No. 21 Baylor WBB Hosts Oklahoma State in Regular-Season Finale

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 2, 2024

No. 21 Baylor WBB Hosts Oklahoma State in Regular-Season Finale
A win by the Bears would grant BU the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Big 12 Championship

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


WACO, Texas – The No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball team closes the regular season on Sunday when it hosts Oklahoma State.



Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. CT and airs nationally on ESPN 2<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=eadce9bb-e5be-4a67-9403-490fdf8157b6> with Brenda VanLengen and Andrea Lloyd on the call. 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/489659>.



The program’s seniors will be recognized in a pregame ceremony and fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 10:30 a.m.



STARTING FIVE

  *   Sunday’s nationally televised broadcast marks the eighth time the Bears will be featured on the big screen this season. The Bears are 5-2 in nationally televised games in 2023-24.
  *   In Baylor’s win at Cincinnati on Tuesday, the Bears shot over 40% from the field for the fourth-straight game. Baylor is 10-1 in league play, and 19-1 overall, when shooting at least 40% from the floor.
  *   The Bears have held their opponent to below 20% shooting from behind the 3-point arc for three-straight games. Baylor ranks eighth in the country, and first in the Big 12, in three-point percentage defense (25.7).
  *   In her first 46 games as a Bear, Jana Van Gytenbeek turned in just three double-figure scoring performances, and in her last seven games, she has finished in double figures five times, including three-straight headed into Sunday.
  *   A win over Oklahoma State on Sunday grants Baylor the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City. Iowa State earns the four seed after a win at home against Cincinnati on Saturday as the Cyclones have the head-to-head advantage over the Bears.



SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH OKLAHOMA STATE

Baylor leads the all-time series against the Cowgirls, 49-13, and the Bears are 26-2 in Waco. Sunday’s meeting marks the fifth and final two-game series for the Bears this season. Baylor swept the series against Houston and West Virginia while splitting with Kansas and Texas.



Oklahoma State swept the two-game series last season, putting up 70-plus points in both contests. Prior to the pair of losses last season, Baylor won 13-straight games against the Cowgirls. The Bears have won 28 of the last 30 dating back to the 2009-10 campaign.



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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