Baylor left Oklahoma City two weeks ago after a rare loss in the Big 12 Tournament. Two years ago, their season ended after losing an NCAA Elite Eight game in the same building.
The Lady Bears, 32-3 and the top seed in the Oklahoma City Regional, are now headed back to the same arena less than 300 miles from their Waco campus to play Louisville (29-7) in an NCAA Sweet 16 rematch Friday night.
“We’ve shed plenty of tears there, but we’ve also celebrated in confetti there,” senior forward Nina Davis said. “We’re not really worried about the location where we’re playing at.