Baylor hopes to keep perfection going next year
With the 6-foot-8 superstar and the other four starters all coming back next year, the Lady Bears will be the heavy favorite to win another title, if not go unbeaten for a second straight year.
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With the 6-foot-8 superstar and the other four starters all coming back next year, the Lady Bears will be the heavy favorite to win another title, if not go unbeaten for a second straight year.
"I wanted (the title) because this is what our team wanted, and this is what we promised coach when we got here,'' said Griner.
Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night.
Kim Mulkey was quick to point out that her Lady Bears wouldn't be the first women's team to win 40 games. That honor belongs to her former coach.
University of Texas regents authorized hiring a new women's basketball coach, and the school moved quickly to end a short search.
Baylor Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said that she is disgusted by taunting and insults directed at star player Brittney Griner on social media.
The NCAA college basketball season may be finished, but the road to the Final Four is not slowing down for organizers in Arlington.
Baylor (39-0) can become the first NCAA team to win 40 games in a season with a victory over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night.
Elf ran into Michigan Sate Forward Draymond Green and convinced him to sit and give us a tournament update - from the players perspective!
The junior from Port Arthur said it was time "to pursue a career in professional basketball and take care of my daughter.''
