Littlepage-Buggs scores 25 to help No. 12 Baylor women beat Incarnate Word 85-33
Baylor Bears vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals - Game Highlights
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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
- Referees:
- Scott Yarbrough
- Maj Forsberg
- Tommi Paris
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE Louisiana | 12-0 | - | 18-3 |
| Lamar | 9-2 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-4 | 4 | 18-5 |
| Nicholls | 8-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Incarnate Word | 8-4 | 4 | 13-8 |
| Northwestern State | 7-4 | 4.5 | 10-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-6 | 6 | 11-12 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3-8 | 8.5 | 11-11 |
| McNeese | 3-8 | 8.5 | 8-14 |
| New Orleans | 2-9 | 9.5 | 2-18 |
| Houston Christian | 2-10 | 10 | 5-16 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-10 | 10.5 | 4-16 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 8-1 | - | 20-2 |
| TCU | 8-1 | - | 20-2 |
| Baylor | 7-2 | 1 | 17-5 |
| Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 1 | 18-4 |
| West Virginia | 7-3 | 1.5 | 17-4 |
| Utah | 7-3 | 1.5 | 16-5 |
| Iowa State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 15-8 |
| Colorado | 5-4 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Cincinnati | 5-4 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Arizona | 5-5 | 3.5 | 14-9 |
| Kansas | 4-6 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Texas Tech | 3-7 | 5.5 | 14-9 |
| Arizona State | 2-8 | 6.5 | 8-14 |
| BYU | 1-8 | 7 | 10-10 |
| UCF | 1-9 | 7.5 | 8-12 |
| Houston | 1-10 | 8 | 5-17 |
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