WBB Box Score: RV/RV Baylor (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) 75, UCF (7-12, 0-9 Big 12) 64

[Pirtle, Colin]

RV/RV Baylor (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) 75, UCF (7-12, 0-9 Big 12) 64
Orlando, Fla. (Addition Financial Arena)
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025


  *   Baylor defeated UCF 75-64 on Wednesday evening at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla., gaining its seventh conference win in nine games.
  *   The Bears shot 43.3% from the floor, led by a T-career-high 11 field goals made by Aaronette Vonleh in the paint.
  *   BU’s nine 3-pointers made were the most since the Jan. 8 contest at Arizona, good for the second-most of conference play.
  *   With only six turnovers in the game, Baylor only turned the ball over once in the second half.
  *   The Knights were held to two 3-point makes (18.2%) and had 27 free throw attempts off 18 fouls.
  *   Baylor used an 8-point run to take the largest lead of the game at 18 points in the third quarter. The Bears had the lead for 39 minutes on Wednesday.
  *   The 7-2 record through nine games in Big 12 play continues the best start to the league slate in Collen’s fourth year at the helm of the program, with four of those wins coming on the road.
  *   Collen is 91-33 in her fourth season leading the Bears, 44-19 in Big 12 play.

  *   Collen is 19-11 in the month of January.
  *   Vonleh was a shot away from perfection, going 11-of-12 from the floor in 35 minutes with five rebounds and 22 points, a tie for her season best.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs picked up her ninth double-double of the season in a 17-point, 11-rebound effort in 31 minutes, draining her sixth-career 3-pointer.
  *   Also seeing a double-digit performance, Sarah Andrews scored 12 points, all from beyond the arc, with a team-leading seven assists.
  *   Jada Walker had seven points with six assists and a steal.
  *   Bella Fontleroy had an impactful night with eight points and seven rebounds, grabbing a pair of assists and a team-leading two steals.
  *   In 11 minutes on the floor, Aliyah Matharu scored six points off two 3-pointers.
  *   Off the bench, Yaya Felder was held to three points from a single shot, going one-for-five.
  *   Baylor used the familiar lineup of Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy as its first five for the 21st time this season.
     *   Littlepage-Buggs is 54-15, Walker is 43-13, Andrews is 88-34, Fontleroy is 38-15 and Vonleh is 17-5 as starters at Baylor.
  *   Baylor heads back to Foster Pavilion for the first home contest in 16 days, playing Cincinnati at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

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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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