WBB: #6 Baylor (11-1, 1-0) Hosts Texas Tech (6-6, 0-1) Preview and Game Thread

#6 Baylor (11-1, 1-0) hosts Texas Tech (6-6. 0-1) on Sunday December 31 at 1:00pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPNU.  Here is a look at the match-up:

Coaches

Texas Tech: Candi Whitaker, 130-175 overall, 53-82 in her fifth season at Texas Tech, and has never beaten Baylor

Baylor: Kim Mulkey, 517-96 in her 18th season at Baylor

Overall

Texas Tech leads the all-time series 47-40 with Mulkey being 32-8 during her time in command

Baylor has won 15 consecutive

The Lady Bears have won 25 of the last 26 games against the Lady Raiders.

Texas Tech averages 71.0 points, 46.1 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per contest

Baylor averages 91.6 points, 49.75 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 7.8 steals, and 6.6 blocks per contest

Texas Tech Starting Lineup 

20 · BRITNEY BREWER F · 6-5 · So. Abilene, TX 11.8/6.0/0.9

4 · RECEE CALDWELL G · 5-9 · Jr. San Antonio, TX 11.3/3.2/6.4

12 · JADA TERRY C · 6-4 · Sr. Cedar Hill, TX 11.1/5.9/0.4

00 · BRIELLE BLAIR C · 6-4 · Fr. Girard, Kan. 3.5/2.2/0.8

10 · GRAYSON BRIGHT G · 5-11 · So. Ft. Worth, TX 2.4/3.7/2.2

Texas Tech Bench

1 · ERIN DEGRATE C · 6-6 · So. Waco, TX 6.9/4.0/0.8

2 · SYDNEY GOODSON G · 5-8 · So. Argyle, TX Sitting out transfer year

3 · LYNDSEY WHILBY G · 5-11 · Fr. Powder Springs, GA 7.4/1.8/0.8

5 · TIHANA STOJSAVLJEVIC · 6-2 · So. Zagreb, Croatia Sitting out transfer year

13 · MCKENZIE CALVERT G · 5-9 · Jr. Schertz, TX 7.0/2.0/1.0

14 · LAUREN HARRISON G · 6-0 · So. The Woodlands, TX 0.0/1.0/0.0

23 · ANGEL HAYDEN G · 5-6 · Fr. Canyon, TX 0.5/1.8/0.4

30 · ZURI SANDERS F · 6-0 · Jr. Evansville, IN 3.2/4.9/1.3

32 · DAYO OLABODE F · 6-1 · Sr. Arlington, TX 7.6/5.6/0.9

42 · IONNA MCKENZIE C · 6-2 · Sr. Gotha, FL 0.9/1.6/0.0

Lady Bears Starters

1 · DEKEIYA COHEN F · 6-2 · Sr. Charleston, S.C. 9.4/7.2/2.4

4 · KRISTY WALLACE G · 5-11 · Sr. Loganholme, Queensland, Australia 11.05/4.4/5.3

15 · LAUREN COX F · 6-4 · So. Flower Mound, Texas 15.0/9.3/2.6

24 · NATALIE CHOU F · 6-1 · So. Plano, Texas 9.8/4.5/2.7

21 · KALANI BROWN C · 6-7 · Jr. Slidell, La. 21.8/8.8/2.3

Lady Bears Bench

2 · DIDI RICHARDS G · 6-1 · Fr. Cypress, Texas 5.5/3.4/1.8

11 · ALEXIS MORRIS G · 5-6 · Fr. Beaumont, Texas 10.2/2.3/3.3

12 · MOON URSIN G · 5-7 · Fr. Destrehan, La. 3.6/2.8/1.1=

20 · JUICY LANDRUM G · 5-9 · So. Waco, Texas 6.3/4.0/1.5

3 · TRINITY OLIVER G · 5-11 · Fr. Euless, Texas 3.3/2.1/0.7 (Injured)