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No. 3/4 Lady Bears Face Another Tough Test on the Road at No. 11/11 Stanford
12/14/2018 7:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Baylor and the Cardinal faceoff Saturday at 2 p.m. CDT
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#3/4 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (8-0) Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Roster | Stats | Game Notes |
#3/4 BAYLOR (8-0) at #11/11 STANFORD (6-1) December 15, 2018 • 2 P.M. CT Stanford, Calif. • Maples Pavilion (7,233) LIVE STATS: Stanford SIDEARM Stats WATCH: Pac 12 Network | Pac 12 Online Talent: Anne Marie Anderson (PBP), Mary Murphy (Color) LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Baylor Social Media:    Channel Lineup: DISH: 406 or 409 SPECTRUM: 375 SUDDENLINK: 531, 721, 421 ONLINE: Sling TV |
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#3/4 STANFORD CARDINAL (6-1) Location: Stanford, Calif. Conference: Pac-12 Head Coach: Tara VanDerveer (Indiana, 1975) Roster | Stats | Game Notes |
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LADY BEARS TOUGH ON THE ROAD
Already with a pair of wins vs. ranked opponents on the road this season, Baylor heads to Stanford to face the No. 11/11 Cardinal on the Pac-12 Network Saturday at 2 p.m. CDT. Since 2010-11 the Lady Bears are 51-13 vs. ranked opponents in Waco, which includes NCAA Tournament contests, Big 12 Tournament games, true road matchups and neutral-site games. All-time under head coach Kim Mulkey, Baylor is 83-52 vs. the Top 25 away from Waco, and against ranked opponents overall, Baylor is 149-70 since she took over for the 2000-01 season.
Baylor's first win over a ranked opponent on the road this season came when the Lady Bears beat No. 23 Arizona State 65-59 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. on ESPN2.
For their second win on the road vs. a Top 25 foe, the Lady Bears beat No. 18/19 South Carolina in front of a nationally-televised audience on ESPN2. Baylor jumped out to a commanding 40-13 lead in the second quarter and led by as many as 30 points in the second half. A balanced scoring effort led by Kalani Brown's 22 points and Chloe Jackson's 19 paced Baylor.
VANDERVEER, MULKEY HEADLINE TOP 25 CLASH: STANFORD IN SHORT
Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer and Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey have each left legacies at their respective institutions and boast impressive winning percentages coupled with longevity. VanDerveer is in her 33rd season with Stanford and has delivered two NCAA championships and 12 NCAA Final Four appearances to the Cardinal fans. Mulkey has also brought home two NCAA titles to Waco with three NCAA Final Four appearances in her 19 seasons with Baylor. VanDerveer has 1,052 career victories, and Mulkey has 547. Mulkey ranks second among active NCAA coaches with an .848 winning percentage while VanDerveer ranks third at .812. These two coaching legends will meet for the sixth time Saturday with Baylor holding a 4-2 edge, and a 3-2 edge in the series since Mulkey's arrival.
The Cardinal ranks 12th in the nation in scoring offense at 85.0 points per contest while the Lady Bears are third at 88.0 through Dec. 12. Stanford boasts four players averaging in double figures with Alanna Smith, a 6'4" senior forward, leading the way at 18.1 points per game.
BROWN MOVES TO 9TH ON BU'S CAREER LISTS FOR SCORING AND REBOUNDING
Kalani Brown didn't need much entering Wednesday's game with Morehead State to move to 9th place all-time on Baylor's career lists for points and rebounds. In fact, she needed just four apiece in each category to leapfrog LaNita Luckey (1988-92) in both categories. Brown put together her second-straight game with 20 points or more, scoring 21 vs. the Eagles, and she grabbed five rebounds in Baylor's 38-point win over Morehead State. Brown's next step up the ladder to eighth will take 65 rebounds and 63 points.
POUND THE PAINT, CLEAN THE GLASS: LADY BEARS AMONG NATION'S BEST IN REBOUNDING, SCORING EFFICIENCY
In 12 categories other than win percentage – where Baylor is tied with a handful of teams with an undefeated record – the Lady Bears rank in the top 10 statistically. But, the Lady Bears are tops in the nation (thru games Dec. 12) in field goal percentage (.557), field goal percentage defense (.299), assists per game (24.9), defensive rebounds per game (36.0) and rebound margin (+20.9). The Lady Bears have two players in the nation's top 25 for field goal percentage with Kalani Brown (9th, .648) and NaLyssa Smith (17th, .606) with efficient starts to the season. Baylor's rebounding is a staple of the program, the Lady Bears have out-rebounded all eight opponents this season, Baylor won the rebounding battle in 34 of 35 contests last year, and in 77 of the last 80 contests, BU has had the upper hand on the boards.
LADY BEARS ON THE RUN
Baylor's 15-0 run at No. 18/19 South Carolina (12/2) beginning with the last seven points of the first quarter and the first eight of the second marked the eighth run of 10 or more unanswered on the season. The Lady Bears have also put together three runs of 20 or more points, and the only games in which BU hasn't had a run of 10 or more came in a 21-point win over Georgetown (11/24) and a 38-point win over Morehead State Wednesday. In addition, Baylor is out-scoring opponents 112-32 on the fastbreak this season.
SHARING IS CARING: BAYLOR LEADS NATION IN ASSISTS PER GAME
Baylor's 24.9 assists per contest ranks No. 1 in the nation. In fact, out of Baylor's 261 made field goals this season, the Lady Bears have assisted on 188 marking 72.0 percent of the team's buckets coming on an assist from a teammate.
JACKSON, LANDRUM THRIVING AT POINT GUARD OUT OF POSITION
Head Coach Kim Mulkey said at the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tipoff Oct. 16 that she had never entered a season without knowing who her point guard would be. Despite that fact, Baylor has had no trouble distributing or sharing the ball through eight games this season. Through Dec. 12, Baylor ranked tops in the nation in assists per game (24.9) and No. 4 in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.59).
Chloe Jackson and Juicy Landrum, true-two guards, are the Lady Bears' primary point guards this season and both have met the challenge thus far with success. Jackson ranks 20th in nation in assists per game (6.3) while Landrum ranks 11th in the country in assists-to-turnover ratio at 3.36:1. Landrum is second on the team with 37 assists (4.6 p/g), and DiDi Richards is averaging 4.1 assists per contest through eight games.
I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE, SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME: BROWN & COX EARN ANOTHER SPOT ON PROMINENT WATCH LIST
Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox garnered recognition from several voting entities for the upcoming season. The latest came Nov. 20 when the WBCA put both players on the Wade Trophy Watch List – Brown's second time to be a selection. The John Wooden Award selected both players to the Top 30 Watch List for its annual All-American team and Most Outstanding Player award.
The senior, Brown, and junior Cox have been tabbed by many as the best post combo in the nation, and the pair has combined for six preseason All-America honors with Brown taking home four and Cox a pair. Brown was a first-team selection by the Associated Press, Athlon, Street & Smith's and Lindy's Sports while Cox earned second-team nods from Athlon and Street & Smith's.
Both players were selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 team and Brown was selected to repeat as Big 12 Player of the Year. Brown is also on the WBCA's Lisa Leslie Award Watch List for the nation's top center while Cox is on the Katrina McCalin Award Watch List for top power forward.
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END: BROWN'S CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED, GAMES STARTED STREAK SNAPPED
After a mild sprained ankle after Baylor's game at Arizona State Nov. 11, Kalani Brown's streak of 113-straight games played and 64-straight games started came to an end as she missed BU's 94-49 win over Southern Nov. 15. Brown returned to action at the South Point Shootout as she averaged 11 points and eight boards. Brown's streak of 23-straight games with double-figure scoring came to an end when she scored nine
vs. Georgetown (11/24).
BAYLOR SIGNS TOP-10 PROSPECT OLIVER AS LONE ADDITION TO 2019 SIGNING CLASS
A year after signing five players and accepting a graduate transfer, Jordyn Oliver gets all the Lady Bears' attention this season as the No. 10-ranked national prospect (Collegiate Girls Basketball Report) signed with Baylor. Oliver, a Prosper, Texas native is a 3-time TABC All-State selection, and was also ranked No. 11 by ESPN Hoopgurlz.
MULKEY'S MIDAS TOUCH: 1,100 WINS
Everything head coach Kim Mulkey touches doesn't necessarily turn to gold, but if it has to do with college basketball, nearly everything she touches results in a win. Baylor's win vs. Nicholls (Nov. 6) gave Mulkey 1,100 wins combined as a collegiate player (130, La. Tech), assistant coach (430, La. Tech) & head coach (540, Baylor). In those capacities, Mulkey's teams are a combined 1,100-192 for an astounding .851 winning percentage.
FIERCE FIVE: FISH EAGER TO MAKE MARK AFTER SELECTION AS NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS
For the second time in program history, the Baylor women's basketball team signed the nation's top recruiting class and the "Fierce Five" freshmen are three games deep into 2018-19. Caitlin Bickle, Aquira DeCosta, Queen Egbo, Honesty Scott-Grayson and NaLyssa Smith all signed with the Lady Bears and all were ranked in the Top 30 overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz and boasted a five-star rating. Smith is shining brightest through the first seven games averaging 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest while picking up the Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Week award Nov 12.
LADY BEARS' NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HAS FOUR FROM TOP 25
Baylor defeated No. 23 Arizona State 65-59 Nov. 11 in the first of four non-conference opponents ranked in the AP Top 25. Next, Baylor defeated No. 18/19 South Carolina Dec. 2 on their home floor 94-69. Baylor plays at No. 11/11 Stanford Saturday, and plays host to No. 1/1 UConn Jan. 3 in Waco.
