Baylor
Texas Tech
No. 15 WBB Hosts Texas Tech Sunday to Begin Big 12 Play
12/20/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bears and Lady Raiders tipoff scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on ESPN+ and the Baylor Sports Media Network
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15/15 BAYLOR BEARS (11-2, 0-0 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Nicki Collen (Marquette, 1998) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
15/15 BAYLOR (11-2, 0-0 Big 12) vs RV/RV TEXAS TECH (13-0, 0-0 Big 12) Dec. 21, 2025 • 3 p.m. CT Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion (7,500) LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: ESPN+ Talent: John Morris (pxp), Jordan Lewis (analyst) LISTEN: Baylor Sports Media Network via FOX Sports Radio 93.9FM in Central Texas and worldwide at centexsportsfan.com. Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Lori Fogleman (analyst) |
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TEXAS TECH LADY RAIDERS (13-0, 0-0 Big 12) Location: Lubbock, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
Game notes:
• Baylor welcomes Texas Tech to Waco to open Big 12 play on Sunday afternoon in the nightcap of a doubleheader with MBB taking on Southern. Tipoff for the Bears and Lady Raiders is set for 3 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Baylor Sports Media Network.
• The Bears face the Lady Raiders for the 104th time in program history, riding a 31-game winning streak dating back to 2012. Collen is 7-0 against Gerlich since her arrival in 2021-22, claiming all seven meetings.
• Though games on Dec. 18, Kiersten Johnson (blocks), Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (double-doubles, rebounds, rebounds per game) and Taliah Scott (free throw percentage) each hold Big 12-best stats, while the team leads in blocks per game.
• Baylor is ranked 15th in the AP Poll and 15th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after its 11-2 start to the season.
• An 11-2 record through the first 13 games ties for the second-best start in the Nicki Collen era (matching 2021-22), behind only 2023-24's perfect 11-0 non-conference record. That 2023-24 team extended its winning streak to 14-0 with Big 12 victories over Texas, TCU, and Houston before suffering its first loss.
• Through games on Dec. 18, Baylor is ranked No. 29 in the NET.
• The Bears are 1-2 against Quadrant 1 opponents, with the two games coming against Texas and Iowa. BU's top win came against Duke in Paris to open the season.
• Baylor went 8-0 at home in non-conference play, completing the third-straight and fourth overall undefeated home non-con schedule in the fifth year of the Nicki Collen era.
• BU holds a 27-game win streak in regular season non-league home games, last dropping a Nov. 20, 2022, contest against then-No.19 Maryland, 73-68, at the Ferrell Center.
• Bella Fontleroy is 10 blocks away from 100 career blocks.
• Fontleroy is three 3-pointers away from entering the program's top five career list.
• Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is two steals away from 100 career steals.
• Littlepage-Buggs is 41 rebounds away from 1,000 career rebounds.
• Kayla Nelms is one point away from 100 career points.
• Jana Van Gytenbeek is 88 points away from 500 career points.
