Baylor WBB Advances to Play Indiana in Second Round of Battle 4 Atlantis

Sat Nov 23 19:28:34 CST 2024

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18/17 BAYLOR BEARS (4-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998)
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18/17 BAYLOR (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. INDIANA HOOSIERS (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
Nov. 24, 2024 • 12:30 p.m. CT
Paradise Island, The Bahamas • Imperial Arena (3,500)

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INDIANA HOOSIERS (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Conference/Affiliation: Big Ten
Head Coach: Teri Moren (Purdue, 1992)
Roster<https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster> | Stats<https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2024-25> | Game Notes (PDF)

Game notes
• Baylor plays through the winners bracket, set to face off against Indiana on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. CT.
• BU is playing in The Bahamas for the first time since 2017 when they took part in the Junkanoo Jam, defeating Missouri State, and Georgia Tech. The Bears are 9-0 in the Bahamas (Jankanoo Jam- 06, 15, 17; Sunsplash Shootout- 2010, Battle 4 Atlantis- 2024)
• Baylor returns four 10+ game starters to the court in 2024 with Sarah Andrews, Bella Fontleroy, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Jada Walker.
• The Bears posted the third 100+ point performance in the Collen era against Southern Miss to open the tournament, 101-55.
• Tied for the second-most 3-pointers in a game in program history, Baylor pulled away from Southern Miss with 15 threes in their first-round matchup.
• Indiana defeated Columbia in Round One of the Battle 4 Atlantis, pulling away in the final minutes.
• In their 72-62 defeat of the Lions, Columbia shot 45.6 from teh floor and 27% at the three. Shay Ciezki played all but one minute in the contest, and tallied four rbounds, three the and 2 points. Lily Meister led the scoring for Indiana, getting a 20-piece in 24 minutes, while Yarden Garzon scored 18 with 10 rebounds.
• On the season, Garzon averages 16.4 points per game, the most among the Hoosiers, while Meister averages 7.4 rebounds per game.
• The Hoosiers are led by Terri Moren in her 11th season at the helm.
• Baylor last faced Indiana at the 2019 Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands and has a win at home, on the road and on a neutral site.
• Baylor is now 14-0 when playing official, NCAA-sanctioned games outside the United States border.
• First recorded game abroad in Baylor WBB history was a part of the Caribbean Classic, where BU defeated Cal, 75-58, in front of 215 fans in Riviera Maya, Mexico, at the Adventure Spa Palace.
• In The Bahamas, the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis will be the first tournament with the Bears in seven years after the Junkanoo Jam in 2006, 2015 and 2017, and the Sunsplash Shootout in 2010. It will be BU’s first appearance in Atlantis’ Imperial Ballroom.
• The Bears are 4-0 abroad under Nicki Collen, with wins over Fordham, Arizona State and Houston in the 2021 Cancun Challenge, and Southern Miss in the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis.
• Baylor opened the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis with a 101-55 win over Southern Miss to advance through the winner’s side of the bracket.
• In only the third 100+ point game of Collen’s stint, the Bears shot 57.4% from the floor and 44.1% from three at 15-of-34 beyond the arc. 15 ties No. 2 in program history with the Arkansas State game in December of 2019.
• With another strong defensive performance from three, the Bears complimented their strong offensive game at the arc with a strong defensive performance, holding the Lady Eagles to 22.2% from three.
• Six Bears lended a hand from deep, as Bella Fontleroy and Sarah Andrews each had four, Yaya Felder had three, Waiata Jennings had two and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Jada Walker each had one.
• Littlepage-Buggs led the scoring efforts for Baylor in her third of five games, totalling 19 with seven rebounds.
• Five players ended the afternoon in double figures.
• Fifth-year senior Sarah Andrews, who has spent all five years in a Baylor uniform, currently sits at No. 10 and T-No. 8 in program history for games played and games started, respectively.
• 137 game played puts her behind Sophia Young-Malcolm, now an assistant coach for the Bears, at 139. The overall record of 162 is held by Suzie Snider Eppers from 1973-77 while the Bears competed in the AIAW. In NCAA competition, the record is at 148 by Nina Davis (2013-17).
• 105 games started ties Andrews with Kimetria Hayden (2009-13) and Maggie Davis-Stinnett (1986-89, 1990-91). National champion Brittney Griner holds the games started record at 148.
• Andrews is also 9 threes away from taking, 8 from tying, the record for 3-pointers made in a Baylor uniform, currently held by Odyssey Sims at 258.
• The Irving, Texas, native is also in the top-10 list for assists with 492, good enough for sixth.

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