No. 18 Baylor WBB to Face No. 22 West Virginia at Home Saturday

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 9, 2024

No. 18 Baylor WBB to Face No. 22 West Virginia at Home Saturday
The outing is the first of two between the two programs during the 2023-24 regular 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. 18 Baylor women’s basketball team returns home to host No. 22 West Virginia at Foster Pavilion on Saturday.



Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game is available for streaming via the Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=1ae24444-4c47-4297-b14e-69d3ed2ce36b>.  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/b/489656>.



STARTING FIVE

  *   Sophomore Darianna Littlepage-Buggs tallied 15 of her team-leading 17 points at BYU on Wednesday in the second half while adding 12 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She has reached double-figure scoring 11 times this year and three of the last four games.
  *   Graduate senior Aijha Blackwell eclipsed 1,000 career rebounds in BU’s win at Houston last weekend. She has led the Bears on the boards 10 times this season and has reached double figures on the glass in three of the last five contests.
  *   Senior Sarah Andrews has 217 career 3-pointers and needs 44 more to break Odyssey Sim’s record of 258. The senior guard has hit at least two from range in 17 of 22 games this year.
  *   The Bears have shot 50% or better from the floor in eight games this season. Baylor is 267-2 all-time when shooting 50% or higher from the field. The Bears went 33-of-59 (55.9%) from the floor in their 83-60 win at Houston (Feb. 4) and six players finished in double figures led by Dre’Una Edwards’ 15 points.
  *   The 23-point win over the Cougars marked the fourth 16-plus point victory by Baylor in Big 12 action this season. The 83 points scored by the Bears marked the third time in conference play, and 10th time this season, that Baylor has tallied 80-plus in a game.



SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH WEST VIRGINIA

Baylor leads the all-time series with West Virginia, 22-5, and the Bears are 11-2 at home against the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers swept the two-game series with the Bears last season. Saturday’s game marks the first of two meetings between the two programs this season. Prior to BU’s pair of losses during the 2022-23 campaign, the Bears had won 11-straight dating back to the 2017-18 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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