Nov. 29, 2006
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#13/#13 Baylor (6-1) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-4)
Thursday, Nov. 30 - 7 p.m. (CT)
Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
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BAYLOR Lady Bears
IN THE POLLS
13 - Associated Press
13 - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS
Angela Tisdale - Jr., G, 5-5 - 10.6 ppg, 4.1 apg
Jhasmin Player - So., G, 5-10 - 4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Jessica Morrow - So., G, 6-2 - 7.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Rachel Allison - So., P, 6-1 - 8.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Bernice Mosby - Sr., P, 6-1 - 19.4 ppg, 10.9 rpg
TEXAS A&M-CC Islanders
IN THE POLLS
NR - Associated Press
NR - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS
Kirbria Lewis - Sr., G, 5-5 - 13.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Nicole Duncan - Sr., G, 5-8 - 19.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Jenesis Shaw - Sr., F, 5-10 - 9.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Jillianne Duffey - Sr., F, 6-0 - 11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Sarah Davidson - So., C, 6-2 - 7.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
The Baylor Lady Bears are coming off a tough stretch where they have played seven games in a 15-day period, which included three top 25 teams, to begin the season.
Baylor will now play three more games within a five-day span (TAMU-CC, Nov. 30; Southeast Missouri, Dec. 2; Sam Houston State, Dec. 4) before a well-deserved nine-day break for final exams.
Despite the exhausting schedule, the Lady Bears have managed to post a 6-1 record which includes wins over ninth-ranked LSU and No. 22 BYU and a championship of the Junkanoo Jam's Lucaya Division.
The Lady Bears are playing their most challenging non-conference schedule in program history. Baylor has played three teams ranked among the Associated Press' top 25 (No. 9 Purdue, No. 11 LSU, No. 23 BYU) and two others who are receiving votes (Hofstra, South Dakota State). In addition, Baylor's Dec. 17 opponent, UCLA, is receiving votes in the AP Poll.
Seven games into the season, two players are averaging double-digit scoring and two more are just below that mark.
Senior All-America candidate Bernice Mosby leads the way with 19.4 a game and junior point guard Angela Tisdale scores 10.6 points, freshman post Danielle Wilson drains 8.9 and Rachel Allison, a sophomore post, tallies 8.4.
Mosby is averaging a double-double with 10.9 rebounds a game to go with her 19.4 points. Allison is the squad's second-leading rebounder with 8.0 a game and is followed closely by Wilson's 6.9.
TISDALE AND MOSBY HONORED
Angela Tisdale and Bernice Mosby were named to the Junkanoo Jam's All-Tournament team with Tisdale garnering MVP honors as well. Tisdale led Baylor to three wins this past week, including a victory over ninth-ranked LSU and a Junkanoo Jam championship. For her performance during the two games of the Junkanoo Jam, Tisdale was named the tournament's MVP. In the championship game against South Dakota State, Tisdale recorded her first career double-double with a 12-point, career-high tying 10-assist performance, Baylor's first double-double with points and assists since 2002.
In addition, Mosby was honored by the Big 12 Conference for the second straight week. On Nov. 20 she was named both Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week and on Nov. 27 repeated as Rookie of the Week. Mosby led Baylor in scoring in two of three games last week including a 21-point, 17-rebound performance against ninth-ranked LSU. Mosby, who has scored in double-digits in every game and recorded four double-doubles this season, averaged 15.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks a game in Baylor's three victories.
In fact, Baylor has garnered all three Big 12 Rookie of the Week awards as Danielle Wilson was honored on Nov. 13.
ON NOVEMBER 30TH
Tonight's game marks the ninth time the Lady Bears have played on Nov. 30. Baylor is 5-3 in games played on that date including a 1-0 record at Waco and 4-3 road mark.
SCOUTING THE ISLANDERS
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, 1-4 on the season, are led by first-year head coach Robert Robinson. Robinson served as associate head coach for two seasons and an assistant coach for two seasons before taking over the reins of the program on June 13, 2006.
The Islanders' starting lineup consists of four seniors (Jillianne Duffey, Jenesis Shaw, Kirbria Lewis, Nicole Duncan) and a sophomore (Sarah Davidson). Duncan, a 5-8 guard , leads the team in scoring at 19.0 a game while Lewis, a 5-5 guard, follows with 13.0 an outing and Duffey (6-0, forward) manages 11.8 a game. Lewis, the shortest player on the roster, is the team's top rebounder at 5.6 a contest.
SERIES RECORD
The two teams have met only once previously. Baylor posted a 92-64 victory in Waco on Nov. 22 last season.
VERSUS THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
The Islanders are in their first season as members of the Southland Conference. Baylor is 67-35 versus Southland Conference teams.
BAYLOR IN THE RANKINGS
The Lady Bears are ranked in both major polls. They are listed at No. 13 in the most recent (Nov. 27) AP Poll which extends their school-record streak to 52 straight weeks. BU is also ranked No. 13 in the current USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
BLOCKING BUNCH
If the Lady Bears continue their current pace blocking shots, they will break the record for blocks in a season that the 2002-03 squad set in 35 games with 204. At this point of the season in 2002-03 the Lady Bears had blocked 61 shots, while the current Baylor squad has blocked 64 so far.
Freshman Danielle Wilson and senior Bernice Mosby have combined to account for 38 of this year's rejections.
In fact, Wilson could set a record for blocked shots by a Baylor freshman. She currently has 26 and former Lady Bear Sophia Young owns the top mark at 43 during her rookie season in 2002-03.
HOME SWEET HOME
Baylor will play only three games away from the Ferrell Center during its 2006-07 non-conference schedule, as 11 games will be in the friendly confines of the Ferrell Center (North Texas, Hofstra, BYU, Purdue, LSU, Texas A&M-CC, Southeast Missouri, Sam Houston State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, North Carolina A&T and Prairie View A&M).
The Lady Bears spent their Thanksgiving break in the Bahamas where they competed in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Grand Bahamas and won the championship of the Lucaya Division with wins over UCF and South Dakota State. Baylor's only other non-conference road trip will be to southern California to play UCLA on Dec. 17.
NOVEMBER IS MONEY FOR MULKEY
In her seven seasons at the helm of the Lady Bear program, Kim Mulkey's November record is 33-3. Her only three losses were at Montana State (75-66) in 2002, to No. 3 LSU, 71-70, in Austin as part of the 2004 State Farm Tip-Off Classic and to No. 12 Purdue (69-55) in the championship game of the 2006 Preseason WNIT.
MULKEY VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
With Baylor's victory over ninth-ranked LSU on Tuesday, Nov. 21, head coach Kim Mulkey is now 32-31 against ranked opponents, including a 2-1 record this season.
Since a 69-55 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M during the 2004-05 season, Baylor is 16-6 versus ranked opponents.
BU ONE OF WINNINGEST TEAMS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Over the last five seasons, the Lady Bears rank among the nation's top programs in both winning percentage and victories.
Baylor sits at No. 11, the highest ranking Big 12 team, in winning percentage at .791 (136-36).Kansas State sits at No. 12 while Oklahoma is No. 19.
The Lady Bears are No. 7 when ranked by victories (136), also tops among Big 12 teams.
FRESHMAN REJECTION
When she's in the game, freshman post Danielle Wilson has the ability to alter the opponent's game plan. In just seven games Wilson has used her expansive wing span (82 1/4") to block a team- and league-leading 26 shots for an average of 3.7 an outing.
Wilson broke Oklahoma's Courtney Paris' WNIT blocked shot record. Paris set her record last season with 12, Wilson finished Preseason WNIT competition with 20.
IMPRESSIVE POST PLAY
In Baylor's 64-60 win over ninth-ranked LSU, a trio of Baylor post players totally dominated the game. Bernice Mosby and Danielle Wilson both produced double-doubles and Rachel Allison was one rebound shy of a double-double.
Mosby led the team with a 21-point, 17-rebound performance while Wilson notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Allison scored 10 points and hauled down nine rebounds in the winning effort.
In Baylor's three games last week, the quarter of Mosby, Wilson, Allison and Jessika Bradley scored 55 percent of Baylor's points. In addition, Bradley (8), Wilson (6) and Mosby (5) blocked 19 shots, to average 6.3 a game.
