By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer
No. 2 Baylor women’s basketball defeated Houston Baptist on Thursday night 112-40. Even without senior forward Lauren Cox, out with a foot injury, the Bears didn’t have any trouble against an undersized Huskies squad.
The Lady Bears got off to their worst start of the season, failing to score until the 8:17 mark in the first quarter. From they returned to their normal game, jumping out to a 30-13 lead by the first intermission behind 13 points from graduate transfer guard Te’a Cooper.
Cooper continued her career night with another 10 points and three steals in the second quarter.