WBB Box Score: RV/17 Baylor 73, Villanova 62

[Pirtle, Colin]

RV/17 Baylor (5-2) 73, Villanova (4-3) 62
Paradise Island, The Bahamas (Imperial Arena)
Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

Game book & tournament stats are attached. Postgame presser is available in the Media Resources Folder<https://baylor.box.com/s/bvrpq1jak1r4a333r0ocfbph25jixglz>.


  *   Baylor defeated Villanova, 73-62, on Monday evening to clinch third place in the Battle 4 Atlantis after a 2-1 run over three days.
  *   The Bears move to 3-0 over the Wildcats, only facing the Big East team in November tournaments each time.
  *   Baylor shot 58.7% from the floor, their best shooting performance of the year at 24-for-46.
  *   From three, Baylor’s five was the second-lowest tally of the season so far.
  *   Villanova’s 45.8% from three, fueled by a 6-6 start, was the second-best by a Baylor opponent this season behind East Texas A&M’s even 50%.
  *   BU secured its second win of the season outside of Foster Pavilion in four attempts and its second win at a neutral site.
  *   Nicki Collen is 79-30 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   Collen is 23-5 in the month of November.
  *   Collen collected the first win of the season after trailing at halftime and the seventh of her career at Baylor.
  *   Sunday evening’s win moves the Bears to 15-1 outside of the United States all time and Collen is 5-1 abroad.
  *   Yaya Felder was announced as part of the All-Tournament Team after 42 points across the three games, 14.0 per game.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh led the scoring efforts for Baylor for the first time this season with 19, her most thus far as a Bear. Vonleh had 10 at the break, the quickest she’s been in double digits so far this year.
  *   Sarah Andrews’s four assists puts her a 501 in her career and makes her one of five players to cross 500 in a Baylor uniform.
  *   Andrews scored 15 in 69th double-digit scoring effort of her career.
  *   Jada Walker put the third 10+ point performance of her tournament together against Villanova, going 5-of 8 for 11.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs matched Walker’s 11 with nine rebounds and three assists. It was her fifth double-digit game this season in seven played.
  *   Felder had three assists with eight points and three rebounds in 21 minutes.
  *   Bella Fontleroy had nine points with three more blocks, making her season total 12.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the seventh time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 31-10, Andrews is 76-31, Littlepage-Buggs is 43-17, Fontleroy is 26-12 and Vonleh is 5-2 as starters at Baylor.

  *   Baylor heads back to Waco to face New Orleans after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 29. After a quick turnaround, the Bears host Louisiana Tech on Sunday. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ and the Baylor Sports Media Network.


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