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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – August 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Soccer Shuts Out Tarleton in Preseason Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182,
</span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>WACO, Texas – </b></span><span style="color:black">Baylor soccer closed out its preseason slate Thursday night in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Stephenville</span>, Texas, as the Bears shut out the Texans,
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The Bears and Texans battled most of the first half, with BU's lone first half goal coming off the boot of Micah Beasley in the 36<sup>th</sup> minute. <br>
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BU came out hot in the second half scoring three goals and holding the Texans scoreless. Ashley Merrill scored the first two goals in the second half, the first unassisted and the second off an assist from Hannah<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Augustyn</span>.
Jenna Patterson scored the Bears fourth goal of the match off an assist from Theresa McCullough in the 63<sup>rd</sup> minute. <br>
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Ashlee<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Zirkel</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> and </span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">Makinzie</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> Short split time in goal for
the combined shutout. </span><br>
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Baylor will start the regular season with a road contest at Oregon Thursday, August 17, at 9 p.m. CT. <span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">- BaylorBears.com - </span></i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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