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"It Shouldn't Happen This Late in the Season"; Baylor Women's Basketball Reacts to Colorado Loss
Colorado's balanced scoring led by Desiree Wooten and Zyanna Walker secured a 62-53 upset over No. 20 Baylor, reaching the Big 12 semifinals for the first time in 11 years.
- Friday at the T-Mobile Center, Colorado upset No. 20 Baylor 62-53 to reach the Big 12 semifinals, facing No. 15 West Virginia Saturday.
- Early in the game, Colorado Buffaloes built control with a 10-0 run and led 20-10 after one quarter, avenging a Jan. 8 loss to Baylor.
- Reserve Desiree Wooten paced Colorado with 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting including three 3-pointers, while Zyanna Walker added 19 and freshman reserve Logyn Greer scored nine.
- The win sends CU to a conference semifinal for the first time in 11 years and is their fourth AP Top 20 win this season, likely helping their NCAA Tournament case.
- Despite poor shooting, Baylor rallied late but couldn't cut the lead to two possessions, while other upsets like 12th-seed Kansas State's win reshaped the semifinals.
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"It shouldn't happen this late in the season"; Baylor women's basketball reacts to Colorado loss
Baylor and Colorado started going back and forth, but the Buffaloes eventually took over.Going into halftime, the Bears missed all 11 three point attempts The Bears fought back in the second half, but it wasn't enough as they exit the Big 12 Tournament."Definitely very disappointing, but at the end of the day, that has to be our leadership. Coach Nicki just challenged us to be tougher, to have more fights," Bella Fontleroy said."I think we expec…
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Colorado women send No. 20 Baylor home with 62-53 victory in Big 12 quarterfinals
Desiree Wooten had 21 points, Zyanna Walker scored 19 and Colorado upset No. 20 Baylor 62-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.
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