Game Notes: Lady Bears vs. Kansas
1/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2001
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Baylor Lady Bears (12-0, 1-0)
at
Kansas (6-5, 0-0)
Sat., Jan. 6 - 2:05 p.m. (CST)
Allen Fieldhouse - Lawrence, KS
Saturday's game marks Kansas' opening Big 12 game while the Lady Bears are 1-0 after posting an 81-69 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday. The Jayhawks are 6-5 on the season while the Lady Bears are 12-0. After playing six consecutive home games the Lady Bears take to the road for three of their next four games.
BEST START SINCE...
At 12-0, the Lady Bears have vaulted off to the best start in Lady Bear history. Twice, 1974-75 and 1980-81, Baylor posted 9-0 records to start the season. The Lady Bears have already surpassed their season win total of last season (7-20).
GAINING RESPECT...
For the sixth consecutive week the Lady Bears received votes in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 Poll, receiving 46 votes this week which ranks them 28th. They also received 12 votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Since the beginning of NCAA competition in women's basketball (1981-82), Baylor has never been ranked in the top 25 but had received votes during the 1997-98 season and at the beginning of the 1998-99 campaign. They have twice received votes in the USA Today/Coaches Poll.
Back in the days of AIAW competition Baylor was ranked in the AP's Top 20. During the 1976-77 season Baylor was ranked as high as 12th nationally (twice). The last time they were ranked 12th was on Mar. 16, 1977. They began the 1977-78 season ranked 15th but fell out of the rankings for good after being ranked No. 18 on Jan. 25, 1978.
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE...
Baylor University is the only school in the nation that has yet to suffer a defeat - by either its men's or women's basketball team. In addition to the 12-0 record the Lady Bears own, the Baylor men are a perfect 11-0 this season.
Also, the Lady Bears are the only Big 12 women's team to go through pre-conference competition undefeated. Iowa State was undefeated prior to their loss at Duke on Saturday.
TIED A RECORD ...
With their 12 straight victories, the Lady Bears have tied program's record for most consecutive victories in a season. The 1975-76 squad also recorded 12 straight wins.
AND AGAIN THEN THERE WAS ONE...
At 12-0, first-year Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is the only undefeated first-year head coach in NCAA Division I. Only two other programs (UCONN & Notre Dame) are currently undefeated and neither of those coaches are first-year head coaches.
NATIONAL ATTENDANCE STATISTICS...
Once again the Lady Bear program is among the top programs in the nation for home attendance. With an average of 2,530 a game so far this season the Lady Bears rank #27 in the nation. Figures show that at this point in the season the Lady Bears are averaging 1,000 more fans a game than they were at this time last season. Also, last season's biggest home crowd was 2,485 (Texas Tech) while they've already had three crowds above that figure this season.
LAST TIME OUT...
The Lady Bears opened up Big 12 play with an 81-69 victory over Oklahoma State in the Ferrell Center. Baylor's Sheila Lambert led all scorers with a 32 point performance. She also tallied a team-leading seven rebounds, nine assists, seven steals and one block. Monica Arnold scored 19 while Danielle Crockrom added 16. For Oklahoma State Kara Faulk led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds.
ON THE NATIONAL SCENE...
The Lady Bears rank among NCAA Division I leaders both in individual and team categories through Dec. 20.
Team:
#1 Rebounding margin - 18.1
#1 Winning Percentage - 100%
#3 Scoring offense - 88.0
#4 Field Goal Pct. Defense - 33.8%
#4 Scoring Margin - 30.1
Individual:
Sheila Lambert - #5 Scoring (23.5)
Danielle Crockrom - #4 Field Goal Pct. (.660), #4 Rebounding (11.8), #14 Scoring (21.6).
RPI RANKINGS...
Baylor is ranked 48th in the latest RPI published by College Basketball News on Dec. 31. RPI ratings are derived from three component factors: Division I winning percentage (25%), schedule strength (50%) and opponent's schedule strength (25%). The Lady Bears rank sixth behind Texas Tech (16th), Iowa State (17th), Oklahoma (19th), Texas (22nd) and Oklahoma State (31st).
ON THE SEASON...
Baylor's leader, six games into the season, is Sheila Lambert. The Seattle native is averaging 23.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.08 steals and 5.75 assists a game.
Danielle Crockrom, the fourth week of the season, reached the double-digit mark in season scoring and rebounding. Crockrom, a 6-2 forward, checks in at 21.3 points and a team-leading 12.9 rebounds while Monica Arnold (Austin/Johnston HS), a 6-2 post, tallies 11.6 points and 7.0 boards.
NEVER BEFORE...
Never before in the history of Lady Bear basketball have two players scored 30 or more points in the same game. It's happened twice this season, against Denver University and Loyola Marymount. Against Denver Danielle Crockrom and Sheila Lambert combined for 67 points. Crockrom poured in a career-high 34 points. She was 13-of-17 from the floor (.764) and 8-of-10 (.800) from the free throw line. Lambert also tallied a career high with 33 points. She popped in eight field goals and was 16-of-18 (.889) from the charity stripe.
The feat was duplicated against Loyola Marymount when Crockrom scored 32 and Lambert tossed in 30.
IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE...
In Saturday's victory over Oral Roberts three Lady Bears scored 20 points or more. Danielle Crockrom led the way with 23, Monica Arnold added 22 and Sheila Lambert tallied 21. The feat has been accomplished seven other times, the most recent coming on Feb 28, 1998 when Lara Webb scored 32, Kacy Moffitt tallied 21 and Toya Ellis added 20 points against Texas A&M. In fact, that trio duplicated the performance against the Aggies again that same season (Feb. 4, 1998) when Webb scored 26, Ellis 25 and Moffitt 23.
CROCKROM BREAKS 20 YEAR OLD RECORD...
With her 23 rebounds against USC, Danielle Crockrom broke Debbie Polk's 20 year old single game rebounding record. Polk set the mark of 22 rebounds on Nov. 11, 1980 against Huston-Tillotson.
LAMBERT DOUBLES...
In Baylor's 12 games this season Sheila Lambert has scored in double figures in every game. Her lowest point output in a game is 15 (UMKC), she's scored 19 points three times, she's had five 20-point performances and three 30-point games.
ONE TWO PUNCH...
The tandem of Sheila Lambert and Danielle Crockrom rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference in scoring. Lambert checks in at 23.4 points a game while Crockrom manages 21.3.
MULKEY-ROBERTSON ON THE NATIONAL SCENE...
First-year head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is among the nation's leaders for first year coaches at 12-0. As a result, she and the program are getting some national recognition. She recently (Dec. 7) participated in a live chat on ESPN.com and ESPN.com also had an article on her that same day. For a copy of the article go to: http://espn.go.com/ncw/dish2000/5.html. To see a transcript of the live chat, log onto Baylor's official website (www.GoBaylorBears.com) and go to the women's basketball page. On the lower left side click on the transcript of the live chat.
IN THE BIG 12...
As individuals and as a team, Baylor ranks at the top of the Big 12 in several categories:
Team: #1 in scoring (84.5), #1 in scoring margin (+27.4), #1 in field goal defense (.352), #1 in rebounding (50.2), #1 in rebounding margin (+16.6), #2 in steals (15.58), #2 in scoring defense (57.1), #3 in free throw pct. (.725) and #3 in turnover margin (+7.50).
Sheila Lambert: #1 in scoring (23.4), #2 in steals (4.08), #3 in assists (5.75), #7 free throw percentage (.823) and #17 in rebounding (6.3).
Danielle Crockrom: #1 in offensive rebounds (5.67), #1 in rebounding (12.9), #2 in scor- ing (21.3), #2 in defensive rebounds (7.25) and #4 in field goal percentage (.606), #14 in steals (2.08).
Monica Arnold: #5 in blocked shots (1.50), #13 in rebounding (7.0), #23 in scoring (11.6).
Nicole Collins - #12 in steals (2.17).
A LOOK AHEAD...
After playing six consecutive home games the Lady Bears take to the road for three of their next four games. They will travel to Kansas and Texas Tech, play Oklahoma at home then play at Texas A&M over that four game span.
THE OPPOSITION...
Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Jayhawks come into Saturday's game with a record of 6-5. The game with Baylor will be their Big 12 opener. They are 4-2 in Allen Fieldhouse this season. They have posted victories over Grambling, Arkansas State, Louisiana-Monroe, Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Mississippi Valley State while losing to Alabama-Birmingham, St. Joseph's, Creighton, Arizona and UC Santa Barbara.
The Jayhawks are led by 6-1 senior forward Jaclyn Johnson's 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds. Following her closely is 6-0 senior forward Brooke Reves at 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. The Jayhawks have a veteran squad with 10 juniors and seniors and four freshmen and sophomores.
Kansas is coached by Marian Washington who is in her 28th year as Kansas' head coach. She is 529-293 in her 28 years there. Washington has spent her head coaching career at Kansas.
SERIES RECORD...
Kansas leads the series 6-2. Six of those games have come since the Big 12 began. Baylor has only won once in Big 12 play, that was in Waco in 1998.
LAST YEAR...
Unless they meet in the Big 12 Tournament the two schools only play each other once a year. Kansas won last season in Waco, 81-67. Of the returning players Kansas's Jaclyn Johnson scored 17 points, pulled down eight rebounds and dished out nine assists while Jennifer Jackson scored 11 and hauled in a team-high nine rebounds. For Baylor, Nicole Collins led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds, Monica Arnold added 12 points.
BIG 12 RECORD...
Since the inception of the Big 12, the Lady Bears have posted a 28-37 record. The Cowgirls are 47-17 in four years of Big 12 action.
