WBB Box: No. 18/17 Baylor 71, Incarnate Word 42

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 18/17 Baylor (2-0) 71, Incarnate Word (1-1) 42
Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022


  *   Baylor moved to 2-0 on the year, and 17-2 at the Ferrell Center in the Nicki Collen era, with the 71-42 victory over Incarnate Word on Thursday night.
  *   The Bears have outscored their first two opponents, 159-92.
  *   BU has out-rebounded its opponents in 189 of the last 201 games, and 85-58 to start the 2022-23 campaign.
  *   Newcomer Aijha Blackwell registered her first 20-point performance of the season, reaching a game-high 23 for her 20th-career 20-point outing.
  *   Blackwell added a game-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year and 41st of her career.
  *   Defensively, Blackwell drew a team-high three charges and eight fouls in total.
  *   Senior Jaden Owens reached another career milestone, recording a career- and team-best four steals.
  *   Owens and freshman Bella Fontleroy earned their first career starts in a Baylor uniform.
  *   Fontleroy finished in double-figure scoring for the second-straight game, registering 11 points.
  *   Junior Sarah Andrews logged a team-high 35 minutes, finishing with the second-most points (12).
  *   Nine of BU’s 11 points in the opening quarter were from Blackwell.
  *   The Bears forced 20-plus turnovers from their opponents in back-to-back games to start the season. Just five of BU’s opponents recorded 20-or-more turnovers last year.
  *   BU held UIW to less than 20 points (18) in the first half, marking the first time since holding Oklahoma State to just 14 in the opening half on March 11, 2022.

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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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