The duo was thrown into the fire as freshmen, as they played pivotal roles for a team seeking its 13th-straight Big 12 regular season title. They didn’t expect to have to play so much as underclassmen, but Fontleroy said the 2022-23 season accelerated their progression.
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Former Lady Bear Brittney Griner had her jersey retired before Baylor’s conference game against Texas Tech on Sunday in the Foster Pavilion.
The Bears shot a season-worst 34.8% from the field in a 12-point loss to the Cougars on Wednesday night in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
Six Bears scored in double figures on Sunday, the most in a Big 12 game this season for the program.
“It’s always good to get in the win column,” Baylor head coach Nicki Collen said. “I think sometimes you just need the mojo back.”
Looking at the games played so far this year, head coach Nicki Collen and the No. 12-ranked Bears have been a dominant force. On both sides of the ball, the Bears have been able to outperform their competition in nearly all statistical categories.
The Bears utilized a 49-point first half to keep the Hurricanes at bay on Saturday in the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
The Bears are 7-0, matching their best start since 2019-20 when they won their first seven games of the year.
The Bears’ upset of No. 4 Utah signals a return to the program’s Big-12-championship-winning ways.
In front of a record-breaking student crowd, No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball upset No. 4 Utah 84-77.
When Baylor women’s basketball took the floor Monday for its first practice of the fall, it did so with several fresh faces. After falling short of a Big 12 title for the first time since 2009-10, head coach Nicki Collen reloaded the Bears’ roster with a plethora of transfers. Collen said the team intentionally brought in players who have produced in previous places.
The Bears overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat the Crimson Tide, 78-74, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, in Gampel Pavilion, in Storrs, Conn.
The Bears head to Storrs, Conn., for an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against the Crimson Tide in the Gampel Pavilion.
Baylor basketball was represented well by its freshmen this season, as the Big 12 Conference named freshman guard Keyonte George and freshman forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs the Big 12 Freshman of the Year for their respective sides.
Whether or not Baylor women’s basketball is winning or losing, junior guard Sarah Andrews keeps a smile on her face at all times.
Sixth-seeded Baylor women’s basketball failed to score in the final four minutes of the game and lost to third-seeded Iowa State University, 74-63, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship Friday night in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Bears couldn’t salvage the Senior Day for Baylor basketball as a whole on Saturday, as both the men and the women fell in their respective contests.
The Bears split the season series with the Longhorns following a 63-54 victory Monday night in the Moody Center in Austin.
The Bears defeated the Lady Raiders despite a third quarter in which they did not make a single field goal Saturday evening in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears got a huge fourth quarter out of freshman forward Bella Fontleroy, who scored nine of her 14 points in the period to help push the team past the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, 67-57, Wednesday night in the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth.
The Bears ran out of gas in their 81-77 double-overtime loss to the Cyclones Saturday evening in the Ferrell Center.
Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen said she cherishes having fifth-year senior forward Caitlin Bickle out there on the court in her final year of eligibility.
The Bears lost their third-straight game despite a season-high 21 points from graduate student guard Ja’Mee Asberry.
The Bears couldn’t withstand the Sooners’ late-game rally, as OU walked away with a 98-92 win in overtime Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears rolled into Ames, Iowa and knocked off the No. 12 Cyclones 76-70 Saturday evening in the Hilton Coliseum.
The Bears won their second-straight game on Wednesday night thanks to a strong day from junior guard Sarah Andrews and three other athletes in double figures.
Falling out of the AP Top 25 might prove to be the crushing blow for any Big 12 title hopes and player development needs to be the focus for head coach Nicki Collen.
The Bears were able to get back in the win column Wednesday night following two-straight conference losses.
No. 17 Baylor women’s basketball defeated Southern Methodist University 58-55 Tuesday evening in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears win at home against Lamar 88-50 on Monday at the Ferrell Center.