Young, Baylor keep UT reeling

? Sophia Young didn’t just score a lot of points for Baylor. She scored them when they were needed the most.

Young scored most of her 25 points when Baylor needed a spark, and the fourth-ranked Lady Bears beat No. 23 Texas, 61-48, Saturday to extend their home-court winning streak to 23 games.

“She’s a special player. I’ve used every adjective in the world I could think of to describe her,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson said. “Sophia makes everyone around her look good.”

Just three days after the defending national champions had their overall 30-game winning streak snapped at Missouri, the Lady Bears (11-1 overall, 1-1 Big 12) trailed only twice. Young, who also had 15 rebounds, pushed Baylor back in front both times.

After Texas had gone ahead 24-23 on two free throws by Erika Arriaran with 1:17 left in the first half, Young turned Jhasmin Player’s pass into a layup and then rebounded a Texas miss. When Jordan Davis chased down a loose ball near midcourt, she found Young open for another layup with 3.4 seconds left and a 27-24 halftime lead.

Baylor's Sophia Young, back, goes up over Texas' Aubry Cook. The Bears won, 61-48, Saturday in Waco, Texas.

“Great players find a way to get their points,” Texas coach Jody Conradt said.

Baylor missed its first seven shots after halftime, and Texas (6-6, 0-2) went back ahead 28-27 on Tiffany Jackson’s three-point play and a free throw by Nina Norman. But the Longhorns then went scoreless for more than five minutes.

Angela Tisdale finally made a three-pointer that put the Lady Bears ahead to stay. That started an 11-0 run in which Young had six points.

The Longhorns lost their third straight game – all on the road. It’s their first three-game losing streak in four years, and the first time Texas ever has lost its first two conference games in 10 Big 12 seasons or in 14 seasons in the Southwest Conference before that.

Conradt is stuck on 875 victories, one short of matching Adolph Rupp for third-most in college basketball. Tennessee women’s coach Pat Summit (897 victories) tops the list, and Dean Smith is second at 879.

No. 18 Oklahoma 84, Colorado 61

Norman, Okla. – Courtney Paris notched her NCAA-

leading 12th double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Erin Higgins became the all-time leading three-point shooter at Oklahoma (12-3, 2-0). Whitney Law scored 14 for Colorado (5-9, 0-2).

Missouri 68, Kansas State 42

Columbia, Mo. – LaToya Bond scored 20 points, EeTisha Riddle had 12, and Marchele Campbell added 11, helping the Tigers extend their winning streak to 11 games. C’stelle N’Garsanet had a team-high eight rebounds for Missouri (12-2, 2-0). Twiggy McIntyre led the Wildcats (11-2, 1-1) with 14 points.

Iowa State 71, Oklahoma State 62

Stillwater, Okla. – Brittany Wilkins scored 22, and Lyndsey Medders added 18 for Iowa State (10-3, 1-1). Freshman Taylor Hardeman scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Cowgirls (6-7, 0-2).

Texas Tech 56, Texas A&M 55

Lubbock, Texas – LaToya Davis notched her eighth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Texas Tech (6-7, 1-1) held on to snap a 10-game winning streak for the Aggies (12-3, 1-1), the second longest in school history.