Gameday Thread: No. 21 Baylor vs Texas Tech, BG Jersey Retirement

WACO, Texas – The Baylor women’s basketball team hosts Texas Tech at Foster Pavilion on Sunday to begin a two-game homestand.

Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. and airs nationally on ESPN2 with Brenda VanLengen and Sheryl Swoopes on the call.  A live radio broadcast will be available on ESPN Central Texas (1660 AM/92.3 FM) and live in-game updates will be provided via Twitter and live stats. 

Tickets are still available for as little as $20 on BaylorBears.com/tickets. Faculty, staff and students who did not purchase a ticket ahead of the game can walk up on Sunday and claim a ticket from the Pack the Pavilion ticket program. 

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the pregame ceremony unveiling Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey in the Foster Pavilion rafters begins at approximately 2:45 p.m. Other promotions include a commemorative BG T-shirt giveaway that are on all seats in the arena, a limited amount of custom illustrated poster and sticker giveaways, photo opportunities with BG’s Baylor jersey and a halftime student dunk challenge.

STARTING FIVE

Sunday’s game marks the seventh nationally televised game for the Bears this season. Baylor is 4-2 in those contests on the big screen and 11-8 in nationally televised games in the Nicki Collen era.

The women’s basketball program is retiring former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey in a pregame ceremony on Sunday. This will be the seventh women’s basketball jersey retired in program history.

Baylor is one of five programs in NCAA Division I women’s basketball with five-or-more top-25 wins this season.

In Wednesday’s setback at Oklahoma, senior Jana Van Gytenbeek put up a season-high 13 points, going 3-for-5 from 3-point range. The trio of 3-pointers by Van Gytenbeek mark the third time this season she has made at least three from behind the arc and second time in three outings.

Senior Sarah Andrews has 220 career 3-pointers and needs 41 more to break Odyssey Sim’s record of 258. The senior guard has hit at least one from range in 22 of 24 games this season and has had two-or-more in 18 of those.

SCOUTING THE SERIES WITH TEXAS TECH

Baylor leads the all-time series, 53-47, and are 23-20 at home against the Lady Raiders. The Bears have won the last 28 meetings between the two programs. Baylor has lost just one game to Texas Tech (Feb. 19, 2011) dating back to the 2006-07 season. Last season at home against Texas Tech, Caitlin Bickle led the way with 21 points while Darianna Littlepage-Buggs finished with 12 points and Bella Fontleroy turned in a team-high nine rebounds.