No. 23 Baylor WBB Opens Big 12 Play with TCU Saturday

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 30, 2022

No. 23 Baylor WBB Opens Big 12 Play with TCU Saturday
Saturday’s contest tabbed annual Go Gold game at the Ferrell Center

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 - The No. 23 Baylor women’s basketball team (9-3) returns to action and wraps up the 2022 calendar year on Saturday when it hosts TCU (6-5) in the Big 12 opener at 2 p.m. inside the Ferrell Center.



The contest is available for streaming via Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/cacfddb0-5872-445b-a32b-fdb08856bc4a?xd_co_f=NmY4NDJjMTgtYjYwMC00NjUzLWEwNDItY2Y4MTFiNWIzOWI3> and a live radio broadcast<https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1459/content/baylor:allaccess-Live-2850> 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/?id=429995>.



Saturday’s contests, presented by Astound, will serve as BU women’s basketball’s annual Go Gold game. Fans are encouraged to wear gold, and can pick up free gold rally towels, poms and Beat TCU buttons from the marketing table on the concourse. Single game tickets<https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=WBSG&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&utm_source=Evenue&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=22-23+WBB+Single+Tickets> are still available and may be purchased in advance.



LAST TIME OUT

Baylor jumped back in the win column, wrapping up non-conference play with a 73-52 win over Long Beach State at the Ferrell Center on Dec. 21. The 21-point victory marked the seventh 20-plus point win for Baylor this season and sixth on its home court.



Junior Sarah Andrews fell one point shy of a triple double, recording her first-career double-double against the Beach. The guard finished with a career-high 14 assists and 12 rebounds, posting double figures in each category for the first time in her career.



SCOUTING TCU AND THE SERIES

Baylor is an astounding 45-5 all-time against TCU and hold a 21-2 record against the Horned Frogs at home. The Bears have won 33-straight games against the Horned Frogs, dating back to the 1990-91 season, and since the turn of the century, BU has averaged a 23.9 margin of victory over TCU.



The Horned Frogs enter Saturday with a 6-5 overall record, and are led by Tomi Taiwo, who is averaging 14.5 points per game. TCU welcomed six athletes via the transfer portal this season and four of them came from Power 5 schools.



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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