No. 7 Baylor WBB Faces Road Test at UNLV

[Pirtle, Colin]

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7/14 BAYLOR BEARS (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats> | Game Notes (PDF)</documents/2025/11/13/BU_WBB_Notes_3_UNLV.pdf>
7/14 BAYLOR (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs UNLV (2-0, 0-0 MWC)
Nov. 14, 2025 • 8:00 p.m. CT
Las Vegas, Nev. • COX Pavilion (2,500)

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Talent: Alex Del Barrio (pxp), Isis Young (analyst)
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Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Lori Fogleman (analyst)

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UNLV LADY REBELS (2-0, 0-0 MWC)
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Conference/Affiliation: Mountain West
Head Coach: Lindy La Rocque (Stanford, 2012)
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Game notes:

• Baylor faces its first road test at UNLV on Friday night, entering the game with a 3-1 record in road openers in the Nicki Collen era (wins at: UT-Arlington, OU, SMU; loss at: Oregon)

• The Bears picked up a big top 10 win over No. 7 Duke in the season opener, the program’s first since 2023 and fifth under head coach Nicki Collen.

• Baylor returns to the court with a new-look roster that features six new players and three new coaches, highlighted by three Auburn pickups: Assoc. HC Johnnie Harris, redshirt sophomore Taliah Scott and sophomore Yuting Deng.

• Baylor is ranked seventh in the AP Poll and 14th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after their 2-0 start to the season.

• It is Baylor’s first time in the national top 10 rankings since January 2024 and the 22nd addition featuring Baylor in the top 10 under Collen, 311th in program history.

• In the 50 years of the AP Poll, the Bears have been ranked No. 1 47 times with the last top-5 ranking coming in 2023-24.

• Those 47 rankings at the top are sixth in the nation, behind UConn, Tennessee, South Carolina, Louisiana Tech and Texas.

• Taliah Scott has made an immediate impact for the Bears, scoring 55 points in just two games, including 24 against No. 7 Duke.

• Scott scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Bears over the Blue Devils, going 3-of-6 from the floor in that frame while adding six clutch free throws.

• The Florida native is shooting 47.1% from the field, 41.2% from beyond the arc, and 87.5% from the free-throw line through her first two games.

• Scott earned Big 12 Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week honors for her performances.

• Baylor’s roster features four players in their fourth season under head coach Nicki Collen, the most among Big 12 programs. BYU follows with two, while Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech each have one.

• UConn leads major basketball conferences (Power Four + Big East) with five returners in at least their fourth year, while Baylor’s four are tied for second with Iowa, Minnesota and Washington.

• Kyla Abraham, Bella Fontleroy and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs all signed straight out of high school in an unbroken 2022 recruiting class.

• Jana Van Gytenbeek missed Year No. 3 at BU because of injury, but regained a year of eligibility to finish out her collegiate career under Collen.

• Baylor stayed perfect in home openers since 1992 in its 13-point win over Lindenwood.

• The offense got strong contributions from a 20-point duo: Taliah Scott poured in 29 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including five 3-pointers, while adding three rebounds and three assists. Meanwhile, Bella Fontleroy scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds, hit 9-of-15 from the field and made four 3-pointers.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

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