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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. 17, 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 Readies for Contest at SMU</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 facing Mustangs for 13<sup>th</sup> time</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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: </span></b><a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p" title="https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p"><b><span style="color:#0563C1;background:yellow">https://baylor.box.com/s/mwpejeaojagj0e9ci89inggd1fyp1s5p</span></b></a><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 SMU</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 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">Dallas, Texas<br>
Washburne Soccer & Track Stadium<br>
Video: ESPN+<br>
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<b>BAYLOR BEARS</b><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">2022 Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">2-3-2<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: 203-78-27 (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">2-3-2 (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>SMU MUSTANGS</b><br>
2022 Record: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 4-1-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead Coach: Nicole Nelson (Oklahoma City, 1997)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 66-65-18 (8th season)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black;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: 4-1-3 (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><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor is finishing out its non-conference slate this weekend as they travel to SMU to play on Sunday, Sept. 18.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears and Mustangs have met 12 times previously, with SMU holding the all-time record over BU, 7-5. The first meeting between these two teams
was Oct. 2, 1997 and the latest meeting was on Aug. 29, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">In the last meeting between these two teams, Baylor took the win in Waco, Texas, after a golden goal from Haven Terry in the 99th minute, secured
the Bears 2-1 victory over the Mustangs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The upcoming match against ranked SMU marks the second game of the season against a ranked opponent for the Bears. BU previously faced off against
the then No. 1 team in the nation, UNC. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears last win against a ranked opponent was on Sept. 26, 2021 when the Bears defeated No. 8 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BU played its 7th game of the season last week, as the Bears hit the West Coast to take on San Francisco. Baylor fell to the Dons in that match, 3-1, after freshman Hannah
Augustyn scored the first goal of her career in the 14th minute. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Baylor was set to play the 8th game of the season against Gonzaga on Sunday, Sept. 11, but the game was canceled due to poor air quality. Due to forest fires in the surrounding
Spokane, Wash. area, the smoke from the fires lead to the poor air quality.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">With the cancelation on Sunday, BU has now had four of eight matches so far this season disrupted by weather. Two have been delayed due to lightning and rain, one has
been moved up to do incoming weather and the last canceled due to weather concerns.
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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 Freshman of the Week for her work against Houston and Iowa on
Sept. 6, 2021. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Goalkeeper Lauren Traywick has started in six of the Bears seven games this season, tallying a career-high nine saves against No. 1 North Carolina and recorded six at
San Francisco last week.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:120%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle">
<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.
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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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