WACO, Texas – Baylor women’s basketball announced its competitive non-conference schedule Wednesday for the upcoming 2018-19 campaign. The 11-game slate is accompanied by two exhibitions, and the Lady Bears will face three top-15 teams from the final 2017-18 USA Today Coaches Poll and six teams that made trips to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Baylor heads to South Carolina – ranked No. 6 in last season’s final poll – as a part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Dec. 2 in Columbia, S.C. Less than two weeks later, the Lady Bears square off at Stanford Dec. 13. The Cardinal finished ranked No. 13 after a 24-11 season that ended with a loss in the Sweet 16.
To cap off the challenging non-conference slate, Baylor plays host to 11-time NCAA champion UConn Jan. 3 in Waco. The Huskies finished No. 3 in last year’s final rankings with their lone loss (36-1) in the NCAA Final Four to eventual national champion Notre Dame.
“Our non-conference schedule is loaded with solid programs that will challenge us at home, on neutral floors and on the road,” said 19th-year head coach Kim Mulkey. “The level of competition throughout will prepare us for the road ahead with Big 12 and NCAA Tournament opponents.”
In addition, the Lady Bears will play host to two exhibition games with Langston (Oct. 25) and Texas A&M-Commerce (Nov. 1) before two regular-season home contests with 2018 NCAA Tournament participants Nicholls State (Nov. 6) and Saint Francis (Nov. 8).
From there, Baylor gets the opportunity to face Arizona State at the Bee Holdzil Fighting Scouts Event Center on the Navajo Reservation in Fort Defiance, Ariz. Nov. 11. After a home contest with Southern University (Nov. 15), the Lady Bears will participate in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, taking on 2018 NCAA Tournament participant South Dakota State and Georgetown on Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, respectively.
Baylor will also play host to two December contests against Morehead State Dec. 12 and UTRGV Dec. 31.
The Lady Bears are coming off a 33-2 season in 2017-18 and the program’s 13th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
Baylor returns all-Americans Kalani Brown (Sr.) and Lauren Cox (Jr.), junior Juicy Landrum and sophomores Didi Richards, Alexis Morris and Moon Ursin. Trinity Oliver comes back as a redshirt freshman after receiving a medical hardship for last season.
Mulkey and her coaching staff boasts the nation’s top recruiting class for the 2018-19 season by espnW HoopGurlz with Aquira DeCosta, Queen Egbo, NaLyssa Smith, Honesty Scott-Grayson and Caitlin Bickle joining the fold. Along with the five freshmen, graduate transfer Chloe Jackson of LSU will be a fresh face for the Lady Bears.
Most students will also not be around by that time. I know student attendance isn't always the best at WBB games but I think there would've been a good turnout for UCONN if it was on a better date.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
That's last year's schedule (e.g.,we played UK on Thurs Nov 30 and Stanford on Sun Dec 3), with the same dates but updated day of the week. Don't think it has any bearing on this year's schedule.TXWayne said:
Was just poking around in my WBB season ticket account and came across this. Shows us playing Texas at home on Jan 25th (need to make a hotel reservation) but also shows a conference game on Jan 3rd which is actually against UConn.
Well crap, did not look at specific dates relative to the calendar. Just assumed since it was under the 2018-2019 season tickets it was actually accurate......whitetrash said:That's last year's schedule (e.g.,we played UK on Thurs Nov 30 and Stanford on Sun Dec 3), with the same dates but updated day of the week. Don't think it has any bearing on this year's schedule.TXWayne said:
Was just poking around in my WBB season ticket account and came across this. Shows us playing Texas at home on Jan 25th (need to make a hotel reservation) but also shows a conference game on Jan 3rd which is actually against UConn.
BaylorGrad&Dad said:
Plans have firmed up a bit regarding a possible trip to Palo Alto. We are planning on flying into San Jose on the 13th and check into a hotel TBD. We'll stay in that area, visiting wineries, etc., on Friday and Saturday, returning to DFW on Sunday, 16th.
FWIW, I have never attended a WBB away game except for one or two in Austin. I called the Bear Foundation and asked how we could get tix right behind the Baylor bench. I was told that for WBB, all tix come from the home team, i.e., Stanford will not be sending a bunch of tix to Baylor for Baylor to sell. I was told that we should call the Stanford ticket office in late September-ish and tell them that we're coming in for the game, and that we'd like to have tix behind the Lady Bears. We were told that the Stanford folks would bend over backwards to accommodate us. I hope so......
BaylorGrad&Dad, Sounds wonderful! WIshing you the best of times.BaylorGrad&Dad said:
Plans have firmed up a bit regarding a possible trip to Palo Alto. We are planning on flying into San Jose on the 13th and check into a hotel TBD. We'll stay in that area, visiting wineries, etc., on Friday and Saturday, returning to DFW on Sunday, 16th.
BaylorGrad&Dad said:
Plans have firmed up a bit regarding a possible trip to Palo Alto. We are planning on flying into San Jose on the 13th and check into a hotel TBD. We'll stay in that area, visiting wineries, etc., on Friday and Saturday, returning to DFW on Sunday, 16th.
FWIW, I have never attended a WBB away game except for one or two in Austin. I called the Bear Foundation and asked how we could get tix right behind the Baylor bench. I was told that for WBB, all tix come from the home team, i.e., Stanford will not be sending a bunch of tix to Baylor for Baylor to sell. I was told that we should call the Stanford ticket office in late September-ish and tell them that we're coming in for the game, and that we'd like to have tix behind the Lady Bears. We were told that the Stanford folks would bend over backwards to accommodate us. I hope so......
You ask the couple if they could reschedule their wedding. Let them understand that Baylor WBB supersedes any date of importance and that you are being inconvenienced.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
IslandBear said:You ask the couple if they could reschedule their wedding. Let them understand that Baylor WBB supersedes any date of importance and that you are being inconvenienced.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
IslandBear said:You ask the couple if they could reschedule their wedding. Let them understand that Baylor WBB supersedes any date of importance and that you are being inconvenienced.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
Sounds perfectly fair to me.TXWayne said:IslandBear said:You ask the couple if they could reschedule their wedding. Let them understand that Baylor WBB supersedes any date of importance and that you are being inconvenienced.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
Or I simply tell my niece I am sorry but cannot attend, already skipping a neice wedding on my side to not miss the KSU football game and this is on wife's side so only fair....
TXWayne said:IslandBear said:You ask the couple if they could reschedule their wedding. Let them understand that Baylor WBB supersedes any date of importance and that you are being inconvenienced.TXWayne said:
UConn on Jan 3rd?????? Besides being the worst timing for attendance I am now going to have to come back early from a wedding in Carmel I am attending to make the game, had not planned on returning till the 4th.....grrrr....
Or I simply tell my niece I am sorry but cannot attend, already skipping a neice wedding on my side to not miss the KSU football game and this is on wife's side so only fair....
WacoKelly83 said:
Hey Pale, check out this site for trip info. Can only post the link from my phone so if someone wants to post the full info. Feel free.
https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/8/1/bears-take-italy-2018.aspx
BaylorGrad&Dad said:
All:
I sent an e-mail to the Stanford ticket office today inquiring about tickets for 12-15-18. I'll let you know what I find out......
