2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by Hall of Fame head coach Kim Mulkey, the team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA Tournament, National Champions Big 12 Tournament champions Big 12 regular season champions Lady Pirate Invitational champions
National Championship Game, W 84–62 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 5
Record	33–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey-Robertson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Brock Damion McKinney Rekha Patterson
Home arena	Ferrell Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor †	14	–	2		.875			33	–	3		.917
No. 13 Texas	13	–	3		.813			22	–	9		.710
No. 16 Kansas State	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 14 Texas Tech	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 19 Iowa State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	7		.767
Nebraska	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Oklahoma	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Kansas	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Missouri	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
Texas A&M	4	–	12		.250			16	–	15		.516
Oklahoma State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	20		.259
Colorado	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

2004–05 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 45 Steffanie Blackmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rowlett Dallas, Texas G 23 Jordan Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Celina Celina, Texas G 5 Chanelle Fox 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Westfield Houston, Texas C 25 Melanie Hamerly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Little Cypress-Mauriceville Orange, Texas G 1 Monique Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ferriday Ferriday, Louisiana F 51 Emily Niemann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Westbury Christian Houston, Texas G 4 Chisa Ononiwu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westfield Houston, Texas G 21 Chameka Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Clear Brook Friendswood, Texas G 20 Angela Tisdale 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Del Valle High Austin, Texas F/C 35 Abiola Wabara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Liceo Scientifico Marconi H.S. Parma, Italy G 2 Chelsea Whitaker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Skyline (H.S.) Virginia Dallas, Texas G 12 LaToya Wyatt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So L.D. Bell (H.S.) McLennan C.C. Forth Worth, Texas F 33 Sophia Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Evangel Christian Academy Shreveport, Louisiana	Head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Bill Brock (SE Oklahoma State) Damion McKinney (Midwestern State) Rekha Patterson (North Carolina A&T) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2004*		Houston Jaguars	W 99–72		–	–	–	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
November 9, 2004*		Basketball Travelers	W 71–51		–	–	–	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2004*	No. 8	vs. No. 3 LSU State Farm Tip-Off Classic	L 70–71	0–1	22 – Blackmon	7 – Blackmon	9 – Whitaker	Frank Erwin Center (7,387) Austin, Texas
November 19, 2004*	No. 8	Indiana	W 60–47	1–1	16 – Young	11 – Young	4 – Scott	Ferrell Center (4,746) Waco, Texas
November 23, 2004*	No. 9	at Mississippi State	W 66–49	2–1	23 – Blackmon	13 – Scott	3 – Young	Humphrey Coliseum (2,031) Starkville, Mississippi
November 26, 2004*	No. 9	Sam Houston State	W 84–53	3–1	16 – Young	11 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (4,645) Waco, Texas
November 30, 2004*	No. 9	Rice	W 77–65	4–1	23 – Blackmon	13 – Blackmon	5 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (4,311) Waco, Texas
December 4. 2004*	No. 9	vs. Jackson State Lady Pirate Invitational – Opening Round	W 73–56	5–1	17 – Blackmon	9 – Blackmon	8 – Tisdale	Minges Coliseum (737) Greenville, North Carolina
December 5, 2004*	No. 9	at East Carolina Lady Pirate Inviational – Championship Game	W 80–59	6–1	18 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	6 – Tisdale	Minges Coliseum (707) Greenville, North Carolina
December 11, 2004*	No. 6	Penn State	W 91–70	7–1	25 – Blackmon	9 – Blackmon	7 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (5,504) Waco, Texas
December 15, 2004*	No. 6	at Washington	W 74–58	8–1	22 – Young	10 – Scott	6 – Whitaker	Edmundson Pavilion (2,611) Seattle, Washington
December 19, 2004*	No. 6	Florida	W 89–62	9–1	15 – Young	14 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,462) Waco, Texas
December 29, 2004*	No. 3	Montana State	W 92–47	10–1	19 – Young	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Ferrell Center (6,170) Waco, Texas
Big 12 Regular Season
January 5, 2005	No. 3	at Texas A&M	W 64–50	11–1 (1–0)	21 – Young	12 – Young	9 – Tisdale	Reed Arena (4,383) College Station, Texas
January 8, 2005	No. 2	No. 7 Texas	W 63–60	12–1 (2–0)	25 – Young	15 – Young	4 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (10,322) Waco, Texas
January 12, 2005	No. 2	at Nebraska	L 99–103 3OT	12–2 (2–1)	29 – Young	14 – Young	9 – Whitaker	Devaney Center (3,192) Lincoln, Nebraska
January 16, 2005	No. 2	Oklahoma	W 78–68	13–2 (3–1)	16 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	4 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (7,640) Waco, Texas
January 22, 2005	No. 4	at No. 15 Texas	L 55–69	13–3 (3–2)	13 – Tied	12 – Young	4 – Whitaker	Frank Erwin Center (8,400) Austin, Texas
January 26, 2005	No. 7	Texas A&M	W 74–52	14–3 (4–2)	20 – Young	9 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (7,470) Waco, Texas
January 29, 2005	No. 7	at Oklahoma State	W 67–65	15–3 (5–2)	19 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	5 – Young	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,072) Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 2, 2005	No. 8	No. 15 Kansas State	W 72–62	16–3 (6–2)	21 – Blackmon	13 – Young	3 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,592) Waco, Texas
February 5, 2005	No. 8	at No. 12 Texas Tech	W 52–49	17–3 (7–2)	24 – Young	11 – Blackmon	7 – Whitaker	United Spirit Arena (15,050) Lubbock, Texas
February 9, 2005	No. 7	at Oklahoma	W 73–72	18–3 (8–2)	21 – Young	8 – Blackmon	6 – Whitaker	Lloyd Noble Center (5,788) Norman, Oklahoma
February 12, 2005	No. 7	Oklahoma State	W 87–51	19–3 (9–2)	24 – Young	12 – Blackmon	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,667) Waco, Texas
February 16, 2005	No. 7	Missoui	W 74–57	20–3 (10–2)	31 – Blackmon	11 – Blackmon	8 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,095) Waco, Texas
February 19, 2005	No. 7	No. 19 Iowa State	W 82–77	21–3 (11–2)	22 – Blackmon	11 – Young	8 – Young	Ferrell Center (8,514) Waco, Texas
February 23, 2005	No. 6	at Kansas	W 70–60	22–3 (12–2)	20 – Blackmon	9 – Young	6 – Whitaker	Allen Fieldhouse (1,492) Lawrence, Kansas
February 26, 2005	No. 6	at Colorado	W 84–65	23–3 (13–2)	20 – Niemann	8 – Tied	8 – Whitaker	Coors Events Center (3,057) Boulder, Colorado
March 3, 2005	No. 7	No. 13 Texas Tech	W 79–69	24–3 (14–2)	17 – Blackmon	12 – Young	8 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (10,550) Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (9) Missouri Quarterfinal	W 70–52	25–3	18 – Young	9 – Tied	10 – Whitaker	Municipal Auditorium (5,119) Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) No. 14 Texas Tech Semifinal	W 58–57	26–3	18 – Young	13 – Young	8 – Young	Municipal Auditorium (4,068) Kansas City, Missouri
March 12, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas State Championship	W 68–55	27–3	18 – Young	14 – Blackmon	8 – Whitaker	Municipal Auditorium (6,108) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2005* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (15 W) Illinois State First Round	W 91–70	28–3	21 – Young	7 – Blackmon	5 – Blackmon	Edmundson Pavilion (3.094) Seattle, Washington
March 19, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (10 W) Oregon Second Round	W 69–46	29–3	25 – Young	8 – Young	4 – Scott	Edmundson Pavilion (3,010) Seattle, Washington
March 25, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Minnesota Sweet Sixteen	W 64–57	30–3	26 – Young	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Wells Fargo Arena (8,213) Tempe, Arizona
March 27, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 W) No. 4 North Carolina Elite Eight	W 72–63	31–3	19 – Young	11 – Young	6 – Young	Wells Fargo Arena (3,213) Tempe, Arizona
April 3, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 S) No. 2 LSU Final Four	W 68–57[3]	32–3	21 – Young	10 – Young	6 – Young	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
April 5, 2005* 7:45 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 6 Michigan State National Championship Game	W 84–62[4]	33–3	26 – Young	9 – Young	6 – Whitaker	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. W = West, S = South, MW = Mid-West.

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Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

• 2004–05 Baylor Bears basketball team