WBB Box Score: No. 17 Baylor 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 42

[Pirtle, Colin]

No. 17 Baylor (3-1) 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-1) 42
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024

Game book attached!


  *   Baylor defeated the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, 65-42, on Sunday afternoon despite a 33.3%-shooting effort, going 22-of-66.
  *   In 29 games shooing in the 30s, Sunday’s game is only the ninth win. The last time BU won a sub-40% performance from the floor was against Oklahoma State, March 3, 2024.
  *   The Bears picked up their 10th win at Foster Pavilion in their 12th game at the new crib.
  *   BU shot 11 3-pointers on Sunday, their highest tally and first 10+ performance of the season.
  *   Nicki Collen upped her win total in the month of November to 21 and is 71-6 when leading at the half.
  *   Collen is 77-29 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   The Bears continue to stay undefeated against the Islanders, taking their fourth win after not facing off in 17 years.
  *   Having its best 3-point defensive effort of the season, Baylor held TAMU-CC to .090 (1-of-11) from beyond the arc after the Islanders shot .308, .273 and .611 in the first three games of the season.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh scored her 1,000th career point 1:02 into the game, off a turnover stolen from Annukka Willstedt.
  *   Vonleh is the fifth Bear on the roster with 1,000+ points at the DI level, giving the Bears the lead among power conferences.
  *   Vonleh fouled out, the first time by a Bear this season, two minutes into the fourth quarter, after a nine-point performance with two blocks.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs was one point shy of her third double-double of the season but had 12 rebounds for a new season high.
  *   Littlepage-Buggs’ 12 rebounds were good enough for the 27th double-figure rebounding performance of her college career.
  *   Bella Fontleroy and Yaya Felder tied as high-point scorers, both getting 12.
  *   Sunday was Fontleroy’s 36th game ending in double figures and Felder’s 48th. Both Bears had their second-straight double-digit performance.
  *   Five blocks are a new career high for Fontleroy, upping her total from four against Virginia Tech in last season’s NCAA Tournament.
  *   Jada Walker had eight points and a T-team-high five assists in nearly 33 minutes on the court.
  *   Sarah Andrews had 11 points, her 67th double-digit game, with five assists and four steals.
  *   Andrews needs 10 assists to reach 500 in her career, which would be top five in program history.
  *   Andrews needs 13 3-pointers to break the all-time Baylor record.
  *   Off the bench, Kyla Abraham and Waiata Jennings combined for four points, as Jennings sunk her second DI 3-pointer.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the fourth time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 29-9, Andrews is 74-30, Littlepage-Buggs is 41-16, Fontleroy is 24-11 and Vonleh is 3-1 as starters at Baylor.

  *   Baylor begins the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis from Paradise Island in The Bahamas on Saturday, facing off against Southern Miss at 12:30 p.m. CT. The first two rounds of the tournament will be streamed on FloHoops and the final game will be either on ESPN2 or ESPNU.


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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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