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BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS
- Tonight's game marked the championship of the 16-team Preseason WNIT produced by Triple Crown Sports -- BU's third trip to the event's title game in its four appearances and the program's second title win in the event (2011).
- Baylor is made its fourth appearance in the Preseason WNIT and first since 2011 -- BU has hosted every Preseason WNIT game it has played in, posting a 12-2 record, and has won the event twice now (2011, 2015).
- Baylor is 441-90 all-time under Kim Mulkey.
- Baylor is 835-488 all-time in its 43rd season.
- Baylor had never met DePaul prior to today's game.
- Baylor has won 156 straight home games vs. non-ranked opponents, dating back to a loss to Auburn on April 4, 2003, in the WNIT finals.
- 153 of Baylor's 177 wins since 2010-11 have been by 10 points or more, and only 12 times in that span has its winning margin been five points or fewer.
- Baylor is 177-14 over the past five seasons.
- Under Mulkey, Baylor is 114-65 against ranked opponents, including a 39-8 mark since 2011-12.
- Baylor's starting lineup featured Niya Johnson, Alexis Jones, Kristy Wallace, Nina Davis and Kalani Brown -- 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 used an 8-0 run in the game's first 1:25 minutes to take control of the contest.
- Prior to today's game, DePaul had yet to lose a game and had won each game by at least 15 points.
- Baylor has held its opponent at or below 50 percent shooting in 518 of 531 games under Mulkey with only five of those efforts coming in the last 13 years.
- Baylor is 4-0 for the 10th time in the Mulkey era and first since a 7-0 start in 2013-14.
- Baylor is 351-16 under Mulkey when scoring 70 or more points, including a 210-6 record when scoring 80 or more.
- Baylor is 244-21 in home games under Mulkey, including a 100-2 mark since 2010-11.
- Baylor is 389-26 when leading at half under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 86-8 in November games under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 410-19 when outshooting its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 369-35 when outrebounding its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor's Niya Johnson and Nina Davis (MVP) were named to the Preseason WNIT all-tournament team.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Freshman Kalani Brown made her first career start.
- Brown (10 points) had her third game scoring double figures this season and third in a row.
- Brown (7 rebounds) tied a career high in rebounds.
- Junior Alexis Jones (season-high 21 points) had her third game scoring in double figures this season and 39th career.
- Junior Nina Davis (1,398 career points) passed Jackie Reiter (1,379 points from 1980-84), Debbie Polk (1,389 points from 1980-82) and Carol Reeves-Brandenburg (1,394 points from 1977-80) for 14th, 13th and 12th place, respectively, on Baylor's all-time scoring list.
- Davis (20 points) had scored in double figures in all four games this season and 70 times in her career.
- Davis (10 rebounds) had a season-high in rebounds for first double digit rebounding game this season and 26th career.
- Davis had her first double-double of this season and 24th career.
- Junior Kadijiah Cave (16 points) had her season-high scoring game, first double figure game of the season and 27th career.
- Senior Niya Johnson (10 assists) had her second game with 10 or more assists this season, second in a row and 24th career.
- Sophomore Kristy Wallace (9 assists) had a career high in assists and has 15 in her last three games.
- Wallace (11 points) had her second double figure scoring game of the season and 12th career.