Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey enters her 17th season with the program, which returns 10 from last year’s NCAA Championship Elite Eight squad. The Lady Bears compiled a 36-2 record and earned their sixth consecutive Big 12 regular season and tournament titles.
Langston University Lady Lions travel to Baylor for their lone exhibition game of the season. First-year head coach Elaine Powell takes over a Lady Lions program that finished runner-up at the 2016 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and finished with a 20-8 mark.
Eleven letterwinners return for the Lady Lions this season, including returning NAIA All-American senior forward Che’Ron Lewis.