Game Thread: No. 18 Baylor WBB Plays at No. 11 TCU with a Share of the Big 12 on the Line

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 18 Baylor women’s basketball (24-6, 13-4) seeks to even the score against its rival, the No. 11 TCU Horned Frogs (26-4, 14-3), with a potential Big 12 Regular Season Championship on the line. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 1, at the Schollmaier Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN.

TCU downed Baylor in Waco in mid-February on the back of its star point guard Olivia Miles’ 40-point performance. The Horned Frogs used a huge third quarter to open the game and win 83-67. Baylor looks to return the favor in Fort Worth and get back to the top of the Big 12 for the first time since 2022.

• Baylor Barttorvik Rank: 32
  • Baylor Massey Rating: 18
• TCU Barttorvik Rank: 14
  • TCU Massey Rating: 13
• Barttorvik Prediction: 69-61 TCU
  • Massey Prediction: 69-63 TCU

Coaches

• Nicki Collen (Baylor): 126-42 record; 4 NCAA Tournaments, Sweet 16
• Mark Campbell (TCU): 120-44 record; 2 NCAA Tournaments, Elite 8

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (5’7, 6Sr.): 7.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 6.4 APG, 1.0 SPG, 38% FG, 37% 3-PT, 71% FT, 32 MPG
• Guard Taliah Scott (5’9, RSo.): 20.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, 40% FG, 36% 3-PT, 91% FT, 31 MPG
• Forward Bella Fontleroy (6’0, Sr.): 9.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 34% FG, 28% 3-PT, 85% FT, 26 MPG
• Forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6’1, Sr.): 10.8 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 1.9 APG, 54% FG, 31% 3-PT, 59% FT, 29 MPG
• Forward Kiersten Johnson (6’4, Sr.): 5.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.6 APG, 1.8 BPG, 49% FG, 46% 3-PT, 67% FT, 19 MPG

Baylor Bench

• Guard Marcayla Johnson (6’0, Fr.): 4.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.7 APG, 35% FG, 17% 3-PT, 54% FT, 18 MPG
• Guard Yuting Deng (6’2, So.): 6.8 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 43% FG, 37% 3-PT, 73% FT, 17 MPG
• Forward Kyla Abraham (6’3, RJr.): 3.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0.4 APG, 1.6 BPG, 58% FG, 50% FT, 16 MPG
• Forward Kayla Nelms (6’1, So.): 4.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 0.4 APG, 58% FG, 31% 3-PT, 81% FT, 9 MPG

Projected Lineups

TCU Starters

• Guard Olivia Miles (5’10, Sr.): 20.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.7 APG, 1.9 SPG, 49% FG, 35% 3-PT, 85% FT, 35 MPG
• Guard Donovyn Hunter (6’0, Jr.): 11.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.4 SPG, 48% FG, 36% 3-PT, 75% FT, 33 MPG
• Guard Taylor Bigby (6’1, Gr.): 7.0 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 42% FG, 37% 3-PT, 69% FT, 24 MPG
• Forward Marta Suarez (6’3, Gr.): 17.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.3 SPG, 48% FG, 37% 3-PT, 88% FT, 30 MPG
• Center Clara Silva (6’7, So.): 9.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.7 BPG, 58% FG, 53% FT, 24 MPG

TCU Bench

• Forward Clara Bielefeld (6’4, Fr.): 2.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.0 APG, 46% FG, 23% 3-PT, 64% FT, 14 MPG
• Center Kennedy Basham (6’7, Sr.): 3.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 0.4 APG, 1.7 BPG, 54% FG, 60% FT, 12 MPG
• Guard Veronica Sheffey (5’9, Sr.): 4.1 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.5 APG, 48% FG, 38% 3-PT, 84% FT, 11 MPG