Blowout win over A&M football highlights weekend of athletic success

Well that was certainly a fun weekend for fans of Baylor athletics!

If you weren’t following along, here’s what you missed:

* Baylor football blew out Texas A&M, 41-21, on Senior Day at Floyd Casey Stadium. The game wasn’t even as close as the score indicated, as the Aggies scored two touchdowns late after the Bears were up 41-7 in the third quarter. The victory gave head coach Art Briles a chance to throw his cap into the crowd for the fourth time this season.

* Women’s basketball, ranked 17th nationally, upset No. 2 Stanford in Waco, 81-65. Those in attendance also got to honor alumna Sophia Young, now an all-WNBA player, who had her jersey number retired at halftime.

* Men’s basketball, meanwhile, beat Paul Quinn College 108-50 in the Bears’ first game of the season. Freshman forward Quincy Acy had 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his first collegiate game.

* The women’s cross country team hosted and finished second in their NCAA Regional meet, earning an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships later this month.

* Oh, and ground was broken on the Jay and Jenny Allison Indoor Football Practice Facility.

Baylor Photography summed up the weekend in this photo gallery. It’s certainly a good time to be a fan of the Green and Gold!

Sic ’em, Baylor athletics!