Box Score
Final Game Book

DALLAS (SMU)- The SMU women's basketball team fell to No. 13 Baylor 85-61 on Thursday night in Moody Coliseum.

Tamia Jones led the Mustangs with 17 points, four steals, three assists and a rebound. Jones' 17 points tied her career-high. Tiara Young scored in double-digits for the seventh consecutive game. Young tallied 16 points while grabbing a season-high nine rebounds and passing out two assists. Reagan Bradley scored 14 points and passed out three assists. The graduate guard finished with two boards. 

Chantae Embry turned in six points and one rebound, a steal and an assist. TK Pitts finished with four rebounds and an assist, and Amirah Abdur-Rahim chipped in two points, four rebounds, and an assist. 

Embry hit a pair of three-pointers, and Jones knocked down a jumper and finished on a drive to give SMU an early 10-6 lead. Young hit a three-point jumper to counter seven unanswered from Baylor. Bradley hit a pair of free throws to pull within two, but the Bears made a layup to lead 20-16 after the first quarter. 

Maya Chandler scored the first bucket of the second frame for the Mustangs. Baylor took a 6-0 run into the media timeout. Jones cashed in on a three-pointer and finished a driving layup, and Bradley and Young scored back-to-back buckets to bring the Mustangs back within two after the break. Young made her second shot from behind the arc to counter a Baylor layup. The Bears used nine unanswered to lead at the half.

Bradley finished a second-chance jumper to get the scoring started out of the half. Both teams held each other scoreless for over a minute and a half before a bucket from Young countered a Baylor three. A 7-0 run propelled Baylor to a 62-45 lead heading to the fourth. The Bears used their momentum and outscored SMU in the fourth quarter to seal an 85-61 victory.

NEXT GAME
vs. Arkansas- Pine Bluff– Monday, Dec. 4 – 7 p.m.- Moody Coliseum
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NOTES

• Starters vs Baylor: #0 Tamia Jones, #13 Reagan Bradley, #1 Tiara Young, #33 Chantae Embry, #23 Amirah Abdur-Rahim
• Seventh time with this starting lineup in 2023-24, 3-4 record with this lineup.
• Three Mustangs scored 10+ points for the second time this season.
• SMU shot 46.2% from the three-point line. SMU entered the night shooting 38.4% from the three point line, which ranked first in the conference and 20th in the nation.

SERIES HISTORY

• SMU leads the all-time series 23-15 against Baylor.

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Tamia Jones (#0, Sr., G)

• 17 points, 3 assists, 4 steals, 1 rebound
• Tied career-high with 17 points
• Scored double-digit points for the fifth time in the last six games
• Recorded 3+ steals for the fifth time this season

Tiara Young (#1 Gr., G)

• 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists
• Has scored double-digit points in each game this season
• Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds

Reagan Bradley (#13, Gr., G)

• 14 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds
• Scored a season-high 14 points
• Scored double-digit points for the fourth time this season

Chantae Embry (#33, Jr., F)

• 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

TK Pitts (#2, So., G)

• 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Amirah Abdur-Rahim (#23, Sr., F)

• 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist