WBB: No. 21 Baylor 75, No. 23 Villanova 70

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached. The Bears will face the winner of the No. 22 Michigan/USF game tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. CT in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game. The contest will be streamed via FloHoops, which requires a subscription. Updated notes about tomorrow’s matchup to follow later.

No. 21 Baylor (5-1) 75, No. 23 Villanova (5-1) 70
Estero, Fla. (Hertz Arena)
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022

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  *   In just the second meeting ever between Baylor and Villanova, the Bears topped the Wildcats, 75-70.
  *   BU improved to 10-3 all-time against the Big East Conference.
  *   The victory marks Baylor’s first top-25 non-conference win since besting then-No. 17/23 Indiana, 77-62, in the U.S. Virgin Islands during the 2019-20 campaign.
  *   The Bears outrebounded the Wildcats, 43-38, marking the fifth time in six games this season that BU has grabbed more boards than its opponent.
  *   For the third time this season, and second-straight game, Baylor saw five Bears reach double-figure scoring.
  *   Fifth-year Caitlin Bickle logged her second-career double-double, finishing with a season-high 18 points and career-high 12 rebounds.
  *   Senior Jaden Owens registered a career-high 17 points and led the Bears in assists (2) for the sixth-straight outing. She also matched a career-best five rebounds.
  *   Junior Sarah Andrews reached double-figure scoring in the sixth-straight game to start the year, finishing with 13.
  *   Baylor held Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist to her second-lowest scoring output (22) as the senior led the Wildcats in the category.

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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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