Baylor Soccer Falls to Nebraska, 2-1

[Coleman, Kellen]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 26, 2021

SOC Falls to Nebraska, 2-1
Gabby Mueller scored the lone goal for Baylor, her first of the season
For more information contact: Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, Kellen_Coleman at baylor.edu


THE RUNDOWN
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider

In a physical game between two old Big 12 rivals, Nebraska’s Olivia Brown scored a second-chance goal from close range late in the first half to hand Baylor soccer a 2-1 loss in its home opener Thursday night at Betty Lou Mays Field.

The Bears (1-2-0) finished with a 20-13 edge in shots, outshooting the Huskers (3-0), 11-4, in the second period, but weren’t able to get the equalizer.

“That’s Baylor-Nebraska back in the Big 12 days,” Baylor coach Paul Jobson said of a physical game that featured a combined 25 fouls and three players going out with injuries. “We love playing each other. We have similar styles in how we play the game and how we care for our players. It was physical, but it wasn’t dirty, it wasn’t cheap. It was just a fun, hard soccer match.”

After Nebraska took the early lead with a goal by Sarah Weber, Baylor’s Gabby Mueller knotted it up just three minutes later when she got one past goalkeeper Samantha Hauk into the left corner of the net off an assist from Mackenzie Anthony.

It was the sophomore midfielder’s first career goal and the first this season against Hauk, the reigning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week. Including two exhibitions, Nebraska had outscored its previous four opponents, 21-0.

Baylor will host SMU (1-0-0) at 7 p.m. Sunday to wrap up its second weekend of the season. The Mustangs played only two games last year and opened this season with a 2-0 win over Northwestern State last Sunday.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Gabby Mueller scored the lone goal for Baylor, her first of the season
  *   Jennifer Wandt recorded five saves, equaling her total for the season heading into the game
  *   Mackenzie Anthony registered her first assist of the season, setting up Mueller’s goal
TOP QUOTE
“We had some good offensive play. We did some things really, really well, and we’re going to build off of that. We’re going to look at that tomorrow, and emphasize the things that we did well.” – head coach Paul Jobson




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Kellen Coleman | Associate Director of Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-4049 | C: 254-749-6507

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