1 SPG: 1.0 LADY BEARS VS. THE LONGHORNS .528/.000/.809 Baylor has nine-straight wins over Texas and has won 24 of the #25 QUEEN EGBO last 25 games in the series. Kim Mulkey is 35-11 (.767) vs. the PPG: 10.5 RPG: 7.4 APG: 1.2 SPG: 1.2 ONLINE COVERAGE: WatchESPN.com TV COVERAGE: ESPN2 Longhorns in her tenure, but Texas leads the all-time series 58-44. .512/.000/.678 Proximity creates rivalry, and Baylor and Texas’ arenas are just SOCIAL MEDIA 101 miles apart. However, since Texas took five of six games in the TEXAS PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm series from 2008 to 2010, it’s been all Baylor. Just one blemish in a 35 Charli Collier F/C JR LIVE STATISTICS rare loss at the Ferrell Center, Feb. 6, 2017, and Texas hasn’t won 21.4 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG BaylorStats.com since. However, the matchup turned a new page in the storied his- 00 Celeste Taylor G SO GAMEDAY CENTRAL tory with Vic Schaefer pacing the Texas sidelines as head coach for 12.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.4 SPG the first time in the 2020-21 series. Baylor took the first matchup 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor G JR BaylorBears.com in Waco, 60-35 on Valentine’s day marking the second time in three 11.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.3 APG seasons the Lady Bears held the Longhorns to 35 points. Thirty-five 15 Kyra Lambert G SR points is the lowest offensive output in the series by Texas. The 6.2 PPG, 3.0 APG, 2.9 RPG BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Schaefer-led Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated Baylor in the 2017 31 Audrey Warren G/F JR KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director Elite 8, and that game marks the only other time that Mulkey and 10.1 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.0 APG 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 Schaefer have squared off as head coaches. Despite just the two matchups, these coaches are familiar with each other from Schaefer’s days The Baylor women’s basketball as an assistant to Gary Blair at Arkansas and Texas A&M. Mulkey’s teams carried a 22-5 record vs. the Blair/Schaefer combo at Arkansas and 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory Texas A&M. Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears became the 15th Division I program to accomplish the feat. LADY BEARS IN NATION’S LEAD FOR FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE … AGAIN For four-straight years and five since the 2010-11 season, the Baylor Lady Bears have been the NCAA Statistical Champion in Defensive Field Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey has Goal Percentage. It took until Feb. 14, but Baylor leads the category again through 21 games at a .316 clip. The Lady Bears also lead the nation 665 made 665 appearances in the AP Top 25 combined as player at Louisiana Tech, an assistant in rebound margin (18.9) and Assists Per Game (22.2). at her alma mater, and 21 years as Baylor’s head coach. She is the active leader in that category and AP POLL RESEARCH SHOWS MULKEY AS ACTIVE LEADER IN TOTAL TOP 25 APPEARANCES AS PLAYER, ASSISTANT AND HEAD trails only former Tennessee player, assistant and COACH head coach Holly Warlick (693). Longtime women’s hoops guru Mel Greenberg put together a list of coaches and players’ appearances in the AP Top 25 poll over the years and Baylor’s No. 7 ranking in the Associated found that Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey is the NCAA’s active leader in appearances at 665 from her time as a player and assistant at Louisiana 126 Press Top 25 marked 126 straight weeks Tech and her 21-year tenure as head coach at Baylor. She trails only Holly Warlick for most all-time appearances; Warlick played, assisted Pat that the Lady Bears have ranked in the Top 10, Summitt and was head coach at Tennessee from 2012-2019.