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12.18.2012 Daily Bears Report: The Lady Vols Cometh

Somewhat lost in the hubbub over next week's bowl game and our MBB team's strange propensity for playing down to their opponent is the fact that our WBB faces off tonight against one of the premier programs in the world of NCAA women's basketball: the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

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Tonight's game will be broadcast on ESPN for all to see and gives Baylor a chance to regain some of the luster lost in the defeat in Hawaii to Stanford, a loss which, it should be noted, occurred without our second-best player. Anyway, since there's not much going on tonight, I think I'll do a GDT for that game that will go up at 6:30.

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Baylor vs. Tennessee
Dec. 18, 2012 | 7:03 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)

TV: ESPN
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Does anybody else find it strange that the Lady Vols have their own logo? Do any other programs have separate logos for men and women? Do we? Have I just missed it all this time?

No. 3 WBB Hosts No. 10 Tennessee on Tuesday - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com
The defending national champion and third-ranked Baylor Lady Bears play their fourth top-10 opponent, No. 10/12 Tennessee, Tuesday at the Ferrell Center.

WBB's Odyssey Sims Named Big 12 Player of the Week - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com
Odyssey Sims (Baylor) has been selected Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week, as chosen by a media panel. Sims earned her first player of the week nod after garnering five freshman accolades in 2010-11. It marked the third straight week that a Baylor player received the honor, senior Brittney Griner was selected on Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.

Women's college basketball -- Tennessee Lady Vols prep for Baylor Lady Bears - ESPN
Since a season-opening loss, everything is clicking for Tennessee. But can the Lady Vols keep it going against the defensive roadblock of Baylor?

Last night, our men managed to squeak by (I say that knowing they won by 16) the USC Upstate Spartans. Because you can't expect them to beat that kind of program by more than that. USC Upstate is for real.


57
USC UPSTATE
1ST 2ND F
27 30 57
29 44 73

Box Score | Quotes | Notes | AP Photos Highlights | Postgame

Waco, Texas • Attendance: 6,639

73
BAYLOR

MBB Pulls Away For 73-57 Win Over USC Upstate - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com
Baylor struggled in the first half, took an early lead in the second and rallied to beat South Carolina Upstate 73-57 on Monday night.

Baylor men fend off upset behind Jefferson's play, 73-57 | Wacotrib.com

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UCLA handled Baylor, 34-26, in an EA Sports simulation of the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl.

Baylor recruits leading cancer drug researcher to post | Wacotrib.com
I posted this because it seemed like a good thing.

Scouting Report: UCLA runs an up-tempo offense, is very good at changing momentum with blocked kicks | College Sports Blog