Feb. 28, 2006
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Game 27:
#10/10 Baylor (21-5, 11-4) vs. Texas (13-13, 7-8)
March 1, 2006 • 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Frank Erwin Center (16,755) - Austin, Texas
RADIO
Baylor/ISP Sports Network
KLRK - 92.9 FM - 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
TELEVISION
FSN
Kevin Eschenfelder - play-by-play
Debbie Antonelli - color analyst
Live FSN Broadcast Regions: Arizona, Bay Area, Chicago, Midwest; New England , North (Wisconsin), Northwest, Ohio, Rocky Mountain, South, Southwest.
Delay FSN Broadcasts (12 a.m.): Arizona, Detroit, Florida, Midwest, New England, North (Minnesota), West
BAYLOR VS. TEXAS...
The reigning NCAA champion Baylor Lady Bears, currently ranked No. 10 in both the AP listing and the coaches poll, enter the game versus the Texas Longhorns with a 21-5 overall record and a 11-4 Big 12 mark. Baylor currently sits in second place, a game ahead of Missouri and Texas A&M in the conference, and has assured itself of a first-round bye in next week's Big 12 Championship and no worse than a No. 3 seed. Texas, 13-13 on the season and 7-8 in Big 12 action, is tied for sixth in the league standings with Kansas State and Nebraska. Baylor, winners of 56 of its last 65 games, will finish Big 12 play on the road for the fourth time. 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 21.0 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. The Kodak All-American is No. 1 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 12.7 an outing. Junior forward Abiola Wabara and senior guard Chameka Scott are neck-and-neck in both scoring and rebounding, Scott averages 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds a game while Wabara manages 8.9 points and 5.8 boards.
The Texas Longhorns come into the game after Sunday's home loss to Texas Tech (58-46). The Longhorns have lost two straight and five of their last six games and are 3-7 in their last 10 contests. Junior forward Tiffany Jackson leads the Longhorns in scoring and rebounding at 14.4 points and 8.6 boards a game while freshman guard Erika Arriaran and senior guard Nina Norman complete Texas' double-digit scorers at 11.1 and 10.7 a contest, respectively.
Sophia Young CLAIMS BIG 12 CAREER MARKS, CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER...
Sophia Young needed just two rebounds to claim the Big 12's all-time rebounding record and she got them against Colorado to pass former Texas standout Stacy Stephens for the top spot, Young now has 1,237 career boards. Now, she needs 31 points to become the Big 12's all-time scoring leader. Young needs 31 points to pass Kansas State's Kendra Wecker's (2002-05) all-time total of 2,333. She recently broke the league's career double-double mark of 54 and now sits atop the chart with 57. In addition, Young ranks No. 4 all-time in steals (300) and No. 9 in blocked shots (127).
Sophia Young CLOSE TO JOINING ELITE GROUP...
Sophia Young needs just 10 assists to join an elite group, which currently consists of three players, who have tallied 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 steals and 300 assists in their NCAA Division I careers. The elite group consists of Cheryl Miller (USC), Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamicha Catchings (Tennessee). Young currently has 2,303 points, 1,237 rebounds, 300 steals and 290 assists.
Sophia Young MISCELLANEOUS...
Double figure scoring - 123 of 132 games and 72 consecutive. The 72-game streak began on Feb. 21, 2004 versus Oklahoma. 20 or more point scoring efforts - 44 including 14 in 2004-05, 15 in 2005-06. 30 or more point scoring efforts - 5 (1 as a sophomore, 4 in 2005-06) Double-figure rebounding games - 58 Double-Doubles - 57
CHALKED UP ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON...
After posting 20-win seasons in each of her first five seasons, Kim Mulkey-Robertson and the Lady Bears made it six straight as they pushed their season record to 20-5 with an 86-40 triumph over Colorado. 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. At 21-5. Baylor enjoys its third-best record after 26 games in Mulkey-Robertson's tenure behind a 23-3 mark a year ago and a 22-4 record in 2001-02.
BAYLOR QUICK HITS...
• Baylor's 30-game win streak equaled the 10th longest in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. BU is 56-9 over its last 65 games. Six of the nine losses have come against ranked opponents.
• 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 37.6 percent (70-186). At the free throw line, the squad shot .656 (187-285) in non-conference play but is 233-of-308 (.756) 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 2,303 points, 1,237 rebounds, 290 assists and 300 steals.
• Young needs 31 points to become the Big 12's all-time scoring leader.
• Young now owns the Big 12 career rebounding (1,237) and double-double (57) records.
• Young is now the No. 2 scorer in Baylor history with 2,303 points, the highest point total since the sport came under NCAA sponsorship in 1981-82.
• Young is shooting .852 (46-54) from the free throw line over the last nine games.
• Jordan Davis has missed only six free throws throughout her career (79-85, .929). Prior to missing her first free throw of the season at Texas Tech, she had drained 23 consecutive free throws.
• Baylor ranks among the top five in 18 of 19 Big 12 statistical categories (No. 9 in 3-point field goals made). Oklahoma is the next closest team with 13 top five appearances while Missouri and Texas A&M each appear 11 times.
• BU players hold down three of the top six spots in steals among league players. Sophia Young is No. 2 (2.15), Angela Tisdale ranks fourth (1.91) and Chameka Scott checks in at No. 6 (1.85).
• Kim Mulkey-Robertson's teams are 82-11 (.882) 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 119-12 (.908) under Mulkey-Robertson when scoring 70 or more points, including 75-3 (.962) when putting 80 or more on the scoreboard.
• Since coming to BU, Mulkey-Robertson has posted the highest win total (152) and winning percentage (.779) among Big 12 Conference programs.
• Young has produced double-digit scoring in 123 of 132 career games and 72 consecutive.
• Young has a Big 12 record 57 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) to earn a place on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. 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 110 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 36.7 percent from 3-point range in its wins compared to 18.9 percent in its losses. Offensively, the Lady Bears average 78.7 points in wins versus 65.4 points in losses. At the defensive end of the floor, Baylor yields 56.5 percent in its 21 victories compared to 74.0 ppg in its setbacks.
• In the last nine games Baylor is 163-of-205 (.795) from the free throw line, including a school record 20-of-20 versus Texas Tech, the second-best effort by a Big 12 team all-time.
• Over the past six games, BU is shooting .474 (172-363) from the floor, .785 (124-158) from the charity stripe and averaging 13.7 steals.
• 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 16-1 on the season and 41-4 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 24-1 over the past two years when four or more players reach double figures, including 11-1 this season.
THE COACHES...
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson is in her sixth season and owns a 152-43 head coaching record which equates to a .779 winning percentage. She has produced 20-win seasons in each of her six 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 7-5 versus Texas, 2-3 in Austin.
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 - 21-5 (Sixth straight 20-win season)
Mulkey-Robertson is the second winningest coach in school history and needs 17 victories 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.
Texas head coach Jody Conradt is in her 30th season as the Longhorns' head coach and 37th year as a head coach overall. Conradt, a 1963 Baylor graduate, is 764-228 in her 30 seasons at Texas and 881-290 in 37 campaigns all-told along the sidelines. She is 52-13 all-time versus her alma mater, having coached the Horns in 65 of the first 68 BU-UT games.
THE SERIES... Baylor and Texas will meet for the 69th time when the two teams square off on Wednesday evening. Texas leads the series 52-16. Baylor won in Waco (61-48) earlier this season however, the Longhorns have won three straight in Austin since the Lady Bears' 80-70 victory, Jan. 26, 2002. In the previous meeting this season, BU held Texas to 48 points, the fewest Baylor has ever allowed the Lady Longhorns in the 68-game series.
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 91-68 in regular season Big 12 games. However, in Kim Mulkey-Robertson's six seasons, Baylor is 64-31 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 - 11-4
BAYLOR'S ALL-TIME BIG 12 RECORD...
Home - 58-22
Away - 33-46
Baylor's Big 12 record under Mulkey-Robertson:
Home - 39-9
Away - 25-22
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 37.6 percent (70-186) from behind the arc. In free throws, the squad shot .656 (187-285) in non-conference play but is 233-of-308 (.756) in league action. In fact in BU's last nine games, including the LSU contest, Baylor is 163-of-205 from the charity stripe for a sizzling 79.5 percent.
BY THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS...
Baylor's four 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 12-0 on season when holding its foe to 59 or fewer points and has won 88 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 82-0 all-told when holding their opponent to 59 or fewer points.
-BU ranks No. 1 in Big 12 in scoring margin and No. 2 in field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage defense and scoring defense.
-Over the last four seasons BU has held the opponent to under .500 from the field in 128 of 131 games. In fact, in Coach Mulkey-Robertson's 195-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, before Baylor held its opponent 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 to shoot above .500 with a 52.2 percent mark on Feb. 19.
VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS...
Baylor is 3-3 versus top 25 opponents this season and 1-2 against top 10 teams. Baylor opened the season with an 84-72 win over No. 9 Georgia in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in Lubbock, Texas. BU then followed that with a 61-48 triumph over No. 23 Texas, suffered a 73-70 loss at home to 17th-ranked Oklahoma, a road defeat at No. 4 LSU (88-57) and a road loss at No. 9 Oklahoma (81-77 OT). Baylor's win at 21st-ranked Texas A&M (84-59) was its largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent ever. Baylor has won 13 of its last 16 games versus rated opponents.
Kim Mulkey-Robertson was 14-23 versus ranked (AP) teams in her first four seasons as head coach, but is 14-5 in the last two years versus rated foes to push her record in such games to 28-28 all-time.
