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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Women's hoops head to the Lone Star State Tuesday to take on the #6 ranked Baylor Bears.

The matchup is a homecoming of sorts for head coach Cayla Petree, who grew up in Cisco, Texas, and played collegiately at Texas Tech. The game is also Morehead State's first opportunity against a top-10 ranked opponent since their last visit to Waco, which resulted in a 94-47 defeat against the sixth ranked Bears.

The Eagles are coming off a performance at Bellarmine that saw Morehead State piece together their best half of the season, but ultimately fell in the late stages of the game to the Knights, 68-61. Terri Smith notched a career-high 22 points as she led the Eagles to their best shooting percentage of the season.

Baylor, meanwhile, has opened their season at 6-1 and is coming off a three-game sweep in the Cancun Challenge, with victories over Fordham, Arizona State, and Houston.

Tip-off is slated for 8:00 p.m. ET and can be found on ESPN+ or listened to on the Eagle Sports Radio Network.

2021-22 RECORDS
MOR: 1-4 (0-0 OVC) | BAY: 6-1 (0-0 BIG 12)

SERIES RECORD
Record vs. Baylor: 0-2
First Meeting: 12/12/18 (BAY won 96-58)
Last Meeting: 12/30/19 (BAY won 94-47)
Record in Waco, Texas: 0-2
Record in Morehead: 0-0
 
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• Head coach Cayla Petree has had great success coaching in the state of Texas in the past. Petree posted a 127-36 record as head coach of the South Plains College Lady Texans, located in Levelland, Texas, and after leading the Lady Texans to a 32-1 record, a #1 ranking and an NJCAA Region V championship in 2019-20, she was named the National Coach of the Year by the Women's Basketball Association, National Junior College Athletic Association and HoopDirt.com
• Morehead State is averaging 36 rebounds per game, primarily on the strength of their top three rebounders, Lauren Carter, Julan McDonald and Jada Claude, who all rank in the top 10 of the OVC standings in rebounding (2nd, 4th and 7th, respectively). Carter also leads the conference in offensive rebounds, while McDonald is 2nd in defensive rebounds.
• Terri Smith has 24 shot attempts against Bellarmine en route to her career-high performance of 22 points. It was the most shots recorded in a single game from a Morehead State player since March of 2019, when Aliyah Jeune also attempted 24 shots in the 2nd round of the WNIT against Western Kentucky.
• The Eagles have never won in the state of Texas, compiling an all-time 0-4 record in the Lone Star State, with their last two contests coming against ranked Baylor teams.