Incarnate Word Cardinals at Baylor Bears
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Littlepage-Buggs scores 25 to help No. 12 Baylor women beat Incarnate Word 85-33
Jana Van Gytenbeek added 10 points and five assists for Baylor (1-0). Jada Walker had 10 assists to go with six points and Bella Fontleroy grabbed 14 rebounds and scored nine points.
Littlepage-Buggs made a layup that gave Baylor the lead for good amid a 12-3 run to close the first quarter and make it 17-10. The Bears outscored Incarnate Word (0-2) 21-9 in the second quarter and hit three 3-pointers in a 15-0 third-quarter run before taking a 64-28 lead into the fourth.
Brynn Lusby led Incarnate Word with 10 points.
Baylor had 14 steals and scored 30 points off 24 Cardinals turnovers. The Bears outrebounded Incarnate Word 47-22, including 15-4 offensive, and outscored the Cardinals 13-0 in second-chance points.
Baylor returned 80% of its scoring from last-season's team and added Vonleh, a Colorado transfer and all-Pac-12 selection last season.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 33 - 85 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 33 - 85 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Madison Bartley Defensive Rebound. | 33 - 85 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Eryn McKinzie missed Jumper. | 33 - 85 |
| 4th 0:28 | |
Kyla Abraham made Jumper. Assisted by Jada Walker. | 33 - 85 |
Statistics
 UIW |
BAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13-48 | FG | 31-65 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 4-8 | FT | 15-16 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 52 |
Game Information
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 3,332 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 16-1 | - | 22-4 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 13-4 | 3 | 16-10 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 12-5 | 4 | 18-8 |
| Lamar | 12-5 | 4 | 15-9 |
| Northwestern State | 9-7 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| Incarnate Word | 9-8 | 7 | 11-13 |
| East Texas A&M | 8-8 | 7.5 | 12-11 |
| Nicholls | 8-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
| Houston Christian | 5-12 | 11 | 7-17 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3-14 | 13 | 4-20 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-14 | 13 | 4-20 |
| New Orleans | 3-14 | 13 | 3-22 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 11-3 | - | 23-4 |
| Baylor | 11-3 | - | 22-5 |
| West Virginia | 11-4 | 0.5 | 21-6 |
| Texas Tech | 10-4 | 1 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 10-5 | 1.5 | 21-7 |
| Colorado | 9-5 | 2 | 18-8 |
| Arizona State | 8-6 | 3 | 21-6 |
| Iowa State | 8-6 | 3 | 20-6 |
| Utah | 8-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Kansas State | 7-7 | 4 | 14-13 |
| BYU | 6-8 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Kansas | 6-9 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Cincinnati | 4-10 | 7 | 9-17 |
| Arizona | 2-12 | 9 | 11-14 |
| UCF | 2-12 | 9 | 10-15 |
| Houston | 1-13 | 10 | 7-18 |