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Game Thread: No. 7 Baylor Women's Basketball Travels to Las Vegas to Face UNLV

No. 7 Baylor women’s basketball (2-0) travels to Las Vegas to face the UNLV Rebels (2-0).
By Owen Miller
November 13, 2025
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LAS VEGAS – No. 7 Baylor women’s basketball (2-0) heads west to play the UNLV Lady Rebels (2-0) in the Bears’ first true away game of the 2025-26 season. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 14, at Cox Pavilion. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

The Lady Rebels are projected to win the Mountain West Conference this season on Barttorvik. UNLV won the Mountain West regular season crown in the 2024-25 season, and coach Lindy La Rocque took home Mountain West Coach of the Year honors.

  • Baylor Barttorvik Rank: 27
    • Baylor Massey Rating: 8
  • UNLV Barttorvik Rank: 58
    • UNLV Massey Rating: 44
  • Barttorvik Prediction: 71-66 Baylor
    • Massey Prediction: 73-63 Baylor

Coaches

  • Nicki Collen (Baylor): 104-36 record; 4 NCAA Tournaments, Sweet 16
  • Lindy La Rocque (UNLV): 130-30 record; 3 NCAA Tournaments

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (5’7, 6Sr.): 2.5 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 5.0 APG, 7% FG, 13% 3-PT, 100% FT, 28 MPG
  • Guard Taliah Scott (5’9, RSo.): 26.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 47% FG, 41% 3-PT, 88% FT, 35 MPG 
  • Forward Bella Fontleroy (6’0, Sr.): 15.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 3.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 48% FG, 40% 3-PT, 100% FT, 28 MPG
  • Forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6’1, Sr.): 7.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.0 BPG, 31% FG, 100% 3-PT, 67% FT, 34 MPG
  • Forward Kiersten Johnson (6’4, Sr.): 7.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.0 APG, 1.5 BPG, 50% FG, 100% 3-PT, 28 MPG

Baylor Bench

  • Guard Marcayla Johnson (6’0, Fr.): 4.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 25% FG, 0% 3-PT, 67% FT, 20 MPG
  • Forward Kyla Abraham (6’3, RJr.): 2.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 0.5 APG, 2.0 BPG, 50% FG, 50% FT, 16 MPG
  • Guard Yuting Deng (6’2, So.): 1.0 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.0 APG, 33% FG, 0% 3-PT, 9 MPG
  • Forward Kiera Pemberton (6’1 Jr.): 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 0.0 APG, 4 MPG
  • Forward Kayla Nelms (6’1, So.): 2.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 0.0 APG, 100% FG, 4 MPG

Projected Lineups

UNLV Starters

  • Guard Aaliyah Alexander (5’8, Gr.): 18.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 39% FG, 14% 3-PT, 81% FT, 33 MPG
  • Guard Teagan Colvin (5’7, So.): 4.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 29% FG, 71% FT, 23 MPG
  • Guard Jasmyn Lott (5’8, Sr.): 14.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.5 APG, 30% FG, 17% 3-PT, 100% FT, 30 MPG
  • Forward Shelbee Brown (6’0, Sr.): 7.0 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 4.5 SPG, 55% FG, 100% FT, 28 MPG
  • Forward Meadow Roland (6’2, So.): 17.5 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.5 SPG, 2.5 BPG, 48% FG, 0% 3-PT, 85% FT, 35 MPG

UNLV Bench

  • Guard Mariah Elohim (5’10, Sr.): 4.5 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 36% FG, 25% 3-PT, 23 MPG
  • Forward Destiny Brown (6’4, Sr.): 2.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.5 APG, 1.0 BPG, 50 FG%, 0% FT, 16 MPG
  • Guard Destiny Leo (5’10, Sr.): 5.5 PPG, 0.0 RPG, 0.5 APG, 44% FG, 29% 3-PT, 50% FT, 13 MPG
  • Center Erica Collins (6’3, Sr.): 2.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 0.0 APG, 0% FG, 100% FT, 3 MPG
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Game Thread: No. 7 Baylor Women's Basketball Travels to Las Vegas to Face UNLV

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In reply to Delmar 2.0 • 10:39p, 11/14/25
Sometimes ya gotta call it like you see it. Some times you play like a top 10 sometimes you dont.
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In reply to Delmar 2.0 • 10:49p, 11/14/25
what i said about jana is very true she was losing the game for us, and yes we did win but it was because she wasnt in the game.
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In reply to Scottdye • 11:00p, 11/14/25
Kyla is looking really good ! I really hope she uses her red shirt yesr and plays for us next year.
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In reply to Wbbfan29 • 11:05p, 11/14/25
Wbbfan29 said:
Sometimes ya gotta call it like you see it. Some times you play like a top 10 sometimes you dont.
We've yet to play like a top 10 team this season
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In reply to HoustonBear15 • 11:19p, 11/14/25
HoustonBear15 said:
Wbbfan29 said:
Sometimes ya gotta call it like you see it. Some times you play like a top 10 sometimes you dont.

We've yet to play like a top 10 team this season

A good reason to stop caring about the AP poll
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In reply to HoustonBear15 • 11:34p, 11/14/25
Thats why I said sometimes.
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In reply to Baylorbearsupporter • 11:35p, 11/14/25
We have made come backs with the bigger lineups
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11:37p, 11/14/25
I feel like Jana's role has to change now. Once she was benched in 3rd quarter the offense seemed to finally look normal. The offense with the starters never seems to get going; the P&Rs with her as ball handler go nowhere. Have to move her off the ball or something. Can she run around screens? Need to find a way to get her confidence back.
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In reply to 12au • 11:49p, 11/14/25
I love jana and all she has did at baylor but I think her " starting role" is being rushed. She has been an offensive liability no bring a scoring pg. We played better with the bigger line up both at Duke and Unlv
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11:02a, 11/15/25
After watching the game video this morning, meandering thoughts:

1) zone O is at best rusty and at worst lacking
2) shot selection is poor.
3) two above caused in part by Buggs and Fontleroy having zero ability/desire to reinitiate O after first action fails. They simply forced designed first shot rather than pass out and reinitiate.
4) nominal backcourt pressure caused headaches…..imagine a real press
5) JVG had a couple nice assists
6) when Baylor falls behind and has trouble scoring, Scott's shot selection gets worse
7) Scott plays PG, she wins the dribble on dribble penetration consistently. JVG simply has given up trying to win the dribble because she can't. Her one attempt she travelled.
8) JVG is a defensive problem. 2nd Q she switches gets buried by a big, calls out for a switch, gets buried by another big. Fortunately UNLV never takes advantage. Right after, JVG fearing the switch forces through on a backside screen, both Baylor players go to perimeter player rather than a switch, uncontested layup ensues. Bad D caused by size issue. Then a wing buries JVG on transition O and scores easily. Size matters.
9) we have to adjust to lefties better
10) both Baylor men and women simply do a poor job recognizing high wing pressure and backcutting to attack it
11) our shot selection when the first action doesn't work is TERRIBLE. simply refuse to reinitiate and run a quality second action.
12) best run occurs with JVG cemented to bench. Is experiment finally over?
13) UNLV did a solid job attacking worst defender on court…….JVG or Deng.
14) Deng's slower feet less an issue than JVG's lack of height
15) Deng takes good shots. Only takes good shots. She needs to teach shot selection to the team.
16) Deng with turnover due to picking up dribble in weird spot. Team habit.
17) Being able to switch almost everything makes D sooooooooooo much better.
18) UNLV runs decent motion O but lacks shooters. We should have dominated them.
19) Our shot selection is really bad. Our ability to stop our O action and reinitiate is mostly nonexistent.
20) defensive rebounding was bad but some of that was UNLV shots taken.
21) WBB officiating is not good. But this crew wasn't as bad as many.
22) the announcers were terrible. Normal stuff.
23) Abraham's weight and conditioning is soooooooooo much better.
24) late game O for D and D for O substitutions were solid.
25) Buggs and Fontleroy must stop pressing on O.

Escaped with a W on what should have been an easy win. Hopefully the JVG experiment is done.
Can we practice shot selection and O reinitiation?
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12:14p, 11/15/25
Is there a press conference from last night?
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12:48p, 11/16/25
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