WBB: No. 13 Baylor 85, SMU 61

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 13/16 Baylor (6-0) 85, SMU (3-4) 61
Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023


  *   The No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball team remained undefeated after an 85-61 win in its first road game of the season at SMU on Thursday night.
  *   Baylor has scored 80-plus in all six of its contests to start the year for just the fourth time in program history. The last time it accomplished this feat was during the 1977-78 campaign. It’s the first time since the 1975-76 season that all six games were wins by the Bears.
  *   The Bears finished the month of November a perfect 6-0. It’s the first time since 2018-19 that Baylor went undefeated in the opening month of competition and just the ninth time since the turn of the century that the Bears have done so.
  *   The 24-point victory marks the fourth 20-plus point win of the year for Baylor.
  *   For the third-straight year under the direction of Nicki Collen, the Bears earned the win in their first true road game of the season.
  *   BU improved to 15-7 on the road in the Collen era with the win over the Mustangs.
  *   The Bears moved to 8-6 in nationally televised games over the last three seasons. More specifically, BU is now 4-1 in games broadcast on ESPNU during that span.
  *   In each of the Bears’ six wins, Baylor has had a different leading scorer each contest.
  *   Sophomore Darianna Littlepage-Buggs led the way for the Bears at SMU, turning in her first double-double of the season with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
  *   Sophomore Bella Fontleroy finished in double figures for the second time in three outings, contributing 17 of BU’s 31 points off the bench.
  *   As a team, the Baylor’s bench has outscored its opponent’s bench, 212-71.
  *   Graduate senior Dre’Una Edwards recorded her second double-double of the year, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The forward has notched double figure scoring in all but one game this season.
  *   Edwards added three steals and three blocks to her stat line, leading the Bears in each category.
  *   Senior Sarah Andrews drilled three from range to lead the Bears behind the 3-point arc. The guard has hit 3-or-more from behind the arc in four games this season.
  *   Andrews has made 179 threes in her career which is good for third all-time in BU history and she needs just 17 more to stand alone in second.
  *   The Bears outrebounded the Mustangs, 51-28, marking the fourth time this season BU has grabbed more boards than its opponent.
  *   Newcomers Jada Walker and Yaya Felder each dished out six assists to lead the Bears while Baylor combined for 27 assists on 33 made baskets.

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

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