Baylor runs away from NU women
It was a familiar script with a much different ending.
One week after it had used an early 10-point lead to set the tone to its first win at Iowa State in 11 years, the Nebraska women’s basketball team found itself leading sixth-ranked Baylor 16-6 in Waco, Texas, on Saturday night.
The Lady Bears were hardly demoralized.
Sparked by senior point guard Angela Tisdale, Baylor responded with a 20-2 run en route to a 76-56 victory.
Tisdale scored 15 of her 17 points in the first half and had seven of those during the decisive spurt to help the Lady Bears improve to 17-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12 Conference.
The win also improved Baylor’s home record to 13-0, and 11 of those wins have been by margins of at least 20 points.
“They’re a good team and they do a lot of things right,” Nebraska coach Connie Yori said on her postgame radio show. “They’re a good chemistry team. They take good shots. They run their offense with efficiency and know what they’re looking for.”
Nebraska broke to its early lead by scoring on seven of its first eight possessions, but Baylor clamped down defensively and by halftime had limited NU to 10-for-30 shooting and come up with 12 turnovers.
Down by 13 points, Nebraska went on a 7-1 run late in the first half to pull to 38-31 on a pair of free throws by Vonnie Turner at the 1:35 mark. But Baylor junior forward Rachel Allison, who had a game-high 20 points, came right back to hit a three, and Tisdale added another basket off a runner in the lane to make it 43-31 at the break.
“I thought their defense on our posts was the best (we’ve seen) all year, both inside and outside,” Yori said. “We got some good looks, but they blocked our shots (inside).”
NU got a pair of free throws from Kelsey Griffin for the first two points of the second half, but Baylor scored the next nine and the rout was on.
The Huskers, who trailed by as many as 22 points, didn’t get their first field goal of the second half until the 12:34 mark. Senior forward Danielle Page entered the game as Nebraska’s leading scorer, but went 0-for-6 from the field and didn’t get her only two points until 4:09 remained.
“They’re better than I thought, frankly,” Yori said of the Bears. “Looking at the film, I thought we had a crack at these guys, but. …”
Nebraska (15-5, 4-2) lost its fourth straight game in the Ferrell Center. The Huskers return to action Wednesday, when they’ll play host to No. 22 Kansas State. The Wildcats will try to remain tied with Baylor atop the Big 12 when they play at No. 14 Oklahoma State today.
One week after it had used an early 10-point lead to set the tone to its first win at Iowa State in 11 years, the Nebraska women’s basketball team found itself leading sixth-ranked Baylor 16-6 in Waco, Texas, on Saturday night.
The Lady Bears were hardly demoralized.
Sparked by senior point guard Angela Tisdale, Baylor responded with a 20-2 run en route to a 76-56 victory.
Tisdale scored 15 of her 17 points in the first half and had seven of those during the decisive spurt to help the Lady Bears improve to 17-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12 Conference.
The win also improved Baylor’s home record to 13-0, and 11 of those wins have been by margins of at least 20 points.
“They’re a good team and they do a lot of things right,” Nebraska coach Connie Yori said on her postgame radio show. “They’re a good chemistry team. They take good shots. They run their offense with efficiency and know what they’re looking for.”
Nebraska broke to its early lead by scoring on seven of its first eight possessions, but Baylor clamped down defensively and by halftime had limited NU to 10-for-30 shooting and come up with 12 turnovers.
Down by 13 points, Nebraska went on a 7-1 run late in the first half to pull to 38-31 on a pair of free throws by Vonnie Turner at the 1:35 mark. But Baylor junior forward Rachel Allison, who had a game-high 20 points, came right back to hit a three, and Tisdale added another basket off a runner in the lane to make it 43-31 at the break.
“I thought their defense on our posts was the best (we’ve seen) all year, both inside and outside,” Yori said. “We got some good looks, but they blocked our shots (inside).”
NU got a pair of free throws from Kelsey Griffin for the first two points of the second half, but Baylor scored the next nine and the rout was on.
The Huskers, who trailed by as many as 22 points, didn’t get their first field goal of the second half until the 12:34 mark. Senior forward Danielle Page entered the game as Nebraska’s leading scorer, but went 0-for-6 from the field and didn’t get her only two points until 4:09 remained.
“They’re better than I thought, frankly,” Yori said of the Bears. “Looking at the film, I thought we had a crack at these guys, but. …”
Nebraska (15-5, 4-2) lost its fourth straight game in the Ferrell Center. The Huskers return to action Wednesday, when they’ll play host to No. 22 Kansas State. The Wildcats will try to remain tied with Baylor atop the Big 12 when they play at No. 14 Oklahoma State today.
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