WBB: #19 Baylor 85, Southern 53

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 19/20 Baylor (1-0) 85, Southern (0-1) 53
Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)
Monday, Nov. 6, 2022


  *   BU won its 14th-straight season opener on Monday night against Southern, topping the Lady Jaguars, 85-53.
  *   The Bears have won 19-consecutive home openers, dating back to the 2005-06 season.
  *   With the victory, Baylor remains undefeated against Southern, sitting at 3-0 in the series all-time.
  *   The Bears have scored 80-plus to start the year in eight of the last 10 seasons.
  *   Senior Sarah Andrews eclipsed 1,000-career points with her third three-pointer of the game in the fourth quarter and finished with 14 points in the game. The point guard is the 40th player in program history to accomplish the feat and she now stands alone fourth all-time with 167 made 3-pointers.
  *   In her first outing as a Baylor Bear, Dre’Una Edwards poured in a game-high 20 points in just 19 minutes of action. The graduate senior went 9-for-10 from the floor and added four rebounds and a pair of steals in the effort. Her 20-point performance is the 16th 20-plus point game of her career.
  *   Newcomers Madison Bartley and Jada Walker joined Andrews and Edwards in double figures, finishing with 12 and 15 points, respectively.
  *   Andrews dished out a game-high seven assists, matching Southern’s total as a team, while Bella Fontleroy led the Bears on the glass with a game-best eight rebounds.
  *   The Bears scored 44 points in the paint, to the Lady Jaguars’ 18, while BU capitalized on Southern’s 14 turnovers, converting 24 points.
  *   As a team, Baylor shot 52.5% (31-for-59) from the field and moved to 260-2 all-time when shooting 50% or better from the field.


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

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