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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 30, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Soccer Set for Contests Against Louisiana Tech, Butler<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears set to host La Tech in home opener Thursday, before travelling to Indianapolis<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<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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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Media link for 2023 Baylor soccer season: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/ywfgr2gsxh8uzfn90ufbe2qjfs18yerl" title="https://baylor.box.com/s/ywfgr2gsxh8uzfn90ufbe2qjfs18yerl"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0078D7;background:yellow">https://baylor.box.com/s/ywfgr2gsxh8uzfn90ufbe2qjfs18yerl</span></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BAYLOR vs. LOUISIANA TECH</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white">Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. CT</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background:white">Betty Lou Mays Field</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+</span></span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BAYLOR at BUTLER</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white">Sunday, Sept. 3 at 12 p.m. CT</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background:white">Bud & Jackie Sellick Bowl</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Video: FloSports</span><b><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BAYLOR BEARS</span></strong></b></span><strong><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white">2023 Record: 1-1-1</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white">Head Coach:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><dfn><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Michelle
Lenard</span></dfn><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white"> (North Texas, 2003)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background:white">Career Record: 206-89-28 (16th season)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">BU Record: 5-12-3 (2nd season)</span><b><br>
<span style="background:white"> </span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS</span></strong><br>
</b><span style="background:white">2023 Record: 2-1-1</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead
Coach: Steve Voltz (Florida, 1999)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 17-34-7 (4<sup>th</sup> season)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">LA Tech Record:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">15-18-7 (3<sup>rd</sup> season)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BUTLER BULLDOGS</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;background:white">2023 Record: 1-3</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.25pt">H</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">ead
Coach: Tari St. John (Purdue, 2003)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Career Record: 178-127-36 (18<sup>th</sup> season)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">Butler Record:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.35pt">178-127-36 (18<sup>th</sup> season)</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;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 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor enters its third week of play with a home opener against Louisiana Tech on Thursday,
Aug. 31. BU will then travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to face Butler on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. CT. After the trip to Indiana, the Bears will then remain home for six home games during the month of September.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The 2023 season marks the 27th season of the Baylor Soccer program. During that time, BU has won four Big 12
titles, advanced to two Elite Eights and had four All-Americans to go with countless All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honorees.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">This season also marks the second year of the Michelle Lenard coaching era, as she was selected as the Bears
sixth head coach in program history in December of 2021.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">With the new Big 12 teams joining the conference this season, the Bears will only play 10 of the 13 other opponents
this season. The Bears will face all four of the new schools, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston and BYU. BU will not face Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or West Virginia in regular season play.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Baylor has a 31 person roster this season and features 16 returners and 15 newcomers.
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BU has nine starters returning, Madison Martin, Jenna Patterson, Reneta Vargas, Blythe Obar, Ashley Merrill,
Ava Colberg, Morgan Greensage, Hallie Augustyn and Hannah Augustyn<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Joining the 2022 squad are four transfers, Makinzie Short (Oklahoma), Natalie Vatter (Ole Miss), Hannah Boughton
(Missouri) and Tyler Isgrig (TCU). <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The 11 incoming freshmen are, Salma Simonin, Adriana Merriam, Callie Conrad, Brianna Chesley, Theresa McCullough,
Georgia Mulholland, Skylar Zinnecker, Claire Kniss, Kaitlin Swann, Caroline Staubach and Riley Franklin.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">This season the Bears roster features an international student-athlete for the first time
since the 2017 season when the Bears had two. Salma Simonin comes to Baylor from Manchester, United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The Bears opened the season with a 1-1 record during week one, where they defeated the Oregon Ducks, 2-0, before
traveling to Nebraska and falling to the Huskers, 2-1. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Three of the Bears first four goals this season were scored by newcomers, freshman Skylar Zinnecker and Callie
Conrad and another from transfer Tyler Isgrig. Conrad also recorded an assist in the first week of play, making her the first freshman to score points in the in each of the Bears first two games of a season since Maddie Algya and Taylor Moon did so in 2018.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Goalkeepers Makinzie Short and Ashlee Zirkel have split time in goal this season with Short making starts in
the first two games and Zirkel starting against the Aggies. <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The Bears recorded 22 shots against Oregon, the most in a game since Sept. 16, 2021, versus SFA (24).<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Baylor recorded a 1-1 draw against Texas A&M last week, with last year’s leading point
scorer, Ashley Merrill, netting her first goal of the season off of assists from Natalie Vatter and Tyler Isgrig. The Bears played in front of 6,743 fans at Ellis Field, the 9th largest regular season crowd in NCAA women’s soccer history.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">In the past 50 games at home, Baylor has a record of 29-12-9, that’s good for a .670 winning
percentage that dates back to the end of the 2017 season.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">BU has never faced off against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs before.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="BasicParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Bears are 1-0 all-time against Butler, with the only meeting between these two teams
occurring on Sept. 13, 2018, when Baylor won 2-0.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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