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Game 18:
#9/10 Baylor (14-3, 4-3) vs. Kansas (13-4, 2-4)

Jan. 28, 2006 • 3 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) - Waco, Texas

RADIO
Baylor/ISP Sports Network
KLRK -92.9 FM (change from normal)

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

TELEVISION
CSTV
Tom McCarthy - play-by-play
Becky Hammon - color analyst

BAYLOR VS. KANSAS...
The Baylor Lady Bears, currently ranked No. 9 in the latest AP listing and No. 10 the Coaches poll and reigning NCAA and Big 12 Conference champions, continue a busy week. The Lady Bears will play three games, including two on national television, in six days beginning with last Wednesday's contest at Iowa State. After traveling to Ames, Iowa, and posting a 79-64 win over the Cyclones, Baylor returns home and will play a Saturday afternoon (3 p.m.) game with Kansas and then leave Sunday for a Monday night (6 p.m.) ESPN2 contest at Baton Rouge, La., versus No. 5 LSU. Baylor's game with Kansas will be televised by College Sports Television (CSTV).

Baylor enters Kansas game with a 14-3 overall record and a 4-3 Big 12 mark and completes its first run through the Big 12 schedule today. Baylor has won of 49 of its last 56 games. BU's three 2005-06 losses have been by a combined total of eight points.

Kansas enters the contest with a 13-4 overall record and a 2-4 league mark. The Jayhawks began the season winning 12 straight, all of which were home contests. Since beginning Big 12 Conference action they have posted a 2-4 mark. Kansas is 0-3 on the road this season.

Saturday's game matches two of the league's top four offensive teams, the Lady Bears rank No. 2 in scoring offense (74.2) while the Kansas checks in at No. 4 (72.1). The Jayhawks stand at No. 2 in field goal percentage (45.3 percent) with Baylor standing No. 3 at 44.7 percent. In addition, two of the league's top forwards go against each other. BU's Sophia Young ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring (20.8) and averages 10.2 rebounds per game while KU's Crystal Kemp ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 in scoring at 19.9 and reels in 8.7 boards a contest.

Baylor's Young, national player of the year candidate and Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, leads Baylor in both scoring and rebounding at 20.8 points and 10.2 rebounds a game. The Kodak All-American is No. 2 in the Big 12 in scoring and ranks No. 3 in rebounding. Sophomore point guard Angela Tisdale ranks second on the squad in scoring at 13.8 an outing. Junior forward Abiola Wabara ranks second among Lady Bears in rebounding at 6.4 a game and averages 9.9 points.

Kansas, whose starting lineup consists of three seniors, a sophomore and a freshman, is led by Kemp's 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds a game. Senior guard Erica Hallman averages 14.1 points a game, Kaylee Brown, a senior guard, manages 12.9 and point guard Ivana Catic averages 10.5 an outing.

BAYLOR QUICK HITS...
• Baylor's 30-game win streak equaled the 10th longest in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. BU is 49-7 over its last 56 games.
• Baylor's three losses have come by a combined total of eight points (at Missouri-3, at Texas Tech-2, vs. Oklahoma-3).
• 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 2,097 points, 1,160 rebounds, 270 assists and 277 steals.
• Young needs 237 points and 64 rebounds to become the Big 12's all-time scorer and rebounder.
• Young is now the No. 2 scorer in Baylor history with 2,097 points, the highest point total since the sport came under NCAA sponsorship in 1981-82.
• Jordan Davis has missed only six free throws throughout her career (72-78, .923). Prior to missing her first free throw of the season at Texas Tech, she had drained 23 consecutive free throws.
• Kim Mulkey-Robertson's teams are 78-11 (.876) in the Ferrell Center.
• Prior to BU's Jan. 21 loss to Oklahoma, the Lady Bears had won 25 straight home games.
• In non-conference games, Baylor sports a 17-game home win streak and is 43-2 (.956) in the Ferrell Center under Mulkey-Robertson's tutelage. Baylor has registered 42 straight wins in regular-season non-conference home games.
• Baylor is 112-11 (.911) under Mulkey-Robertson when scoring 70 or more points, including 70-3 (.959) when putting 80 or more on the scoreboard.
• Since coming to BU, Mulkey-Robertson has posted the highest win total (145) and winning percentage (.780) among Big 12 Conference programs.
• Young has produced double-digit scoring in 114 of 123 games and 63 consecutive.
• Young has 53 career double-doubles to her credit.
• Five players, including all four Lady Bear freshmen, earned grade point averages of 3.0 or above for the fall semester (Sophia Young, Tricia Abbott, Rachel Allison, Jessica Morrow, Jhasmin Player). Young posted a 4.0 mark.
• Baylor is 14-3 through 17 games for the third straight year and the fifth time in Kim Mulkey-Robertson's six seasons at the helm.
• Sophia Young has produced 19 double-doubles in 36 career games against ranked (AP) teams.

BAYLOR IN THE POLLS...
Baylor finished last season ranked No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 5 in the Associated Press (AP) poll. The Lady Bears, defending NCAA champions, are currently ranked No. 10 in the most recent coaches poll after debuting at No 7 in the preseason poll. The AP poll's Jan. 23 ranking lists Baylor at No. 9 dropping one spot after its loss to Oklahoma. Baylor has now been ranked in a school-record 41 straight AP polls dating back to week nine of the 2003-04 listing when it broke in at No. 24. The Lady Bears have not been ranked lower than No. 9 in the AP poll since Nov. 30, 2004, a stretch of 28 consecutive polls.

THE COACHES...
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is in her sixth season and owns a 145-41 head coaching record which equates to a .780 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 2003 WNIT finals. In 2005, the Lady Bears claimed Baylor's and the Big 12's first NCAA basketball championship. Mulkey-Robertson is 6-0 versus Kansas, 2-0 in Waco.

Baylor year-by-year under Mulkey-Robertson:
2000-01 - 21-9 - NCAA, lost in first round (Arkansas)
2001-02 - 27-6 - NCAA, lost in second round (Drake)
2002-03 - 24-11 - WNIT, lost in finals (Auburn)
2003-04 - 26-9 - NCAA, lost in Sweet 16 (Tennessee)
2004-05 - 33-3 - NCAA Champions
2005-06 - 14-3

Mulkey-Robertson was named Baylor's fourth head coach on April 4, 2000. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame that same year. She was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in June of 2003.

Kansas head coach Bonnie Henrickson is in her second season at the helm of the Jayhawks. In her first year on the Kansas sidelines, Henrickson led KU to its best record in five seasons and highest Big 12 finish in six campaigns. Henrickson came to KU after seven successful seasons at Virginia Tech where she compiled a record of 158-62 (.718). She is 25-20 (.556) at KU and 183-82 (.691) in her career and 0-1 versus Baylor.

BAYLOR IN BIG 12 GAMES...
The 2005-06 season marks the 10th year of competition for women's basketball in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor has a record of 84-67 in regular season Big 12 games. However, in Kim Mulkey-Robertson's five-plus years, Baylor is 57-30 in Big 12 play and has never posted a losing conference record. In 2004-05 the Lady Bears claimed their first-ever Big 12 Conference championship, winning both the regular season and tournament titles.

BAYLOR'S BIG 12 RECORD BY YEAR...
2000-01 - 9-7
2001-02 - 12-4
2002-03 - 8-8
2003-04 - 10-6
2004-05 - 14-2
2005-06 - 4-3

BAYLOR'S ALL-TIME BIG 12 RECORD...
Home - 54-22
Away - 30-45

Baylor's Big 12 record under Mulkey-Robertson:
Home - 35-9
Away - 22-21

THE SERIES RECORDS...
Baylor and Kansas will meet for the 15th time when the two teams square off on Saturday afternoon. Baylor leads the series, 8-6, and has won the last six contests between the two schools. Baylor is 4-2 in games played in Waco. Kim Mulkey-Robertson is 6-0 versus Kansas.

COMMON OPPONENTS THIS SEASON...
Baylor and Kansas have faced three common opponents this season, all Big 12 foes. Both squads posted victories over Oklahoma State (BU, 57-26; KU, 66-46) and Texas (BU, 61-48; KU, 70-61). The Lady Bears defeated Texas A&M (60-49) while the Jayhawks lost to the Aggies, 78-64, in Lawrence.

BY THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS...
Baylor's three losses this season have come by a combined total of eight points. It dropped a three-point decision at Missouri (64-61), lost by two (64-62) at Texas Tech and lost to No. 17 Oklahoma by three, 73-70, in Waco. All three losses have come on the last play of the game.

STELLAR BAYLOR DEFENSE...
Baylor has continued to play stellar defense this season as evidenced by the following:
-Lady Bears held Oklahoma State to 26 points, fewest ever in any Big 12 Conference game.
-Oklahoma State's 26 points are the fewest by a current Division I program against Baylor since TCU tallied 25 in 1975-76.
-BU held Texas to 48 points, fewest Baylor has ever allowed the Lady Longhorns in the 68-game series.
-BU has held three of its last six opponents to 49 or fewer points, the first time Baylor has ever held foes to 49 or fewer points in conference play (Big 12).
-During a two-game stretch (Texas A&M & Oklahoma) Baylor blocked 18 shots including seven by Abiola Wabara and six by Sophia Young. It jumped from No. 4 to No. 1 in the conference statistics.
-Baylor is 7-0 on season when holding its foe to 59 or fewer points and has won 83 straight games when holding its opponent to 59 or fewer since a 58-56 loss to Oklahoma State in Waco during the 1998-99 season. Mulkey-Robertson's teams are 77-0 all-told when holding their opponent to 59 or fewer points.
-BU ranks No. 2 in Big 12 in scoring, scoring margin and field goal percentage defense.
-Opponents are hitting just .361 from field versus Baylor this season, 35.4 percent in Big 12 play.
-Over the last three seasons BU has held the opponent to under .500 from the field in 121 of 122 games. In fact, in Coach Mulkey-Robertson's 186-game tenure, Baylor has allowed a team to shoot .500 from the field in just seven games. LSU shot 51.7 (30-58) percent against Baylor in the 2004-05 season opener, since then, Baylor has held opponents to under .500 shooting in 52 straight games.

MULKEY'S TEAMS PROTECTING THE HOME COURT...
In Kim Mulkey-Robertson's six years as Baylor's head coach, her teams are 78-11 (.876) in the Ferrell Center and nine of those 11 losses have come against ranked teams. Prior to losing to Oklahoma on Jan. 21, the Lady Bears had won 25 straight home games dating back to their Feb. 8, 2004, loss to Texas Tech. In non-conference games, Baylor sports a 17-game home win streak and is 43-2 (.956) in the Ferrell Center under Mulkey-Robertson's tutelage. In addition, Baylor has registered 42 straight wins in regular-season non-conference home games.

During Mulkey-Robertson's tenure, Baylor's only home losses have come to:
Jan. 13, 2001 - lost to #17 Oklahoma (90-87)
Feb. 7, 2001 - lost to #11 Texas Tech (67-56)
Jan. 12, 2002 - lost to #3 Oklahoma (82-73)
March 17, 2002 - lost to Drake (76-72, 2nd Round NCAA)
Jan. 26, 2003 - lost to #22 Oklahoma (65-64)
Feb. 8, 2003 - lost to #5 Kansas State (65-53)
Feb. 26, 2003 - lost to #10 Texas (79-57)
April 4, 2003 - lost to Auburn (64-63, WNIT Finals)
Jan. 7, 2004 - lost to #14 Colorado (69-59)
Feb. 8, 2004 - lost to #9 Texas Tech (62-59)
Jan. 21, 2006 - lost to #17 Oklahoma (73-70)