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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 7, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Soccer Set for Road Swing at San Francisco, Gonzaga</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears face Dons, Bulldogs for second time in program history
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<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><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu" title="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Media link for 2022 Baylor soccer season: <a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p" title="https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR VS SAN FRANCISCO</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">San Francisco, Calif.<br>
Negoesco Stadium<br>
Video: WCC Network<br>
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<b>BAYLOR VS GONZAGA</b><br>
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Spokane, Wash.<br>
Luger Field<br>
Video: Wcc Network<br>
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<b>BAYLOR BEARS<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2022 Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">2-2-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead
Coach: Michelle Lenard (North Texas, 2003)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 203-77-27 (15th season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">BU Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">2-2-2 (1st season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<b>SAN FRANCISCO DONS</b><br>
2022 Record: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 2-1-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead
Coach: Jim Millinder (Cal St. Dom. Hills, 1993)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 219-172-47 (23rd season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">San Francisco Record: 75-75-22 (10th season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<b>GONZAGA BULLDOGS</b><br>
2022 Record:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 1-2-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead
Coach: Chris Watkins (BYU, 1996)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 55-28-9 (6th season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">Gonzaga Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">55-28-9 (6th season)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor is going on a two-game road swing this week, facing San Francisco on Thursday,
Sept. 8, and then Gonzaga on Sunday Sept. 11, in Spokane, Wash.<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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears and USF have met one time previously on Sept. 19, 2021 in Waco, Texas. The game
ended in a 1-1 tie after it was called in the 71st minute for a heat advisory. <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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Bears hold the all-time 1-0 record defeating them on
Sept. 22, 2019, 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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BU played its 5th and 6th games of the season last weekend, defeating Houston on the road, 3-0 before returning
home to tie Iowa, 0-0<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Head coach Michelle Lenard picked up her first win at Baylor in last Thursday’s matchup, defeating the Gators,
2-1. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Scoring the most goals in a game this season, Baylor had three different players find the back of the net in
the Bears 3-0 victory. Freshman, Hallie Augustyn scored the first goal of her career in the 8th minute off of a corner from Gabby Mueller. The Bears scored on another set piece in the 29th minute as Ashley Merrill netted her second goal of the season off of
a corner from Jenna Patterson. In the second half, Maddie Algya scored her first goal of the season on a cross from Patterson, who picked up her second assist of the game, tying a career-high for her.
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Returning home, Baylor took on Iowa after a two-hour weather delay where the game ended in a 0-0 draw. Despite
the no score, BU dominated the game, out shooting the Hawkeyes 11-4, 6-2 on goal. As seven Bears played all 90 minutes of the match, every defender played the whole game creating a solid backline.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Iowa’s two shots on goal marked the first time since Oct. 21, 2021, that the Bears have held an opponent to
two or less shots on goal.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Freshman, Hallie Augustyn earned the Bears first Big 12 weekly award, as she was tabbed the conference’s Freshamn
of the Week for her work against Houston and Iowa. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BU has had 24 different players see playing time this season, with 11 of them being newcomers to the team.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Of Baylor’s 15 newcomers, 11 of them played in the first four games of the season for the Bears: Skye Leach,
Hallie Augustyn, Hannah Augustyn, Micah Beasley, Trinity Egerton, Kylie Finney, Annika Fredell, Madison Martin, Ashley Merrill, Blythe Obar and Jenna Patterson.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Ashley Merrill’s two goals and 15 shots, 10 on goal, lead the Bears.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Goalkeeper Lauren Traywick has started in five of the Bears six games this season, tallying a career-high nine
saves against No. 1 North Carolina and recorded eight at Houston last week.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">For Gabby Mueller’s game winning goal against the Gators, she was named Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of
the Week Honorable Mention. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Kayley Ables was the lone Baylor player named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team. A fifth-year
senior for the program, she has been a key component to the Baylor backline, aka the “No-Goal Patrol.”
<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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Taylor Moon was named a preseason Forward to Watch this season by United Soccer Coaches.
<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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">With coach Lenard’s new playing philosophy, BU defeated both LSU (3-1) and UTSA (2-1)
in preseason exhibition matches with five different Baylor players scoring goals.<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:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The NCAA has done away with overtime during the regular season this year, meaning that every game will end
at the end of the 90-minute regulation time. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
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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>
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