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Waco Tribune-Herald: Griner's dunk amazes as No. 2 Lady Bears stomp on TCU in record-breaking rout, 74-35
By WILL PARCHMAN
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FORT WORTH — Brittney Griner corralled a pass from Jordan Madden on the baseline and, with that rare blend of size and buoyant effortlessness, took a few steps toward the bucket before palming the ball with her right hand and lifting off in dense traffic. The ball rattled through just as Griner’s right hand wrapped around the rim.
Griner has dunked before – nine times now, to be exact – but the degree of difficulty was never higher, and the ground-shaking impact never more evident.
Griner’s throw-down early in the first half gave No. 2 Baylor the lead for good in a record-breaking 74-35 blowout Wednesday over youthful TCU at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Big 12 opener for both teams set the attendance record for a TCU men’s or women’s basketball game at 7,394, beating out the previous high the women’s team set in 2000 against Tennessee.
“You’re always worried when you go on the road,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “And not ever having played here since I’ve been at Baylor, I really didn’t know what to expect. But I thought the environment and the crowd was good and I thought our kids responded.” ...
http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/185520212.html
By WILL PARCHMAN
[email protected]
FORT WORTH — Brittney Griner corralled a pass from Jordan Madden on the baseline and, with that rare blend of size and buoyant effortlessness, took a few steps toward the bucket before palming the ball with her right hand and lifting off in dense traffic. The ball rattled through just as Griner’s right hand wrapped around the rim.
Griner has dunked before – nine times now, to be exact – but the degree of difficulty was never higher, and the ground-shaking impact never more evident.
Griner’s throw-down early in the first half gave No. 2 Baylor the lead for good in a record-breaking 74-35 blowout Wednesday over youthful TCU at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Big 12 opener for both teams set the attendance record for a TCU men’s or women’s basketball game at 7,394, beating out the previous high the women’s team set in 2000 against Tennessee.
“You’re always worried when you go on the road,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “And not ever having played here since I’ve been at Baylor, I really didn’t know what to expect. But I thought the environment and the crowd was good and I thought our kids responded.” ...
http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/185520212.html
