Baylor, Rice Postgame Notes
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4/4 BAYLOR (7-0) 89, NR/NR RICE (0-6) 38
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,615
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS
- Baylor is 444-90 all-time under Kim Mulkey.
- Baylor is 837-488 all-time in its 43rd season.
- Baylor leads the series with Rice, 21-17, including a 12-8 mark in the Ferrell Center.
- BU owns a nine-game win streak in the series, including an 8-0 mark in the Mulkey era and five in a row in Waco.
- 155 of Baylor's 179 wins since 2010-11 have been by 10 points or more, and only 12 times in that span has its winning margin been five points or fewer.
- Baylor is 180-14 over the past five seasons.
- Baylor's starting lineup featured Niya Johnson, Kristy Wallace, Nina Davis, Khadijiah Cave and Kristina Higgins ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first time that starting five has been utilized this season.
- Baylor has won 155 straight home games vs. non-ranked opponents, dating back to a loss to Auburn on April 4, 2003, in the WNIT finals.
- Baylor is 139-4 (.972) vs. non-conference opponents under Mulkey at home, including a 127-2 (.984) mark in regular-season non-league games.
- Baylor is 245-21 in home games under Mulkey, including a 101-2 mark since 2010-11.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor held Rice scoreless over the first 7:03 of the first quarter, opening up a 17-0 lead and led 23-5 at the end of the first quarter.
- Baylor is 7-0 for the seventh time in the Mulkey era and first since a 7-0 start in 2013-14.
- Baylor is 88-3 in December games under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 392-26 when leading at half under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 420-19 when outshooting its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 372-35 when outrebounding its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor has out rebounded its opponent in all seven games this season.
- Baylor has held its opponent at or below 50 percent shooting in 521 of 534 games under Mulkey with only five of those 13 efforts coming in the last 13 years.
- Baylor is 354-16 under Mulkey when scoring 70 or more points, including a 212-6 record when scoring 80 or more.
- Baylor held its fourth opponent of the season under 30 percent shooting from the floor, limiting the Owls to 28.0 percent shooting (14-50).
- Baylor has now led all seven of its opponents in points in the paint, including a 62-10 advantage vs. Rice.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Khadijiah Cave recorded her first start of the season and the sixth of his career (five in 2014-15).
- Cave scored a season-high 19 points, previous high was 16 against DePaul on 11/22/15.
- Cave tallied a season-high 10 rebounds, previous high was five twice.
- Cave recorded the fourth double-double of her career and first of the season.
- Cave scored in double-figures for the 28th-time in her career and the second time this season.
- Cave tallied double-figure rebounds for the fifth-time in her career and the first time this season.
- Cave was in double-figures by halftime (12) for the second time this season.
- Senior Niya Johnson (9 assists) moved into a tie for sixth on the Big 12 career assist chart with Danielle Robinson of Oklahoma with 726.
- Justis Szczepanski played for the first-time in her Baylor career and scored her first career point.
- Chardonae Fuqua' had a career-high six rebounds. Her previous high was five against Prairie View A&M on 12/29/14.
- Alexis Jones scored (15) in double figures for the fifth time this season.
- Kalani Brown tallied (11) double-figure scoring for the fifth time this season.
- Nina Davis (12 points) has scored in double figures in all seven games this season and 73 times in her career
