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WACO, Texas -- Baylor coach Kim Mulkey never paid attention to the scoreboard. That was never going to be a concern for her second-ranked team against an overmatched opponent.Instead, the Lady Bears worked on improving themselves three days after their loss at third-ranked UConn.Beatrice Mompremier had 11 points and 15 rebounds while playing only 15 minutes and Baylor overwhelmed Mississippi Valley State 101-36 on Sunday, when the Lady Bears worked on conditioning by pressing throughout the game and got to play against a zone defense like they will see throughout the season.Its very obvious that there are going to be games in non-conference that were going to be better than. But youve got to get better, Mulkey said. Were coming off of a very hard loss to swallow after watching the film for three hours against UConn, and just saw glaring things that we control and weve got to get better. Youve got to come into this game and never look at the scoreboard.The Lady Bears (3-1) scored the first seven points in the game and had a 17-point lead by the end of the first quarter. They were up 49-19 at halftime.Nina Davis scored 15 points for the Lady Bears, and the preseason AP All-American became only the sixth Baylor player to surpass 2,000 career points. The senior forward now has 2,001.Its definitely a blessing, of course, but it doesnt really mean much if I dont win a championship this year or we dont get to the Final Four, said Davis, whose first three seasons have all ended in the Elite Eight. Its a great milestone, but I want more.Alexis Prince added 11 points for Baylor and freshmen Natalie Chou and Juicy Landrum each had 10. Kalani Brown had 12 rebounds.Lauren Elliot had 11 points to lead Mississippi Valley State (1-2), which had 28 turnovers that led to 35 Baylor points.Going from midway into the third and the entire fourth quarter, all my upperclassmen fouled out, Devilettes coach Jessica Kern said. So, I had five freshmen on the floor, and Im biting every nail I had left. Please get it over halfcourt.BIG PICTUREMiss. Valley St.: Already overmatched, Valley had two of its starters foul out of the game. The Devilettes shot only 24 percent from the field (14 of 58) and were only 1 of 12 on 3-pointers.Baylor: Three days after the 72-61 loss at UConn, the Lady Bears had the expected lopsided victory and won their 44th consecutive home game. Playing the first of five games in an eight-day stretch, nobody played more than 22 minutes and 12 of the 13 players who got in the game scored.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Lady Bears likely will drop at least one spot in the new poll Monday, since UConn was just behind them in the last Top 25.EXTENDED STREAKSBaylor won its 170th consecutive home games against non-ranked opponents since losing to Auburn in the WNIT final in Waco on April 4, 2003, and 155th straight home game vs. non-conference opponents in that same span. The Lady Bears have won their last 44 home games overall.MOTIVATED NINADavis was held scoreless against UConn, the only game she has ever played for Baylor without a point. I was very motivated, but its really not about me. Its about the overall team, Davis said. UConn loss, it was a tough one to swallow, but we cant think about the past. ... So, we just wanted to come out today and play more aggressive, play with more energy and just help everybody get a flow going. 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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas womens basketball team opened the game on a 10-0 run and never trailed, cruising to a 68-50 win over Butler on Wednesday night in Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks improve to 9-0, their best start under head coach Jimmy Dykes.Jessica Jackson led all scorers with 19 points, her ninth straight game in double figures to begin the season. She was joined in double figures by Keiryn Swenson with a career-best 15 points, followed by Devin Cosper with a season-best 13 points and Malica Monk with 11 points, her sixth game in double digits. Arkansas shot 49.0 percent from the floor and was 6-of-12 from 3-point range.The Razorbacks used first-half runs of 10-0 and 9-0 to build a 34-21 halftime lead. Keiryn Swenson led the way hitting her first five shots for 12 first-half points. After Butler pulled within single digits, 44-36, midway through the third quarter, Arkansas answered with a 12-0 run to end the frame on the way to the 68-50 win.Arkansas travels to Springfield, Missouri, to take on Missouri State on Sunday afternoon with a tip-off set for 2 p.m. in JQH Arena.Arkannsas opened the game on a 10-0 run, holding Butler without a point for the first 4:57 of the game.dddddddddddd During that stretch, Arkansas held the Bulldogs to 0-of-4 shooting and forced four turnovers, scoring five points off those miscues.Keiryn Swenson knocked down a timely 3-pointer to halt an 8-0 Butler run that saw the Bulldogs pull within 10, 31-21, in the final minute of the first half. It was her second 3-pointer of the half, as she went 5-of-5 from the floor and 2-of-2 from 3-point range for a game-high 12 points in the first 20 minutes. It also gave Arkansas a 34-21 halftime lead.Arkansas shot nearly 50 percent from the floor but also won the battle on the glass, outrebounding Butler by a 34-23 margin. The Razorbacks held a decisive advantage on both the offensive glass (11-7) and defensive glass (23-16). Arkansas has won the rebounding battle in eight of the first nine games this season, improving to 31-7 when outrebounding its opponents under head coach Jimmy Dykes. ' ' '