Gameday Thread: Baylor Looks To Bounce Back against Colorado

WACO, Texas – Baylor (11-3, 1-1) concludes its two-game homestand against Colorado (10-3, 1-1) on Saturday, Jan. 4. Tipoff at Foster Pavilion is slated for 2 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Massey Prediction: Baylor 73, Colorado 62

Baylor Massey Rating: No. 23

Colorado Massey Rating: No. 43

Coaches

Baylor (Nicki Collen): 82-31 Record; 3 NCAA Tournaments; Sweet 16

Colorado (JR Payne): 254-219 Record; 3 NCAA Tournaments; 2 Sweet 16s

Baylor Starters

• Guard Jada Walker (5’7, Sr.): 12.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 5.4 APG, 47% FG, 42% 3-PT, 73% FT
• Guard Sarah Andrews (5’6, 5Sr.): 12 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 5.6 APG, 38% FG, 37% 3-PT, 54% FT
• Forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6’1, Jr.): 14.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 2 APG, 50% FG, 73% FT
• Forward Bella Fontleroy (6’0, Jr.): 8.6 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 36% FG, 28% 3-PT, 36% FT
• Center Aaronette Vonleh (6’3, Sr.): 13.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 60% FG, 59% FT

Baylor Bench

• Guard Yaya Felder (5’8, Sr.): 11.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3 APG, 51% FG, 48% 3-PT, 74% FT
• Forward Kyla Abraham (6’3, Jr.): 2.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 49% FG, 40% FT
• Guard Aliyah Matharu (5’7, Sr.): 1 PPG. 1 RPG, 50% FT
• Forward Madison Bartley (6’3, 5Sr.): 2.9 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 58% FG, 80% FT

Colorado Starters

• Guard Kindyll Wetta (5’9, Sr.): 5.5 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 6.4 APG, 38% FG, 62% FT
• Guard Frida Formann (5’11, Sr.): 13.6 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 2.3 APG, 42% FG, 43% 3-PT, 79% FT
• Guard Sara-Rose Smith (6’1, Sr.): 6.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 45% FG, 35% 3-PT, 77% FT
• Forward Lior Garzon (6’1, Sr.): 12.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.4 APG, 44% FG, 30% 3-PT, 87% FT
• Forward Jade Masogayo (6’3, Jr.): 11.7 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.9 APG, 58% FG, 61% FT

Colorado Bench

• Forward Grace Oliver (6’1, Fr.): 3.2 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 73% FG, 50% FT
• Forward Ayianna Johnson (6’3, So.): 5.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 55% FG, 59% FT 
• Guard Johanna Teder (5’8, Sr.): 5.1 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 2.2 APG, 56% FG, 57% FT, 38% 3-PT

Colorado Notable Opponents

• No. 24 Louisville (79-71 Loss)
• No. 14 West Virginia (65-60 Win)
• No. 11 TCU (63-50 Loss)

Top Quotes

Guard Sarah Andrews (5Sr.) on the 84-61 loss to Oklahoma State on Wednesday:

• “We watched it. You have to learn from it and move on. We have to communicate more on defense; we’ve had some missteps. It’s about us getting back to who we were from that Kansas game — we lost that.”

Guard Yaya Felder (Sr.) on the 84-61 loss to Oklahoma State on Wednesday:

• “I’m super ready [to play again]. [The loss versus] Oklahoma State was embarrassing. We want to come back from that and dominate.”

Guard Sarah Andrews (5Sr.) on improving as a team on defense:

• “We get started on offense with our defense. … We let [OSU] have some open shots. Once they hit the first few, the rim was really big for them. They knocked down shots all night. We never contested shots or made them do anything different. We have to get back to being the Baylor defense we were.”