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Women's Basketball 11/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
Nov. 13, 2015

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5/5 BAYLOR 62 (1-0), NR/NR UT ARLINGTON 20 (0-1)
Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,804

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS
- Tonight's game marked the first day of the 16-team Preseason WNIT produced by Triple Crown Sports.
- Baylor will now face the winner of Southern Miss-Alabama State in Round 2 of the Preseason WNIT.
- Baylor is making its fourth appearance in the Preseason WNIT and first since 2011 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU has hosted every Preseason WNIT game it has played in, posting a 9-2 record, and has won the event one time (2011).
- Baylor is 34-8 all-time in season openers and 14-2 under Kim Mulkey.
- Baylor is 24-2 in Ferrell Center home openers all-time and 16-0 under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 438-90 all-time under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 832-488 all-time in its 43rd season.
- Baylor is 18-3 all-time against UTA and 2-0 under Mulkey.
- Prior to the game, there was a banner ceremony to recognize Baylor's Big 12 conference regular season and tournament titles and its NCAA Championship Elite Eight appearance from the 2014-15 season.
- Baylor has won 153 straight home games vs. non-conference opponents, dating back to a loss to Auburn on April 4, 2003, in the WNIT finals.
- 151 of Baylor's 174 wins since 2010-11 have been by 10 points or more, and only 11 times in that span has its winning margin been five points or fewer.
- Baylor is 174-14 over the past five seasons.
- Baylor's starting lineup featured Niya Johnson, Alexis Jones, Alexis Prince, Nina Davis and Kristina Higgins ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 1-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma are the nation's only schools ranked in the AP in football and men's and women's basketball.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor opened the game on a 13-2 run over the first 5:32 to take control of the contest.
- Baylor has held its opponent at or below 50 percent shooting in 515 of 528 games under Mulkey with only five of those efforts coming in the last 13 years.
- Baylor is 241-21 in home games under Mulkey, including a 97-2 mark since 2010-11.
- Baylor is 386-26 when leading at half under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 83-8 in November games under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 407-19 when outshooting its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 366-35 when outrebounding its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 300-33 when winning the turnover battle under Mulkey.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- In her Baylor debut, Duke-transfer Alexis Jones (15 points) had her 38th career double-figure scoring game and first in a BU uniform.
- Nina Davis (19 points) had her 67th career game with 10 or more points.
- Davis (1,353 career points) passed LaToya Ellis (1,344 points from 1995-99) for 16th on Baylor's all-time scoring list.
- Alexis Prince (2 blocks) tied a career high in blocks.
- Prince (5 steals) set a career high in steals.
- Kalani Brown made her Baylor debut and scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots.
- Beatrice Mompremier made her Baylor debut and scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds.

-BU-
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Players Mentioned

Kalani Brown

#21 Kalani Brown

P
6' 7"
Freshman
Beatrice Mompremier

#32 Beatrice Mompremier

P
6' 4"
Freshman
Alexis Jones

#30 Alexis Jones

G
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Nina Davis

#13 Nina Davis

F
5' 11"
Freshman
Kristina Higgins

#44 Kristina Higgins

P
6' 5"
Freshman
Niya Johnson

#2 Niya Johnson

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Alexis Prince

#12 Alexis Prince

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kalani Brown

#21 Kalani Brown

6' 7"
Freshman
P
Beatrice Mompremier

#32 Beatrice Mompremier

6' 4"
Freshman
P
Alexis Jones

#30 Alexis Jones

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
G
Nina Davis

#13 Nina Davis

5' 11"
Freshman
F
Kristina Higgins

#44 Kristina Higgins

6' 5"
Freshman
P
Niya Johnson

#2 Niya Johnson

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Alexis Prince

#12 Alexis Prince

6' 1"
Freshman
G