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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. 26, 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 Prepares for Regular Season Finale Against Oklahoma 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 are facing the Cowgirls for the 30<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 OKLAHOMA STATE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Thursday, Oct. 27 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+<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">4-10-2<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: 205-87-27 (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">4-10-2 (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>OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLS</b><br>
2022 Record: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 10-3-4</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><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: Colin Carmichael (South Alabama, 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: 238-96-50 (18th 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">OSU Record:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">238-96-50 (18th 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 close out its regular season this Thursday, as they take on Oklahoma State
in the regular season finale at home. <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 14-11-4 all-time against the Cowgirls, defeating them last season in Stillwater,
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">Oklahoma State, who is 3-2-3 in conference play, tied West Virginia, 1-1 and lost to Texas,
2-1 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;letter-spacing:-.1pt">A win for the Bears would secure them a spot in the 2022 Big 12 Soccer Championship, that
will begin on Sunday in Round Rock. <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 4-10-2 overall, 2-6-0 in conference play so far this season, coming off
of two losses last week against Texas Tech and No. 12 TCU.<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">Last week, Baylor held both Texas tech and No. 12 TCU scoreless through the first half.
<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">On senior night, the Bears will be honoring - Alyssa Navarrete (6th year, 2nd at Baylor),
Kayley Ables (5th year), Taylor Moon (5th year), Maddie Algya (5th year), Marissa Gray and Elizabeth Kooiman<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">Reneta Vargas is second in the conference in goals scored in conference games (5) and
first in goals per game in conference play with a 0.83 average. Her five goals on the season leads the Bears.<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">Five Bears have started in all 16 games this season, Ashley Merrill, Hallie Augustyn,
Kayley Ables, Ava Colberg and Blythe Obar. <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">Splitting time in goal last week were Lauren Traywick and Madison Martin. Traywick got
the nod against Texas Tech, while Martin recorded her second start in Big 12 play against No. 12 TCU.
<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">Out of the Bears 22 goals this season, eight different Bears have scored at least one goal. Vargas (5) and
Merrill (4) are the only two with multiple goals this season. <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 10 points, 25 shots and 14 on goal leads the Bears.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><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. Reneta Vargas also won Freshman of the Week on Oct. 11.<o:p></o:p></span></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">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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