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Jones, Mompremier lead No. 4 Baylor women over No. 24 WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Alexis Jones scored 20 points, freshman Beatrice Mompremier had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 4 Baylor beat No. 24 West Virginia 71-61 on Saturday.

Freshman Kalani Brown added 11 points and Nina Davis scored 10 for Baylor (21-1, 8-1 Big 12), which swept the regular-season series with the Mountaineers (16-6, 5-4).

In their Jan. 12 meeting in Waco, Texas, Baylor needed an 11-4 run to finish the game and escape with a 69-64 win.

The Lady Bears didn't need any late heroics this time. Baylor led the entire second half to win its eighth straight.