Baylor hosts Connecticutt to take on the Lady Bears fourth ranked opponent of the season. Waiting for the Lady Bears are the number one ranked UConn Huskies led by Geno Auriemma. The Lady Bears are 9-1 while UConn is 11-0. Baylor is 2-4 versus UConn in the series history. The Lady Bears are on a two game losing skid to the Huskies with the last victory being a 76-70 road win on February 18, 2013.
Lady Bears Keys to the Game:
Coach: Kim Mulkey (548-99)
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| Baylor | 86.5 | 51.7 | 24.0 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Starters | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| Kalani Brown | 14.8 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Lauren Cox | 11.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Chloe Jackson | 11.4 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Juicy Landrum | 8.6 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Didi Richards | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Bench | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| NaLyssa Smith | 12.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Queen Egbo | 7.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Moon Ursin | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Caitlin Bickle | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Honesty Scott-Grayson | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Aquira DeCosta | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Trinity Oliver | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Coach: Geno Auriemma (1036-136)
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| Connecticut | 85.4 | 42.7 | 19.1 | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| Starters | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| Katie Lou Sameuson | 20.1 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Napheesa Collier | 18.6 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Christyn Williams | 13.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 13.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Megan Walker | 10.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Bench | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Batouly Camara | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Kyla Irwin | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Molly Bent | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Mikayla Coombs | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Oh yes. She was the difference here.Yeek said:
Freaking Smith was a beast. She's gonna be a force the next 3 years.
Iron Claw said:
Do we move to #1 by beating #1?
Party pooper.tommie said:Iron Claw said:
Do we move to #1 by beating #1?
No. Top 4
And I bet UCONN won't fall to 7
She may be the best freshman in the country. She is a BALLER, so unafraid.pruritus_ani said:Oh yes. She was the difference here.Yeek said:
Freaking Smith was a beast. She's gonna be a force the next 3 years.
NaLyssa ...!
Iron Claw said:Party pooper.tommie said:Iron Claw said:
Do we move to #1 by beating #1?
No. Top 4
And I bet UCONN won't fall to 7
I've made fun of the Lady Bear fanbase in the past. Awesome job Baylor Nation tonight!WestTexSand said:
How SWEET it is!!!
Such a tremendous victory.
And ESPN gave Baylor some significant coverage great looks of the crowd, excellent interview with Kim (and Cannon) and again with Kalani and Lauren. Even Nell and Andy are throwing bouquets at BU... Historic night at Ferrell!!!
Yes, but KM mentioned DiDi defense of Samuelson.HoustonBear15 said:She may be the best freshman in the country. She is a BALLER, so unafraid.pruritus_ani said:Oh yes. She was the difference here.Yeek said:
Freaking Smith was a beast. She's gonna be a force the next 3 years.
NaLyssa ...!
I agree, Didi's defense was spectacular. Jackson's as well.57Bear said:Yes, but KM mentioned DiDi defense of Samuelson.HoustonBear15 said:She may be the best freshman in the country. She is a BALLER, so unafraid.pruritus_ani said:Oh yes. She was the difference here.Yeek said:
Freaking Smith was a beast. She's gonna be a force the next 3 years.
NaLyssa ...!
Lord no. Stanford loss will kill us in the polls. ND will go to #1 even though they got hammered by UConn.Iron Claw said:
Do we move to #1 by beating #1?
geewago said:Lord no. Stanford loss will kill us in the polls. ND will go to #1 even though they got hammered by UConn.Iron Claw said:
Do we move to #1 by beating #1?
I certainly agree that we are far and away the best team again this year in conference...however, it is not unrealistic to foresee a down performance on the road and a loss or two possibly...it just is not as easy...as we fans think it is.bearbone11 said:
This coming poll next week may be the weirdest we will ever see. Four teams will likely receive first place votes. Beating UConn in the regular season is so rare that at least some voters will give first place votes. Connecticut will still get some because they are Connecticut. Notre Dame will get some because some voters are lazy and just move everyone up a slot, despite the fact that they got slaughtered by Connecticut. Louisville will get some by virtue of being undefeated, but they haven't really played anyone and I think everyone knows that. They have both Notre Dame and Connecticut coming, so that will change and I think they will fall hard.
More importantly, this pretty much seals a top seed unless something goes severely wrong. There is no one in the conference who should be able to play with us, and even a single loss probably wouldn't knock us off the top line with this win in our back pocket.
First place votesbearbone11 said:
This coming poll next week may be the weirdest we will ever see.
.. Four teams will likely receive first place votes.
.. Beating UConn in the regular season is so rare that at least some voters will give first place votes.
.. Connecticut will still get some because they are Connecticut.
.. Notre Dame will get some because some voters are lazy and just move everyone up a slot, despite the fact that they got slaughtered by Connecticut.
.. Louisville will get some by virtue of being undefeated, but they haven't really played anyone and I think everyone knows that.
