By Nathan Keil | Sports EditorHoping to echo its 2014 team that started 2-8 in Big 12 and ended up advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, Baylor men’s basketball took a step in the right direction, grinding out a 67-56 win over Oklahoma State Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla. Senior guard Manu Lecomte led the way for Baylor with a game-high 18 points. Senior forward Nuni Omot added 14 points off the bench and freshman forward Tristan Clark chipped in with 10 before eventually fouling out. The Bears were far from perfect and were plagued with foul trouble from the get-go.…
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By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor No. 9 Baylor men’s tennis dropped a 4-3 decision on the road Sunday in Oxford, Miss. Mississippi head coach Toby Hansson said that Baylor has always been a great opponent for the Rebels and today his team matched the Bears’ intensity. “We’ve played Baylor a lot and they always have a very good team. They are tough competitors who bring a lot of energy,” Hansson said after the match. “We matched them today in intensity with the help of the crowd. It was an amazing college tennis match.” The Bears fell behind early, losing…
By Nathan Keil | Sports EditorBaylor women’s tennis found out firsthand how difficult it is to win on the road. The Lady Bears dropped their first two matches of the season, falling 6-1 at No. 2 Vanderbilt on Friday and 4-1 at Kentucky on Sunday morning. Sophomore Camilla Abbate was a bright spot for Baylor, as she was the only Lady Bear to win both of her singles matches and remain undefeated (4-0) on the season. At the No. 4 spot, Abbate defeated Vanderbilt’s Emma Kurtz 6-4, 6-2 and Kentucky’s Diana Tkachenko 6-4, 6-3. The Commodores got off to a…
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Sometimes the best thing to do the week before a big track and field meet is to rest. That’s exactly what Baylor has done, as both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in the Power Five Invitational Friday and Saturday at the U-M Indoor Track Building in Ann Arbor, Mich. And that’s exactly what the Bears did after running in the Texas A&M Quadrangular two weeks ago, too. Baylor head coach Todd Harbour said the time off heading into this weekend was a huge boost, as the Bears will face some stiff competition.…
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Beginning March 16, when Baylor hosts Texas Tech for its Big 12 opening series, the Bears will activate two visible 15-second pitch clocks as per a new experimental rule by the Big 12 conference. The 15-second pitch clocks will only be used when there are no base runners. Failure for a pitcher to adhere to the pitch clock will result in a ball being rewarded to the batter. If the hitter doesn’t enter the batter’s box within the time constraint, a strike will be rewarded. One pitch clock will be located underneath the scoreboard…
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor For many teams in Division I basketball, having only nine available players probably wouldn’t be ideal. For No. 3 Baylor, currently 19-1 overall and 9-0 in the Big 12, it hasn’t been an issue. Not only has it not been an issue, it has given two freshman guards, Alexis Morris and Didi Richards, the opportunity to shine and blossom right in front of Baylor Nation’s eyes. Morris said she considers herself lucky to have an opportunity to contribute to a great team and a great program during her first season. “I look at it…
Baylor trailed at halftime for just the second time this season, but this time the Lady Bears wore down the Mountaineers to get the win in the second half.
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor After having its opening match last weekend postponed, Baylor women’s tennis made its debut count on Friday afternoon. The 19th ranked Bears first swept Western Michigan in an early showing 7-0 before dismantling New Mexico 7-0 in the nightcap. Baylor head coach Joey Scrivano said he was really impressed with his team’s performance in both matches, but it was the way the Bears started and finished that made the difference. “I really liked our focus going into both matches. They started strong, but they also finished strong. It shows their professionalism and intensity, and…
A week ago Baylor’s schedule was declared too soft as the Lady Bears earned a No. 3 seed by the NCAA committee. On Thursday, Baylor was anything but soft as the Lady Bears dominated No. 6 Texas 81-56.
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Baylor men’s basketball will look to keep its Big 12/SEC Challenge record blemish-free as the Bears travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take on No. 20 Florida at 11 a.m. Saturday.The two schools have only met once before, with Baylor earning a 72-71 win as part of the Cabrillo Classic in San Diego in 1981. However, the teams got a look at each other in the 2017 Sweet Sixteen, with both schools falling victim to South Carolina. Baylor head coach Scott Drew said he knows the Gators will pose a significant challenge. “The Big 12/SEC…
Story by Nathan Keil | Sports Editor, Video by Branson Hardcastle | Broadcast Reporter With heavy hearts, Baylor looked to honor the memory of former Lady Bear Chameka Scott, as well as that of the Immortal Ten basketball players killed 91 years ago with a victory. However, Kansas State had its own game-plan, which they executed to perfection. Junior guard Barry Brown led a balanced Kansas State attack scoring 34 points, including four of eight from three-point distance, leading the Wildcats to a 90-83 victory over Baylor Monday night in Waco. Kansas State junior forward Dean Wade added 24 points…
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Last week at the annual NCAA convention in Indianapolis, members of the Division I committee passed legislation that will provide medical care to student athletes post graduation, move up the start of basketball season by three days and provide a mandatory three day break during the holiday season. and announced new proposals including post-graduate medical care for student athletes and moving up the start of basketball season so players are guaranteed a winter break. The convention ran Wednesday to Saturday and allowed Division I, II and III members to review proposals seeking to improve…
The Bears look to build off their strong fall season entering the dual season on Saturday.
Currently Baylor doesn’t have any wins over teams ranked in the Top 25.
Sunday’s game against Oklahoma was all business for senior guard Kristy Walllace, however, she did leave her personal touch on the game by scoring 15 points and becoming the 35th Lady Bear to score 1,000 points in her career.
Baylor head coach passes on the Indianapolis Colts.
By Nathan Keil | Sports EditorShawn Tolleson last pitched in Waco as a member of the 2010 Baylor Baseball team. He threw 76 2/3 innings, recorded 84 strikeouts for the Bears and earned All Big 12 Honorable Mention his junior season before being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 30th round that summer. Now a member of the Texas Rangers, Tolleson returned to Waco on Thursday and participated in the Texas Rangers Winter Caravan event at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Fellow Texas Ranger relief pitchers Matt Bush and Chris Martin joined Tolleson. Tom Grieve, a former…
De Lima, Baylor’s fourth All-American in program history, is now taking her talents to the international level.
After allowing freshman guard Jase Febres 18 first half points, the Bears held the Longhorns’ guard scoreless in the second.
Baylor knocked down 12 three point field goals in a 40 point win over Iowa State on Tuesday.
Baylor orchestrated a second half rally to force overtime before falling to rival TCU at home Tuesday night.
Stanford had no answer for Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox as the Lady Bears front court combined for 43 points and 18 rebounds.
Story by Nathan Keil | Sports Editor, Video by Elisabeth Tharp For the second straight year, Baylor volleyball saw a Pac-12 foe in the second round and a berth in the Sweet Sixteen on the line. In 2016, it was UCLA in the Los Angeles regional, this time it was former Big 12 member Colorado in Waco. Baylor was hoping to punch its ticket, but Colorado blitzed the Bears from the very first point and the Buffaloes ended the Bears’ season with a 3-0 sweep 25-12, 25-22, 25-20. Colorado will now meet No. 5 Nebraska next weekend in Lexington, Ky.…
By Nathan Keil | Sports EditorBaylor men’s basketball rarely loses non-conference home games. In fact, the Bears hadn’t lost one since a 74-70 loss on Dec. 4, 2012 to Northwestern. But No. 8 Wichita State isn’t like most teams that Baylor welcomes to the Ferrell Center. The Shockers (6-1) showed why they’ve been the NCAA’s best road team since the start of the 2013-2014 season, edging the Bears 69-62 in front of a raucous crowd of 9,733 at the Ferrell Center. Entering the contest, Wichita State had yet to play a true road game, but is 41-6 in true road…
Freshman outside hitter Yossiana Pressley set a program postseason record with 17 kills in a three set match.
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Baylor volleyball has had a lot to celebrate this season. It earned the No. 12 national seed, is hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, and is celebrating finishing 23-6 and second in the Big 12 conference. Then Baylor was flooded with conference accolades as head coach Ryan McGuyre won Big 12 Coach of the Year and freshman outside hitter Yossiana Pressley as freshman of the year. The Bears also saw senior outside hitter Katie Staiger and sophomore middle hitter Shelly Fanning join Pressley on…
The Lady Bears shot 53 percent from beyond the arc, hitting nine of 17 three point attempts, making up for junior center Kalani Brown’s foul trouble.
By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor Baylor senior forward Terry Maston has suffered a broken right hand, as confirmed by David Kaye, assistant athletic director for communications. Maston scored 15 points for the Bears in the first half before exiting the game with the hand injury early in the second half. Maston will have surgery on Thursday and is expected to be out until January. Dr. Scott Hecox, a hand, elbow and wrist specialist at Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics will perform the surgery. Junior guard Jake Lindsey also suffered a quad bruise in the 76-63 loss to the Musketeers…
The Bears look to extend their season when they meet the Redhawks on Friday.
Yossiana Pressley had 23 kills, but it wasn’t enough as Baylor dropped its first match since Oct. 18, losing to Texas in four sets.
