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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 – Oct. 5, 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 to Host Kansas, Kansas State</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 Jayhawks for 28<sup>th</sup> time, Wildcats for 6<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 KANSAS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Thursday, Oct. 6 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">Waco, Texas<br>
Betty Lou Mays Field<br>
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+<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 KANSAS STATE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 12 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">Waco, Texas<br>
Betty Lou Mays Field<br>
Video: Big 12 Now 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">2-6-2<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: 203-83-27 (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">2-6-2 (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>KANSAS JAYHAWKS</b><br>
2022 Record: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 7-5-1<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: Mark Francis (SMU, 1987)<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: 289-213-43 (27th 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">KU Record: 256-188-42 (24th season)<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">KANSAS STATE WILDCATS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
2022 Record: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 4-6-2<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: Mike Dibbini (Kansas Wesleyan, 1999)<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: 51-83-20 (9th 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">KSU Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">30-70-14 (7th 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 will continue conference play this week as they will take on Kansas Thursday, Oct.
6 and Kansas State Sunday, Oct. 9. <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 are 12-13-2 all-time against the Jayhawks, falling against them last season
in Lawrence, Kansas, 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;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears are 4-0-1 against the Wildcats, recording a double overtime, 0-0 draw against
them last season in Manhattan, Kansas.<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">Thursdays match will be the annual scarf giveaway night at Betty Lou Mays Field, while
also serving a Mental health Awareness night. Sunday’s match will be the annual Pups at the Pitch match, which will feature a corgi race at halftime.
<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">Kansas, who is 0-2-1 in conference play fell against Oklahoma State and then ranked No.
12 TCU before recording a 2-2 draw against West Virginia.<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">In conference play so far this season, Kansas State opened the season with a 0-0 draw
against Iowa State, before falling to Oklahoma State and No. 9 TCU, both games were 1-0 losses.
<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 are 2-5-2 overall, 0-2-0 in conference play so far this season, coming off of
a loss against Texas.<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">Narrowly losing to the Longhorns last week, the Bears held Texas to just 11 shots, four
on goal, the fewest the Longhorns have had this season, aside from a 2-0 loss to No. 1 North Carolina. Senior, Elizabeth Kooiman led the team with five shots, all of them on goal.
<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">After four weeks of playing just one match in a week, BU is back to playing two games
per week and will continue in that format for the rest of the season.<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">Goalkeepers Lauren Traywick and Madison Martin have shared time in goal this season, with
Martin getting the start in goal to begin conference play against Oklahoma and Traywick getting the start against Texas last week.
<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">Freshman Morgan Greensage, who was coming back from an injury, played in her first career game against Oklahoma
and picked up her first-career start against Texas 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">Also coming back from injury, Reneta Vargas played her first-career minutes against Texas.
<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 26 different players see playing time this season, with 13 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">Ashley Merrill’s two goals and 21 shots, 12 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">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="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 Florida on Aug. 25, 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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