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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
– October 27, 2021</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SOC Prepares for Big 12 Championship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears open up the postseason against West Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">Sunday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Big 12 Championship<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round Rock Multipurpose Complex</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+</span><br>
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<b>BAYLOR BEARS</b><br>
<span style="background:white">2021 Record: 8-4-6</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Head Coach: Paul Jobson</span> <br>
<span style="background:white">Career: 97-56-26 (9</span><sup>th</sup><span style="background:white"> season)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">BU: 97-56-26 (9</span><sup>th</sup><span style="background:white"> season)</span><br>
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<b>WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS</b><br>
<span style="background:white">2021 Record: 9-5-4</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Career Record: 384-132-60 (28<sup>th</sup> eason)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">WVU Record: 371-127-60 (27<sup>th</sup> Season)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:Univers-Condensed-Bold;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Univers-Condensed-Bold"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor kicks off the postseason Sunday night in Round Rock at the Big 12 Championship.
The Bears, who enter the the conference’s postseason tournament as the No. 3 seed, will take on sixth-seeded West Virginia at 8:00 p.m. at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. The game will be aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">This will be the second time in a week that the Bears will face off against the Mountaineers
on the soccer pitch. The two teams met last Sunday (10/24) in a contest that ended in a 0-0 draw.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The game was a battle to the finish as goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt recorded to back-to-back
saves in the first overtime to stop the Mountaineers from the golden goal opportunity. The Bears dominated most of the game until West Virginia got more shots off in the overtime periods.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">West Virginia holds the all-time record against Baylor 8-2-1.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor had shutout four straight opponents including the West Virginia game until
their contest with Oklahoma this week where they fell 2-0 in Norman. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">West Virginia closed out their regular season last Thursday where they fell to Oklahoma
State 1-2 in the first overtime. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor has had a lot of success in past Big 12 Championships with deep runs in the
2017 and 2018 seasons. In 2017 the Bears topped Texas (2-1 OT) and Oklahoma State (3-0) before defeating TCU 2-1 in overtime to claim their first Big 12 tournament title since 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears are 14-13-3 overall in the Big 12 Championship with an 8-5-2 mark under
head coach Paul Jobson. Since it’s first tournament title in 2012, the Bears have made it past the first round every year except the 2019 season where they fell to Oklahoma State 0-3.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor checks in at No. 46 in this week’s RPI. BU is third in the Big 12 behind 7
TCU, 36 Texas, and 44 West Virginia. Rounding out the conference are 60 Oklahoma State, 80 Texas Tech, 91 Kansas, 106 Oklahoma, 147 Kansas State, and 214 Iowa State.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Picking up career shutouts 38 and 39 last week,
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Jennifer Wandt</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
now sits in 2nd in the Big 12 record books in that category.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Ally Henderson-Ashkinos</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
has etched her name into the Baylor soccer record books. She now holds the top spot for games played in a career with 99, games started in a career with 98 and she is tied for 7th in the all-time career assists with 15.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Coming in right behind
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Henderson-Ashkinos</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
is </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Wandt
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">with 96 games played in her career and 89 games started.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
Wandt </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">holds the record for career goalkeeper minutes played with 8525.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">In the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 National Freshman - Midseason update, freshman
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed Demi Bol",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Ava Colberg</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> made the list at
number 38.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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