Waco, TX—NaLyssa Smith and Baylor started slow in the Round of 64 against No. 15 seed Hawaii. However, thy dominated the second half to roll to a 40-point victory, 89-49.
Though it was Amy Atwell who hit two straight threes for the Rainbow Wahine to put Hawaii—who had a nine hour trip and a five-hour time zone change in order to play this game—ahead 6-2 early. Atwell, who finished with 29 points and 13 rebounds, scored the Hawaii’s eight points an only trialed Baylor 12-16 after the first.
Hawaii kept fighting and three Atwell free throws to end the half made it just a nine-point deficit.