Feb. 21, 2006
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Game 25:
#10/11 Baylor (19-5, 9-4) vs. Colorado (8-18, 2-11)
Feb. 22, 2006 • 7 p.m. (CST)
Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, Texas
RADIO
Baylor/ISP Sports Network
KRZI/ESPN 1660 AM - Waco
WBAP 820 AM - Dallas
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
FAREWELL SALUTE TO SENIORS...
Current seniors Jordan Davis, Chameka Scott and Sophia Young and former player Chanelle Fox will be honored in pregame ceremonies on Wednesday night. Davis, Scott and Young will all be making their final Ferrell Center appearance and Fox, who bypassed a sixth season of competition granted by the NCAA in 2005-06, will return for her senior salute.
MISSION POSSIBLE 100K...
The 10th-ranked Baylor women's basketball team needs 7,795 fans on Wednesday to break the 100,000 home attendance mark this season, which would be a first in the program's history.
For "Mission Possible: 100K", the first 100 kids through the doors will receive a Bruiser Bobblehead doll. Also, concessions will be selling hot dogs and Dr Pepper for 100 cents each.
In addition, one lucky fan will be chosen at random and acknowledged at halftime in recognition of being the "100,000th Fan."
The Lady Bears reached their all-time season attendance high last year with 95,688 and are averaging 7,684 fans through 12 games this year.
Fans can purchase tickets on-line(www.baylorbears.com) or by calling the Baylor ticket office at 254-710-1000.
AIMING FOR ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON...
After posting 20-win seasons in each of her first five seasons, Kim Mulkey-Robertson and the Lady Bears, currently sporting a 19-5 overall record, take aim at a sixth straight 20-win campaign. Prior to Mulkey-Robertson's arrival, the program had posted six 20-plus win seasons in 26 years and five of those were during pre-NCAA competition when there were no game limits. Since the NCAA began sponsoring women's basketball in the 1981-82 season Baylor had posted only one 20-win season (1997-98, 20-11) prior to Mulkey-Robertson assuming the reins of the Lady Bear program.
BAYLOR VS. COLORADO...
The reigning NCAA champion Baylor Lady Bears, currently ranked No. 10 in the AP listing and No. 11 in the coaches poll, enter the game versus the Colorado Buffaloes with a 19-5 overall record and a 9-4 Big 12 mark. Baylor currently sits in a tie with Missouri for second place in the conference. Colorado, 8-18 on the season and 2-11 in Big 12 action, sits 11th in the league standings, two games behind Kansas. Baylor, winners of 54 of its last 63 games, makes its final Ferrell Center appearance of the 2005-06 season before finishing league play with two road games (Kansas State, Texas). BU's four Big 12 losses have been by a combined total of 12 points, three of which came on the road (Missouri, Texas Tech, Oklahoma).
Baylor's Sophia Young, national player of the year candidate and Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, leads Baylor in both scoring and rebounding at 21.1 points and 9.8 rebounds a game. The Kodak All-American is No. 2 in the Big 12 in scoring (No. 1 in league games only) and ranks No. 3 in rebounding. Sophomore point guard Tisdale ranks second on the squad in scoring at 13.0 an outing. Junior forward Abiola Wabara ranks second among Lady Bears in rebounding at 6.0 a game and averages 9.0 points and senior guard Chameka Scott manages 5.9 boards and 8.7 points an outing.
The Colorado Buffaloes, 8-18 overall and 2-11 in league action, come into the game after suffering a home loss to Missouri (72-57) last Saturday. Sophomore forward Jackie McFarland (6-3) leads the Buffaloes in scoring and rebounding at 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds a game. Jasmina Ilic, a 6-1 junior, is the team's second-leading scorer at 14.8 a contest while senior guard Whitney Law completes the Buffs' double-digit scorers at 12.3 points a game.
Sophia Young NEARING BIG 12 CAREER MARKS...
Sophia Young needs just two rebounds and 84 points to become the Big 12's all-time rebounder and scorer. The senior currently has hauled down 1,222 rebounds, trailing Texas' Stacy Stephens by just one. She moved into No. 2 on the career scoring list, passing Kansas State's Nicole Ohlde (2001-04), with 2,250 points. Young needs 84 points to pass Kansas State's Kendra Wecker's (2002-05) all-time total of 2,333. Young recently broke the league's career double-double mark of 54 and now sits atop the chart with 56. In addition, Young ranks No. 4 all-time in steals (294) and No. 9 in blocked shots (127).
BAYLOR QUICK HITS...
• Baylor's 30-game win streak equaled the 10th longest in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. BU is 53-9 over its last 62 games.
• Baylor's four Big 12 losses have come by a combined total of 12 points (at Missouri-3, at Texas Tech-2, vs. Oklahoma-3, at Oklahoma-4).
• In non-conference games, Baylor maintained a .298 (.48-161) shooting percentage from 3-point range but in Big 12 action it is shooting 37.3 percent (63-169). In free throws, the squad shot .656 (187-285) in non-conference play but is 187-of-246 (.760) in league action.
• 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 2,250 points, 1,222 rebounds, 285 assists and 294 steals.
• Young needs 84 points and two rebounds to become the Big 12's all-time scorer and rebounder.
• Young is now the No. 2 scorer in Baylor history with 2,250 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 (76-82, .927). 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 81-11 (.880) 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 117-12 (.907) under Mulkey-Robertson when scoring 70 or more points, including 74-3 (.961) when putting 80 or more on the scoreboard.
• Since coming to BU, Mulkey-Robertson has posted the highest win total (150) and winning percentage (.777) among Big 12 Conference programs.
• Young has produced double-digit scoring in 121 of 130 career games and 70 consecutive.
• Young has a Big 12 record 56 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's 50-point win over Kansas was its largest ever in a Big 12 game and its biggest since a 53-point win over Sam Houston State in 2003-04.
• Sophia Young has produced 20 double-doubles in 39 career games against ranked (AP) teams.
• Baylor hasn't lost back-to-back games in the same season since the 2002-03 campaign (Kansas State, at Oklahoma), a span of 108 games.
• Baylor's 25-point win at No. 21 Texas A&M (84-59) was the Lady Bears' largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent.
• Baylor has shot 36.5 percent from 3-point range in its wins compared to 18.9 percent in its losses. Offensively, the Lady Bears average 78.3 points in wins versus 65.4 points in losses. At the defensive end of the floor, Baylor yields 56.7 percent in its 19 victories compared to 74.0 ppg in its setbacks.
• In the last seven games Baylor is 117-of-143 (.818) from the free throw line, including a school record 20-of-20 versus Texas Tech, the second-best effort by a Big 12 team.
• Freshmen Rachel Allison and Jessica Morrow were a combined 14-of-18 (.777) from the floor against Texas Tech, as both registered career-highs in scoring with 16 for Allison and 15 for Morrow.
• Baylor is 14-1 on the season and 39-4 over the past two years when at least three Lady Bears record double-digit scoring efforts. The Lady Bears, who placed a season-high six players in double figures en route to victories over Kansas and Nebraska earlier this season, are 22-1 over the past two years when four or more players reach double figures, including 9-1 this season.
THE COACHES...
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is in her sixth season and owns a 150-43 head coaching record which equates to a .777 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 2-3 versus Colorado, 1-1 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 - 19-5 (Highest preseason ranking in school history No. 6 AP)
Mulkey-Robertson is the second winningest coach in school history and needs 19 wins to surpass No. 1 Pam Bowers, who achieved that record in 15 years (1980-1994).
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.
Colorado head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller is in her first season as the Buffaloes' head coach and sports an 8-18 mark. Prior to arriving at Colorado she spent six seasons as head women's basketball coach at the University of Tulsa. In her six seasons at Tulsa, McConnell-Miller recorded a program-best 91 wins (15.2 wins per year), winning seasons in three of the last four years and two postseason appearances. She owns a seven-year career record of 99-106 and is coaching versus Baylor for the first time.
THE SERIES...
Baylor and Colorado will meet for the 14th time when the two teams square off on Wednesday evening. Colorado leads the series 8-5. Baylor won the only meeting between the two teams last season, an 84-65 triumph in Boulder, which at the time, assured the Lady Bears a share of their first Big 12 Conference championship.
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 89-68 in regular season Big 12 games. However, in Kim Mulkey-Robertson's six seasons, Baylor is 62-31 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 - 9-4
BAYLOR'S ALL-TIME BIG 12 RECORD...
Home - 57-22
Away - 32-46
Baylor's Big 12 record under Mulkey-Robertson:
Home - 38-9
Away - 24-22
BETTER IN BIG 12 GAMES...
The Lady Bears have improved their three-point and free throw shooting since beginning Big 12 play. In non-conference games, Baylor maintained a .298 (.48-161) shooting percentage from 3-point range but in Big 12 action it is shooting 37.3 percent (63-169) at the foul line. In free throws, the squad shot .656 (187-285) in non-conference play but is 187-of-246 (.760) in league action. In fact in BU's last seven games, including the LSU contest, Baylor is 117-of-143 from the charity stripe for a sizzling 81.8 percent.
BY THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS...
All four of Baylor's Big 12 losses this season have come by a combined total of 12 points. It dropped a three-point decision at Missouri (64-61), lost by two (64-62) at Texas Tech, lost to Oklahoma by three, 73-70, in Waco and by four (81-77 in OT) in Norman.
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.
- When Baylor held Texas A&M to 49 points in Waco, it matched the Aggies' low in the series. BU also held the Aggies to 49 points in 2002-03.
-BU held Texas to 48 points, fewest Baylor has ever allowed the Lady Longhorns in the 68-game series.
-During a two-game stretch (Texas A&M & Oklahoma) Baylor blocked 18 shots including seven by Abiola Wabara and six by Sophia Young.
-Baylor is 11-0 on season when holding its foe to 59 or fewer points and has won 87 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 81-0 all-told when holding their opponent to 59 or fewer points.
-BU ranks No. 2 in Big 12 in scoring margin, field goal percentage defense and 3-point field goal percentage defense and No. 3 in scoring defense.
-Over the last four seasons BU has held the opponent to under .500 from the field in 126 of 129 games. In fact, in Coach Mulkey-Robertson's 193-game tenure, Baylor has allowed a team to shoot .500 from the field in just nine games. LSU shot 51.7 (30-58) percent against Baylor in the 2004-05 season opener, since then, Baylor held opponents to under .500 shooting in 53 straight games before the Lady Tigers shot .500 (34-68) on Jan. 30. Texas Tech became the second team this season toshoot above .500 with a 52.2 percent mark on Feb. 19.
BAYLOR, YOUNG, TISDALE AMONG NCAA LEADERS...
According to the most recent NCAA statistics (through games of Feb. 13) Baylor ranks among the nation's top 35 teams in five categories. In addition, it is among the top 25 teams in three areas including blocks (No. 12), scoring margin (No. 11) and scoring offense (No. 14).
Sophia Young ranks No. 5 in scoring, No. 16 in field goal percentage and No. 27 in rebounding while Angela Tisdale is No. 11 in assists.
