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NO. 3/3 BAYLOR 73, NO. 5/5 NOTRE DAME 61
JOYCE CENTER NOTRE DAME, IND.
DEC. 5, 2012 ATTENDANCE: 9,149
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Baylor now leads the series with Notre Dame, 4-0, 2-0 in Waco; 1-0 on neutral court and 1-0 in South Bend.
Baylor is 85-5 over its last 90 games.
Baylor's regular season non-conference record under coach Mulkey is 148-10.
With today's Lady Bear win,
Kim Mulkey's career record is now 345-80.
Baylor is now 2-1 vs. top 10 teams this season.
BU is 2-1 vs., ranked opponents this season.
TEAM NOTES
Baylor moves to 7-1 on the season.
Baylor shot a season-high 93.3 (14-15) from the free throw line, previous high was .694 vs. Tennessee-Martin.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
With her 24 points today,
Brittney Griner has now scored in double-figures in 88 straight games and in 118 of 120 in her career.
Griner now has 2,596 career points.
With her 24 points and 14 rebounds, Griner records her first double-double of the season, 45th of her career.
Griner's 14 rebounds were a season-high. With 1,022 career boards, she moved up to No. 3 on BU's all-time rebounding list, tied with Jackie Reiter (1980-84) and moved ahead of Maggie Davis-Stinnett's 1,011.
With three blocks today, Griner now has a Big 12 record 617 career blocks; 46 shy of Louella Tomlinson's (Saint Mary's [Calif.]) NCAA DI record of 663.
Griner has now recorded a block in 58 straight outings and 117 of her 120 career games.
Brooklyn Pope recorded her third straight double-digit scoring effort with 14 points.
Destiny Williams notched her third double-figure rebounding game of the season with a season-high tying 12 rebounds, 25th of her career.
Freshman
Alexis Prince got her first career start, scored Baylor's first five points.
Jordan Madden tallied 12 points, a career-high-tying eight assists, two steals and a block in 40 minutes of action. She has scored in double-figures in six of eight games this season.