NCAA Women's Basketball -- 2018-2019

[Anto9us]

I am a hardcore Baylor Lady Bear fan. They are number one in the nation - the top seed - they won the national championship in 2005 and in 2012. Those two teams of the past were pretty much ONE-WOMAN SHOWS.

This year's team has SO MUCH BALANCE; it's completely different from the earlier championship teams. They only lost one game all year - at Stanford (when Lauren Cox was sick).

They play California Lady Bears in a few hours -- it is on Baylor's home court; last game on their court as they host the second national tournament game; last game on the court for the two seniors, Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson (actually Jackson is a graduate transfer).

I feel the Baylor women will go all the way again this year.

Go Baylor Lady Bears!

 

[LaSorcia]

They are number one in the nation - the top seed

Perhaps they're the top ova?
Or maybe they're ova the top?

 

[Anto9us]

They are definitely top ova and ova the top!!

 

[redleghunter]

I am a hardcore Baylor Lady Bear fan. They are number one in the nation - the top seed - they won the national championship in 2005 and in 2012. Those two teams of the past were pretty much ONE-WOMAN SHOWS.

This year's team has SO MUCH BALANCE; it's completely different from the earlier championship teams. They only lost one game all year - at Stanford (when Lauren Cox was sick).

They play California Lady Bears in a few hours - first game of Sweet Sixteen - it is on Baylor's home court; last game on their court as they host the second national tournament game; last game on the court for the two seniors, Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson (actually Jackson is a graduate transfer).

I feel the Baylor women will go all the way again this year.

Go Baylor Lady Bears!

Go Lady Bears!

On the baseball front Baylor swept WV this weekend in first week of Big 12 play.

Baylor finishes strong to sweep West Virginia - WV MetroNews

 

[redleghunter]

93-55 Lady Bears with 3:12 left

 

[Anto9us]

Final: Baylor 102 - California 63

NOW on to Sweet Sixteen for Baylor

Standing ova-tion for Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson - their last game on Baylor's home court
I think it is on to Greensboro, North Carolina to play South Carolina for Baylor
After west coast games late, we will see our sweet sixteen lined up tomorrow
I know Notre Dame gals are in it, Connecticutt also as far as I know...

 

[redleghunter]

Final: Baylor 102 - California 63

NOW on to Sweet Sixteen for Baylor

Standing ova-tion for Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson - their last game on Baylor's home court
I think it is on to Greensboro, North Carolina to play South Carolina for Baylor
After west coast games late, we will see our sweet sixteen lined up tomorrow
I know Notre Dame gals are in it, Connecticutt also as far as I know...

Oregon State just won a nail biter over Gonzaga

 

[Anto9us]

Gonzaga had two gaurds out for injuries, but Oregon State winning is not really an upset.

Here is a pretty up-to-date bracket --

2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket - March Madness Tournament Brackets

 

[Anto9us]

That bracket is up to date now.
Iowa State gals got knocked out by Missouri State.

It is good for Baylor baseball guys that they swept West Virginia. I saw them play two non-conference games; they were terrible against Nebraska and great against Cal Poly.

Baylor basketball men are OUT after winning one game in tourney - Gonzaga guys were too much for them.

But as for the Baylor women, I am now not just thinking championship THIS year, but BACK TO BACK championships next year too -- heck, let's talk THREE-PEAT -- DYNASTY!

It's a RECRUITING ROLL for Coach Kim Mulkey -- she gets players from ANYWHERE! She got Kristi Wallace from Australia (she's gone now) - a few years back Coach Kim had her own daughter playing, she now has Waco hometown girl Juicy Landrum (who put on a 3-pt clinic last night), Lauren Cox is a Texan, every single lady bear that comes off the bench makes a contribution.

Move over UConn - the Baylor Lady Bear ERA is coming!

 

[Anto9us]

And the Sweet Sixteen is ON!
Baylor vs South Carolina early saturday afternoon...

 

[Anto9us]

I would like to open up the thread for ANY college-related sports - basketball, baseball and softball, men or wimmin.

Baylor baseball guys had a walkoff win over Texas Southern, 3-2, in the 11th inning.
Softball field is just across the way from baseball field, Baylor gals lost to Lady Longhorns 2-0.

1 pm tmrw Baylor Lady Bears are in Greensboro North Carolina to play South Carolina -- a really good team all year long. Baylor gals beat them in regular season, as they did UConn, but that means little now. From here on out, every game Baylor women play could be their last -- or they could run the table and win another championship.

Soon the irresistible force meets immovable object in the men's bracket -- Texas Tech's mighty defense against Gonzaga's awesome offense. I feel whoever wins between them could take whole shootin match

Purdue managed to knock off Tennessee in OT - a wild game!

 

[Anto9us]

Baylor Lady Bears beat South Carolina 93-68.
They play Iowa monday evening.

 

[Anto9us]

Mens college hoops -- both Kentucky and Duke are OUT!!
Auburn beats Kentucky in OT, Michigan State beats Duke by one point in regulation !

 

[usexpat97]

When Baylor had Britney Griner, she was intimidating. I would not want to be a female and face her.

 

[Anto9us]

Griner was indeed intimidating. Kalani Brown, Baylor's senior now, is also 6'7", is awesome as well, and has Junior Lauren Cox - 6'4" together with her in the post. The pair is unstoppable.

 

[Anto9us]

Baylor Lady Bears beat Iowa. Stanford and Notre Dame are playing now -- then our final 4 will be set.

 

[Anto9us]

Notre Dame ladies beat Stanford.
So our Final Four:
Baylor vs Oregon
UConn vs Notre Dame

 

[Anto9us]

women's final four tonight
Baylor plays Oregon at 6PM Central
after that Notre Dame and UConn play

 

[Anto9us]

Baylor 72
Oregon 67

Notre Dame and UConn playing now

 

[Anto9us]

Baylor 82
Notre Dame 81

Baylor Lady Bears are our new NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!

BAYLOR WAS LEADING PRETTY COMFORTABLY TIL END OF 3RD QUARTER, WHEN OUR DEFENSIVE STAR LAUREN COX WENT DOWN WITH A KNEE INJURY, LEFT THE COURT IN A WHEELCHAIR.

Notre Dame came back; from 17 pts down and tied it - it was neck and neck in last few seconds.

Chloe Jackson put Baylor ahead 82-80 with four seconds left.

Arike Ogunbowale of Notre Dame was fouled shooting - had two free throws.

Ogunbowale MISSED the first free throw -- why she went ahead and MADE the 2nd one instead of deliberately missing it and hoping for a rebound, I will never know -- but she went ahead and made it -- Baylor still up by one.

That is how it ended.

Baylor by one, with Lauren Cox on crutches on the bench. NaLyssa Smith came in for Cox in 4th qtr, made many shots - played great - but is simply not the defensive player that Cox is.

Baylor holds off Notre Dame 82-81 for women's title

Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson played their last game in a Baylor uniform.
Jackson was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Kalani Brown made second team All-American.
We will likely see Brown and Jackson in the WNBA.