Game Thread: No. 13 Baylor Women’s Basketball Takes on No. 2 Texas in Top-15 Showdown

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball (10-1) is pitted against the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (11-0) as the Bears play their premier non-conference game. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT on Sunday, Dec. 14, at Dickies Arena. The game will be televised on ABC.

Texas has arguably been the best team in the country, with multiple top-5 wins over South Carolina and UCLA. With 0.96 wins above bubble on the line for the Bears, this currently ranks as the biggest resume-builder game Baylor plays this season.

• Baylor Barttorvik Rank: 24
  • Baylor Massey Rating: 15
• Texas Barttorvik Rank: 4
  • Texas Massey Rating: 2
• Barttorvik Prediction: 75-62 Texas
  • Massey Prediction: 71-62 Texas

Coaches

• Nicki Collen (Baylor): 112-37 record; 4 NCAA Tournaments, Sweet 16
• Vic Schaefer (Texas): 456-208 record; 10 NCAA Tournaments, 3 Final 4s, 7 Elite 8s, 8 Sweet 16s

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (5’7, 6Sr.): 5.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 6.4 APG, 36% FG, 37% 3-PT, 80% FT, 29 MPG
• Guard Taliah Scott (5’9, RSo.): 23.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.0 APG, 1.7 SPG, 47% FG, 40% 3-PT, 91% FT, 33 MPG 
• Forward Bella Fontleroy (6’0, Sr.): 10.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.5 SPG, 1.4 BPG, 38% FG, 30% 3-PT, 93% FT, 25 MPG
• Forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6’1, Sr.): 10.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.1 SPG, 47% FG, 25% 3-PT, 62% FT, 28 MPG
• Forward Kiersten Johnson (6’4, Sr.): 6.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.6 APG, 2.6 BPG, 59% FG, 63% 3-PT, 75% FT, 21 MPG

Baylor Bench

• Guard Marcayla Johnson (6’0, Fr.): 4.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.0 APG, 37% FG, 14% 3-PT, 38% FT, 20 MPG
• Guard Yuting Deng (6’2, So.): 7.1 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.1 APG, 51% FG, 42% 3-PT, 100% FT, 17 MPG
• Forward Kyla Abraham (6’3, RJr.): 3.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.4 APG, 1.8 BPG, 62% FG, 45% FT, 16 MPG
• Forward Kayla Nelms (6’1, So.): 3.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.2 APG, 52% FG, 20% 3-PT, 63% FT, 9 MPG
• Forward Kiera Pemberton (6’1, Jr.): 2.8 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.4 APG, 73% FG, 50% 3-PT, 83% FT, 8 MPG

Projected Lineups

Texas Starters

• Guard Rori Harmon (5’6, Gr.): 8.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 7.5 APG, 2.8 SPG, 53% FG, 60% 3-PT, 71% FT, 30 MPG
• Guard Jordan Lee (6’0, So.): 14.5 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.4 SPG, 43% FG, 34% 3-PT, 82% FT, 33 MPG
• Forward Madison Booker (6’1, Jr.): 17.5 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 4.4 APG, 3.0 SPG, 50% FG, 24% 3-PT, 86% FT, 33 MPG
• Forward Justice Carlton (6’1, So.): 10.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.8 APG, 49% FG, 43% 3-PT, 63% FT, 20 MPG
• Forward Breya Cunningham (6’4, Jr.): 10.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 0.3 APG, 1.0 SPG, 67% FG, 55% FT, 19 MPG

Texas Bench

• Center Kyla Oldacre (6’6, Sr.): 12.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.4 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 69% FG, 64% FT, 22 MPG
• Guard Grace Prenter (5’8, Fr.): 2.7 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 0.4 APG, 36% FG, 25% 3-PT, 50% FT, 9 MPG
• Guard Sarah Graves (5’9, Sr.): 2.4 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 0.1 APG, 60% FG, 50% 3-PT, 50% FT, 7 MPG