No. 13 Baylor WBB Begins Two-Game Road Swing at Houston Sunday

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 3, 2024

No. 13 Baylor WBB Begins Two-Game Road Swing at Houston Sunday
The Bears are going for the two-game sweep of the Cougars this season

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


WACO, Texas – The No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball team hits the road to take on Houston at the Fertitta Center at 2 p.m. on Sunday.



The game is available for streaming via the Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=ec9ebd10-5689-4481-a4fc-d8651e31d2a2>.  A live radio broadcast will be available on ESPN Central Texas<https://www.centexsportsfan.com/> (1660 AM/92.3 FM) and live in-game updates will be provided via Twitter<https://twitter.com/BaylorWBB> and live stats<http://statb.us/v/bay/490938>.



STARTING FIVE

  *   Sunday’s game at Houston marks the Bears’ second of two outings against the Cougars. Baylor will have completed home-and-homes with its second conference opponent, and still have a pair of games against West Virginia and one more against Kansas and Oklahoma State to wrap up the two-game series scheduled for the season.
  *   Graduate senior Aijha Blackwell is the only player on the roster with more than 800 career rebounds and needs just four boards to reach 1,000. She’s finished in double figures on the boards in four-straight contests and six of the last seven.
  *   Senior Sarah Andrews has 214 career 3-pointers and needs 47 more to break Odyssey Sim’s record of 258. The senior guard has hit at least one from range in 18 of 20 games this year.
  *   The Bears had a different leading scorer in their first six games to start the year. In Big 12 play, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Bella Fontleroy and Dre’Una Edwards have each led Baylor in scoring twice.
  *   In the setback to No. 12 Texas on Thursday night at Foster Pavilion, Yaya Felder accounted for eight of BU’s 16 points off the bench.



SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH HOUSTON

Houston holds the 33-16 advantage in the all-time series with Baylor, but January’s outing between the two was just the third meeting since the turn of the century. The Bears used an 87-58 win to take down the Cougars in Waco on Jan. 6 for BU’s third conference win of the season.



Yaya Felder earned her 1,000th career point while Aijha Blackwell turned in her third double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Prior to the 2021-22 season, Baylor and Houston hadn’t played a game against each other since the 1995-96 season.



To stay up to date on all things Baylor women’s basketball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.



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

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