Bears in Hawaii

[BEAR SKIN]

Notes from Baylorfans.com:

The three teams competing in the Tesoro Invitational in Honolulu, Hawai'i have a combined record of 16-1 for the season. Baylor and Illinois-Chicago (UCI) each come in undefeated with the Lady Bears at 7-0 and UIC at 5-0. Hawai'i is 4-1 so far this season.

SEEMS LIKE HOME...

Playing in Hawai'i's Stan Sheriff Center (SSC) should remind the Lady Bears of home. The SSC is a duplicate of Baylor's Ferrell Center. When considering a new arena, Hawai'i officials traveled to the mainland and toured many facilities. They liked what they saw in the Ferrell Center and decided to pattern their new arena after it.

PEARL HARBOR CONNECTION...

Baylor starter Jessika Stratton's grandfather (Don Stratton) was aboard the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. He is in Hawai'i at the present time participating in anniversary activities. This week will be the first time Mr. Stratton has seen his granddaughter play collegiate basketball.

[swok34]

this would be a really good win for Baylor, I heard mentioned that Hawaii is a pretty good team, especially on home court....
I LOVE the Ferrell Center and hope to be there on Jan 12...
wouldn't you know it though, that's the day Bobby Knight comes to Norman.

[spooky]

The Hawaii game is very scary. Hawaii is a good team in their own right, but there are alot of factors that BU has to overcome off the court:

1) A week off before the game.
2) Finals!!!
3) An 8-hour plane ride
4) Hawaii might present some non-hoop distractions. Maybe???
5) I don't know how we will respond mentally to the Top-Ten
ranking. May be some psychological effect of this uncharted
territory.
Hopefully the arena's similarity to the Ferrell center will be a positive factor.

Make sure you get tickets early for the OU game. That game has been targeted by the Athletic Department as "Sellout 2002."
It's a big deal with the business community to help fill the Ferrell Center. Last year they did it for men's hoops only, and it did work. I won't promise they can do the same for the girls, but with OU as the opponent, I think there is a good chance we will sell that game out.