No. 9/9 WBB Hosts Stephen F. Austin
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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| Baylor vs. Stephen F. Austin Dec. 14, 2014 | 2:00 p.m. CT Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284) TV: FSSW Plus |
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No. 9/9 Baylor Hosts Stephen F. Austin...
The ninth-ranked Baylor Lady Bears host the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m.
Baylor is 7-1 on the season after posting a home win over Idaho on Wednesday, 88-70.
The game will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest with veteran broadcaster John Morris calling the action while Jim Haller provides color analysis.
The Ladyjacks bring a 5-3 record, including a 1-2 road mark, into Sunday's contest. Sophomore guard (5-6) Taylor Ross leads the team in scoring with 18.8 points per game, while senior center Porsha Roberts, a 6-2 Waco native and La Vega HS graduate, leads SFA in rebounding with 9.1 rebounds and manages 16.3 points per game. SFA is coached by head coach Brandon Schneider, he owns a 77-61 (.558) mark in five seasons along the SFA sideline.
Balanced Attack...
The Lady Bears are experiencing balanced scoring so far this season. Six of the team's 11 players who have scored this season are averaging 8.5 or more points a game including four Lady Bears who are scoring in double digits.
Sophomore forward Nina Davis leads the way with 22.3 ppg, post Khadijiah Cave follows with 15.9 ppg, sophomore guard Imani Wright scores 11.9 a contest and freshman forward Dekeiya Cohen manages 11.2 ppg.
Four players are excelling on the boards this season. Davis leads the team with 7.97 rebounds a contest while junior post Kristina Higgins manages 7.4 rpg, Cave follows with 7.1 rpg, and Cohen hauls down 5.7 rpg.
Five BU players are averaging 2.5 assists per game or higher. Junior guard Niya Johnson dishes out 7.5 apg, sophomore guard Ieshia Small follows with 5.2 apg, Wright doles out 2.9 apg and freshman guard Kristy Wallace manages 2.5 apg.
Quick Hits...
• Baylor ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 2 nationally in both scoring offense (91.2 ppg) and field goal percentage (.502).
• Baylor ranks No. 1 nationally in scoring margin (+35.6). and is No. 4 nationally and No. 2 among the Big 12 in rebound margin (+16.4).
• Baylor's five posts have combined to shoot .602 (168-279) this season; Khadijiah Cave (.698), Kristina Higgins (.625), Dekeiya Cohen (.619), Nina Davis (.569), Sune Agbuke (.353). In fact, four posts rank among the top 10 in the Big 12 in field goal percentage: Cave, No. 1; Higgins No. 3; Cohen No. 4; Davis No. 10.
• Baylor has outscored its opponents in the paint 400-160 this season and BU's bench has outscored opponents 265-135.
• Khadijiah Cave leads the Big 12 and is No. 2 nationally in field goal percentage (.698).
• Niya Johnson is No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally in assists per game at 7.7. Over the last five games, Johnson has averaged 9.5 apg; Stetson (9), UT-Pan Am (10), Ole Miss (11), Idaho (9).
• Niya Johnson has moved up to No. 7 on BU's career assist chart (see page 4 for complete chart).
• Nina Davis was named one of ESPNW's top 25 players for 2014-15, as the 5-11 sophomore forward/post is listed at No. 6; she is also on its first-team preseason All-American list.
• Nina Davis has been named to three preseason watch lists; the John R. Wooden, Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy.
• Sune Agbuke, a 6-5 senior, has 115 career blocks to rank No. 8 on BU's career chart (see page 4 for complete chart).
