2020-2021 Lady Bears Basketball Game Notes • @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB @BaylorWBB BaylorBears.com GAME #31 #5/6 BAYLOR (No. 2, 28-2) vs. SERIES MATCHUP TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Series Series Tied at 4-4 #1/1 CONNECTICUT (No. 1, 27-1) #5/6 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (28-2) Waco 2-1 Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Storrs 0-1 March 29, 2021 • 6 p.m. (CT) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) San Antonio, Texas Hartford 2-1 Alamodome Neutral 0-1 Career Record: 632-103 (.860) BU Record: Same Mulkey Era 4-4 WATCH: ESPN First Meeting UConn won in San Antonio, 70-50 #1/1 UCONN HUSKIES (27-1) Talent: Ryan Ruoco (PBP), Rebecca Lobo (Analyst) April 4, 2010 Location: Storrs, Conn. Holly Rowe (Sideline) Last Meeting Baylor won in Hartford, 74-58 Conference: Big East LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Jan. 9, 2020 Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (West Chester, 1981, 36th Year) MARCH 29, 2021 Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) SCHEDULE & RESULTS STORY LINES BAYLOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IN THE NCAA TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT TOURNAMENT SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. N 25 4/4 -/- CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 82-37 To get to Monday, Baylor beat Jackson State in the first UConn 383-21 27-1 .948 D 1 4/4 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ W, 67-62 round, 101-52 on March 21, in the program’s debut on network Baylor 368-27 28-2 .931 D 6 4/4 16/14 at Arkansas^ ESPN2 L, 83-78 television on ABC. The Lady Bears’ 60 rebounds and 15 Notre Dame 333-59 10-10 .854 Florida Gulf Coast 284-52 23-3 .845 D 10 7/7 RV/RV at West Virginia* ESPN+ W, 65-45 steals were both second-most in Baylor’s NCAA Tournament Stanford 327-60 27-2 .844 D 14 7/7 -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU W, 91-45 history. On March 23, Baylor beat West Virginia, 90-48, to D 16 7/7 -/- SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 86-52 set a program record for largest margin of victory (42) in the D 18 7/7 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE ESPN+ W, 136-43 second round. Saturday, Baylor won its first overtime game in BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 B12 REG B12 D 19 7/7 -/- MCNEESE STATE ESPN+ W, 117-24 the NCAA Tournament with a 78-75 victory over Michigan to advance to the program’s 10th Elite 8. OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY J 2 7/6 -/- at TCU * ESPN+ W, 74-50 YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE J 7 6/6 3/5 UCONN ESPN canceled Baylor is competing in its 19th NCAA Tournament appear- ance for the Baylor women’s basketball program, all coming 2010-11 34-3 15-1 J 16 6/6 RV/RV IOWA STATE * ESPNU L, 75-71 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 J 20 9/9 -/- at Oklahoma State * ESPN+ W, 77-58 under the watch of 21st-year head coach Kim Mulkey. The only season Mulkey’s Lady Bears have missed the NCAA Tournament 2012-13 34-2 18-0 J 23 9/9 -/- OKLAHOMA * ESPN+ W, 84-61 2013-14 32-5 16-2 J 26 9/9 -/- TCU * ESPN+ W, 82-49 came in 2003. Baylor is 4-5 all-time in the NCAA Elite 8 with 2014-15 33-4 16-2 J 31 9/8 -/- at Iowa State * ESPN2 W, 85-77 four trips to the Final Four. The Lady Bears have advanced to 2015-16 36-2 17-1 F 4 8/8 -/- KANSAS * ESPN+ W, 83-50 the national semifinals round in 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2019 2016-17 33-4 17-1 F 7 8/8 -/- at K-State * ESPN+ W, 64-52 while winning three NCAA Championships. Baylor’s NCAA titles 2017-18 33-2 18-0 F 10 7/9 -/- at Texas Tech * ESPN+ W, 82-50 in 2005, 2012, and 2019 made the program one of three to 2018-19* 37-1 18-0 F 14 7/9 -/RV TEXAS * ESPN2 W, 60-35 have at least three championships, joining UConn and Tennes- 2019-20 28-2 17-1 F 21 7/8 -/- at Oklahoma * FS-Oklahoma W, 77-66 see. Baylor carries a 53-15 (.779) all-time record in the NCAA 2020-21 28-2 17-1 F 24 7/7 RV/RV OKLAHOMA STATE * ESPN+ W, 70-51 Tournament, which ranks as the third-best winning percentage TOTALS 368-27 187-9 11X 8X F 27 7/7 -/- K-STATE * ESPN+ W, 85-49 in NCAA history. The Lady Bears’ 53 wins are eighth all-time M 1 7/7 -/RV at Texas * ESPN2 W, 64-57 and 17-straight NCAA appearances is the fifth-longest active PROJECTED M6 6/6 -/- at Kansas * ESPN+ W, 93-67 streak in women’s basketball. STARTING 5 M8 6/6 20/23 WEST VIRGINIA * ESPN+ W, 96-73 M12 6/6 -/- TCU # ESPNU W, 92-55 LADY BEARS VS. UCONN #2 DIDI RICHARDS PPG: 6.4 RPG: 3.3 APG: 6.4 SPG: 1.2 M13 6/6 -/- Texas # ESPN+ W, 66-55 Monday marks the ninth meeting between the two schools, .427/.000/.656 M14 6/6 17/20 West Virginia # ESPN2 W, 76-50 and thus far, it’s been a see-saw battle with each team M21 5/6 -/- No. 15 Jackson State & ABC W, 101-52 exchanging punches in two-game increments. UConn took the #12 MOON URSIN M23 5/6 -/- No. 7 Virginia Tech & ESPN2 W, 90-48 first two games of the series, which began in 2010 at the PPG: 12.6 RPG: 6.6 APG: 3.8 SPG: 1.3 M27 5/6 16/14 No. 6 Michigan $ ABC W, 78-75 (OT) Alamodome in the semifinals round and the Huskies taking a 70- .486/.379/.770 M29 5/6 1/1 No. 1 UConn $ ESPN 6 p.m. 50 win, April 4, 2010. UConn followed up with a win just seven #3 TRINITY OLIVER months later in Hartford, Conn., in November of 2010. Baylor PPG: 4.4 RPG: 3.2 APG: 1.2 SPG: 0.6 * BIG 12 Conference Game answered back with two wins, the first in Waco in December .446/.000/.676 of 2011 and the other in Hartford in February of 2013. UConn ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge #1 NALYSSA SMITH # Big 12 Championship took a 4-2 series lead with a wins in Waco in January of 2014 and in Storrs, Conn. in November of 2016. Baylor picked up the PPG: 18.2 RPG: 8.8 APG: 1.1 SPG: 1.2 & NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 .564/.231/.789 $ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 & Elite 8 only two wins over a No. 1-ranked team in each of the next two meetings as UConn held the top-ranked spot in the AP in each of #25 QUEEN EGBO the last two games where Baylor came out victorious. The Lady PPG: 11.2 RPG: 8.6 APG: 0.9 SPG: 1.2 ONLINE COVERAGE: WatchESPN.com TV COVERAGE: ESPN Bears dealt the Huskies a nine-point loss, Jan. 3, 2019 in Waco .506/.000/.645 and then beat them a season later by 16 in Hartford. SOCIAL MEDIA UCONN PROJECTED STARTING FIVE @BaylorWBB • #SicEm 3 Aaliyah Edwards F FR LIVE STATISTICS Series Tied at 4-4 11.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 0.9 APG BaylorStats.com 4-4-10 Connecticut 70-50 (ESPN) San Antonio, Texas 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa F JR 11-16-10 Connecticut 65-64 (ESPN2) Hartford, Conn. GAMEDAY CENTRAL 12.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 3.0 APG 12-18-11 Baylor 66-61 (ESPN) Waco 5 Paige Bueckers G FR BaylorBears.com 2-18-13 Baylor 76-70 (ESPN2) Hartford, Conn. 19.8 PPG, 6.1 APG, 4.9 APG 1-13-14 Connecticut 66-55 (ESPN2) Waco 13 Christyn Williams G JR BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 11-17-16 Connecticut 72-61 (ESPN3) Storrs, Conn. 16.0 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.3 APG KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director 1-3-19 Baylor 67-58 (ESPN) Waco 22 Evina Westbrook G JR C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] 1-9-20 Baylor 74-58 (ESPN) Hartford, Conn. 9.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.4 APG Home 2-1; Away, 2-2; Neutral 0-1 Page 1 | Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 11-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 11-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 BAYLOR’S NATIONALLY TELEVISED MATCHUP ON ABC MAKES HISTORY The Baylor women’s basketball While the Baylor Lady Bears are no stranger to television (337-66 in the Mulkey era), March 21 vs. Jackson State marked the first time in 1,000program picked up its 1,000th victory program history that Baylor has played on one of the four major television networks. The Lady Bears and Lady Tigers debuted on ABC with Beth Dec. 1 in Tampa at South Florida. The Lady Bears Mowins and former UConn standout Renee Montgomery on the call. became the 15th Division I program to accomplish Baylor didn’t have to wait long to get its second ABC nod as the network carried Baylor’s Sweet 16 overtime thriller with Michigan Saturday. the feat. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey has LADY BEARS FINALIZE ANOTHER SWEEP OF BIG 12 TITLES 668 made 668 appearances in the AP Top 25 Baylor’s 23 combined conference championships are tied with Stanford for the most in the Power 5 since the 2004-05 season.