No. 2/3 WBB Returns Home for National TV Game with WVU

Sunday, January 20

Waco, Texas

4 p.m.

Baylor

West Virginia

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No. 2/3 WBB Returns Home for National TV Game with WVU

1/19/2019 8:38:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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Lady Bears looking for 27th consecutive win vs. a Big 12 opponent



	^#t2/3 BAYLOR LADY BEARS (14-1, 4-0) Location: Waco, Texas Conference: Big 12 Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (La. Tech, 1984) Roster \| Stats \| Game Notes	^#t2/3 BAYLOR (14-1, 4-0) vs WEST VIRGINIA (12-4, 3-2) Jan. 20, 2019 • 4 p.m. Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284) LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast WATCH: FS1 Talent: Ron Thulin (PBP), Brenda VanLengen (Color) LISTEN: BaylorBears.com/1660 AM/92.3 FM Talent: Bruce Gietzen (PBP), Maggie Davis-Stinnett (Color) Baylor Social Media: Channel Lineup: DISH: 150 DIRECTV: 219 SPECTRUM: 37 GRANDE: 29

	WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (12-4, 3-2) Location: Morgantown, W. Va. Conference: Big 12 Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem, 1980) Roster \| Stats \| Game Notes

LADY BEARS OFFENSE EXPLODES IN 1^ST HALF AT KANSAS, BU MOVES TO 4-0 IN BIG 12 PLAY
   Baylor tied its Big 12 record for most points in the first half with 53, shot 81.3 percent in the first quarter for its second-best Big 12 mark in school history and ended up 63.6 percent from the floor, which tied for the ninth-best shooting mark in school history. Baylor was 13-of-16 from the floor in the first quarter and jumped out to a 29-15 lead. By half, the lead increased to 17 points, and going into the locker room, Chloe Jackson (6-6), DiDi Richards (5-5) and NaLyssa Smith (4-4) had combined to go 15-for-15 from the floor and combined for 32 points.
   The first quarter start at Kansas was second in Baylor's record book vs. Big 12 opponents only to its 10-12 performance (.833) vs. West Virginia in the second quarter on the road Jan. 28, 2018. Fifty-three points in the first half tied Baylor's Big 12 record along with its performance Feb. 24, 2014 when the Lady Bears dropped 53 against Oklahoma to start the game.
   Baylor's 4-0 start in the Big 12 marks the ninth time the Lady Bears have begun Big 12 play with four-straight wins, and BU is the last unbeaten team in league play.

WVU IN SHORT
   The Mountaineers are off to a 12-4 start on the season with a 3-2 mark in Big 12 Conference play, most recently knocking off No. 18 Iowa State at home 73-64 Wednesday. Tynice Martin leads the Mountaineers at 17.0 points per game, and Baylor fans should be familiar with her. She sat out last season due to injury but dropped 32 points on Baylor March 6, 2017 in the Big 12 Championship Title game, which marked the only time in the last eight years that the Lady Bears haven't won the title. WVU's losses in the Big 12 came at TCU and at home vs. Texas. But since, the Mountaineers have rattled off three-straight league wins vs. Oklahoma State, at Oklahoma and Wednesday's upset of the No. 18 Cyclones. Mike Carey is in the 18^th season of his career at WVU, compiling a 241-123 record entering Sunday's contest.

LIMITING TURNOVERS
   Through the first 10 games of the season Baylor compiled 154 turnovers, averaging 15.4 points per contest. With No. 1 UConn coming to town Jan. 3, the team set a goal to have single-digit turnovers vs. the Huskies, a team known for among many things, taking care of the ball. In the 12-point win over UConn, the Lady Bears limited themselves to just five turnovers. And, other than a hiccup at Texas Tech where BU suffered 16, Baylor has had 10 or less in its last five games, averaging 9.6 over that span.

LANDRUM EARNS BIG 12 CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FIRST TIME IN HER CAREER
     Junior guard Juicy Landrum averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week (wins over K-State & TCU) for the Baylor Lady Bears, garnering her co-Big 12 Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday.
     Landrum, the Waco native, shared the honor with West Virginia's Tynice Martin. Landrum scored 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists Wednesday vs. K-State before pouring in a career-high 23 points on the road at TCU. Against the Horned Frogs, Landrum shot 9-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from long range. She grabbed eight rebounds and dished five assists as well to help Baylor beat TCU for the 26th consecutive time. For the week, she averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds and has scored in double figures in seven of the last 10 games.

POUND THE PAINT, CLEAN THE GLASS, D-UP: LADY BEARS AMONG NATION'S BEST IN REBOUNDING, SCORING EFFICIENCY, DEFENSE
   In 13 statistical categories, the Lady Bears rank in the top 10 nationally. But, the Lady Bears (thru games Jan. 17) rank tops in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (35.0), rebound margin (+18.1) and field goal percentage defense (.304) while ranking third in field goal percentage (.516). Kalani Brown ranks 18th in the nation in field goal percentage at a .608 clip. In addition to the nation's best defensive field goal percentage, the Lady Bears rank secondin the nation in blocked shots per game (7.0). Baylor's rebounding is a staple of the program, and the Lady Bears have out-rebounded all 15 opponents this season, Baylor won the rebounding battle in 34 of 35 contests last year, and in 84 of the last 87 contests, BU has had the upper hand on the boards.

LADY BEARS ON THE RUN
   Baylor has 15 runs this season of at least 10 unanswered points including one in three of the first four Big 12 contests. In 10 of 15 games this season, the Lady Bears have had at least one such run, and Baylor has also put together four runs of 20 or more points. Against TCU Jan. 12, Baylor held TCU without a field goal for 14:53 from near the end of the first quarter to early in the third quarter, outscoring the Horned Frogs 27-3 in that span, including a 21-0 run. In addition, Baylor is out-scoring opponents 168-46 on the fast break this season.

SHARING IS CARING: BAYLOR LEADS NATION IN ASSISTS PER GAME
   Baylor's 22.9 assists per contest ranks best in the nation led by Chloe Jackson's 6.2 assists per contest (ranks 10th nationally) while Lauren Cox's assists-to-turnover ratio of 2.88:1 ranks 14th nationally and Jackson (2.58:1), Juicy Landrum (2.5:1), and DiDi Richards (2.4:1) check in at 26^th, 30^th, and 36^th, respectively. In fact, out of Baylor's 500 made field goals this season, the Lady Bears have assisted on 343 marking 68.6 percent of the team's buckets coming on an assist from a teammate.

50 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: BAYLOR NEARLY UNBEATABLE WHEN HITTING HALF ITS SHOTS
   In just one occurrence since Kim Mulkey's arrival at Baylor in the 2000-01 season have the Lady Bears lost a game when shooting 50 percent or better. Baylor's record under Mulkey when shooting 50 percent or better is 208-1, and the Lady Bears are 34-0 when shooting 60 percent or better. The lone loss came in the 2017 NCAA Tournament when Baylor fell to Mississippi State in the Elite 8, 94-85 on March 26 despite shooting 53.3 percent from the floor.

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 14 games this season. Through Jan. 13, Baylor ranked tops in the nation in assists per game (22.9) and No. 2 in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.70:1).
   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 10th in nation in assists per game (6.2) while Landrum ranks 30th in the country in assists-to-turnover ratio at 2.50:1. Landrum is tied for second on the team with 60 assists (4.0 p/g), with DiDi Richards (4.0).

BROWN AND COX NAMED TO WOODEN TROPHY AWARD MIDSEASON TOP 25 WATCH LIST
   Both Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox collected numerous postseason accolades after the 2017-18 season, which resulted in a multitude of 2018-19 preseason honors. Jan. 9, the post duo earned spots on the John Wooden Trophy Award Midseason Top 25 watch list. Last season, Brown was recognized as a top-five finalist for the award.

BAYLOR PLAYERS PAY FOR MULKEY'S 550-WINS TRIBUTE
   The Baylor players took it upon themselves to congratulate Kim Mulkey in a pre-game presentation Wednesday for her 550th career victory achieved Sunday at Texas Tech. Senior Kalani Brown took the PA microphone and addressed the crowd an Mulkey prior to the K-State game Jan. 9, and the Lady Bears chipped in their own money for three easels of roses shaped in the numbers 5-5-0. Mulkey was told postgame that the players paid for the flowers and later in the postgame press conference said "My players bought those 550-numbered roses. [Out of their pocket] Wow. That's the kind of kids I get to coach. I didn't know that until the game was over, and I thought wow, my players are buying that."

ABOUT BAYLOR'S HISTORIC WIN OVER NO. 1 UCONN
   Two elite programs met in Waco Jan. 3, and for the first time in school history (previously 0-14) the Baylor Lady Bears knocked off a No. 1-ranked team with UConn falling 68-57 at a sold-out Ferrell Center on ESPN. Not only did Baylor win the game, the Lady Bears put an end to a long line of streaks set by the Huskies, who are the standard for women's basketball with 11 NCAA Championships. Baylor's victory ended a streak of 126 consecutive regular season games for the Huskies and a streak of 55 consecutive regular season road wins. UConn had won 209 straight games in regulation; it's last loss in regulation also came to No. 1 Baylor Dec. 18, 2011.
   The Lady Bears' 11-point win was the largest margin of victory for a team vs. UConn since Feb. 27, 2012 when UConn fell to Notre Dame 72-59. In addition, Baylor's defense held UConn to just a 29.4 shooting percentage, its lowest in any game the past 20 seasons.
   Baylor became the third Big 12 school to ever defeat a No. 1 team joining Texas Tech who accomplished the feat twice and Texas, and just the second time that a Big 12 team has beaten a No. 1 in a non-conference matchup.
   BU's big win kept an overall home win streak at the Ferrell Center alive at 28 games while extending its non-conference home win streak to 47 games.

BROWN PICKS UP ESPNW NATIONAL HONOR AFTER LEADING BAYLOR TO WIN OVER NO. 1 UCONN
   Kalani Brown didn't shy away from the spotlight when the lights came on Jan. 3 vs. No. 1 UConn. In front of a sold-out crowd at the Ferrell Center and nationally televised on ESPN, the senior post put up 22 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. She was 11-for-17 from the floor in 36 minutes of play. Her games that week also included performances vs. UTRGV and at Texas Tech, but ESPNW.com singled out her performance against the No. 1 Huskies and tabbed her National Player of the Week on Jan. 7.

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 15 games averaging 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks fourth and second, respectively on the team in both categories while picking up the Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Week award Nov 12.

CAPPING ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
   The Lady Bears completed another successful, tough, non-conference schedule. Baylor went 10-1 with a 3-1 record vs. Top 25 teams, including the program's first-ever win over a No. 1 team when the Lady Bears beat UConn Jan. 3. Baylor is 147-3 all-time vs.non-conference opponents at the Ferrell Center, including 47-straight wins at home.