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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 31, 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 Louisiana Tech in Home Opener, 3-0<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">Three different Bears recorded goals in the matchup<o:p></o:p></span></i></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>
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas – </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor soccer shut out the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 3-0, Thursday night at Betty
Lou Mays Field. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The Bears had three different Bears record goals and also got assists from three different players.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Louisiana Tech kept Baylor on its toes for much of the first half until Ashley Merrill was able to find the back of the net in the 44<sup>th</sup> minute. On a cross from freshman
Theresa McCullough, Merrill laced a shot in to give the Bears the 1-0 advantage going into halftime.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coming out strong in the second half, Tyler Isgrig, Jenna Patterson and Hallie Augustyn all had good looks in the first 11 minutes before Patterson netted her first goal of the season
with an assist from Isgrig. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Just nine minutes later, Isgrig herself scored the Bears’ third goal, with Callie Conrad picking up her second assist of the season.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Baylor defense was on lock for the rest of the game, only allowing one shot from the Bulldogs that forced second-half starter Makinzie Short into a diving save.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ashlee Zirkel started the game in goal, splitting time with Short, and picked up two first-half saves while facing six shots.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor starts the 2023 home slate with a win for the first time since 2019, when the Bears defeated Northwestern State, 4-2.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HIGHLIGHTS</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears had 21 players see action<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ashley Merrill and Tyler Isgrig scored their second goals of the season, they both lead the team in goals<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isgrig also recorded her second assist of the season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jenna Patterson scored her first goal of the season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Callie Conrad tallied her second assist of the season, while Theresa McCullough notched her first<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salma Simonin and Claire Kniss saw their first playing time this season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears out-shot the Bulldogs, 18-7<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 different Bears recorded shots<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ashley Merrill led the way with four shots, two on goal, while Patterson and Isgrig each got off three<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 of BU’s 18 shots were on goal<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">QUOTABLE</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michelle Lenard</span></dfn><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">on the game … </span><br>
<span style="background:white">“</span>Happy with the outcome, happy that we scored three quality goals. I felt like we definitely dominated the majority of the game. Would like to see us get an earlier start on scoring goals. Think that we could have scored
earlier and more. In the second half, now we’re needing to rotate players and think about our next game. Which is a great opportunity for a lot of players to get some good minutes. But I think we could have been a little hungrier earlier in the game and made
it a little bit more exciting for our fans in the first half. And that’ll be our priority next game. But certainly, always happy to have a win, especially at home.</span>”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Jenna Patterson on her goal</span></dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
… </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">“</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Well, it felt really good. First, not only home goal, but first goal of the season, and counting last season for me, so that was that was really nice. It
is unfortunate that it did take us so long to get going, but once we did, obviously you could see the potential and what we have there. So hopefully, to be able to next game, start off with the energy that we came into the second half with, and I think that's
what we're looking to do.</span>”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Tyler Isgrig on her goal</span></dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
… </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">“</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yeah, I mean, obviously like we came off pretty slow. It just wasn't really connecting, especially in the attacking third and just going up the field. It
just wasn't connecting up top, but after halftime and after we changed some things tactically, I think it was just more comfortable. For me, I started playing more free and really dropping into the midfield more, and that's how I was able to slip Jenna in
on the second goal. Then, I'm a left winger, and I came all the way to the right side of the box to receive it and, in that moment, I just saw the space and looked up and took my shot.”</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT'S NEXT</span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">The Bears will head to Indianapolis, Ind., to face Butler on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 12 p.m. CT.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- BaylorBears.com - </span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><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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