Dec. 15, 2008
Game 11
#7/9 Baylor (9-1) vs. UT-Pan American (5-4)
Tuesday, Dec. 16 - 7 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) - Waco, Texas
OVER THE AIRWAVES
TV: None
Webcast: BaylorBears.com
live audio (free) and video (pay)
Radio: ISP Sports Network
1660 AM-KRZI/ESPN
www.baylorbears.com
Radio Talent:
Rick May (Play-by-play)
Lori Fogleman (Color analyst)
Live Stats: www.baylorbears.com
BAYLOR TO CLOSE OUT FOUR-GAME HOME STAND
The seventh and ninth-ranked Baylor Lady Bears (9-1) will play the last of four straight home games when they host UT-Pan American Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The contest will close out the Lady Bears' 2008 home slate.
Baylor defeated previously undefeated St. John's (75-65) on Saturday, Dec. 6 to begin the four-game home stretch, downed Lamar (83-36) on Monday, Dec. 8 and defeated Samford (63-51) on Saturday, Dec. 13.
The UT-Pan American Broncos enter the contest 5-4 on the season.
NEARING 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Lady Bear senior Rachel Allison is nearing the 1,000 career point milestone.
Allison, a forward/post from Jonesboro, Ark., currently has 988 points to her credit, needing just 12 to collect 1,000. She will become the 26th Lady Bears to attain the milestone.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Tuesday will be "Taking Care of Business Night" at the Ferrell Center, present your business card and purchase a ticket for $5.
CARE BEAR DRIVE
In its recently completed third annual "Bears Care Bear Drive," sponsored by the First National Bank of McGregor South Bosque, hundreds of Bears were collected. The Lady Bears will deliver the Bears to patients at Hillcrest Hospital on Wednesday.
BAYLOR QUICK HITS
- The then-19th-ranked Lady Bears downed No. 2 Stanford, 81-65, on Sunday, Nov. 16.
- After moving up to No. 6 in the AP poll, Baylor dropped to No. 10 after losing to Wisconsin (59-58) and remained in that spot for the two weeks. The Lady Bears moved up to No. 6 in the Dec. 15 poll. Baylor is No. 9 in the USA Today ESPN Coaches' Poll, up from last week's No. 10 ranking.
- BU's victory over No. 2 Stanford marked the program's highest-ranked regular season win.
- Senior post Rachel Allison, 6-1, scored 25 points and hauled down eight rebounds against Stanford's tall posts.
- Baylor tallied a school record 70 rebounds versus an NCAA opponent in its win over Florida Atlantic.
- Baylor has not been out-rebounded this season and owns a 16.3 rebounding advantage over its opponents. In addition, the Lady Bears rank No. 2 nationally in rebounding margin.
- The Lady Bears own the Big 12's top two team rebounding marks this season. They hauled down 70 against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 14) and 64 versus Lamar (Dec. 8).
- Junior post Danielle Wilson blocked six shots against Stanford. Currently, at the 10-game mark, she has rejected 29 shots and totals 195 for her career to extend her school record.
- Over the past for games, Wilson has averaged 17.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and a .610 (25-41) shooting percentage.
- Wilson ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game (2.9) and No. 11 nationally.
- Sophomore Melissa Jones, a 5-10 guard, and Wilson share the team lead in double-doubles with three each.
- Allison has two double-doubles to her credit this season, both have been recorded by halftime (Florida Atlantic, Rice).
- Jessica Morrow scored a season-high 17 points in Baylor's win over Villanova.
- After scoring a three-pointer in 43 straight games, dating back to Feb. 28, 2007, the Lady Bears have come up empty from behind the arch twice this season, they were 0-6 against Wisconsin and 0-9 from 3-point range versus Samford.
BAYLOR LADY BEARS
IN THE POLLS
7 - Associated Press
9 - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS*
21 Kelli Griffin-So., G, 5-8 - 5.7 ppg, 3.0 ppg, 3.5 apg
15 Jhasmin Player-Sr., G, 5-10 -10.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
3 Jessica Morrow-Sr., G, 6-0 - 9.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
14 Rachel Allison-Sr., F, 6-0 - 15.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg
11 Danielle Wilson-Jr., P, 6-3 13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg
TOP RESERVES
5 Melissa Jones-So., G, 5-10 - 7.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
55 Morghan Medlock-Jr., F, 6-2 - 5.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg
24 Ashley Field-Fr., G, 6-2, 4.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg
*based on previous game
ALL-AMERICAN NUMBERS
Baylor's Rachel Allison has begun the season with considerable success. After hanging 18 points and 13 rebounds against Florida Atlantic, the 6-1 forward/post scored 25 points, 20 of which came in the first half, against No. 2 Stanford. She was 9-for-16 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. In addition, she hauled down eight rebounds and had a block and a steal. She continues to excel, notching another double-double (11p/10r) in the first half against Rice en route to a 16 point and 14 rebound effort.
On the season, Allison is averaging a team high 15.1 points an outing and 7.4 rebounds per game.
BAYLOR IN REGULAR SEASON, NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
In Coach Mulkey's nine seasons at Baylor, the Lady Bears are 100-7 (.935) in regular season, non-conference games. Five of the seven losses have come against ranked opponents.
2000-01 - 11-0
2001-02 - 12-0
2002-03 - 11-1, lost at Montana State (75-66)
2003-04 - 12-1, lost at No. 7 Penn State (74-63)
2004-05 - 10-1, lost to No, 3 LSU (71-70), State Farm Tip Off Classic, Austin
2005-06 - 10-1, lost at No. 4 LSU (88-57)
2006-07 - 13-1, lost to No. 12 Purdue (69-55) at Waco (Preseason WNIT)
2007-08 - 12-1, lost at No. 5 Stanford (87-563)
2008-09 - 9-1, lost to Wisconsin (59-58) at Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Baylor's Ferrell Center record in regular season, non-conference games under Coach Mulkey is 64-1 (.985). During that nine-year time span, Baylor's lone Ferrell Center loss came against 12th-ranked Purdue on Nov. 19, 2006, in the Preseason WNIT championship game. Since then, Baylor has won 23 straight non-league home games.
ZACHARIASON'S WAIT ALMOST OVER
Sophomore Whitney Zachariason's wait is almost over. The Little Rock, Ark., native and transfer from the University of Arkansas will play in her first collegiate game on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Oregon. After transferring, she sat out a year in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
Zachariason left the Arkansas squad in early November 2007 after playing in two September exhibition games in Canada.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
UT-PAN AMERICAN
The UT-Pan American Broncos, 5-4 on the season, own wins over UT-Martin (59-48), Texas Lutheran (97-66), Air Force (53-41), Rider (57-52) and Texas A&M-CC (56-53). Their losses have come against UA-Pine Bluff (65-53), UL-Lafayette (57-51), Miami (Ohio), 66-44 and North Carolina Central (62-57 ot).
The Broncos are led in both scoring and rebounding by Teshay Winfrey, a 5-8 senior guard, with 13.4 points and 6.9 rebounds an outing. Two freshmen, Epiphany Smith and Brittany Demery are just below the double-digit scoring mark with 9.4 and 9.1 points an outing, respectively. Maria Ben Erlingsdottir, a 6-2 sophomore center, ranks second on the squad in rebounding at 6.7 a contest.
Head coach DeAnn Craft (Central Florida, 1987) is in her sixth season as the Lady Broncos' head coach and owns a 61-90 record at the Edinburg, Texas, school. Craft's career record stands at 166-189 in 19 seasons along the sidelines.
UT-PAN AMERICAN'S PROBABLE STARTERS
2 Epiphany Smith - Fr., G, 5-4 - 9.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.1 apg
23 Teshay Winfrey - Sr., G, 5-8 - 13.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg
25 Rose Esther Jean - Jr., G, 6-0, 7.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
33 Brittany Demery - Fr., F, 5-9 - 9.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg
32 Maria Ben Erlingsdottir - So., C, 6-2, 6.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
SERIES RECORD
Tuesday's contest marks the eighth meeting between Baylor and the UT-Pan American Lady Broncos. The Lady Bears own a 7-0 series advantage and are 5-0 in games played in Waco. Baylor posted a 76-39 victory last season (Nov. 15) in Waco.
Texas-Pan American
Baylor leads 7-0
76-77 Baylor 129-36
12-29-94 Baylor 74-60 Waco
11-29-95 Baylor 59-44 Waco
12-19-96 Baylor 82-48 Edinburg
11-29-97 Baylor 102-37 Waco
12-16-02 Baylor 84-40 Waco
11-15-07 Baylor 76-39 Waco
LAST MEETING
WACO, Texas (AP) - Sophomore Danielle Wilson scored a season high 21 points to lead the Lady Bears to a 76-39 win over UT-Pan American on Thursday at the Ferrell Center in Waco. With the win, Baylor moved to 4-0 overall while the Broncos dropped to 0-1.
"Danielle was all over the floor," head coach Kim Mulkey said. "We tried to get her posted up down low and she did a good job of finishing tonight."
Baylor began the second half on a 14-0 run to push the lead to 53-29 and the Lady Bears never looked back. Baylor continued its hot shooting in the second half, connecting on 15-of-25 (60 percent) from the field.
Besides Wilson's season high, senior Angela Tisdale scored 16 points. Jessika Bradley added 10 points, while junior Jhasmin Player tied a season high with seven boards.
The Lady Bears shot 57 percent (30-of-53) from the floor and held the Broncos to just 36 percent (16-of-45).
"We played good defense at the beginning of the game, Mulkey said. "We allowed them to penetrate and kick out for the three, and we're going to have to figure that out. The defensive intensity at the beginning of the first and second halves was good, though."
Junior Jessica Morrow scored eight of Baylor's first 12 points to help the Lady Bears jump out to an early 12-4 lead. Baylor continued to stretch the lead to 25-4 after hitting 10 of its first 13 shot attempts and took a 39-25 lead into the break.
The Broncos were led by Tamara Vaughn's 14 points while Teshay Winfrey chipped-in seven.
