WBB Box Score: 19/22 Baylor (23-5, 13-2 Big 12) 84, Colorado (17-9, 8-7 Big 12) 62

[Pirtle, Colin]

19/22 Baylor (23-5, 13-2 Big 12) 84, Colorado (17-9, 8-7 Big 12) 62
Boulder, Colo. (CU Events Center)
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025


  *   19/22 Baylor defeated Colorado, 84-62, in Boulder on Wednesday evening in the Bears’ first game at CU Events Center since the 2011 season.
  *   With the win, the Bears now claim the previous 10-straight meetings over the Buffaloes, dating back to February 26, 2005.
  *   BU outscored CU 76-38 in the first three quarters, but a 24-8 fourth quarter deficit for Baylor off just one made field goal brought the final margin to 22.
  *   Baylor is 11-27 in the Nicki Collen era when sporting a field goal percentage less than their opponent, as CU outshot the Bears 44.2% to 41.5%.
  *   BU had its ninth game with double-digit 3-pointers made, scoring 14 off 31 attempts.
  *   The Bears were 76.2% from the charity stripe, at 16-of-21.
  *   Baylor had 14 turnovers on the evening, seven coming in the fourth quarter alone.
  *   Bella Fontleroy shot lights out, with six sunk three-pointers and a trio of three throws made. Her 21 points were the third 20-point game of her career and the six rebounds put her over the 500 mark in her career.
  *   Making her first homecoming to Colorado, Aaronette Vonleh also had her 500th career rebound, grabbing eight boards with 10 points on the night.
  *   Jada Walker, who exited the game in the first quarter but returned in the second, had 17 points with a half-court three as time was expiring in the second quarter. She ended the night with six assists.
  *   Fifth-year Bear Sarah Andrews had 12 points with five assists, three steals and three rebounds in her 160th career game.
  *   Aliyah Matharu had eight points and a season-high seven rebounds with two steals.
  *   Waiata Jennings scored her first Big 12 points on Wednesday, getting firsts in all three shot categories. Her three rebounds also tied the season-high tally with games versus East Texas A&M, New Orleans and Houston.
  *   Yaya Felder matched Jennings’ seven points in her second start of the season, getting one from behind the arc.
  *   Kyla Abraham had two points in the paint with four rebounds.
  *   Collen is 97-33 in her fourth season leading the Bears, 49-19 in Big 12 play.

  *   Collen is 27-8 in the month of February.
  *   Baylor used the lineup of Yaya Felder, Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy as its first five for the second time this season.
     *   Felder is 3-0, Walker is 49-13, Andrews is 94-34, Fontleroy is 44-15 and Vonleh is 23-5 as starters at Baylor.
  *   Baylor is back home on Saturday afternoon at 1:30, hosting Iowa State for a nationally broadcast game on FOX.

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