No. 12 Baylor WBB's Comeback Bid Falls Short at Oregon

[Pirtle, Colin]

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Oregon (3-0) 76, No. 12/12 Baylor (1-1) 74
Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena)
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024


  *   The Bears opened their road slate in a 76-74 loss to Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.
  *   Baylor dropped its first road opener under Nicki Collen, moving to 3-1.
  *   The Bears move to 5-1 all-time against the Ducks in Oregon’s first win over BU and first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 23, 2023, against No. 14 Arizona.
  *   Jada Walker went off for 24 points, her eighth game with 20+ points and 49th in double figures. In 36 minutes, Walker put up four rebounds and was 4-4 from the line with two clutch shots late.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs reached double figure scoring for the 39th time in her career and for the fifth consecutive game.
  *   Littlepage-Buggs had 19 points and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes, her 20th double-double in her third season with the Bears.
  *   Sarah Andrews had 13 points, five rebounds and six assists, her 66th game in double figures.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh is 20 points shy of 1,000 in her career.
  *   Andrews needs 23 assists to reach 500 in her career, which would be top five in program history.
  *   Andrews needs 17 3-pointers to break the all-time Baylor record.
  *   Collen is 75-29 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   The Bears are 21-12 under Collen on the road.
  *   Bears drop to 6-19 when trailing at the half.
  *   Baylor is 19-4 under Collen in the month of November.
  *   Baylor is 9-10 under Collen in games decided by less than five points.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy in both games this season.

     *   Walker is 27-9, Andrews is 72-30, Littlepage-Buggs is 39-16, Fontleroy is 22-11 and Vonleh is 1-1 as starters at Baylor.

  *   The first player off the bench in Eugene was Yaya Felder, making an impact with one assist, two rebounds and one point from the charity stripe in the first quarter.
  *   A 10-2 run put the Bears down one at the end of the first quarter, 15-14
  *   Baylor used an 8-0 run in the second quarter to take their first lead of the game, backed by eight points from Jada Walker.
  *   Freshman Kayla Nelms saw court time for the first time in her collegiate career. The Florida native played over three minutes with one rebound and one steal.

  *   BU put up a 17-2 run in the fourth quarter and tied it up at the line by two free throws from Walker
  *   Oregon-native Vonleh put the Bears on top at 74-72 with 1:28 remaining in the game before the Ducks scored four unanswered to win the game.

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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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