WBB: No. 13 Baylor 83, Houston 60

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 13/13 Baylor (17-4, 6-4 Big 12) 83, Houston (12-10, 3-8 Big 12) 60
Houston, Texas (Fertitta Center)
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024


  *   The No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball team used a 23-point victory to sweep the two-game series against Houston on Sunday, charging past the Cougars, 83-60.
  *   The 23-point win marked the fourth 16-plus point victory by Baylor in Big 12 action this season.
  *   Graduate senior Dre’Una Edwards played in her 100th career game – the fourth most of any Bear on the current roster.
  *   With her fourth rebound of the game, Aijha Blackwell hit 1,000 rebounds in her career. She finished with eight boards, along with Edwards and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs.
  *   As a team, the Bears finished with 52 rebounds, outrebounding the Cougars, 52-26. The 52 boards are the most by BU in a Big 12 game this year.
  *   The Bears moved to 13-1 this season, and 52-9 in the Nicki Collen era, when outrebounding their opponent.
  *   Baylor is 15-2 this season, and 60-6 in the Collen era, when leading at the half.
  *   The 83 points scored by the Bears marked the third time in Big 12 action, and 10th time this season, that Baylor has tallied 80-plus in a game.
  *   Six Bears finished in double figures led by Edwards’ 15-point outpouring. It marked the first time in Big 12 play that six Bears finished in double figures.
  *   Yaya Felder contributed 14 of BU’s 28 points off the bench, leading the Baylor reserves for the second-straight game.
  *   Littlepage-Buggs added 12, while Blackwell, Jada Walker and Bella Fontleroy each finished with 10 points apiece.
  *   Three Bears hit a pair from 3-point range, including Sarah Andrews, who has hit at least one from behind the arc in 19 of 21 games this season and two-or-more from 3-point land in 17 contests.
  *   For the fifth time this season, Jana Van Gytenbeek led Baylor in assists, dishing out a game-high six.

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

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