Baylor Puts Up 15 Threes, Hits Triple Digits vs Southern Miss In Bahamas
Baylor Puts Up 15 Threes, Hits Triple Digits vs Southern Miss In Bahamas
No. 18 Baylor kicked off the Battle 4 Atlantis Women's holiday tournament against Southern Miss in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Read the recap and scores.
In their first of three games in as many days, the 18th-ranked Baylor women's basketball team took on the 2-2 Southern Miss Lady Eagles to get things started in the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis Women's College Basketball tournament. The Paradise Island, Bahamas-based tournament hosts eight teams including No. 16 North Carolina, Indiana, and Texas A&M.
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The Lady Bears were 3-1 in 2024 with wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Commerce, and Incarnate Word. Their one loss was to the No. 23 Oregon Ducks, who remain undefeated.
Southern Miss came to play on Saturday with two wins, defeating William Carey University and Blue Mountain College. Their two losses came from Southeastern Lousiana and Bowling Green earlier this month.
No. 18 Baylor kicked off the Battle 4 Atlantis Women's holiday tournament against Southern Miss in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Read the recap and scores.
Final Score: Baylor Wins 101 - 55 Over Southern Miss In Game 1 Of Battle 4 Atlantis
After four great quarters of basketball between Southern Miss and Baylor—the Lady Bears come out on top of game one of the Battle 4 Atlantis Women's tournament.
Five Baylor players had more than 14 points today against the Lady Eagles and were 44% (15-34) from behind the three-point line, making that the most threes for them this season. Fontleroy and Andrews both tallied four.
For Southern Miss, Grayson and Evans led the points with 12, despite Grayson fouling out.
Despite their quick start, the Eagles were unable to keep up with Baylor and will be looking for redemption against the loser of Columbia vs Indiana. Baylor will play the winner.
Third Quarter Scores: Southern Miss 44-78 Baylor
The story of the game continues to be Baylor's offense. All across the roster, players are getting baskets with four earning double digits—Walker, Fontleroy, Andrews, and Littlepage-Buggs. Freshman Kayla Nelms played minutes in the third earning four points to make a quick impact.
Southern Miss's Grayson has been plagued by foul trouble this game with four, keeping her time low in the second half.
TEN THREES for the Bears! @BaylorWBB | @B4AOfficial | #Battle4Atlantis pic.twitter.com/aA7zUGa2uA
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Second Quarter Scores: Southern Miss 26-52 Baylor, Baylor Starts Clicking And Runs Away
This whole Baylor team has definitely warmed up and has started clicking to put together quick transitions allowing them to score quickly. Their accuracy also has been improving significantly with threes coming from Fontleroy, Andrews, and Felder. The team is on pace (8) to beat their record of 11 threes made that was set against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Their rebounds also continue to be a difference maker. Only 10 total rebounds for Southern Miss so far. 22 for Baylor.
It appears that some frustration has started setting in for Southern Mississippi at the end of the first half.
- 1st Half Stats: Southern Miss - Baylor
- FG%: 50% 51%
- FGs: 11-22 20-39
- 3FG%: 0% 38%
- 3FGs: 0-2 8-21
- FT%: 67% 80%
- FTs: 4-6 4-5
- TOs: 7 2
- PtsOffTO: 2 9
- TotReb: 9 22
- DefReb: 6 8
- Off Reb: 3 14
- 2ndChPts: 2 18
- BenchPts: 9 5
- PtsPaint: 20 20
- FstBkPt: 0 5
- Blocks: 1 1
- Steals: 0 3
First Quarter Scores: Southern Miss 18 - 25 Baylor Women's Basketball
It's been an entertaining first 10 minutes of tournament basketball between the No. 18 Baylor Lady Bears and Southern Miss Lady Eagles, coming at you live from, where else, the Bahamas.
Melyia Grayson of Southern Miss has 8 points (4-7). Darianna Littlepage-Buggs has 9 points (3-5).
SPEED!! 😮💨
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Jada Walker FLIES down the length of the floor for the bucket!@BaylorWBB | @B4AOfficial | #Battle4Atlantis pic.twitter.com/uaYAdV4wOK
Jada Walker with the smooth finish to end the quarter!@BaylorWBB | @B4AOfficial | #Battle4Atlantis pic.twitter.com/wivE3JmN5S
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Southern Miss Calls First Timeout After Baylor Nails Second Three, 14-20 Baylor
Southern Miss calls the timeout with 2:22 left in the first after Baylor's Andrews nailed an open three, making it the second in a minute and a half—Felder put up the first—giving the Bears their biggest lead of the game.
Southern Miss Keeps It Even With Baylor After 5 Minutes, 8-10 Baylor
The Lady Eagles were able to get their offense going quickly to keep things tight with Baylor despite a few early fouls. Baylor has been able to earn second chance after second chance and drawn fouls from Southern Miss. The Lady Bears' misses have been making it tough for them to pull away.
Four fouls for Southern Miss.
Southern Miss earned eight offensive rebounds to Baylor's two.
Starting Lineups For Southern Miss vs Baylor Women's Basketball
Southern Miss Starting Line Up On Saturday, Nov. 23
- Bre Sutton, G
- Trinity Row, G
- Morgan Sieper, G
- Je'Mya Evans, F
- Melyia Grayson, C
Baylor Starting Line Up On Saturday, Nov. 23
- Jada Walker, G
- Sarah Andrews, G
- Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, F
- Aaronette Vonleh, F
- Bella Fontleroy, F
Must-See Game On FloHoops: Ball State vs North Carolina at 6:30 p.m. ET
Ball State, the favorites to win the MAC in the preseason, takes on the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels to start their Thanksgiving tournament fun in the Bahamas. The two teams tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be one of the best games of the weekend on FloHoops.
Currently undefeated, Ball State will be hoping to upset North Carolina to add an upset to their resume en route to a potential at-large bid to the NCAA tournament at the end of the season. They boast wins over Northern Iowa, IUPUI, Memphis, and Old Dominion so far this season.
Battle 4 Atlantis Women's Tournament Schedule
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Saturday, November 23
- Southern Miss vs. No. 18 Baylor - 1:30 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Columbia vs. Indiana - 4:00 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Ball State vs. No. 16 North Carolina - 6:30 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Villanova vs. Texas A&M - 9:00 p.m. ET on FloHoops
Sunday, November 24
- Winner's SF #1 - 1:30 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Winner's SF #2 - 4:00 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Consolation Game #1 - 6:30 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Consolation Game #2 - 9:00 p.m. ET on FloHoops
Monday, November 25
- Championship Game - 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
- Consolation Game #3 - 5:00 p.m. ET on FloHoops
- Consolation Game #4 - 7:30 p.m. ET on FloHoops
Baylor Women's Basketball Roster 2024
- Ines Goryanova, Guard, 5' 8", Freshman, Sofia, Bulgaria / DME Academy (Fla.)
- Yaya Felder, Guard, 5' 8", Senior, Hartford, Conn. / Conrad HS
- Madison Bartley, Forward, 6' 3", Graduate, Kettering, Ohio / Kettering Fairmont HS
- Jana Van Gytenbeek, Guard, 5' 7", Graduate, Greenwood Village, Colo. / Cherry Creek
- Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Guard/Forward, 6' 1", Junior, Oklahoma City, Okla. / Classen HS
- Waiata Jennings, Guard, 5' 9", Junior, Rotorua, New Zealand / St. Peter's Cambridge
- Kayla Nelms, Forward, 6' 1", Freshman, Miami, Fla. / Miami Country Day School
- Jada Walker, Guard, 5' 7", Senior, Richmond, Va. / Henrico HS
- Kyla Abraham, Forward, 6' 3", Junior, Carrollton, Va. / Smithfield HS
- Aaronette Vonleh, Center, 6' 3", Senior, West Linn, Ore. / West Linn HS
- Bella Fontleroy, Guard/Forward, 6' 0", Junior, Springfield, Mo. / Kickapoo HS
- Sarah Andrews, Guard, 5' 6", Graduate, Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS
Southern Miss Women's Basketball Roster 2024
- Micah Cooper, Guard, 5' 11", Freshman, Carrollton, Texas / Hebron HS
- Jacorriah Bracey, Guard, 5' 9", Graduate, Drew, Miss. / Thomas E. Edwards HS
- Bre Sutton, Guard, 5' 9", Senior, New Orleans, La. / Warren Easton HS
- Jaime Gallatly, Forward, 6' 1", Freshman, Maffra, Victoria, Australia / Melbourne Tigers
- Samantha Shanks, Guard, 5' 8", Junior, Webbers Falls, Okla. / Webbers Falls HS
- Trinity Rowe, Guard, 5' 5", Freshman, Pikeville, Ky. / Pikeville HS
- Morgan Sieper, Guard, 6' 0", Sophomore, Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant HS
- Nyla Jean, Guard, 5' 6", Senior, Tampa, Fla. / H.B. Plant HS
- Je'Mya Evans, Forward, 6' 0", Junior, Gulfport, Miss. / Harrison Central HS
- Ava Shields, Guard, 5' 11", Freshman, Hammond, La. / Albany HS
- Mikaylah Manley, Guard, 5' 8", Sophomore, Lake Charles, La. / Barbe HS
- Whitney Hart, Center, 6' 3", Freshman, Baton Rouge, La. / Liberty Magnet HS
- Melyia Grayson, Center, 6' 3", Fifth Year, Hattiesburg, Miss. / Hattiesburg HS
90 Minutes Until Tip Off
Game 1 🏀 Shootaround #SicEm | #GreaterThan pic.twitter.com/IMs7mVt7dN
— Baylor Women's Basketball (@BaylorWBB) November 23, 2024
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝟰 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗦
— Southern Miss Lady Eagle Basketball (@SouthernMissWBB) November 23, 2024
🆚: No. 18/17 Baylor
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