Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, November 14, 2005

It was a star-studded afternoon in Lubbock yesterday: two games, four good teams, several great players.

In the first contest, Baylor overcame a huge deficit to beat Georgia. The Bears won the second half 47-21. “Don't ever turn that TV off when you're watching us play,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson said.

Sophia Young picked up where she left off last year. She had 30 points and 14 rebounds. Even when Tasha Humphrey was guarding her, Young scored at will.

"Sophia is just an athlete," KMR said. "How many 6-foot-1 athletes do you see that can take you off the dribble in there, stop and shoot it off a dime? She's special."

The second game featured another 30-point performance from another member of the Big Four. Seimone Augustus started a little cold, but the shots started falling in the second half when they needed to, and she finished with 32 and 13. LSU beat the Red Raiders.

"Texas Tech, their fans are the best that we've faced and probably the best we're going to face this year, so hats off to them," Augustus said. "It was great for us to face this type of adversity early and get it under our belts. I think we stepped up to the challenge."

"We played a great basketball team today," Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp said. "There is no question that is one of the best teams in the country. They have so many weapons. Seimone really played well. She came back in the second half and made some big plays."