Baylor Soccer Falls Against West Virginia, 2-0

[Gilmore, Katy]

  BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 13, 2024

Baylor Soccer Falls Against West Virginia, 2-0
Bears are held scoreless by the Mountaineers
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer fell against West Virginia, 2-0, Sunday afternoon in the Bears’ last regular-season home game at Betty Lou Mays Field.

To get things started in the first half, Tyler Isgrig forced the West Virginia goalkeeper, Mackenzie Smith, into the first save of the game in the 7th minute.

Baylor and WVU battled scoreless for most of the first half, with Smith not being tested again in goal for the Mountaineers, as Azul Alvarez made three saves in goal before West Virginia found the advantage. In the 44th minute, WVU’s Olivia Shertzer found the back of the net to put the Mountaineers up 1-0.

Right out of the gate in the second half, West Virginia doubled their lead when Dilary Heredia-Beltran netted a goal to push the Mountaineers lead to 2-0.

After the second WVU goal Isgrig and Ashley Merrill each got shots off but weren’t able to find a goal.

Baylor took its best chances of the match in the 65th and 74th minutes putting shots on frame that forced corner kicks for the Bears, but no one was able to net a goal.

The Bears out-shot WVU 11-4 in the second half but the Mountaineer defense kept the ball out of the net and ultimately BU fell, 2-0.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor had five players play all 90 minutes
  *   Tyler Isgrig had a team-leading five shots, three on goal
  *   Seven Bears combined for 14 shots in the match
  *   Azul Alvarez made five saves in goal
  *   Caroline Staubach played a career-high 36 minutes
  *   Only the second time this season BU has lost by two or more goals
QUOTABLE
Hallie Augustyn on the team mentality …
“We talked about first fives and last fives, and they scored in the last five and then the first five. It was unlucky, but I think our team mentality was pretty good. Coming back from it, we kept trying to attack the goal and just kept working to try and get one. And unfortunate, we didn't, but we kept working."
Michelle Lenard on the team’s attack …
“Our back line and our goalkeeper have played well all season. We're working on finishing. We created good chances narrow misses but, narrow misses don't count as goals, so we have to be sharp and more clinical in front of the goal and convert some of those chances into real goals."
WHAT'S NEXT
Up next, the Bears will head on the road for the last three games of the regular season, starting at BYU on Thursday, Oct. 17.
- BaylorBears.com -


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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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