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her fourth goal of the season</span></span></p>
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<span class="s9" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">MORGANTOWN, W.Va. </span><span class="s9" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">–</span><span class="s9" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Baylor
soccer</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">fell against West Virginia, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Dick </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Dlesk</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Soccer
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Bears who are now </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">8</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">2</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> on
the season, </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">2</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">0</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> in
conference play</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">, </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">scored their lone goal in the first half.</span></p>
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<span class="s10" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">THE RUNDOWN</span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Bears started the first half strong, getting on the board first thanks to a shot from Ashley Merrill in the 13</span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 8.399999618530273px; font-size: 7px; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> minute.
After a pass into the box from Elizabeth Kooiman, Merrill found the back of the net after the ball bounced off of a WVU defender and landed at her feet. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Bears carried the 1-0 lead until the 27</span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 8.399999618530273px; font-size: 7px; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> minute
when West Virginia capitalized and scored the equalizer. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Bears three first half shots were taken by </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Reneta</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Vargas, Blythe Obar and Merrill. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Mountaineers took the lead at the </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">54-minute</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> mark, scoring off of a corner kick. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Continuing the fight, Maddie </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Algya</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> took the Bears first corner kick of the game in the 65</span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 8.399999618530273px; font-size: 7px; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> minute
but the bears weren’t able to capitalize off of it. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Hallie </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Augustyn</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> took the Bears first shot of the second half but the ball went just right of the
goal. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">WVU took the 3-1 lead in the 82</span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 8.399999618530273px; font-size: 7px; vertical-align: super;">nd</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> minute before
Baylor put their only shot on frame of the second half off of the boot of Skye Leach.</span></p>
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<span class="s13" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-family: Symbol;">• </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ashley Merrill netted her fourth goal of the season</span></div>
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<span class="s13" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-family: Symbol;">• </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hallie </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Augustyn</span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and
Kayley Ables played the full 90 minutes</span></div>
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<span class="s13" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-family: Symbol;">• </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lauren </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Traywick</span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> made </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3</span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> saves
in goal</span></div>
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<span class="s13" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-family: Symbol;">• </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5</span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> different
Bears recorded a shot </span></div>
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<span class="s10" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">WHAT’S NEXT</span></p>
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make a trip to Lubbock, Texas to take on Texas Tech Thursday, Oct. 20, before returning home for their final two games of the regular season. </span></span></p>
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