WBB Box Score: #18/17 Baylor 101, Southern Miss 55

[Pirtle, Colin]

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No. 18/17 Baylor (4-1) 101, Southern Miss (2-3) 55
Paradise Island, The Bahamas (Imperial Arena)
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024


  *   Baylor opened up the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis with a 101-55 win over the Southern Miss Lady Eagles on Saturday afternoon in Atlantis’ Imperial Arena.
  *   The Bears shot 57.4, their best of the season from the floor, and 44.1% from three.
  *   15 threes on the afternoon was Baylor’s best since their program-record-setting 17-triple performance against McNeese last November.
  *   BU won its first game outside of Foster Pavilion and its first game on a neutral site this season.
  *   Nicki Collen upped her win total in the month of November to 22 and is 72-6 when leading at the half.
  *   Collen is 78-29 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   Saturday’s game is the third time in the Collen era that the Bears eclipsed the 100-point mark.
  *   The Bears picked up their second win against the Lady Eagles to take the 2-1 advantage in the series. It was the first time the two teams faced off in nine years.
  *   Baylor held Southern Miss at 2-for-9 from three. 22.2% was the second-best defensive effort beyond the arc this season.
  *   Saturday afternoon’s win is the 14th for the program all-time outside of the United States, staying unscathed with zero losses. Collen’s Bears are also still perfect with their fourth win abroad.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs lead the Bears in scoring for the third time in five games this season, totaling 19 with seven rebounds.
  *   Littlepage-Buggs didn’t commit a single foul in the contest but drew seven.
  *   Jada Walker’s 17 points came in 30 minutes on the court, going 7-for-10 from the floor and 1-for-2 beyond the arc.
  *   Walker dished out eight assists, tying the second-most from any Bear this season only behind her own 10-assist performance to open the campaign against Incarnate Word.
  *   Sarah Andrews and Bella Fontleroy each drained four 3-pointers each, en route to Andrew’s 14 points on the evening and Fontleroy’s 15.
  *   Fontleroy was one three shy of her tying her career-best record.
  *   Yaya Felder’s 17 points were her most of the season and the most of her Baylor career while she led the team in rebounds at eight.
  *   Felder added to Baylor’s three total, sinking three to tie her best mark in the green and gold.
  *   Waiata Jennings was 2-for-5 from three in her first multi-triple game as a Bear.
  *   Freshman Kayla Nelms had double-digit points in her collegiate career in four games played. Four added to her career ups the total to 12.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the fifth time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 30-9, Andrews is 75-30, Littlepage-Buggs is 42-16, Fontleroy is 25-11 and Vonleh is 4-1 as starters at Baylor.

  *   Baylor continues the Battle 4 Atlantis against either Indiana or Columbia on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.


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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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