Baylor senior point guard Kristy Wallace tears ACL

The Baylor Bears (27-1) are heading into the weekend as a No.1 seed in the Big 12 Conference in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, they will be without senior point guard Kristy Wallace. It was announced today that the Australian native has suffered a torn ACL.

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Wallace was named All-Big 12 First team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team selections by the conference on Wednesday. She averaged 12.9 points and 5.0 rebounds on the season. Baylor head coach, Kim Mulkey, had a press conference this afternoon to confirm the injury.

Here's what Coach Mulkey had to say about Kristy Wallace's ACL tear, her surgery schedule, and the possibility of her playing again this season. pic.twitter.com/40sGbjrhiX
— Taylor Williamson (@TBWilliamson) March 1, 2018

Alexis Morris will step up into the starting point guard position for the Lady Bears. Morris is averaging 8.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. The freshman has 87 assists, which is second on the team behind Wallace’s 155. Wallace is second in the league and 34th nationally, dishing out 5.5 assists per game.

Charlie Creme, ESPN Bracketologist, tweeted “With Kristy Wallace tearing her ACL and probably not playing in the B12 tournament I now doubt Baylor will elevate to a No.1 seed unless something very unexpected happens in the ACC. Thats even Baylor does still win the B12 tourney” .

Kristy Wallace is the heart of this team and they definately will feel her absence. She plays with so much fire and never gives up on plays. West Virginia shook up the conference tournament last year, so it will be interesting to see how Baylor carries on without their leader. Baylor will play the winner between Kansas State and Kansas, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.