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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> (La. Tech, 1984)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">January, 12, 2020 | 1 PM</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RADIO: </span></strong>1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPNU<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Sam Gore (PBP), Renee Montgomery (Analyst)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN:</span></strong> <a href="https://listen.tunein.com/baylorwbbschedule" target="_blank">
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Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Stillwater, Okla.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Jim Littell<br>
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<a href="https://okstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats" target="_blank">Stats</a> |
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/1/11/BU1_notes.pdf?id=15312" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LADY BEARS PICK UP SIGNATURE WIN AT NO. 1 UCONN</span></strong><br>
Prior to last year's meeting with UConn at home, Baylor was 0-11 in the NCAA era vs. No. 1-ranked opponents. However, after a 67-58 win over the top-ranked Huskies in Waco Jan. 3, 2019 and a 74-58 win at No. 1 UConn Thursday, Baylor now has two-straight
wins over No. 1s. Both Baylor head coach <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> and UConn head coach Geno Auriema downplayed the impact of game and the result pregame
and postgame, respectively. However, for Baylor it gives their non-conference resume some punch after falling to No. 5/6 South Carolina (74-59) in St. Thomas, USVI Nov. 30.<br>
The Lady Bears moved to 3-1 vs. ranked opponents in 2019-20 and improved to 60-15 vs. Top 25 programs away from Waco since the 2010-11 school year.<br>
Baylor is now 4-4 all-time vs. UConn, and the Lady Bears have stopped two impressive streaks in the last two victories over the Huskies. Baylor snapped UConn's 126 regular-season game win streak in 2019 before ending the Huskies' 98-game home win streak
Thursday. It also marked UConn's worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005 when North Carolina beat the Huskies by 23.<br>
Baylor's 25th double-digit run of the season came in the fourth quarter vs. UConn, a 15-0 streak that included 10-straight points from
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9537">NaLyssa Smith</a></span></dfn>, and the Lady Bears held UConn to just six points in the fourth quarter.<br>
For the second-straight season, Baylor held UConn to below 30 percent shooting from the floor. The Huskies managed just a .294 shooting mark in Waco before holding UConn to a .290 effort Thursday on 20-69 shooting.<br>
Baylor went 11-1 in the non-conference season this year.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SEVENTEEN BIG 12 GAMES REMAIN TO CLOSE THE SEASON; OSU UP NEXT</span></strong><br>
Baylor's quest for a 10th-straight and 11th overall regular season title started Jan. 4 with a win at Oklahoma in the conference opener, but with UConn out of the way, the Lady Bears can shift focus on the Big 12 slate, beginning with Oklahoma State. Sunday,
the two teams will square off at 1 p.m. on ESPNU as Baylor looks to extend its win streak over the Cowgirls to eight games. Baylor has taken 22 of the last 23 over OSU and 11-straight at the Ferrell Center. The Cowgirls' last win overall vs. BU came Dec. 30
2015 in Stillwater (52-45) and their last win over the Lady Bears in Waco was March 6, 2008 (72-68).<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">STREAKS CONTINUE TO BE ON THE LINE FOR BAYLOR</span></strong><br>
Baylor's .931 winning percentage since the 2010-11 season with two national titles and 17 Big 12 championships is bound to create some win streaks. Sunday, the Lady Bears will lay two streaks on the line vs. Oklahoma State: A Big 12 regular-season win streak
and a home-court win streak at the Ferrell Center. Baylor has won 42-straight Big 12 contests in the regular season, which is tied for the 15th best streak in NCAA history. The Lady Bears haven't lost at the Ferrell Center since Feb. 6, 2017 and after beating
UConn on the road Thursday, have the nation's longest-active win streak at 46 games. 46-straight home wins is tied for the 20th-best home win streak in NCAA history and is the second best in program history.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WRAPPING UP A NINE-YEAR RUN OF DOMINANCE FOR BAYLOR'S LADY BEARS</span></strong><br>
Baylor closed 2019 with a 335-23 record between Jan. 2, 2010 and Dec. 30, 2019 for a .936 winning percentage. Last decade produced two national championships (2012, 2019), three Final Fours (2010, 2012, 2019), 10 Sweet 16s, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances,
nine Big 12 regular season championships, and eight Big 12 Tournament titles. It also saw 11 players receive WBCA First-Team All-America honors, seven earned Associated Press All-Americans, eight were named USBWA First-Team All-Americans,
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> earned seven different National Coach of the Year honors and six Big 12 Coach of the Year awards. Six players were named Big
12 Player of the Year and 22 players earned First-Team All-Big 12.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LADY BEARS ON THE RUN</span></strong><br>
Through 13 games the Lady Bears have 25 double-digit runs this season, including a season-high 37-0 run to begin the game vs. New Hampshire Nov. 5 and a Big-12 best 29-0 run at Oklahoma Jan. 4. In addition to the transition game on offense, Baylor's defense
has allowed just 45 fast-break points on the season. Baylor is outscoring teams on the break by an average of 19.0-3.5.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LADY BEARS PIQUING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL THROUGH FIRST 13 GAMES </span></strong><br>
The 12-1 Lady Bears rank in the top 10 nationally in 12 categories through games played through Jan 10. Baylor ranks tops in the nation in assists per game (22.7), field goal percentage (.514), scoring margin (38.1) and field goal percentage defense (.300).
Baylor also ranks in the top five in the nation in assists-to-turnover ratio (2nd, 1.70:1), blocked shots per game (5th, 6.2) scoring offense (2nd, 86.9), and scoring defense (4th, 48.8).<br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9535">DiDi Richards</a></span></dfn> ranks fifth nationally in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.21:1) while
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9533">Juicy Landrum</a></span></dfn> ranks 13th (2.71:1); the pair is first and second, respectively in that category in the Big 12 rankings.
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9532">Queen Egbo</a></span></dfn> ranks 12th in the nation and 2nd in the Big 12 in field-goal percentage at 61.0 percent while
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9537">NaLyssa Smith</a></span></dfn> ranks 14th in the nation and third in the Big 12 at 60.6 percent.
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9533">Juicy Landrum</a></span></dfn> is shooting .474 from beyond the 3-point arc, which ranks her ninth in the nation and second in the Big 12.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: LADY BEARS INK TWO TOP-10 RECRUITS FOR 2020</span></strong><br>
Baylor head coach <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1464">Kim Mulkey</a></span></dfn> announced the signing of two of the top 10 players in the country Wednesday, with Irving MacArthur
standouts Sarah Andrews and Hannah Gusters signing national letters of intent to join the Lady Bears in 2020.<br>
Gusters was the first to verbally commit to Baylor in May. The 6-4 post player is the No. 9 overall ranked player in the 2020 class and the No. 2 center by espnW's Hoopgurlz. The Dan Olson Collegiate Basketball Report ranks her ninth and second, respectively
as well. After helping Duncanville High School win a state championship as a freshman, Gusters averaged 14.5 points per game as a sophomore in leading the Pantherettes to a 39-2 record and the Class 6A region finals. Gusters played AAU ball for Nike ProSkills,
and her maternal grandfather, Dewey Turner, played football for the University of Texas.<br>
Andrews verbally committed to Baylor on social media Nov. 2 during an official visit. The 5-7 point guard is ranked No. 7 overall and the No. 2 point guard by espnW's HoopGurlz recruiting rankings and carries the same ranking from the Dan Olson Collegiate
Basketball Report. Among Andrews' honors as a point guard for Irving MacArthur High School, she was a two-time TGCA 6A All-State selection in 2018 and 2019. USA Today named Andrews to the second-team All-Texas team in 2019 as well. The Dallas Morning-News
named Andrews the top recruit in Texas. As a junior, she was the District 6-6A MVP after averaging 15.1 points, 7.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals for a MacArthur team that went 29-9. Andrews played AAU ball for Nike ProSkills.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SCORING IS TOUGH VS. THE LADY BEARS</span></strong><br>
Baylor ranked tops in the nation in 2018-19 in the following categories: Assists (850), Assists Per Game (22.4), Blocked Shots (274), Blocked Shots Per Game (7.2), Defensive Rebounds Per Game (32.0), Rebound Margin (+17.0), Rebounds (1,790), and won-lost
percentage (97.4). But perhaps the most consistent category the Lady Bears led the nation in, was field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to a .318 clip. That marked the third-straight year to lead the nation in that category while also ranking in
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