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<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998)<br>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2024/11/6/BU_WBB_Notes_1_UIW.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Nov. 7, 2024 • 7 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion </b>(7,500) <br>
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<b>LIVE STATS: </b><a href="https://baylorbears.com/stats" target="_blank">Stat Broadcast</a><br>
<b>WATCH:</b> ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> John Morris <i>(pxp), Jim Haller (analyst)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>Baylor Sports Media Network via<b> </b>FOX Sports Radio 93.9FM in Central Texas and worldwide at <a href="http://www.centexsportsfan.com">centexsportsfan.com</a><br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith </i>(PBP), <i>Lori Fogleman</i> (Analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS (0-1, 0-0 SLC)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Location:</b> San Antonio, Texas<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> SLC<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Jeff Dow (Oregon, 1989)<br>
<a href="https://uiwcardinals.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster">Roster</a> | <a href="https://uiwcardinals.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats">Stats</a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2024/11/6/Baylor_Game_Notes.pdf">Game Notes (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Story lines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are looking for their 15th-straight season-opening win on Thursday night, last beating Southern 85-53 in 2023. The last loss to open the season was in 2009, when the Bears
fell to Tennessee, 74-65, in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in Knoxville. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• A win against Incarnate Word would be BU’s 20th-consecutive home-opening victory, dating back to 2005-06.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor opens the season ranked 12th in the nation by the Associated Press. The Bears’ ranking in the AP poll is the 20th
consecutive appearance in the preseason release. Among Big 12 schools, BU lands second in four league foes in the top 25. Baylor also enters the season 12th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• The Big 12 coaches picked the Bears to finish third in the conference with two first-place votes.
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday’s game is the second against the Cardinals in program history, with Baylor taking the first-ever matchup 71-42 in 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• UIW opened the season on Monday night at Texas Tech, falling 78-48. 27 of their points came from the charity stripe, shooting
75% from the line. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Junior guard Jorja Elliott was Incarnate Word’s lone double-digit point scorer, tabbing 10 points in 28 minutes on the
court. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Incarnate Word ended the 2023-24 season 19-11 in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament and went 0-3 against
Power Four schools (TCU, Texas Tech, Arkansas).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor holds the 1-0 all-time advantage over UIW, beating them at the Ferrell Center for the first and only meeting on
Nov. 10, 2022.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor returns four 10+ game starters to the court in 2024 with Sarah Andrews, Bella Fontleroy, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
and Jada Walker. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• The Bears defeated Langston 100-39 in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• For the first time in the Nicki Collen era, Baylor’s roster will feature more returners than newcomers. 80% of last season’s
scoring returns for 2024-25, up from 56% in Year Three and 57% in Year Two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor’s roster holds four student-athletes that have eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark at the Division I level. BU’s
four ties the nations’ best among power conferences with Illinois and Notre Dame.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Sarah Andrews (1,378 pts - all at BU), Yaya Felder (1,110 pts - 247 at BU), Madison Bartley (1,052 pts - 51 at BU) and
Jada Walker (1007 pts - 284 at BU). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• NJCAA transfer Waiata Jennings scored 1,227 career points in a two-year stint at Collin College, upping the total to five
across collegiate competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Aaronette Vonleh is on record watch, only
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">41</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> points away from 1,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Baylor landed three players on four preseason watch lists, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and the Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Sarah Andrews earned spots on the Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year watch list and the Ann Meyers-Drysdale
watch list for the best shooting guard in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Andrews is one of nine watch list members from the 16-team Big 12 Conference. Iowa State and Kansas State each are represented
by two student-athletes on the list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Darianna Littlepage-Buggs took her second-straight spot on the preseason list from the Katrina McClain Award for power
forwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Aaronette Vonleh landed among the top 20 for the Lisa Leslie Award for the best center in the nation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">• Jada Walker and Yaya Felder also received votes for the Naismith Starting 5 awards, but did not rank in the top 20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco,
Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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