Jan. 30, 2009
#4/3 Baylor (17-2, 5-1) vs. #16/17 Texas (14-5, 2-3)
Sunday, Feb. 1 - 3 p.m. (CT)
Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, Texas
OVER THE AIRWAVES
TV: Fox Sports Network
TV Talent:
Kevin Eschenfelder (Play-by-play)
Brenda VanLengen (Color analyst)
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)
BAYLOR HOSTS TEXAS LONGHORNS ON SUNDAY
No. 4/3 Baylor, 17-2 overall, 5-1 in the Big 12 and 2-1 in league home games, will host 16th-ranked Texas on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 3 p.m. (CT). Baylor hopes to get back on the winning track after losing its first home game of the season on Wednesday, a 56-51 decision to second-ranked Oklahoma, which snapped a 10-game homecourt win streak and an 11-game string overall.
The Texas Longhorns are 14-5 on the season and 2-3 in league play after suffering a 68-54 loss to 11th-ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday in Austin. Texas' other league losses have come to Texas Tech (75-62) and Oklahoma (89-69), both on the road.
The contest with the Longhorns will mark Baylor's sixth ranked opponent of the year and the Lady Bears' fifth ranked opponent in their last six games. Counting the upcoming game versus Texas, Baylor will face two more ranked opponents in its next three contests, a home game against No. 16 Texas, at Nebraska, and at home against No. 14 Kansas State.
At 4-1 versus ranked opponents on the season, Baylor downed then-No. 2 Stanford on Nov. 16, 81-65, No. 20 Iowa State, 68-57, No. 22 Oklahoma State, 75-57, and No. 9 Texas A&M, 64-61 and lost to No. 2 Oklahoma, 56-51.
Junior post Danielle Wilson has averaged 13.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks against the five ranked opponents.
PROMOTIONS
- All fans in attendance for Sunday's game will receive a white Lady Bear basketball t-shirt courtesy of Time Warner Cable. - Present a church bulletin at the ticket office and receive $5 admission.
FSN TO BROADCAST GAME
Fox Sports Network will air the Baylor-Texas game live in the following markets: FSN Midwest, FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Rocky Mountain, FSN Southwest (Non-OKC Thunder), FSN Houston, FSN West, Comcast Chicago, Comcast Philadelphia, MSG Plus, Sun Sports and Sportsouth. FSN Detroit and FSN North will air the game on a delayed basis.
BAYLOR LADY BEARS
IN THE POLLS
4 - Associated Press
3 - USA Today/ESPN Coaches
PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game)
21 Kelli Griffin-So., G, 5-8 - 6.0 ppg, 3.2 ppg, 3.6 apg
15 Jhasmin Player-Sr., G, 5-10 - 9.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.7 apg
3 Jessica Morrow-Sr., G, 6-0 - 10.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg
14 Rachel Allison-Sr., F, 6-1 - 11.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg
11 Danielle Wilson-Jr., P, 6-3 -14.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.3 bpg
TOP RESERVES
5 Melissa Jones-So., G, 5-10 - 7.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg
55 Morghan Medlock-Jr., F, 6-2 - 7.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg
LADY BEAR LEADERS
With 19 games under its belt, Baylor continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in rebounding and the nation in rebounding margin (+12.9). Five players haul down 4.9 or more rebounds a contest, junior post Danielle Wilson leads the way with 9.0, senior post Rachel Allison follows with 6.4, sophomore guard Melissa Jones comes off the bench to haul down 5.6 and senior guard Jhasmin Player and junior post Morghan Medlock each average 4.9 an outing. The Lady Bears average 45.2 rebounds a contest while limiting their opponents to just 32.3.
Wilson leads the team in both scoring and rebounding at 14.9 points and 9.0 boards a game while Allison ranks second in both categories with 11.2 points and 6.4 rebounds an outing. Senior guard Jessica Morrow completes Baylor's double-digit scoring trio at 10.9 a contest while Player isn't far behind at 9.3 a game.
VERSUS TOP 10 TEAMS
For the first time in program history, with wins over No. 2 Stanford (81-65) and No. 9 Texas A&M (64-61), the Lady Bears have posted two regular season victories over top 10 teams. In eight of head coach Kim Mulkey's nine seasons, Baylor has managed one regular season top 10 win. En route to the 2005 NCAA championship, the Lady Bears ended the year with four top 10 wins, three of which came in the NCAA Tournament.
BAYLOR QUICK HITS
- All three of Baylor's seniors, Rachel Allison, Jessica Morrow and Jhasmin Player, are scheduled to graduate in May 2009.
- Baylor's Jan. 10 victory at Colorado marked Kim Mulkey's 100th win versus Big 12 teams, she is 104-48 (.684).
- Six Lady Bears were named to the fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
- Rachel Allison was one of five players added to the Wade Trophy watch list, Jan. 21.
- BU has led by double-digits in 17 of 19 games this season, the largest lead was 48 versus Lamar. The Lady Bears have led by double-digits 39 times in their 19 games this season and only trailed by double-digits in one game (Oregon, four times, largest Duck lead 12).
- Baylor has not been outrebounded this season and has led at the half in every game except two (tied 35-35 vs. No. 2 Stanford, trailed 39-36 at Oregon). The Lady Bears went on to win both contests.
- Baylor has not been out-rebounded this season and owns a +12.9 rebounding advantage over its opponents. The Lady Bears rank No. 1 nationally in rebound margin.
- BU leads the Big 12 in two of three rebounding categories, rebound offense (45.2) and rebound margin (+12.9). The Lady Bears are third in the league in rebound defense (32.3)
- 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).
- Baylor has topped the 50-rebound mark six times this season (Florida Atlantic-70; Rice-52; UCF-50; Lamar-64; UT-Pan Am-50, Oklahoma State-51).
- Baylor tallied a school record 70 rebounds versus an NCAA opponent in its win over Florida Atlantic.
- Junior post Danielle Wilson blocked six shots against Stanford. Currently, at the 19-game mark, she has rejected 63 shots and totals 229 for her career to extend her school record. She is 24 blocks away from breaking the Baylor single-season record of 86 blocks she set as a rookie in 2006-07.
- Wilson currently ranks No. 4 on the Big 12's career shot block chart.
- Over the past 13 games, Wilson has averaged 16.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.9 blocks. In addition, she has posted a double-double in nine of the last 13 games.
- Wilson ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game (3.3) and No. 6 nationally.
- Wilson leads the team in double-doubles with nine (Wisconsin, Lamar, Samford, UT-Pan Am, Oregon, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech).
- Allison has two double-doubles to her credit this season, both have been recorded by halftime (Florida Atlantic, Rice).
- Over the past four games, sophomore guard Melissa Jones has come off the bench to average 12.3 points a game (18-Oklahoma State, 5-OSU, 10-Texas Tech, 16-Oklahoma).
- Jessica Morrow became the 25th Lady Bears to score 1,000 career points when she achieved the feat on Dec. 8 versus Lamar. She now has 1,126 career points to rank 20th on Baylor's all-time list.
- Rachel Allison became the 26th Lady Bears to score 1,000 career points when she achieved the feat on Jan. 3 versus Texas State. She now has 1,038 career points to ranks 24th on Baylor's all-time list.
- Baylor achieved its highest Associated Press poll ranking of the season as it checks in this week at No. 4. Baylor is No. 3 in the USA Today ESPN Coaches' Poll for the second straight week, its highest of the season.
- The then-19th-ranked Lady Bears downed No. 2 Stanford, 81-65, on Sunday, Nov. 16. 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.
- 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 three times this season, they were 0-6 against Wisconsin and Colorado and 0-9 from 3-point range versus Samford.
- Baylor has registered a win streak of at least 10-straight games in each of the last five seasons, including 2008-09. All told, BU has had at least one 10-game win streak in seven of Kim Mulkey's nine seasons in Waco. Prior to her arrival Baylor had only recorded once double-digit win streak in school history.
- Baylor is 127-27 (.825) since the start of the 2004-05 season with 20 of the 27 setbacks coming at the hands of nationally ranked opponents.
- Baylor is 172-13 (.930) under Coach Mulkey when scoring 70 or more points, including a 103-3 (.972) mark when putting 80 or more in the scoreboard.
- The Lady Bears have won 29 consecutive games when scoring more than 70 points since a 78-72 overtime loss to North Carolina State in the second-round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament at Raleigh, N.C. Baylor has also won 44 straight when scoring 80 or more since a 103-99 loss in triple overtime at Nebraska in 2004-05.
- Since coming into the league in 2000-01, Kim Mulkey owns the top winning percentage and most victories among Big 12 coaches at 78.4 percent (225-62). Please see chart at the bottom of page two for complete listing.
ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE WILSON ON A ROLL
Baylor's Danielle Wilson, an All-American candidate, has been on a roll recently. Over the past 13 games, the junior post has produced nine double-doubles, led the team in scoring on eight occasions and rebounding in 10 contests. In addition, against Texas State, she poured in a career-high 26 points and against Texas Tech she hauled down a career-high 17 rebounds.
Over the 13 games she has averaged a team-leading 16.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.9 blocks.
Wilson has raised her season averages to 14.9 points and 9.0 rebounds a game, both of which lead the team. She has blocked a team-leading 63 shots which ranks her No. 2 in the Big 12. Wilson has hauled down 171 rebounds, 83 (48.5 percent) of which are off the offensive glass.
As of games through Jan. 26, Wilson ranks No. 6 nationally in blocked shots (3.3) and No. 40 in field goal percentage (.524).
HOME SWEET HOME
In Kim Mulkey's nine seasons along the Ferrell Center sidelines, her teams have posted some impressive numbers in the venue. The Lady Bears have maintained a 125-16 (.8873) Ferrell Center record during that time span. Mulkey's first three seasons produced a 44-8 (.849) Ferrell Center mark while over the past six years the Lady Bears are 81-8 (.910).
The Lady Bears were 17-1 at home in 2007-08, are 10-1 in 2008-09, and have won 69 of their last 75 home games, including 27 of their last 29.
2000-01 - 12-2
2001-02 - 15-2
2002-03 - 17-4
2003-04 - 12-2
2004-05 - 14-0
2005-06 - 12-1
2006-07 - 16-3
2007-08 - 17-1
2008-09 - 10-1
SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS
The 16th-ranked Texas Longhorns are 14-5 on the season and 2-3 in league play after Wednesday's 68-54 loss to 11th-ranked Texas A&M at Austin. Texas' other league losses have come to Texas Tech (75-62) and Oklahoma (89-69).
Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors is in her second season as the Longhorns' head coach and 17th year as a head coach overall. Goestenkors is 36-18 in her two seasons at Texas and 432-117 in 17 campaigns all-told along the sidelines.
Texas is led in scoring and rebounding by Kathleen Nash, a 6-2 sophomore forward, with 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds an outing. Sophomore guard Brittainey Raven's 13.5 points ranks second on the team and completes the Longhorn's double-digit scoring.
TEXAS' PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game)
3 Carla Cortijo - Sr., G, 5-7 - 6.8 ppg, 5.8 apg, 3.5 rpg
10 Brittainey Raven - Jr., G, 6-0 - 13.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg
5 Kathleen Nash - Jr., F, 6-2 - 13.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg
00 Earnesia WIlliams - Sr., F, 6-1 - 6.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
35 Ashley Lindsey - Sr., C, 6-4 - 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
SERIES RECORD
Texas holds a 54-20 series lead over Baylor. However, 11 of Baylor's 20 victories over the Longhorns have come since Kim Mulkey's arrival on campus. Mulkey is 11-7 versus Texas overall and 6-1 in Waco.
Baylor is 14-20 versus Texas in games played in Waco.
The Longhorns posted wins in two of the three games last season, a 61-51 win in Austin and a 76-61 triumph in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City, Mo. Baylor defeated Texas at Waco, 61-60, when Angela Tisdale, the lone squad's lone senior, used a screen from Rachel Allison to get into the corner for a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19 seconds left
