WBB Box Score: RV/22 Baylor (7-2) 98, Louisiana Tech (4-3) 54

[Pirtle, Colin]

RV/22 Baylor (7-2) 98, Louisiana Tech (4-3) 54
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024

Game book attached


  *   Baylor defeated Louisiana Tech, 98-54, on Sunday afternoon in record-breaking fashion.
  *   Sarah Andrews upped her career 3-pointer total to 259, a figure that sets the program record for 3-pointers made. Odyssey Sims (2010-14) sunk 258 in her career, including 63 in the 2011-12 national championship season.
  *   Andrews had six rebounds with four assists and a steal.
  *   The Bears are now one game behind the Lady Techsters all-time, rising to 4-3.
  *   Baylor is 2-0 against LA Tech at home.
  *   BU was 51.3 from the floor, the fifth time this season over 50%. Baylor is 273-2 when shooting over 50%.
  *   Baylor has won 373 wins by 10 or more points since 2010-11.
  *   23.1% (6-of-26) was BU’s worst performance from three in 2024-25.
  *   BU held LA Tech to its fewest rebounds this season (24), with a previous low of 30 vs. Southeastern (11/23).
  *   Baylor had its longest run of the year, scoring 19 straight in the second quarter.
  *   Nicki Collen is 81-30 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   Collen is 15-2 in the month of November.
  *   Collen’s Bears stay undefeated when up at the half, now 6-0.
  *   Baylor moves to 5-0 at home this season and picked up its 12th win at Foster Pavilion.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh had the 12th 20+ point performance on Sunday. It was the second time in her career that she recorded two 20+ outputs in back-to-back games.
  *   Jada Walker scored 14 points, her best since Indiana, and paired it with 10 assists for just the second double-double of her career (21 pts, 10 assists vs. Coastal Carolina on 11/13/22).
  *   Walker’s double-double was the first from points/assists for a Baylor individual since Andrew’s 11-point, 10-assist performance vs. UCF on January 20, 2024.
  *   Walker also put up four rebounds, five steals, a block and was 5-of-5 from the floor while sinking her first 3-pointer after a three-game skid without a triple.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs scored 13, including five from the charity stripe, with 12 rebounds for her second-straight double-double and the fifth of her junior season.
  *   Junior Bella Fontleroy totaled the first double-double of her 2024-25 campaign behind 10 points and 10 rebounds. She also led the team in blocks for the fifth time this season with two.
  *   It was the first time since February 18, 2023’s game against No. 22 Iowa State that three Bears ended the day with double-doubles (Caitlin Bickle (13p/12r), Littlepage-Buggs (19p/12r) and Fontleroy (19p/11r))
  *   Yaya Felder continues a strong season, coming off the bench with nine points and four assists.
  *   Madison Bartley had her best output of the season with seven points, her third-highest scoring performance while at BU.
  *   Kyla Abraham scored six with three rebounds and two blocks, tying her career high for the sixth time.
  *   Kayla Nelms hit the floor for eight minutes, totaling four points and four rebounds.
  *   Newcomer Waiata Jennings played for just shy of five minutes with one fastbreak layup off a steal.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the ninth time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 33-10, Andrews is 78-31, Littlepage-Buggs is 45-17, Fontleroy is 28-12 and Vonleh is 7-2 as starters at Baylor.

  *   Baylor returns to Foster Pavilion to face Texas Southern at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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