The Bears will face the winner of the No. 22 Michigan/USF game tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. CT in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game.
- In just the second meeting ever between Baylor and Villanova, the Bears topped the Wildcats, 75-70.
- BU improved to 10-3 all-time against the Big East Conference.
- The victory marks Baylor’s first top-25 non-conference win since besting then-No. 17/23 Indiana, 77-62, in the U.S. Virgin Islands during the 2019-20 campaign.
- The Bears outrebounded the Wildcats, 43-38, marking the fifth time in six games this season that BU has grabbed more boards than its opponent.
- For the third time this season, and second-straight game, Baylor saw five Bears reach double-figure scoring.
- Fifth-year Caitlin Bickle logged her second-career double-double, finishing with a season-high 18 points and career-high 12 rebounds.
- Senior Jaden Owens registered a career-high 17 points and led the Bears in assists (2) for the sixth-straight outing. She also matched a career-best five rebounds.
- Junior Sarah Andrews reached double-figure scoring in the sixth-straight game to start the year, finishing with 13.
- Baylor held Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist to her second-lowest scoring output (22) as the senior led the Wildcats in the category.
