Lady Bears dominate ACU to open NCAA Tournament

By DJ Ramirez | Sports Writer

The No. 1-seeded Baylor women’s basketball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating No. 16 seed Abilene Christian 95-38 on Saturday at the Ferrell Center.

It was the Lady Bears’ show from the beginning and they played it up to a crowd of 6,669 people, which was the fourth largest of all 16 first-round sites. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey said she loved the energy the crowd brought.

“I thought the atmosphere was outstanding. I thought the crowd was great. They need to come back Monday night, 8 p.m. start, from what I’ve been told,” Mulkey said. “So that’s going to hit into the Geritol time for a lot of our fans, so they need to take it,…