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Gameday Central| Date | Fri., Nov. 11 | 6:30 p.m. CT |
| Location | Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284) |
| Tickets | Purchase Tickets Online |
| TV | None |
| Online Video | Baylor All-Access |
| Radio | ESPN Central Texas | Listen Online |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
| Gameday Info | Gameday Central |
| Game Notes | Baylor Notes  |
| Blog | N/A |
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| HOWARD LADY BISON | |
| Record | 0-0 |
| Ranking | N/A (AP), N/A (Coaches) |
| Last Game | N/A |
| Head Coach | Niki Reid-Geckeler |
| Career: 41-54 (4th season) | |
| BU Record: same (4th season) | |
| #1/1 BAYLOR LADY BEARS | |
| Record | 0-0 |
| Ranking | 1 (AP), 1 (Coaches) |
| Last Game | N/A |
| Head Coach | Kim Mulkey |
| Career: 298-79 (12th season) | |
| BU Record: same (12th season) | |
The 2011 Preseason WNIT marks the third time Baylor has hosted the event. The Lady Bears were also the tournament hosts in 1998 and 2006. As in previous seasons, as long as Baylor wins, it will continue to host tournament games.
All told, 16 teams are competing in the 2011 Preseason WNIT. Chattanooga, ETSU, Howard, McNeese State, Tennessee Tech, UAB and UCLA are on Baylor's side of the bracket while Akron, Detroit, Drexel, Hartford, Indiana State, Long Island, Manhattan and Notre Dame are on the opposite side of the bracket.
The Lady Bears are 4-2 in Preseason WNIT contests, losing in the second round in 1998 to 20th-ranked Florida (70-58) and to 12th-ranked Purdue (69-55) in the 2006 championship game. Since that loss to Purdue, Baylor has won 47 straight non-league home games (including two NCAA Tournament games in 2011).
SCOUTING THE LADY BISON
Located in Washington, D.C., the Howard Lady Bison open their season in Waco. The Lady Bison finished last season at 16-18 and were runner-up in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament. All five starters return off last season's team.
Junior Saadia Doyle, the 2010-11 MEAC Player of the Year and All-MEAC first team selection, led the MEAC in scoring with 18.4 points and was second in the conference with 8.9 rebounds per game. She was recently named MEAC Preseason Player of the Year.
The Lady Bison are coached by fourth-year head coach Niki Reid Geckeler (Georgetown, 1993). Reid Geckeler is 41-54 (.432) in her four seasons along the Howard sideline.
SERIES RECORD
Baylor leads the series 1-0. The Lady Bears downed Howard in Waco, 83-31, on Nov. 9, 2007, as part of the Baylor-hosted Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament.
COURTESY BAYLOR BEARS ATHLETICS
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