No. 25 Baylor holds off No. 18 West Virginia to stay atop Big 12 standings
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — The Bears remained tied for first place in the Big 12 Conference, taking down No. 18 West Virginia, 75-65 for Baylor Women's Basketball second AP-Top 25 win of the season on Tuesday night.
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The Bears came out with a balanced attack early, led by Bella Fontleroy and Sarah Andrews each burying three triples in the first half and combining for 20 of Baylor's 36 first half points to take a 10-point lead into the break.
Baylor held J.J. Quinerly at bay in the first half, with the star guard for West Virginia only scoring two points on 1-7 shooting but the Bears couldn't contain her the whole game. Quinerly led a West Virginia charge in the second half, dropping 18 points before fouling out late in the game.
The confidence never wavered for Nicki Collen's squad, carrying over the first half momentum into a blistering 57 percent shooting from the field in the second!
Aaronette Vonleh heated up in the final two frames, scoring 15 of her team-high 21 points.
Four of the five Bears starters finished in double figures with Darianna Littlepage-Buggs missing out on her 11th double-double of the season with nine points and 13 rebounds. The Bears only added five total bench points all game.
Baylor improves to 11-2 in Big 12 play and heads west to Lubbock looking to keep the momentum rolling against the Lady Red Raiders on Saturday, February 15th at 2:00 p.m.
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