No. 12 Baylor women’s basketball graduate guard Jana Van Gytenbeek will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after suffering a torn ACL in the season opener, she announced on Monday.
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Junior forward Bella Fontleroy brought down a career-high 14 rebounds, senior guard Jada Walker tied a career-high with 10 assists and junior forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs knocked down her first two career 3-pointers as No. 12 Baylor women’s basketball rocketed past Incarnate Word, 85-33, on Thursday night at the Foster Pavilion.
A point guard duo who finished March Madness stronger than Jada Walker and Jana Van Gytenbeek would be hard to find.
In the transfer portal era, finding someone who fits the team’s culture is just as important as finding someone who can be a star. For No. 12 Baylor women’s basketball, senior center Aaronette Vonleh was a five-star in both aspects.
Some people play with their food, but for a team as hungry as No. 12 Baylor women’s basketball, an exhibition match was a perfect time to feast. Bolting out of the gates with the first 11 points of the game, the Bears never looked back and steamrolled Langston, 100-39, in an exhibition match on Sunday afternoon at the Foster Pavilion.
“My mindset when it comes to helping my team is just to always do it,” Van Gytenbeek said. “I want to be positive, and I want to be trusted by everybody — to know that I’m going to show up and be the same kind of person and do what I need to do for everybody else and always try to be unselfish.”
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.
The Bears couldn’t hang with the Huskies for the full 40 minutes, as UConn bested Baylor, 77-58, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Monday night in the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
Big 12 basketball produced a nation-high percentage of teams on both the men’s and the women’s side in 2022-23.
Whether or not Baylor women’s basketball is winning or losing, junior guard Sarah Andrews keeps a smile on her face at all times.
The Bears never found a groove at home during conference play and now look to take their road and neutral site success into the NCAA Tournament.
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 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.
After playing playing at the Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., for two seasons, junior guard Jana Van Gytenbeek has started her season at Baylor in hopes of making a positive impact.
The Bears had three athletes in double figures against the Cardinals on Thursday.
