Incarnate Word Cardinals @ Baylor Bears
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | |
BAY | 17 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 85 |
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 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 20-1 | - | 26-4 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-5 | 4 | 22-8 |
| Lamar | 16-5 | 4 | 19-9 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 15-6 | 5 | 18-12 |
| Northwestern State | 13-8 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Incarnate Word | 11-10 | 9 | 13-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 9-12 | 11 | 13-15 |
| Nicholls | 9-12 | 11 | 13-15 |
| Houston Christian | 6-15 | 14 | 8-20 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 4-17 | 16 | 5-23 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-17 | 16 | 5-23 |
| New Orleans | 3-18 | 17 | 3-26 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 14-3 | - | 26-4 |
| Baylor | 13-4 | 1 | 24-6 |
| West Virginia | 13-4 | 1 | 23-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 2.5 | 23-8 |
| Texas Tech | 11-6 | 3 | 24-6 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 3.5 | 20-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 4.5 | 19-11 |
| Arizona State | 9-8 | 5 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 9-8 | 5 | 21-8 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 5.5 | 20-10 |
| Kansas State | 8-9 | 6 | 15-15 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 6.5 | 18-12 |
| Cincinnati | 6-11 | 8 | 11-18 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 11.5 | 12-17 |
| UCF | 2-15 | 12 | 10-18 |
| Houston | 1-16 | 13 | 7-21 |
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