Skip to main content

No. 14 Baylor plays Alabama State, aims for 8th straight home win

Alabama State Lady Hornets (2-5) at Baylor Bears (9-1)

Waco, Texas; Tuesday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Baylor hosts Alabama State aiming to continue its seven-game home winning streak.

The Bears are 6-0 on their home court. Baylor averages 75.7 points while outscoring opponents by 23.3 points per game.

The Lady Hornets are 0-4 in road games. Alabama State is second in the SWAC allowing 69.1 points while holding opponents to 37.3% shooting.

Baylor makes 46.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.7 percentage points higher than Alabama State has allowed to its opponents (37.3%). Alabama State has shot at a 36.7% clip from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points above the 31.5% shooting opponents of Baylor have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taliah Scott is shooting 45.3% and averaging 23.2 points for the Bears. Bella Fontleroy is averaging 10.9 points.

Shamya Reid is shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Hornets, while averaging 7.5 points. Charlese McClendon is averaging 8.4 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story