Baylor Soccer Continues Conference Play With No. 6 BYU, No. 25 Texas Tech

Wed Sep 20 16:17:37 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – September 20, 2023

Baylor Soccer Continues Conference Play With No. 6 BYU, No. 25 Texas Tech
Bears close out six-game home stand with two ranked opponents

For more information contact: Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>

Media link for 2023 Baylor soccer season:
https://baylor.box.com/s/ywfgr2gsxh8uzfn90ufbe2qjfs18yerl

BAYLOR vs. No. 6 BYU
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. CT
Betty Lou Mays Field
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+

BAYLOR vs No. 25 TEXAS TECH
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. CT
Betty Lou Mays Field
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+

BAYLOR (5-3-1)

Head Coach: Michelle Lenard (North Texas, 2003)

Career Record: 210-91-28 (16th season)

BU Record: 9-14-3 (2nd season)

BYU (7-1-1)

Head Coach: Jennifer Rockwood (BYU, 1989)

Career Record: 442-127-55 (29th season)

BYU Record: 442-127-55 (29th season)

TEXAS TECH (7-0-2)

Head Coach: Tom Stone (Duke, 1987)

Career Record: 186-99-45 (17th season)

TTU Record: 186-99-45 (17th season)

Story lines

  *   Baylor soccer will resume conference play this week, as they host No. 6 BYU Thursday, Sept. 21 and No. 25 Texas Tech Sunday, Sept. 24, at Betty Lou Mays Field.
  *   This marks the Bears first match against a top-5 opponent at home since Sept. 20, 2019, when the Bears faced No. 2 USC scoring two goals at the end of regulation to force a 2-2 overtime draw.
  *   Thursday’s match will feature Twin Thursday where fans are encouraged to dress like twins and the first 100 students will receive a free t-shirt. Sunday’s match will be Bruiser’s Birthday Bash, where the first 100 Cubs in attendance will receive an exclusive giveaway item at the marketing table and Cub Club members can enjoy everything from the bounce house, face painters and birthday cake.
  *   The 2023 season marks the 27th season of the Baylor Soccer program. During that time, BU has won four Big 12 titles, advanced to two Elite Eights and had four All-Americans to go with countless All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honorees.
  *   This season also marks the second year of the Michelle Lenard coaching era, as she was selected as the Bears sixth head coach in program history in December of 2021.
  *   The Bears are off to their best start to a season since the 2018 campaign, sporting a 5-3-1 record.
  *   Through the first seven games of the season, the Bears have compiled shutout wins and are outscoring opponents, 18-9. BU’s 18 goals through the first nine games are also the most since the 2018 season when the Bears had 22 to start the season.
  *   Eight different players have scored this season as Baylor has used a balanced offensive attack and a stifling defensive effort to total 18 goals and five shutouts.
  *   Three of the Bears first four goals this season were scored by newcomers, freshman Skylar Zinnecker and Callie Conrad and another from transfer Tyler Isgrig. Conrad also recorded an assist in the first week of play, making her the first freshman to score points in the in each of the Bears first two games of a season since Maddie Algya and Taylor Moon did so in 2018.
  *   Goalkeepers Makinzie Short and Ashlee Zirkel have split time in goal this season.
  *   The Bears opened conference play last week against Texas, facing them for last time as a conference foe in regular season play. BU held the Longhorns scoreless through the first half, but UT came back and won 4-0 at the end of regulation.
  *   Baylor also faced UTSA in its last nonconference matchup of the season, defeating the Roadrunners, 1-0, behind a goal from Ashley Merrill, her seventh of the season.
  *   BU’s seven goals against ACU this season was the first seven-goal game since Sept. 18, 2016, when the Bears beat Jackson State at home, 7-0.
  *   Alson in the win over ACU, Ashley Merrill recorded the first hat trick for the Bears, since Taylor Moon did so on March 27, 2021, vs Louisiana. She now ties Baylor records with three second-half goals and six second-half points. Her three goals in under four minutes is the fastest hat trick in Baylor soccer history. She also has now scored in five of the past seven matches for the Bears and ranks in the top-25 in the country with seven goals on the season.
  *   Tyler Isgrig and Merrill both lead the Bears with 14 points on the season, as Isgrig has four goals and six assists.
  *   Four Bears have recorded their first-career goals so far this season.
  *   In the past 54 games at home, Baylor has a record of 31-14-9, that’s good for a .657 winning percentage that dates back to the end of the 2017 season.
  *   BU is 1-1 all-time against the BYU Cougars, with the last meeting happening on Sept. 1, 2014, when the Bears won 2-1.
  *   The Bears are 18-8-4 all-time against Texas Tech, falling to them last season 2-0 in Lubbock, Texas.

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Katy Gilmore | Associate Director of Athletic Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182

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