Dec. 27, 2005
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Game 10:
#4/4 Baylor (9-0) vs. Sam Houston State (5-4)
Dec. 29, 2005 • 7 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) • Waco, Texas
RADIO
Baylor/ISP Sports Network
KRZI/ESPN 1660 AM
Rick May - play-by-play
Lori Fogleman - color analyst
Broadcast begins 30 minutes prior to tip.
INTERNET FEEDS
Audio - live broadcast stream at BaylorBears.com
Video (All-Access) - live video stream at BaylorBears.com
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS...
The Baylor-Sam Houston State game will be "Take a Kid to the Game Night" sponsored by Dell. Buy one adult ticket and a child 14 and under gets in free. In addition, the first 500 people through the doors will receive a free child identification kit.
BAYLOR VS. SAM HOUSTON STATE...
The Baylor Lady Bears, currently ranked No. 4 in both the AP and Coaches polls, enter the contest versus the Sam Houston State Bearkats with a 9-0 record and an NCAA Division I-best and school record 29-game win streak. En route to its perfect 2005-06 mark, Baylor has posted wins over No. 8 Georgia, UCLA, Indiana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, California, Marshall, Washington, McNeese State and Army. Baylor is 9-0 for the first time since 2001-02, the third time under head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson and the fifth time in school history.
Senior forward Sophia Young, national player of the year candidate, leads Baylor in both scoring and rebounding at 21.1 points and 10.6 rebounds a game. Sophomore point guard Angela Tisdale, currently sitting out the third game of a three-game suspension, ranks second on the squad in scoring at 15.7 an outing. Junior forward Abiola Wabara completes BU's double-digit season scoring trio at 11.7 a contest and she ranks second among Lady Bears in rebounding at 6.4 a game.
With a 5-4 record to begin the 2005-06 season and sporting a three-game win streak, Sam Houston State is off to its best start since it began the 1993-94 season with an identical 5-4 record. Experience is a key for the Bearkats as eight letter winners including four starters return from the 2004-05 squad. Returning starters include 6-0 senior Jamie Davison (6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds), 5-8 junior Jamie Barr (6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds), 6-1 sophomore Adah Wells (5.5 points, 3.2 rebounds), and 5-7 senior Stephanie Trachier (4.4 points, 2.7 rebounds). Center Adah Wells and forward Erica Parker lead the Kats in scoring each with 91 points in nine games for 10.1 scoring averages. Wells also is the team's top rebounder with 4.9 boards per contest.
BAYLOR QUICK HITS...
• BU's 29-game win streak equals 11th longest in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
• Lady Bears are one of only eight undefeated teams in NCAA Division I basketball.
• Sophia Young is on track to join an elite group who have tallied 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in their NCAA Division I career, as she currently has 1,934 points, 1,082 rebounds, 255 assists, 259 steals.
• Young needs 400 points and 142 rebounds to become the Big 12's all-time scorer and rebounder.
• Jordan Davis has missed only five free throws throughout her career (71-76, .934), she has drained 23 consecutive free throws, including all 12 this year.
• Kim Mulkey-Robertson's teams are 74-10 (.881) in the Ferrell Center.
• The Lady Bears have won 21 straight home games.
• In non-conference games, Baylor sports a 16-game home win streak and is 42-2 (.955) in the Ferrell Center under Mulkey-Robertson's tutelage. Baylor has registered 40 straight wins in regular-season non-conference home games.
• Baylor is 110-10 under Mulkey-Robertson when scoring 70 or more points, including 69-3 when putting 80 or more on the scoreboard.
• Since coming to BU, Mulkey-Robertson has posted the highest win total (140) and winning percentage (.787) among Big 12 Conference programs.
• Young has produced double-digit scoring in 106 of 115 games and 55 consecutive.
• Young has 50 career double-doubles to her credit.
ONE OF EIGHT UNDEFEATED TEAMS...
Baylor (9-0) is one of eight undefeated teams in NCAA Division I women's basketball this season:
Bowling Green (8-0) - plays Delaware on Dec. 28.
Duke (9-0) - plays St. John's on Dec. 28.
Kansas (9-0) - hosts Pepperdine on Dec. 28.
LSU (8-0) - hosts Michigan State on Dec. 28.
North Carolina (11-0) - at Old Dominion on Dec. 29.
Tennessee (10-0) - plays at Temple on Dec. 27.
Virginia Tech (10-0) - plays Longwood on Dec. 28.
29-GAME WIN STREAK...
The Lady Bears enter the Sam Houston State contest sporting the nation's longest win streak, a school-record 29-game string. Baylor's last loss came on Jan. 22, 2005, in Austin, Texas when the Texas Longhorns handed the Lady Bears a 69-55 setback. Baylor would then go on to reel off 20 straight wins in 2005, including victories over three No.1 NCAA Tournament seeds, North Carolina, LSU and Michigan State, to claim its first national title. The Lady Bears extended the win streak to 29 games by defeating Georgia in their season opener, 84-72, as part of the State Farm Tip-Off Classic, UCLA (93-85), Indiana (74-62), Texas A&M-CC (92-64), California (75-58), Marshall (74-47), Washington (81-74), McNeese State (72-36) and Army (85-68).
The 29-game string is tied for the 11th longest in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. Auburn (1988-89), Vermont (1991-92) and Louisiana Tech (2002-03) all registered 29-game streaks. One more victory would tie the Lady Bears with Miami (FL) for the 10th longest streak, a feat the Hurricane accomplished in 1991-92.
THE COACHES...
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is in her sixth season and owns a 140-38 head coaching record which equates to a .787 winning percentage. She has produced 20-win seasons in each of her first five years as a head coach and has taken the Lady Bears to postseason competition every year, four times to the NCAA Tournament and to the finals of the WNIT. In 2005, the Lady Bears claimed Baylor's and the Big 12's first NCAA basketball championship. Mulkey-Robertson is 3-0 versus the Bearkats.
James "Wooly" Hatchell is in his third season at the helm of the Sam Houston State women's basketball program and has produced a 19-45 record while on the campus. Prior to joining the Sam Houston State staff on July 16, 2003, Hatchell was an assistant coach at Rice University for 10 seasons. Hatchell moved to Rice from Western Kentucky (assistant coach) where the Hilltoppers posted 50-17 record and a pair of trips to the NCAA Tournament.
THE SERIES RECORDS...
Baylor and Sam Houston State will meet for the 13th time when the two teams square off on Thursday evening. Baylor leads the series 8-4 and has won three straight games against the Bearkats.
