Nov. 16, 2008
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NO. 19 BAYLOR (2-0) 81, NO. 2 STANFORD (1-1) 65
FERRELL CENTER • WACO, TEXAS
NOV. 16, 2008 • ATTENDANCE: 7,136
Baylor now holds a 2-1 series advantage against the Stanford Cardinal. The last time that Baylor defeated Stanford was a 63-59 decision on Dec. 2, 1983 in a neutral site game in Las Vegas.
Baylor is now 16-9 all-time against Pacific-10 Conference opponents. The Lady Bears will match up twice more this season against the conference with road games at Oregon (Dec. 20) and California (Dec. 22).
With the win, this is the highest ranked opponent that Baylor has defeated in the regular since defeating No. 3 Texas in 2004, 78-64.
The last time that Lady Bears defeated a top-5 opponent was in 2005 against No. 2 LSU in the NCAA Final Four semifinal.
This marked the fourth-straight season the Lady Bears have started 2-0.
With 25 points on the night, it marked the 35th time in Rachel Allison's career that she has recorded double-figure points.
With 10 points and 10 boards, Melissa Jones records her second career double-double.
Sophomore Kelli Griffin made a career high eight free throws (8-for-8).
Since the start of the 2003-04 season, the Lady Bears are 73-7 at the Ferrell Center
Baylor improved to 162-13 (.926) under Coach Mulkey when scoring 70 or more points.
Coach Mulkey is now 40-41 against ranked opponents.
