Dec. 13, 2006
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WACO, Texas - Rachel Allison scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds to record her first career double-double while Danielle Wilson led all scorers with 24 points on the night as the No. 9 Baylor women's basketball team cruised to a 100-48 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in action at the Ferrell Center on Wednesday night.
"I thought we were rusty a little bit; but, that's why I played the full court pressure," head coach Kim Mulkey said. "So, I just decided to press on every made basket and we got burned deep a lot at the start. Although it didn't look great, it served a purpose in that we tried to push the issue and not be passive."
For the second consecutive contest, Baylor (10-1) controlled tempo and scored at least 100 points in a game as the Lady Bears had five players score in double figures for the fifth time this season.
Wilson shot an impressive 11-of-14 from the floor and a perfect 2-for-2 from the line as the freshman came off the bench to record a career-high 24 points. The freshman post player also had an impact on the defensive end of the floor, recording four blocks on the night.
The Lady Lions were never able to get on track offensively as Baylor held Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-8) to 38.8 percent (19-of-49) from the field while Baylor shot over 60.0 percent from the field for the second straight contest.
Baylor held a commanding, 44-19 edge on the boards as the Lady Bears outscored the Lady Lions 64-14 from the paint and held a 21-0 edge in second chance points.
Jhasmin Player tied a career-high with 16 points in the win while Angela Tisdale and Jessika Bradley each added 10 points in the win.
Delores Hopkins scored 22 points to pace Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the loss.
The win pushed Baylor's record to 25-0 all-time in December home games under Mulkey as the Lady Bears are now 41-1 all-time in the month under the seventh-year head coach.
Baylor will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 17, when the Lady Bears hit the road for the first time this month to travel to Los Angeles, Calif., to face UCLA at 2:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised by Fox Sports Net.
