Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders @ Baylor Bears
Felder, Fontleroy each score 12 points and No. 17 Baylor women top Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65-42
WACO, Texas -- — Yaya Felder and Bella Fontleroy each scored 12 points, Sarah Andrews added 11 points, and Baylor defeated stubborn Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65-42 on Sunday.
Baylor led all the way but it wasn't until an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter that the Bears were able to put the game away. Andrews hit two 3-pointers in the run and Felder had a 3-pointer and two free throws.
Neither team shot the ball well. Baylor hit 33% from the field, including 11-for-30 from 3-point distance, and the Bears were 10 for 19 from the free-throw line. The Islanders shot 30%, were 1 for 11 on 3-pointers and hit only 5 of 12 free throws.
Mireia Aguado led the Islanders (3-1) with 11 points.
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 12 rebounds for Baylor (3-1).
Baylor led only 23-21 with about four minutes left in the first half before a finishing 12-2 run gave the Bears a 35-23 lead at the break. The Bears were helped by a 26-20 rebounding advantage and a 10-2 advantage in points after turnovers.
------ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jesse Dickerson
- Bill Larance
- Metta Christensen
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian | 1-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Lamar | 1-0 | - | 3-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-0 | - | 2-4 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-3 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-4 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-1 | 1 | 3-3 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-1 | 1 | 3-4 |
| New Orleans | 0-1 | 1 | 0-7 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |

