2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions ; Big 12 Tournament champions ; Big 12 regular season champions
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]

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.

Roster

2004–05 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	33	Sophia Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Evangel Christian Academy	Shreveport, Louisiana

Head coach

Kim Mulkey-Robertson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2004*		Houston Jaguars	W 99–72	–	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Nov 9, 2004*		Basketball Travelers	W 71–51	–	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Regular season
Nov 14, 2004*	No. 8	vs. No. 3 LSU	L 70–71	0–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 12, 2005	No. 2	at Nebraska	L 99–103 ^3OT	12–2 (2–1)	Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 22, 2005	No. 4	at No. 15 Texas	L 55–69	13–3 (3–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 3, 2005	No. 7	No. 13 Texas Tech	W 79–69	24–3 (14–2)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Big 12 tournament
Mar 9, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (9) Missouri Quarterfinal	W 70–52	25–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) No. 14 Texas Tech Semifinal	W 58–57	26–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas State Championship	W 68–55	27–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (15 MW) Illinois State First round	W 91–70	28–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Mar 19, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (10 MW) Oregon Second round	W 69–46	29–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Mar 25, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Minnesota Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 64–57	30–3	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Mar 27, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 4 North Carolina Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 72–63	31–3	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Apr 3, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 S) No. 2 LSU National Semifinal – Final Four	W 68–57^[3]	32–3	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 5, 2005*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State National Championship	W 84–62^[4]	33–3	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[3] "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[4] "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[5] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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v t e Baylor Bears women's basketball
Venues	Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1974–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–2024) Foster Pavilion (2024–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References