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The 1-3-1: No. 18 Baylor (12-4, 3-1) at West Virginia (11-4, 2-2)

January 14, 2023
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After getting upset at home 70-65 by a scrappy Oklahoma State squad, No. 18 Baylor (12-4, 3-1) heads to Morgantown for a 2:00 p.m. tip against West Virginia (11-4, 2-2). If the loss to the Cowgirls proved anything, it was that this might be the deepest the Big 12 has been on the Women’s side in years, as every team has at least one conference loss.

Here is the 1-3-1 on the Bears vs WVU.


One Player:

Everything West Virginia does runs through fifth-year senior guard Madisen Smith. The South Carolina native notched her twelfth double-double of the season during Tuesday’s 75-45 victory over TCU. 

Smith led WVU in scoring for the fifth time this season, recording 18 points and shooting 5-of-9 from the field (55.5%). She also added eight assists, as well as a pair of steals.


Three Nuggets:

● Baylor holds an impressive 22-3 ledger in the all-time series with West Virginia and is a perfect 9-0 in Morgantown.

● The Mountaineers are 7-1 at home this season, suffering their only loss at the WVU Coliseum to Oklahoma, 98-77.

● WVU is led by Dawn Plitzuweit, who is in her first year with the program. She most recently served a six-year stint at South Dakota, who upset Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.


One Quote:

Following the loss to Oklahoma State, head coach Nicki Collen spoke on the challenge ahead as the Bears look to bounce back in Morgantown.

“I mean, it's not easy to play in West Virginia. We played well there last year but there’s a lot of new faces for them with a new coach as well,” said Collen. “They get a lot off their bench, and their bigs  (Savannah) Samuel and (Jayla) Hemingway have been really good this season.”

“We're gonna have to work to score, we're gonna have to make them work,” continued Collen. “We're gonna have to contain their guards and keep (Kylee) Blackstem from scoring around the rim and we're gonna have to keep the ball away from the corner.”


Watch/Listen

The contest between the Bears (12-4, 3-1 Big 12) and the Mountaineers (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) airs nationally on ESPNU, and will be the second nationally-televised game for Baylor this season.

A live radio broadcast is also available for fans on the Varsity Network App and live in-game updates will be provided via Twitter or live stats.

 

Discussion from...

The 1-3-1: No. 18 Baylor (12-4, 3-1) at West Virginia (11-4, 2-2)

7,922 Views | 73 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by hitmanmw
BERFAN
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Delete post. Stupid poster. Game isn't until tomorrow.
geewago
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I didn't see anything in the post that said the game was today. It's a pregame write-up. They post game threads early for the men all the time. Don't think anybody needs to get cremated over it.
blueeyedbear
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BERFAN said:

Delete post. Stupid poster. Game isn't until tomorrow.
Get a life !!!!
MrGolfguy
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Just win (Lady) Bears!
Well I ain't no greenhorn!!
slimecap
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VIDEO: WVU HC Dawn Plitzuweit
Previews No. 18 Baylor clash

Enjoyed her pre-game analysis !
https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/watch-dawn-plitzuweit-previews-no-18-baylor-clash/
slimecap
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BUBBFAN
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3 ball bricks, but hey, they are not shy about shooting them.
74Bear
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This is not a good WV team but we are absolutely worse at this point.
slimecap
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hitmanmw
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We can't shoot!!!
Malbec
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hitmanmw said:

We can't shoot!!!
At least we can't defend either.
rileyroo
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Shooting 16% from the 3. Change it up, Collen.
ctxbear
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rileyroo said:

Shooting 16% from the 3. Change it up, Collen.
Heard.
3rdgenbear
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BU with a 1 pt lead at the half.

Sic'em!
MrGolfguy
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Good to see Blackwell on the floor; great comeback to grab the lead at half
Well I ain't no greenhorn!!
Dcheetah
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16-1 runto go up at half
BearFan33
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Jeez finally a foul called on them
BearFan33
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Tied at 57 end of 3. We couldn't pull away but should have in the 3rd
BearFan33
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Refs are terrible

Inconsistent and unfair.

Sloppy late turnovers not helping us either
ctxbear
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If we lose this game the most frustrating thing about it will be that we would have beat Ok. State by 20 had we played them the way we've played the 2, 3, and 4th quarters of this game.
Baylorkid
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Can't defend and can't shoot! C'mon ladies! Get it together
BU82EX
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A couple of things I don't understand about the offensive strategy CNC seems to promote. First, she is constantly imploring the team to push the ball up the floor as quickly as possible. Given the lack of a true point guard, this strategy just leads to poor passes, poor decisions and countless turnovers. Second, there seems to be no shot selection governor on any player and neither is there much shot selection awareness. I understand Steph Curry having the freedom to shoot himself out of a slump, but Sarah Andrews or Caitlin Bickle are not Steph Curry. This team has struggled with turnovers and 3-pt shooting woes all season. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing much improvement as the season goes on.
edible_waffles
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The officiating has been brutal today (12/15 on Bickle, Owens, and Asberry), but our transition defense has fallen hard this quarter.

BearFan33
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2 pts in 4th q so far

Now or never ladies
edible_waffles
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BU82EX said:

A couple of things I don't understand about the offensive strategy CNC seems to promote. First, she is constantly imploring the team to push the ball up the floor as quickly as possible. Given the lack of a true point guard, this strategy just leads to poor passes, poor decisions and countless turnovers. Second, there seems to be no shot selection governor on any player and neither is there much shot selection awareness. I understand Steph Curry having the freedom to shoot himself out of a slump, but Sarah Andrews or Caitlin Bickle are not Steph Curry. This team has struggled with turnovers and 3-pt shooting woes all season. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing much improvement as the season goes on.
What's most frustrating is that post-Arizona loss, we were improving by a fair amount, including winning at OU and KU. The last two games have looked like a regression of the momentum we were building.
74Bear
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Recruits out there watching...come on down! Plenty playing time for players!
hitmanmw
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Asberry. This story is getting old.
BearFan33
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I didn't see whole game but Blackwell did not look 100% to me
Baylorkid
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I don't know why people are so high on asberry! She's been crap most of the season shooting! She's 1-10! In most big games she's been crap!
Baylorkid
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Thanks Nikki! Now we're probably going to lose our top 25 rank streak second only to UConn!
Baylorkid
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hitmanmw said:

Asberry. This story is getting old.

Yeah asberry can't shoot
historian
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great third quarter, terrible fourth

I think our Lady Bears are tired
74Bear
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If we had any sort of inside presence these guards would not have to be jacking up so many long shots.
whitetrash
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Baylorkid said:

Thanks Nikki! Now we're probably going to lose our top 25 rank streak second only to UConn!
That streak has been a dead man walking since April 2021. Be thankful it lasted as long as it did.
Baylorkid
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74Bear said:

If we had any sort of inside presence these guards would not have to be jacking up so many long shots.

Bickle is not your typical big but she can play downlow! She's been very efficient this season! Ja'mee needs to stop shooting so much! Sarah is okay to shoot it. They need to go inside out and let Bickle find you if she can't score inside. I'm tired of the guards just jacking up shots after 1 pass
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