vs. Baylor vs. Texas

Jan. 19, 2015 | 5:30 p.m. CT

Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)

TV: FOX Sports 1

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Monday, Jan. 19 | 5:30 p.m. CT Location Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)

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BaylorBears.com Radio Baylor Sports Network (1660 AM)

Radio Talent Rick May (pxp), Lori Fogleman (color)

Live Stats Notes Baylor Notes Twitter @BaylorWBB 3/3 BAYLOR LADY BEARS

Record 16-1, 5-0 Ranking 3/3 (AP/ESPN)

Head Coach Kim Mulkey

Career: 420-87 (15th season)

BU Record: 420 -87 (15th season) 4/5 TEXAS LONGHORNS

Record 14-2, 3-2 Ranking 4/5 (AP/ESPN)

Head Coach Karen Aston Career: 149-94 (8th season)

UT Record: 48-31 (3rd season)



No. 3/3 Hosts Texas in Top 5 Matchup...

The third-ranked Baylor Lady Bears will put two streaks on the line, a 15-game win streak and 12 straight home victories, when they host No. 4 Texas (14-2, 3-2) on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The game will be telecast nationally by FOX?Sports 1 with Ron Thulin calling the action and Brenda VanLengen providing color analysis.

BU's 15-game win streak ranks behind both top-ranked South Carolina and Princeton's 17-game string and tied with Long Beach State at 15. It marks the 11th straight year the Lady Bears have fashioned a double-digit win streak.

Baylor, 16-1 on the season and sharing the Big 12 lead with Oklahoma at 5-0, is ranked No. 3 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. This week's listing marks the 86th Top 5 ranking by the Lady Bears which ranks No. 12 all-time.

Monday's contest vs. No. 4/5 Texas marks Baylor's sixth game versus a ranked opponent; No. 8/9 Kentucky, No. 19/22 Syracuse, No. 18/21 Michigan State, No. 18/14 Oklahoma State and West Virginia was ranked No. 25 in the ESPN Coaches Poll. BU is 4-1 vs. ranked opponents in 2014-15. This season marks the sixth time in eight years, and the eighth time in head coach Kim Mulkey 's 15-year tenure, BU has been 16-1 through 17 games (17-0 in 2011-12).

The Lady Bears are led by sophomore forward Nina Davis' 21.7 points a game which ranks No. 2 among Big 12 players. Davis ranks No. 3 in the league in rebounding with 8.6 a game. Sophomore post Khadijiah Cave follows with 12.8 points and 6.0 rebounds an outing. Junior point guard Niya Johnson dishes out a nation's-best 8.4 assists per game.

Under eighth-year Texas head coach Karen Aston, the Longhorns are 14-2 on the season, 3-2 in Big 12 play after Saturday's 55-44 homecourt win over Texas Tech. Texas is led by senior forward Nneka Enemkpali's 13.0 points and 10.6 rebounds a contest while 6-5 sophomore center Kelsey Lang follows with 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds a game.

FOX?Sports 1 Channels...

FOX Sports 1 can be found on channels such as Grande 29, AT&T U-verse 2/651 (2nd number is HD), Comcast 3/242, Charter 38, Dish Network 150, Direct TV 219 and Time Warner Cable 512/1512.

Stripe the Ferrell Vs. Texas...

For Baylor's Monday, Jan. 19, game against Texas, fans will be encouraged to "Stripe Ferrell." Fans can go online to see what color their section has been designated to wear for the contest. A special hashtag, #StripeFerrell, has been created for the promotion. The chart may be viewed at: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/stripe.html

Quick Hits...

? Baylor ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally in scoring offense (84.9 ppg) and is No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 3 nationally in field goal percentage (.485).

? Baylor ranks No. 3 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 in scoring margin (+28.2) and is No. 3 nationally and No. 1 among the Big 12 in rebound margin (+14.6).

? 10 Baylor players have scored in double figures at least twice this season (see page 9 for complete chart).

? Of the 11 Baylor players who have played this season, 10 are averaging 11.7 or more minutes per game.

? Baylor's seven underclassmen play 67.1 percent of the team's minutes and, as a group, average 21.1 minutes a game.

? Baylor has outscored its opponents in the paint, 750-362, this season and its bench has outscored opponents, 558-245.

? Baylor ranks No. 9 in attendance with 5,772 per contest (see chart below).

? Baylor is 4-1 vs. ranked opponents this season.

? Nina Davis, a 5-11 forward/post, leads the Big 12 in scoring at 21.7 ppg and ranks No. 3 in rebounding with 8.6 per contest.

? Niya Johnson is No. 1 both nationally and in the Big 12 in assists per game at 8.4. Johnson is averaging 9.0 apg during Big 12 play.

? Baylor is 156-11 (.934) over the past five seasons, 34-3 in 2010-11, 40-0 in 2011-12, 34-2 in 2012-13, 32-5 in 2013-14 and 16-1 this season. In that same span, BU is 84-3 (.966) in Big 12 play -- 72-3 in the regular season and 12-0 in Big 12 Tournament.

? Baylor is the nation's winningest program over the last five years based on winning percentage -- BU is 156-11 (.934) followed by UConn (160-12, .930), Notre Dame (154-17, .901) and Stanford (146-16, .901).

? 136 of Baylor's 156 wins since 2010-11 have been by 10 or more points, and only 10 times in that span has its winning margin been five or fewer points.

Series Record...

? Texas leads the series 57-29, but Baylor has won eight straight contests, posting its longest series win streak.

? Baylor leads the series 20-10 since Kim Mulkey became the Lady Bears' head coach, including an 11-3 edge in games played in Waco.

? Texas' last victory over BU came on March 7, 2010, in Waco, 70-54. Brittney Griner was serving a suspension and did not play in the game.

? The Longhorns lead the series in Waco, 23-17, Texas' most recent Waco victory came on March 7, 2010, 70-54.

NCAA?Division I Statistics...

? As a team, Baylor ranks among the top 25 in 10 NCAA?statistical categories, including eight among the top six (through games of Jan. 17).

1. Assists - 22.3

1. Defensive rebounds per game - 32.0

1. Assist/turnover ratio - 1.63

3. Rebound margin - 14.6

3. Scoring margin - 28.2

3. Field goal percentage defense - 33.0

4. Scoring offense - 84.9

5. Field goal percentage - 48.5

19. 3-point field goal percentage defense - 25.9

23. 3-point field goal percentage - 36.8

? Individually, three Lady Bears rank among the top 25 in NCAA Division I statistics in four categories:

1. Assists per game - Niya Johnson, 8.4

2. Assist/Turnover Ratio - Niya Johnson, 3.55

4. Field goal percentage - Khadijiah Cave, .624

11. Points per game - Nina Davis, 21.7

19. Field goal percentage - Nina Davis, .562