Future Bears Day Highlight’s Thursday’s Baylor WBB Contest vs. Tennessee State

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 14, 2022

Future Bears Day Highlight’s Thursday’s Baylor WBB Contest vs. Tennessee State
Nearly 5,000 kids from 24 schools in the area will be in attendance

BAYLOR GAME NOTES<https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/8/3/wbb-game-notes.aspx>

For more information contact: Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, shelby_hild at baylor.edu<mailto:shelby_hild at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – After a week-long hiatus, the No. 18 Baylor women’s basketball squad (7-2) returns to action when it hosts Tennessee State (4-5) on Thursday inside the Ferrell Center.



Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. and the game has been tabbed Future Bears Day, as nearly 5,000 kids from 24 local schools will be in attendance.



The contest is available for streaming via Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/77523c58-183c-48be-a8df-8e4636929fab> and a live radio broadcast<https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1459/content/baylor:allaccess-Live-2850> on ESPN Central Texas (1660 AM/92.3 FM) is also available for fans. Live in-game updates will also be provided via Twitter<https://twitter.com/BaylorWBB> or live stats<http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3&id=429993>.



LAST TIME OUT

Baylor powered past UT Arlington, 91-36, on Dec. 7 inside the Ferrell Center. The 55-point win marked the largest margin of victory during the Nicki Collen era and the largest win for the Bears since besting McNeese by 93 points in 2020.



For the fourth time this season, five Bears reached double figures, led by junior Sarah Andrews’ 20-point output. BU forced 28 UTA turnovers, which was the most in a game by an opponent since McNeese committed 38 turnovers in 2020.



BUGGS ON THE BOARDS

Heading into the week, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs leads all Division I freshmen in rebounds per game (9.1) and is the only rookie in the country averaging at least nine boards a contest. On Monday, Littlepage-Buggs was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week, marking the first weekly honor awarded to the Edmond, Okla., native this season. In the victory over UTA last week, Littlepage-Buggs recorded her third-career double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds, and she ranks third overall in the Big 12 in rebounding this year.



BALANCED EFFORT

Nine of the 13 players on BU’s roster have posted double figures in at least one contest this year, and five of them have recorded double-digit points in four or more games. Andrews has posted double figures in all but one game this season to lead the Bears, while rookie Bella Fontleroy has notched double digits in five-straight outings and seven out of nine games in 2022-23.



BENCH BREAKS THROUGH

Baylor’s bench has outscored its opponents, 197-125, this season, and in six of nine contests thus far. Led by Fontleroy, the rookie ranks fourth on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) among players with at least 100 minutes of action. Of her 97 points this season, 45 of them have been accounted for in the fourth quarter.

Transfer Jana Van Gytenbeek had a season-best performance off the bench in BU’s 91-36 win over UTA last week. The junior scored a season-high 15 points, going 6-for-6 from the floor and a perfect 3-for-3 behind the arc, while adding four assists and a pair of steals.



SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE AND THE SERIES

Tennessee State enters Thursday’s contest with a 4-5 overall record and is looking for its first road victory of the season, sitting at 0-4 in true road games. This will be just the second-ever meeting between the two programs, as Baylor topped the Tigers, 72-65, during the 1982-83 campaign.



The Tigers are led offensively by Erica Haynes-Overton and Gia Adams, who are averaging 14.4 and 16.7 points per game, respectively. On the boards, Sierra McCullough is averaging a team-best 8.0 rebounds per contest.



FOSTER PAVILION

As a reminder, you must be a current season ticket holder to qualify for season tickets in the Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion, which is scheduled to open in January 2024. The deadline to purchase season tickets for the current year is Dec. 31, 2022. Those interested in purchasing new tickets in the Ferrell Center can purchase online. For those interested in the Baylor basketball seat selection process, visit here<https://baylorbears.com/feature/paul-and-alejandra-foster-pavilion>.



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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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