WBB Box Score: 17/18 Baylor (27-6) 84, 21/21 Oklahoma State (25-6) 74

[Pirtle, Colin]

17/18 Baylor (27-6) 84, 21/21 Oklahoma State (25-6) 74
Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center)
Saturday, March 8, 2025


  *   17/18 Baylor picked up a semifinal win over 21/21 Oklahoma State, 84-74, to advance to the program’s 16th appearance in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship finals.
  *   The Bears move on to face No. 8 TCU in a rematch of the Big 12 regular season title-deciding game exactly one week later.
  *   BU remains undefeated at 7-0 over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the Big 12 Championship.
  *   Baylor shot 44.8% from the field, boosted by a 62.5% showing in overtime, going 5-of-8 with a trio of big 3-pointers that closed the game.
  *   BU is unscathed in overtime this season, bumping up to 2-0 and 2-2 in the four years with Nicki Collen at the helm of the program.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh tied the No. 2 spot in program history in points in a Big 12 Tournament game with 37, knotted with NaLyssa Smith’s March 12, 2022, showing against Oklahoma.
  *   Vonleh was perfect at the free-throw line, going 9-of-9 and had nine rebounds.
  *   Sarah Andrews tabbed her first double-double of the season, third of her career with 11 points and 11 assists.
  *   Jada Walker scored 12 points with a pair of triples and had five dimes.
  *   Having her best scoring output since BU’s game at Colorado, Waiata Jennings scored six points off the bench with a pair of seals. Both of Jennings’ makes were from beyond the arc, making Saturday night her third DI game with multiple 3-pointers made.
  *   Kyla Abraham was 3-of-4 in the paint, scoring six points with four rebounds.
  *   Bella Fontleroy and Yaya Felder combined for 10 points, with 10 rebounds.
  *   Aliyah Matharu was held to just two points, but had five rebounds and a steal.
  *   Collen is 101-34 in her fourth season leading the Bears, 5-3 in the Big 12 Championship.

  *   Collen is 10-8 in the month of March.
  *   Baylor used the lineup of Yaya Felder, Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy as its first five for the seventh time this season.
     *   Felder is 7-1, Walker is 53-14, Andrews is 98-35, Fontleroy is 48-16 and Vonleh is 27-6 as starters at Baylor.


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