WBB: No. 6 Baylor 87, Houston 58

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 6/9 Baylor (14-0, 3-0 Big 12) 87, Houston (9-5, 0-3 Big 12) 58
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024


  *   The No. 6 Baylor women’s basketball team used a 29-point victory to take down Houston at Foster Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
  *   With the win, the Bears moved to 14-0 on the year, which is the best start to a season by Baylor outside of the 40-0 year by the national championship team in 2011-12.
  *   Of the four remaining undefeated teams (Baylor, No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 NC State), the Bears have the most 20-plus point victories amongst the quartet with 10. South Carolina sits directly behind BU with nine.
  *   The last point that BU scored in the 87-58 victory marked the 1,000th in Yaya Felder’s career. She finished the game in double figures with 11.
  *   With the accomplishment, BU is the only program in the country with five 1,000-point scorers active on its roster.
  *   The 48 first-half points by the Bears were the most in an opening half during a conference game for Baylor since scoring 51 at West Virginia on Jan. 29, 2022.
  *   Aijha Blackwell recorded her third double-double of the season with a team-high 15-point, 10-rebound performance in 18 minutes off the bench.
  *   Dre’Una Edwards set a career high with a team-leading seven assists.
  *   The Bears went 15-for-18 from the charity stripe today led by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs’ perfect 4-for-4 showing.
  *   Baylor is 23-for-26 from the free throw line since moving into Foster Pavilion.
  *   The Bears shot a season-best 57.1% from the floor.
  *   Sarah Andrews connected on 4-of-6 from 3-point range, finishing with 14 points. The senior needs 53 threes to tie Odyssey Sims’ career 3-point record (258).

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

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