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. Baylor’s Jada Walker drives by Vanderbilt’s Jordyn Cambridge during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, March 22, 2024.
Fontleroy hit 6 of 12, including four 3-pointers, for the Bears , who broke open a close game at halftime with a dominating third quarter in winning for the seventh time in their past eight games.Iyana Moore led the Commodores with 15 points, but made just 3 of 14 from the floor. 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.
A 3-pointer by Jana Van Gytenbeek and a layup by Littlepage-Buggs on the Bears’ final two possessions of the quarter push the lead to 69-49. Baylor would go on to lead by as many as 25 in pulling away.Vanderbilt: The Commodores looked tired in the second half, perhaps a byproduct of playing in a First Four game Wednesday night. They shot just 35.5% in the final 20 minutes. The season, though, was a success for Vanderbilt, which was making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.
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