WACO, Texas — The No. 2 seeded Baylor Bears hosted No. 15 Hawaii at the Ferrell Center on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Despite a close first half Baylor was able to pull ahead, beating Hawaii 89-49. The Bears led by only nine points at the break.
Amy Atwell carried the Rainbow Wahine scoring a game high 29 of their x points. For the Bears, it was Jordan Lewis with 23 points and NaLyssa Smith with 21. Sarah Andrews added 16 for the Bears. Baylor shot 53% from the floor and outrebounded UH 56-35.
The Bears will now take on the University of South Dakota in the tournament's second round on Sunday. South Dakota beat Ole Miss in the first round on Friday.
