Southern Jaguars @ Baylor Bears
Fontleroy scores 21 points, No. 15 Baylor women beat Southern 77-60
WACO, Texas -- — Bella Fontleroy scored 21 points, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had a double-double and No. 15 Baylor beat Southern 77-60 on Thursday night.
Fontleroy was 7 of 11 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Littlepage-Buggs finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Kayla Nelms added 15 points for Baylor (11-2). Yuting Deng chipped in with 11 points. Jana Van Gytenbeek had 10 assists to go with seven points.
Nelms scored seven points in the second quarter to help Baylor take a 35-25 lead into the break. Fontleroy scored 10 points in the third quarter as the Bears shot 9 of 17 (53%) and led 58-41 heading into the final quarter.
Baylor outrebounded Southern 45-31 and scored 10 points off 16 turnovers.
Jaylia Reed scored 11 points for Southern (4-6). DeMya Porter and Jestiny Dixon added 10 points apiece.
Baylor hosts Texas Tech on Sunday in a Big 12 Conference opener.
Southern plays at SMU on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Gina Cross
- Nick Marshall
- Ify Seales
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-9 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
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