No. 6 Baylor WBB Makes Foster Pavilion Debut on Wednesday

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 2, 2024

No. 6 Baylor WBB Makes Foster Pavilion Debut on Wednesday
The Bears host No. 23 TCU in their home conference opener

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


WACO, Texas – The No. 6 Baylor women’s basketball team makes its Foster Pavilion debut on Wednesday when it hosts No. 23 TCU.



Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and tickets<https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?groupCode=WB&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=> are still available for the contest.



The game is available for streaming via Big 12 Now on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b053a050-1a4e-46d6-84ee-e4f0529209f5>. 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/489651>.



STARTING FIVE

  *   Baylor and TCU are two of seven undefeated teams in Division I women’s basketball, and West Virginia joins the two programs of three unbeaten teams in the Big 12.
  *   With its win over then-No. 5 Texas on Saturday, Baylor became just the second program in the country to record two top-five wins this season after taking down No. 4 Utah on Nov. 14. NC State has a pair of wins from November over then-No. 2 UConn and No. 3 Colorado.
  *   A win on Wednesday would push the Bears to 13-0 on the year, matching their best start to a season since the 2015-16 campaign. Baylor finished that season 36-2 with a trip to the Elite Eight.
  *   In Baylor’s 12 wins this year, the Bears have held their opponents to their lowest scoring output six times and an additional four teams to their second-lowest scoring outputs.
  *   Baylor has never trailed at halftime this season and the Bears are 57-4 with Nicki Collen at the helm when leading at the intermission.



SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH THE HORNED FROGS

Baylor leads the all-time series with TCU, 47-5, and the Bears are 22-2 in Waco. Since TCU joined the Big 12 ahead of the 2012-13 season, the Bears have swept the series with the Horned Frogs every year and have won 35-straight games dating back to the 1989-90 campaign. The Bears have not lost a game at home against the Horned Frogs since Jan. 27, 1990.



LAST TIME OUT VS. TCU

Baylor used a 67-57 win on Feb. 22, 2023, to snap a four-game losing streak. With the victory, the Bears swept the two-game series with the Horned Frogs. For just the second time during league play, five Bears reached double figures led by Bella Fontleroy’s 14 points. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs registered a game-high 14 rebounds, recording her 13th double-double of the season, and ninth in Big 12 action. Her nine double-doubles were the most by a BU rookie dating back to at least the 2009-10 season.



PROMOTIONS

There are several promotions scheduled for Wednesday’s game, including a commemorative coin giveaway and student T-shirt collector item giveaway. At halftime, Red Panda will be performing and all fans can enter a contest for the $50,000 half-court shot contest.



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



- BaylorBears<http://www.BaylorBears>.com -

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

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