WBB Box Score: RV/23 Baylor (9-2) 71, UNLV (6-3) 64

[Pirtle, Colin]

RV/23 Baylor (9-2) 71, UNLV (6-3) 64
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024


  *   Baylor defeated UNLV, 71-64, on Sunday afternoon in the Bears’ fifth-straight win.
  *   The Bears were held to just two 3-pointers, the least of the season in nine attempts, shooting 40.7% from the floor.
  *   Baylor put together a 16-point run in the third quarter, its third best of the season. The top three runs for 2024-25 have all come in the previous three games.
  *   BU shot just 60% from the free throw line, but 21 makes on 35 tries marks new season highs in both categories.
  *   The Lady Rebels were 10-of-27 from behind the arc, the most attempts allowed so far this year with the second game with double-figure triples (11 from Villanova).
  *   It is the first win over UNLV all-time, making a dent in the, now, 4-1 record with the first game in Waco.

  *   Nicki Collen is 83-30 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   Collen is 17-2 in the month of December.
  *   The Bears were tied at halftime for the first time in the 2024-25 campaign, moving to 1-0 when knotted during the break.
  *   Baylor moves to 7-0 at home and picked up its 14th win at Foster Pavilion.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had a career day, becoming the first Bear since NaLyssa Smith in the 2021-22 season to record a 20-point/20-rebound game. Her 21 points, 6-of-15 from the floor and 9-of-13 from the line) matched with a career-high 20 rebounds.
  *   Littlepage-Buggs was sent to the line for 13 shots, also a new career best.
  *   The third quarter was huge for the Bears, where they outscored the Lady Rebels 21-13, led by a double-double from Littlepage-Buggs in a single quarter with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
  *   Sarah Andrews sunk 18 points on Sunday, moving her past the 1,500-career points mark to 1,507. The fifth-year senior is 296 points away from moving into the program’s top 10.
  *   Andrews also continued climbing up the assists record list. With eight on the afternoon, the native Texan now has 256 and moves past Kristy Wallace’s 525 to sit alone at No. 4.
  *   Nearing a triple-double of her own, Andrews ended with seven rebounds and eight assists.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh tabbed the third 20-point game of the season, 12th of her career, in 27 minutes.
  *   Jada Walker’s six-game streak in double figures ended, as she was held to one shot from the floor and two from the line for four points.
  *   Bella Fontleroy had four points for the second-straight game, with seven rebounds and a pair of blocks. It was the seventh time the Missouri native led the Bears in that category in 11 games.
  *   Making an impact off the bench defensively, Yaya Felder had big stops late in the game, with just two points, three assists and four rebounds on the stat line.
  *   Madison Bartley was the only other scoring Bear, getting two off a bucket in the paint.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the 11th time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 35-10, Andrews is 80-31, Littlepage-Buggs is 47-17, Fontleroy is 30-12 and Vonleh is 9-2 as starters at Baylor.

  *   After a break for final exams, the Bears return to close non-conference action against Utah Tech on Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. in the first Future Bears Day held at Foster Pavilion.

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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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