Dec. 2, 2001
Box Score
WACO, Texas - With Danielle Crockrom having an off night, freshman post Steffanie Blackmon provided a glimpse of what may be Baylor's future Sunday afternoon as the 12th-ranked Lady Bears cruised to an 81-56 win over Boston University at the Ferrell Center.
While all-America candidate Crockrom scored "only" 11 points and was held in single-digit rebounds for just the second time this season, Blackmon set a new career high with 15 points and added nine rebounds to lead Baylor in that category. Sheila Lambert, the second of Baylor's two all-Americans, led the Lady Bears with 19 points and tied her season high with seven assists.
Boston (5-2) hung close throughout the first half, tying the game at 12-12 at the 10:55 mark of the first half. A pair of free throws by Jordan Davis six seconds later put Baylor (7-0) up for good. The Lady Bears steadily built their lead from there and led 40-32 at the half.
Baylor opened the second period with a charge, running off nine unanswered points over the first 4:28 of the second period to push the lead to 17 points. The Lady Bears would lead by as much as 28 late in the game before settling for the final 81-56 margin.
With the win, Baylor has now won 20 straight regular season non-conference games, including 11 straight in the Ferrell Center. The Lady Bears now hit the road Saturday and Sunday, heading to Honolulu for the Hawai'i Invitational.
NOTES: Junior Stasha Richards set new career highs with eight rebounds and four assists, and she tied her career high with three steals. She also set a season high for points with eight... Blackmon has recorded double-digit scoring totals in four of her first seven collegiate games... Lambert has scored in double figures in 19 straight games, while Crockrom has scored in double figures in 16 straight games... After notching seven assists today, Lambert moves into a tie for eighth place in the Lady Bears' all-time record book for career assists with 217, matching the total set by Phyllis Cleary (1984-1986). Next up on the list in seventh place is Kelli Donaldson's 231 (1992-1995).
