No. 4/4 Baylor WBB Heads to Fayetteville to Face No. 16/14 Arkansas on ESPN2 Sunday (Game Notes Attached)

Sat Dec 5 15:08:29 CST 2020

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#4/4 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (2-0)
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Head Coach: Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573> (La. Tech, 1984)

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#4/4 BAYLOR (2-0) at 16/14 ARKANSAS (4-1)
December 6, 2020 | 5 PM
Fayetteville, Ark. | Bud Walton Arena (19,200)

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RV/RV ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (4-1)
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Mike Neighbors

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RICHARDS RETURNS TO FLOOR AFTER SPINAL INJURY, FEATURED ON ESPN'S SPORTSCENTER
     Oct. 24, Moon Ursin<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10010> and DiDi Richards<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10008> collided in mid-air during a practice scrimmage, leaving Ursin with a concussion and Richards with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality (SCIOWRA). Ursin returned to practice after clearing concussion protocol in mid-November while Richards' rehab began immediately after she briefly lost feeling below her knees. Richards was first confined to a walker to assist her in walking, but by mid-November she was completing individual drills and workouts with medical and strength & conditioning staff. Richards shocked doctors, team medical staff and coaches with the rate of her rehab. Thirty-eight days after the injury, she played 30 minutes off the bench at South Florida Tuesday. She scored a bucket 13 seconds into her entry, and picked up where she left off last season by leading Baylor with seven assists. She led the Big 12 in assists per game in 2019-20, ranked 13th in the nation and had the NCAA's sixth-best assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.9:1.
     Her return to the floor sparked interest from ESPN with Mechelle Voepel writing a feature on her recovery, and Scott Van Pelt led off his Tuesday edition of SportsCenter, covering Richards' return with the "Best Thing I Saw Today" segment.

EGBO SHINES, RICHARDS, OLIVER SPARK LADY BEARS TO TOUGH ROAD WIN IN TAMPA
     In each of the last two seasons, the South Florida Bulls have given Baylor all it could handle. Last season in Waco, Baylor led by only one late in the second half before taking a 12-point victory. Saturday in Tampa, Baylor's lead was one point at halftime, and the score was tied at 50 apiece with 8:37 remaining before the Lady Bears pulled out the five-point win. Just like in Waco last season, Queen Egbo<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10005> rose to the occasion in the tight game. A year after scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds off the bench vs. USF, Egbo poured in a career-high 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds Tuesday. Twenty-two of her 25 points came in the second half, and the Lady Bears also got a career-high 14 points from Trinity Oliver<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10007> in her second-career start. Richards first got clearance medically to play Monday night at the team's dinner, and head coach Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573> wasted no time in throwing her back in the fire. With 6:59 left in the first quarter, Richards checked in, and by the 6:46 mark, she had her first bucket. Richards didn't have an assist in the first half, but assisted on 5 of the last 6 Lady Bears buckets in the third quarter and finished with a game-high seven.

MESSER COMES HOME
     Baylor Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Sytia Messer<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1575> is in her 8th season with the Lady Bears, and she's in her 21st season as a collegiate coach. Prior to that time, she laced up her shoes in college for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Messer still stands in the Arkansas career Top 10 in points (7th, 1,370) and rebounds (10th, 603). Her successful playing career, which included a trip to the 1998 NCAA Final Four and a 1999 WNIT Postseason championship, prompted her induction into the 2018 Arkansas Athletics Hall of Fame. Messer is a native of Waldo, Ark. and still has many friends and family residing in Arkansas.

BAYLOR WINS 1,000TH WIN AS A PROGRAM; LADY BEARS BECOME 15TH PROGRAM IN D1 HISTORY TO REACH 1,000 VICTORIES
     Baylor's win at South Florida marked the program's 1,000th victory. Baylor became the 15th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 1,000 victories joining Tennessee, UConn, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Stanford, Texas, SFA, Old Dominion, Ohio State, Maryland, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin-Green Bay, South Dakota State, and Notre Dame. Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573> has 606 of those wins as head coach for Baylor. At Louisiana Tech, she was either a player, assistant or associate head coach for 560 victories, which makes her a direct contributor to 1,106 wins between the two programs on the prestigious list.

LADY BEARS VS. THE RAZORBACKS
     Arkansas holds a commanding advantage in the all-time series. Sunday will mark the 29th contest between the two programs with the Razorbacks leading, 21-7. In the Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573> era at Baylor, the two teams have played just twice, splitting the decisions. The Lady Bears soundly defeated the Razorbacks in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament on March 22 at home, by a score of 73-44. Sunday will mark the third-straight contest between the schools that is aired on ESPN2.

LONE LADY BEARS SIGNEE, DAUDA, COMMITS FOR 2021-22
      Baylor signed just one player for the 2021 recruiting class, but it was a big fish. Bentonville, Ark. native Maryam Dauda was ESPN Hoopgurlz's No. 1-ranked post recruit out of the 2021 class, was given five stars and ranked the No. 13 overall recruit in the class. Dauda began playing basketball in sixth grade after moving to the U.S. from Nigeria. The 6-4 post was a AAA All-State selection in Arkansas as a junior after averaging 16.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per contest. She was named to the Naismith High School Player of the Year watch list in November ahead of her senior season.

BAYLOR FINISHED 2019-20 RANKED FIRST IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE FOR FOURTH-STRAIGHT YEAR
     For the fourth-straight year and the fifth in Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573>'s history as head coach at Baylor, the Lady Bears ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in defensive field goal percentage. Mulkey's Lady Bears are known for their tough-nosed defense, and last year's team was led by Richards who earned the national defensive player of the year award from both Naismith and the WBCA. The team held opponents to a .310 shooting mark, which tied with the 2011-12 squad for lowest opponent field goal percentage. Baylor has ranked in the top five in that category in each of the last six seasons and in 9 of the last 10. Baylor also won the category in 2010-11.

MULKEY JOINS STAR-STUDDED 2020 CLASS WITH NAISMITH HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
     The Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments were cancelled, but Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573> did get some good news in April when she was announced as a member of the 2020 induction class to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. She and her class' peers are virtually peerless as she joined a star-studded class, including Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tamika Catchings, Rudy Tomjanovich, Eddie Sutton, Barbara Stevens and Patrick Baumann.

     Her induction ceremony was delayed due to COVID-19 and the 2020 class has yet to be enshrined. Her induction will be as a coach, although she has been nominated as a player on numerous occasions. She was also a finalist in 2018. Mulkey's many accomplishments earned her the honor, but among them are three NCAA titles, 21 Big 12 championships, and she was the fastest NCAA Division I head coach, man or woman, to reach 600 career victories (700 games).

50/50 – BAYLOR'S MAGIC NUMBER OFFENSIVELY & DEFENSIVELY
Kim Mulkey<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1573>-coached teams at Baylor are 236-1 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, while just 16 times in 20-plus seasons has an opponent shot 50 percent or better against the Lady Bears defense. Baylor's only loss when shooting 50 percent or better came vs. Mississippi State in the 2017 Elite 8.

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Kyle Robarts | Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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