🏀 No. 6 Baylor Tops Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The sixth-ranked Baylor Lady Bears had five players score in double figures and collected a total of 59 rebounds to top host Kansas 93-67 Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.

NaLyssa Smith scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds (both game highs) to pace the Bears, who improved to 21-2 on the season and 16-1 in the Big 12.

The Lady Bears didn’t waste any time heating up offensively in Saturday’s affair. Baylor jumped out to an 8-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. The Jayhawks (7-17, 3-15) continued to battle and cut it to a five-point game at 13-8 when Brooklyn Mitchell cashed in on a free throw.

Later in the quarter, Aniya Thomas hit two free throws to make it a six-point game at 16-10 with 1:27 left in the first. Baylor’s Caitlin Bickle hit a layup in the final minute to make it 18-10 at the end of the first quarter.

The Lady Bears led by double digits throughout the second quarter, leading into halftime. Chisom Ajekwu hit a layup with 2:14 in the half off a pass from Chandler Prater to make it a 15-point game at 35-20. But Baylor rattled off a 7-0 run to end the half to take a 42-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Baylor then scored 34 points in the third quarter to take a comfortable lead into the final quarter. Kansas outscored Baylor 30-17 in the final quarter to close the gap.

Senior Julie Brosseau had 15 points, which is a new Big 12 high for her. She went 4-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-4 from 3-point range. She also went 4-for-4 from the line and added three rebounds.

Holly Kersgieter led the way for Kansas with 16 points. She went 8-for-9 from the free throw line and has now scored in double figures in all but one game this season.

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Kansas will play next Thursday at the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 9 seed. The opponent is still to be determined. Game time will be 5 p.m., at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.