Incarnate Word Cardinals @ Baylor Bears
Littlepage-Buggs scores 25 to help No. 12 Baylor women beat Incarnate Word 85-33
WACO, Texas -- — Darianna Littlepage-Buggs scored 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting and Aaronette Vonleh added 16 points Thursday night to help No. 12 Baylor beat Incarnate Word 85-33.
Jana Van Gytenbeek added 10 points and five assists for Baylor (1-0). Jada Walker had 10 assists to go with six points and Bella Fontleroy grabbed 14 rebounds and scored nine points.
Littlepage-Buggs made a layup that gave Baylor the lead for good amid a 12-3 run to close the first quarter and make it 17-10. The Bears outscored Incarnate Word (0-2) 21-9 in the second quarter and hit three 3-pointers in a 15-0 third-quarter run before taking a 64-28 lead into the fourth.
Brynn Lusby led Incarnate Word with 10 points.
Baylor had 14 steals and scored 30 points off 24 Cardinals turnovers. The Bears outrebounded Incarnate Word 47-22, including 15-4 offensive, and outscored the Cardinals 13-0 in second-chance points.
Baylor returned 80% of its scoring from last-season's team and added Vonleh, a Colorado transfer and all-Pac-12 selection last season.
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Game Information
Waco, TX
Referee:Scott Yarbrough
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Tommi Paris
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 21-1 | - | 27-4 |
| Lamar | 17-5 | 4 | 20-9 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 16-6 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Northwestern State | 14-8 | 7 | 17-13 |
| Incarnate Word | 11-11 | 10 | 13-16 |
| Nicholls | 10-12 | 11 | 14-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 9-13 | 12 | 13-16 |
| Houston Christian | 6-16 | 15 | 8-21 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 5-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-18 | 17 | 5-24 |
| New Orleans | 3-19 | 18 | 3-27 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 27-4 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 24-6 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 24-7 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 25-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 20-10 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-8 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-11 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 23-9 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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