Feb. 13, 2007
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#15/#14 Baylor (21-4, 8-3) vs. Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-6)
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - 7 p.m. (CT)
Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas
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BAYLOR VS. OKLAHOMA STATE...
Wednesday's matchup between No. 15 Baylor (21-4, 8-3) and Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-6) will feature two of the Big 12's top scoring and rebounding squads. Baylor ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring offense (76.0) while OSU is No. 3 at 73.1. In rebounding, the Cowgirls haul down 44.4 a game, good for No. 2 in the conference, while BU is third at 42.1 a contest.
After playing four of the last five games on the road and posting a 4-1 record during that span, the Lady Bears are now in the midst of a three-game homestand. In fact, beginning with last Saturday's Iowa State game, four of Baylor's six remaining conference games will be played in the Ferrell Center, where Baylor is 14-2 this year and 40-3 (.930) since the start of the 2004-05 season.
WBCA "THINK PINK"...
In support of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) cause to help unify the women's basketball community, in a show of support for all coaches in the profession who are battling cancer, Lady Bear fans are encouraged to wear pink to Wednesday's game. In addition, Baylor coaches will be wearing pink along the sidelines.
The first 300 fans that wear a pink article of clothing to the game will receive a Judge Baylor bobblehead.
BAYLOR LADY BEARS
IN THE POLLS
15 - Associated Press
14 - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS
Angela Tisdale - Jr., G, 5-5 - 11.2 ppg, 3.9 apg
Jhasmin Player - So., G, 5-10 - 7.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Jessica Morrow - So., G, 6-2 - 9.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Rachel Allison - So., P, 6-1 - 7.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Bernice Mosby - Sr., P, 6-1 - 18.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg
OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLS
IN THE POLLS
NR - Associated Press
NR - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS
Andrea Riley - Fr., G, 5-5 - 11.4 ppg, 5.3 apg
Danielle Green - Jr., G, 5-8 - 11.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Shaunte' Smith - So., G, 6-0 - 6.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Rashidat Sadiq - Sr., F, 6-2 - 13.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Dominique Chism - Jr., F, 6-1 - 4.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
THE LADY BEARS...
The Baylor Lady Bears continue Big 12 Conference action after playing their most challenging non-conference schedule in program history. Baylor played three teams ranked among the Associated Press' top 25 (No. 9 LSU, No. 12 Purdue, No. 22 BYU) and two others who were receiving votes (Hofstra, UCLA). All told, Baylor has played eight ranked opponents, including five during Big 12 Conference action (No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 22 Nebraska, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Kansas State).
Through 25 games, two players are averaging double-digit scoring but the Lady Bears have tremendous balance as seven players contribute 7.0 or more points a game.
Senior All-America candidate Bernice Mosby leads the way with 18.1 a game, ranking No. 2 among Big 12 players, and junior point guard Angela Tisdale scores 11.2 points. Sophomore guard Jessica Morrow manages 9.4, freshman post Danielle Wilson scores 8.8 an outing while freshman Latara Darrett tallies 7.8, sophomore Jhasmin Player manages 7.5 and sophomore post Rachel Allison scores 7.2.
Mosby is averaging a team-leading 9.5 rebounds a game, which ranks No. 3 in the conference, while Allison is the squad's second-leading rebounder with 6.6 a contest and is followed by Wilson's 5.2.
ATTENDANCE RECORD SHOULD GO...
Baylor needs just 4,116 fans to attend Wednesday's game against Oklahoma State to crack the 100,000 barrier for the second straight season and 4,433 to break the single-season attendance total of 100,316 set last season.
Baylor ranks No. 12 nationally in attendance, averaging 5,993 a game, a total of 95,884 for the season.
NO. 1 IN NCAA BLOCKING STATISTICS...
The Lady Bears come into the contest ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I statistics (through games of Feb. 11) in blocked shots per game at 7.7 while second-ranked North Carolina sits at No. 2 with 7.2 and undefeated and top-ranked Duke is No. 3 at 6.8 an outing. In total blocks through games of Feb. 11, Baylor's 192 rejections rank No. 1, 12 blocks ahead of North Carolina's 180.
With its 192 blocks, Baylor has rejected 61 more shots on the season than its nearest Big 12 opponent (Oklahoma, 131, 5.7 bpg).
BAYLOR QUICK HITS...
- Baylor needs just 4,116 fans to attend Wednesday's game against Oklahoma State to crack the 100,000 barrier for the second straight season and 4,433 to break the single-season attendance of 100,316 set last season. Baylor ranks No. 12 nationally in attendance, averaging 5,993 a game, a total of 95,884 for the season.
- Baylor ranks No. 1 in NCAA Division I statistics in blocked shots at 7.7 a game (through game of Feb. 1).
- Since her arrival at Baylor, Kim Mulkey has posted the most victories (178) and the best winning percentage (.784) among Big 12 coaches.
- Senior All-America candidate Bernice Mosby averages 22.1 points and 11.1 rebounds a game versus ranked teams this season. The Lady Bears have played eight ranked opponents.
- Over the past three games, sophomore Angela Tisdale has averaged 17.0 points a game (18 vs. Nebraska, 12 vs. Texas Tech, 21 vs. Iowa State).
- In BU's last four games, Tisdale is 20-39 (.513) from 3-point range, including a Big 12 season-best seven versus Iowa State.
- Five Lady Bears were named to the Fall 2006 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Joining senior Latoya Wyatt on the list were sophomore Rachel Allison and freshmen Haylee Abbe, Kaitlin Oberg and Danielle Wilson. Abbe posted a 4.00 GPA last semester.
- Four Lady Bears have posted double-doubles this season: Bernice Mosby (12 - UNT, Hofstra, Purdue, LSU, SEMO, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech), Rachel Allison (2, UAPB, Oklahoma State), Danielle Wilson (2 - LSU & NCAT) and Angela Tisdale (SDSU).
- Sophomore Rachel Allison recorded her first career double-double versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 13 points and 10 rebounds and added another against Oklahoma State (14p, 12r).
- Two freshmen, Danielle Wilson (72) and Bradley (22), have combined for just under half of Baylor's blocked shots, 94-of-192. Senior Bernice Mosby has added 33 as well while Jessica Morrow tallied 23.
- Danielle Wilson, a Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year candidate, ranks No. 10 nationally in blocked shots (72) and is No. 2 on Baylor's single season top 10. She recently passed Steffanie Blackmon's 58, which she achieved in the 2002-03 season. Carol Reeves Brandenburg owns the top spot at 76 in the 1979-80 season.
- Wilson now ranks No. 10 on Baylor's career top 10 in blocked shots with 72.
- Tisdale ranks No. 7 on Baylor's career charts in assists (358) and No. 8 in treys made (88).
- Wilson's 72 blocks ranks No. 6 on the Big 12 single season list, Cisti Greenwalt (TT, 2003) sits at No. 5 with 78 and Angela Jackson (UT, 1997) is No. 4 with 79.
- Baylor is 139-12 (.921) under Mulkey when scoring 70 or more points, including 87-3 (.967) when putting 80 or more on the scoreboard. In 2006-07, the Lady Bears are 16-0 when scoring 70 or more points, 11-0 when topping the 80-point barrier.
- Baylor is 80-14 (.851) since the start of the 2004-05 season with 11 of the 14 setbacks coming at the hands of nationally ranked opponents. Baylor's last nine losses have come to ranked opponents.
- Baylor players have earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week five of the 14 weeks the award has been selected. Wilson has two selections under her belt while Bernice Mosby has picked up the award twice and Latara Darrett garnered one.
- In its four losses this season, Baylor is 11-of-41 (.216) from 3-point range compared to .373 (87-2313) percent beyond the arc in its 21 wins. - Since beginning Big 12 play, BU has shot .413 (267-647) from the floor as opposed to .470 (427-908) in non-conference play.
- Over their last four games, the Lady Bears are 20-of-39 (.513) from 3-point range.
- Angela Tisdale's seven treys versus Iowa State ranks as the Big 12's best single-game mark this season and second-best in Lady Bear history.
- Baylor is 96-14 (.873) all-time in the Ferrell Center, including 40-3 (.930) since the start of the 2004-05 season.
BAYLOR IN BIG 12 GAMES...
The 2006-07 season marks the 11th year of competition for women's basketball in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor has a record of 100-71 all-time in regular season Big 12 games. However, in Kim Mulkey's six-plus years, Baylor is 73-34 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 is 34-9 since the start of the 2004-05 Big 12 season.
2000-01 - 9-7
2001-02 - 12-4
2002-03 - 8-8
2003-04 - 10-6
2004-05 - 14-2
2005-06 - 12-4
2006-07 - 8-3
MULKEY VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS...
With Baylor's loss to 22nd-ranked Nebraska on Feb. 3, head coach Kim Mulkey is now 34-33 against ranked opponents, including a 4-4 record this season. Since a 69-55 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M during the 2004-05 season, Baylor is 18-9 versus ranked opponents.
SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS...
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 17-7 on the season and 5-6 in conference action, enter the game on a two-game win streak. They have posted their most conference victories since winning seven Big 12 games in 2001-02.
OSU head coach Kurt Budke is in his second season as the Cowgirls' head coach and 14th year as a head coach overall. Budke is 23-29 in his two seasons at OSU and 103-42 in five NCAA Division I campaigns. He is 0-3 versus Baylor.
Senior forward Rashidat Sadiq, a transfer from the University of Connecticut, leads a quartet of Cowgirls in double-digit scoring average with 13.0 a game. She also is the squad's top rebounder with 6.3 a contest. Junior center Maria Cordero, 6-3, comes off the bench to ranks second in scoring at 11.7 an outing and is the squad's third-best rebounder at 5.6 a game. Guard Andrea Riley manages 11.4 points while junior guard Danielle Green hauls down 6.1 rebounds and scores 11.0 a game.
SERIES RECORD...
Baylor and Oklahoma State will meet for the 25th time when the two teams square off on Wednesday evening. Baylor leads the series 17-7 and currently enjoys an eight-game win streak and has claimed victory in 12 of the last 14 outings. OSU's most recent triumph over Baylor came on Feb. 19, 2003 in Stillwater, 64-55.
The Lady Bears are 11-1 versus the Cowgirls in Waco. OSU's lone Ferrell Center win came on Feb. 6, 1999, 58-56.
Mulkey owns an 11-2 record against OSU, including 6-0 in Waco.
