Nov. 9, 2012

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NO. 1/1 BAYLOR 80, LAMAR 34
FERRELL CENTER • WACO, TEXAS
NOV. 9, 2012 • ATTENDANCE: 8,158

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• The win extends Baylor's non-conference Ferrell Center win streak to 58. BU's last non-conference home loss came on Nov. 19, 2006 vs. 12th-ranked Purdue in the Preseason WNIT championship game.
• Today's attendance of 8,158 is the largest season home opening crowd since 2005 vs. UCLA (9,065) and the second-largest all-time for a season opener.
• Baylor leads the series with Lamar 6-1.
• Baylor is 79-4 over its last 83 games.
• BU is now 31-8 all-time in season openers, 11-2 under head coach Kim Mulkey. The Lady Bears are 21-2 in Ferrell Center season openers, 13-0 under Mulkey.
• Baylor's regular season non-conference record under coach Mulkey is 142-9. BU's regular season, non-conference home game record under coach Mulkey is 97-1.
• With today's Lady Bear victory, Kim Mulkey's career record improved to 339-79.

TEAM NOTES
• Baylor hasn't allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent from the field in 216 straight games, dating back to March 25, 2006, against Maryland.
• The Lady Bears have won 41 straight games, the longest active win streak and No. 5 all-time.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Brittney Griner has now scored in double-figures in 81 straight games and in 111 of 113 in her career. She now has 69 career 20-point performances.
• With two blocks tonight, Griner now has a Big 12 record 601 career blocks; 62 shy of Louella Tomlinson's (Saint Mary's [Calif.]) NCAA DI record of 663.
• Griner has now recorded a block in 51 straight outings and 110 of her 113 career games.
• Griner needs 29 rebounds to reach 1,000 for her career to become just the fifth Lady Bear to haul down 1,000 boards.
• Kimetria Hayden has scored 841 career points and needs just 159 to become the 30th Lady Bear to achieve the milestone.
• Chardonae Fuqua, Kristina Higgins and Niya Johnson all made their first-career appearances on Friday.