Bella Fontleroy scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift Baylor to an 80-63 victory over Vanderbilt in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Baylor's Jada Walker drives by Vanderbilt's Khamil Pierre during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, March 22, 2024. – Bella Fontleroy scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift fifth-seeded Baylor to an 80-63 victory over No. 12 Vanderbilt in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday.
“And that’s as well as we’ve shot. We were 9 for 21 from 3, and if you take away some of those at the end, I thought that created separation.”Baylor, making its 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, led 41-34 at halftime, but shot 61.1% and outscored the Commodores 28-15 in the third quarter. The Bears held Vanderbilt to just one field goal in the final 6:32 of the quarter.
“I’m looking forward to next year because this is just the beginning. It’s a stepping block. We’re going somewhere special. Hopefully, we were able to show, just in the couple of games we played, that and represent Vanderbilt in that way. I couldn’t be more proud to be the coach of this team and to represent Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament.”Vanderbilt: The Commodores looked tired in the second half, perhaps a byproduct of playing in a First Four game Wednesday night. They shot just 35.
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