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WBB: #3 Baylor (25-1, 15-0) Visits #6 Texas (22-4, 13-2) Preview And Game Thread

February 18, 2018
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#3 Baylor (25-1, 15-0) visits #6 Texas (22-4, 13-2) on Monday February 19 at 7:00pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPN2 and the ESPN App.  Here is a look at the match-up:

Coaches

Texas: Karen Aston, 237-122 overall, 136-59 in her sixth season at Texas

Baylor: Kim Mulkey, 531-97 in her 18th season at Baylor

Overall

Karen Aston was an assistant coach twice at Baylor. Once under Pam Bowers for her first collegiate job and then under Kim Mulkey before taking her first head coaching job at Charlotte.

Texas averages 84.7 points, 44.9 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per contest

Baylor averages 86.9 points, 49.2 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 6.7 steals, and 6.7 blocks per contest

Texas Starting Lineup 

10 · LASHANN HIGGS G · 5-9 · Jr. Cedar Ridge, TX 13.5/3.1/2.5

23 · ARIEL ATKINS G · 5-11 · Sr. Duncanville, TX 14.5/5.7/3.3

11 · BROOKE MCCARTY G · 5-4 · Sr. League City, TX 13.2/4.2/4.5

40 · JATARIE WHITE F · 6-4 · Jr. Charlotte, NC 10.6/5.8/0.6

24 · JOYNER HOLMES F · 6-3 · So. Cedar Hill, TX 6.1/5.7/1.1

Texas Bench

1 · ALECIA SUTTON G · 5-8 · So. St. Louis, MO 6.9/2.8/2.3

33 · RELLAH BOOTHE F · 6-3 · Fr. Ocala, FL 6.3/4.2/0.5

12 · JADA UNDERWOOD G · 6-0 · So. Mesquite, TX 4.4/1.9/0.7

15 · CHASITY PATTERSON G · 5-5 · Jr. Houston, TX 3.5/1.5/0.8

5 · JORDAN HOSEY F · 6-1 · Jr. Pearland, TX 3.4/2.5/0.3

14 · OLAMIDE ABOROWA F · 6-3 · Jr. Ondo, Nigeria 2.9/2.6/0.1

4 · DESTINY LITTLETON G · 5-9 · Fr. La Jolla, CA 2.1/1.4/0.9

30 · KHALÉANN CARON-GOUDREAU F · 6-4 · Jr. Gatineau, Quebec 0.7/1.8/0.6

31 · AUDREY-ANN CARON-GOUDREAU F · 6-4 · Sr. Gatineau, Quebec 6.0/5.0/0.7 (injured/wrist)

Lady Bears Starters

21 · KALANI BROWN C · 6-7 · Jr. Slidell, LA 20.3/10.0/1.9

15 · LAUREN COX F · 6-4 · So. Flower Mound, TX 14.8/9.2/2.9

4 · KRISTY WALLACE G · 5-11 · Sr. Loganholme, Queensland, Australia 12.5/5.0/5.4

1 · DEKEIYA COHEN F · 6-2 · Sr. Charleston, SC 11.3/6.5/2.0

20 · JUICY LANDRUM G · 5-9 · So. Waco, TX 6.0/3.5/1.5

Lady Bears Bench

2 · DIDI RICHARDS G · 6-1 · Fr. Cypress, TX 5.4/4.4/1.8

11 · ALEXIS MORRIS G · 5-6 · Fr. Beaumont, TX 8.4/2.4/3.2

12 · MOON URSIN G · 5-7 · Fr. Destrehan, LA 3.0/2.1/0.9

24 · NATALIE CHOU F · 6-1 · So. Plano, TX 8.6/4.1/2.8 (Injured/Wrist/Hand)

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

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WBB: #3 Baylor (25-1, 15-0) Visits #6 Texas (22-4, 13-2) Preview And Game Thread

28,324 Views | 199 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by Nguyen One Soon
MrGolfguy
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Haylee Abbe with the tip
Eball
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Go Lady Bears
WasheFuzzy
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If Brown and Cox don't get into foul trouble Baylor should win. White and Holmes simply aren't nearly as good as Kalani and Lauren.
bearbone11
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Given both team's respective injuries, I see the Cox-Holmes matchup as being key. Cox has had a much better year, and I don't see Holmes slowing her down on offense. On the other hand, Holmes is the type of aggressive player who could get Cox in foul trouble if she isn't careful. If Lauren stays vertical and doesn't try to do too much, she shouldn't have much trouble keeping her in check. I agree that if our bigs stay out of foul trouble, there isn't much Texas can do.

With that said, I would not be surprised to see Texas come out in zone to try and keep us off balance and deny us the paint. If that us the case, it will be important for our guards to hit some big shots early to get them out of that. Juicy could be important in that role, along with Cohen.
WasheFuzzy
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I have yet to see anyone on the Texas team that can compete as hard as Wallace. She will set the tempo early and if we start out hot I think we could break UT's confidence and belief that they can win.
Hairy Bear
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WasheFuzzy said:

If Brown and Cox don't get into foul trouble Baylor should win. White and Holmes simply aren't nearly as good as Kalani and Lauren.
I agree. Often a pessimist, I feel Baylor will win this one.
Johnny Bear
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WasheFuzzy said:

If Brown and Cox don't get into foul trouble Baylor should win. White and Holmes simply aren't nearly as good as Kalani and Lauren.
I think the "key" is probably as simple as that. If one or both of them get two quick fouls early then at best it's likely going to be a real dog fight all the way. If not, I think we win by double digits over them - again.
BigBeauregard
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Let's go Lady Bears!!
ScottS
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I hope we beat them by 30+
Eball
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I guess it is because of the game in Waco and how good we are even when we are not playing our best but I too feel pretty darn confident.

Of course anything can happen and it is not the end of the world to lose to the #6 team in the Country on their home floor.

Just watching Texas though, I just don' think they match up with us very well... Atkins and McCarthy just have to play out of their minds and somehow they have to keep Brown and Cox off the floor to have a chance.

Of course we both without a starter from the last game will be interesting to see how much better they are with Holmes starting and how we play without Chou starting.

I think any rational person has to pick the Bears in this one. How much who knows.
57Bear
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ScottS said:

I hope we beat them by 30+
Not being greedy, I will be pleased if we win by at least 1!

I am concerned that the officiating might favor the home team - it has happened before in Austin.
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STARTING
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GAME OFFICIALS
Referee Tina Napier
Umpire 1 Lisa Jones
Umpire 2 Roy Gulbeyan

HoustonBear15
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Was expecting many more UT fans.
slimecap
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Reveal #3

The order of the teams, 1-16 is: No. 1 UConn, No. 2 Mississippi State, No. 3 Louisville, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 South Carolina, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Florida State, No. 10 UCLA, No. 11 Missouri, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 14 Maryland, No. 15 Georgia, No. 16 Stanford.

The Lexington Regional could feature a final of No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 2 Baylor. They met in 2013 in the Sweet 16 when the Lady Bears were the defending national champions, and the Cardinals scored an epic upset. Last year, they met in the regional semifinals again, but Baylor won big, 97-63.
The No. 3 seed in the Lexington Regional is Tennessee, and No. 4 is Ohio State. The Buckeyes, who hope to advance to the Women's Final Four held in their home city of Columbus, Ohio, fell out of the top 16 in the second reveal on Feb. 1, but are back in.

Meanwhile, top-ranked UConn is No. 1 in the Albany Regional, and might face the current defending national champion in the regional final: No. 2 seed South Carolina. Florida State is the 3-seed and Stanford is No. 4.

Mississippi State, the other undefeated team besides UConn, is the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City Regional. Joining the Bulldogs are No. 2 Texas, No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Maryland.

Meanwhile, in the Spokane Regional, there's just one team from the West among the top four: No. 2 seed Oregon. The No. 1 seed is Notre Dame, No. 3 is Missouri and No. 4 is Georgia.
Brian Ethridge
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and away we go
Brian Ethridge
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Staff
Cox to Brown and bucket

2-0

Cohen strips it off the foot of a Texas player out of bounds

Brown misses

Texas jumper

2-2

BU misses, turnover Texas, Brown misses, ball off BU

Juicy falls on defense and Texas jumper

2-4

Cohen misses, Brown taps it out to Wallace, Cohen drives and lays it in

4-4

57Bear
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Good to have you tonight Brian.
HoustonBear15
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Lauren better watch it. Don't need a tech already.
Brian Ethridge
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Holmes drives and layup

4-6

Brown

6-6

Texas jumper and Cox called for a foul

Makes FT

6-9

Brown and 1

8-9

Makes FT

9-9

Brian Ethridge
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Texas misses

Cox stripped on a move in the lane

Texas turnover

Cohen jumper

11-9

Texas fast break

11-11

Brown blocked by Holmes

Landrum layup

13-11

Texas turnover and Wallace fouled trying to start the break

Wallace drive and layup AND 1

15-11

Makes FT

16-11

Brian Ethridge
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Texas misses

Wallace pushes the break and feeds Richards for a layup

18-11

Texas timeout
BaylorProud77
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Love DiDi!!!!
bearbone11
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Texas has no clue how to stop our post game. I don't mind sitting Cox if it lets us run with them. Bring her back once they're tired.
BaylorProud77
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I'll say!
Brian Ethridge
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Texas misses

Richards misses and Wallace hits McCarty in the back on the rebound for the foul

Brown steals the pass to Richards to Wallace and a bad pass is out of bounds

Cohen called for a foul on an entry pass while fronting the Texas post...

Texas big throws and elbow into Brown to create room for the layup

18-13

Cohen misses a jumper

Texas misses a jumper

Cohen misses a layup

Cox steal

Brown fouled on a drive (2nd on White/bench)

Makes first 19-13
Makes second 20-13

McCarty bricks a 3 so hard it bounces 10 feet up and in

20-16

Cox fouled on a drive

Makes first 21-16
Misses 2nd

Holmes misses for Texas

Cox misses, Richards strips the rebound off a Texas players leg out of bounds

Cox fires a pass and Brown can't get to it for the turnover
Brian Ethridge
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Texas misses a 3

Wallace misses a 3

Texas 3

21-19

Brown bucket

23-19

Texas misses a 3

Buzzer

23-19

END 1ST
BaylorProud77
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Kalani super bear!!!
whitetrash
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McCarty hit a 3 behind a moving screen but KB finishes off quarter. 23-19 end 1.
HoustonBear15
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Need Cox to play a little smarter. You got this LC!
BaylorProud77
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Kim needs to be in the hall of fame
Brian Ethridge
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Texas misses

Cox gets tackled and no call

Texas misses a 3

Wallace jumper

25-19

Texas misses a 3

Fast break and Texas tips the pass out of bounds

Wallace misses, Brown board, Cohen misses

Texas floater

25-21

Richards misses

Texas fast break

25-23
BaylorProud77
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Cohen!!! Need to get these free throws come on girls!!!!
Brian Ethridge
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Cohen drives and 1 (Atkins 2nd/bench)

27-23

Misses FT, Cox board, Wallace 3 misses, Cox board, another miss, another Cox board, Wallace misses a layup and tie ball with Brown and Holmes to BU

Brown throws a pass over Cox as she's shoved in the lower back

Holmes drives and misses and a whistle late.... on Cox (2nd)

Misses 1st
Makes 2nd

27-24

Wallace jumper

29-24

McCarty layup

29-26

Richards layup

31-26

Texas misses a 3

Brown bucket

33-26
 
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