The Associated Press
The Associated Press
WACO, Texas
Brittney Griner scored 20 points in 27 minutes and top-ranked Baylor finished its nonconference schedule with a 93-55 win over Mississippi Valley State.
Destiny Williams had 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Bears, who reached 13-0 for the second time in the program's history.
De'Kisha Fondon scored 23 for Mississippi Valley (2-8). Alia Frank had 10 points and Ka'Neshia Smith added 10...Read Full Story
STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Basketball Writer
WACO, Texas
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma got everything he could hope from his team — except for the win that would have gotten the Huskies into the No. 1 spot for the first time since Maya Moore played her last game.
For now, Brittney Griner and No. 1 Baylor are still a bit better than the second-ranked Huskies.
Griner scored 12 of her 25 points in the game-ending stretch that pushed the Lady Bears to a...Read Full Story
DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK
After a great weekend in New York, Brittney Griner and Baylor now can turn their attention to the upcoming showdown with Connecticut.
Griner had 17 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks to help the No. 1 Lady Bears rally to beat St. John's 73-59 in the Maggie Dixon Classic on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Brooklyn Pope scored 19 points to lead the Lady Bears (10-0), who host No. 2 UConn on Dec. 18...Read Full Story
DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK
Just as St. John's is ready to get back one of its stars, the Red Storm may have lost another one.
Point guard Nadirah McKenith left the Red Storm's 73-59 loss to No. 1 Baylor with an injury to her right knee late in the second half.
"It's stinky, really, really stinky," St. John's coach Kim Barnes Arico said. "She's special, no one can do what she can do. I thought Nadirah was unbelievable. Nadirah...Read Full Story
STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Basketball Writer
WACO, Texas
Brittney Griner scored 12 of 25 points in the closing run that pushed top-ranked Baylor past No. 2 Connecticut 66-61 on Sunday night.
The Lady Bears (11-0) won their second No. 1 vs. No. 2 game this season while avenging a one-point loss at Connecticut early last season when the rankings were reversed.
Griner also had nine rebounds and nine blocked shots. She made all seven of her free throws...Read Full Story
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Baylor All-American Brittney Griner is among 21 finalists for the U.S. women's basketball team that will compete at the London Olympics. Baylor All-American Brittney Griner is among 21 finalists for the U.S. women's basketball team that will compete at the ...
Brittney Griner, who led Nimitz to the Class 5A championships game as a senior, and Lindsey Harding, a four-year standout at Cy-Fair, were picked Monday as finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team. Griner is the only college player ...
Brittney Griner scored right away and top-ranked Baylor was quickly on the way to avenging its last loss, beating No. 15 Texas A 71-48 Saturday night in the teams' first…Click to Continue »
WACO, Texas (AP) — Texas A may be glad Baylor coach Kim Mulkey has no plans to play the SEC-bound Aggies in Waco again. Their last scheduled visit was certainly no fun. Brittney Griner had 21 points and Odyssey Sims 19 for the top-ranked Lady Bears ...
Brittney Griner, Odyssey Sims and top-ranked Baylor waited a long time for the opportunity ... minutes that pretty much put Baylor in control for good. "Just looking at the film from the game when they beat us, that was motivation in itself," Griner ...
Brittney Griner scored right away and top-ranked Baylor was quickly on the way to avenging its last loss, beating No. 15 Texas A 71-48 Saturday night in Waco, Texas, in the teams’ first meeting since last year’s NCAA tournament. Griner ...
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KSBI-TV 52 - Brittney Griner towers above her teammates at six-foot eight inches tall. She dunked just twice in this game and commanded the lane. The teenage girl is making plans to attend Baylor Univ