WBB: Baylor 78, Alabama 74

[Hild, Shelby]

All –

We are still waiting on an official game time for Monday, but below is info on tomorrow’s interview schedule for those that are in Storrs. Tomorrow’s practice is CLOSED to the media. There is also a link to the NCAA Digital Media Hub for you to access notes, box scores, etc. if you are not in Connecticut.


  *   1:25-1:40 p.m. – News Conference (Players)
  *   1:25-1:55 p.m. – Open Locker Room Media Availability
  *   1:45-2 p.m. – News Conference (Coach Nicki)

NCAA Digital Media Hub: https://sites.google.com/view/diwbbmedia/home

Thanks,
Shelby

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

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From: Hild, Shelby <Shelby_Hild at baylor.edu>
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 10:18 PM
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Subject: WBB: Baylor 78, Alabama 74
Game book attached.

Baylor (20-12) 78, Alabama (20-11) 74
Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)
Saturday, March 18, 2023


  *   Baylor women’s basketball erased an 18-point deficit on Saturday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Gampel Pavilion, topping Alabama, 78-74.
  *   The comeback was tied for the third-largest deficit overcome in NCAA Tournament history.
  *   The victory signified the Bears’ 20th win of the season marking the 23rd-consecutive 20-plus win season for Baylor. It is the second-longest active streak among Division I programs behind UConn, who leads the way with 30-straight seasons.
  *   BU moved to 55-17 all-time in the Big Dance.
  *   Alabama became the first SEC women’s basketball team to lose in the 2022-23 postseason in both the NCAA Tournament and WNIT.
  *   The Bears set a team NCAA Tournament game record with 14-made 3-pointers.
  *   Ja’Mee Asberry led the way with a season-high 26 points and a career-high seven-made 3-pointers. The guard’s seven triples were an individual game record for a Bear in an NCAA Tournament game, surpassing Alexis Jones, Odyssey Sims and Emily Niemann who all recorded five in respective games.
  *   Caitlin Bickle, Sarah Andrews and Bella Fontleroy joined Asberry in double figures. Both Bickle and Andrews finished with 14 points after being held scoreless in the opening half.
  *   Andrews finished with a career-high four blocks, while Jaden Owens led the team for the 21st time this year in assists, dishing out eight.
  *   Bickle and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs grabbed a team-high seven rebounds apiece.


NOTES VS. UCONN


  *   Monday will be the 10th meeting all-time between the Bears and the Huskies and second meeting in the postseason between the two programs.
  *   UConn holds the slim 5-4 advantage in the all-time series.
  *   Baylor and UConn last met in the Elite Eight round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Huskies outlasted the Bears, 69-67, in San Antonio. Caitlin Bickle and Sarah Andrews are the only two on the current roster that were on that team.
  *   The Bears have won two of the last three matchups with the Huskies.
  *   Monday’s contest will be just the second meeting between the two programs in Storrs.

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

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