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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 26, 2024</span></u></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor Soccer Records Draw Against No. 16 Colorado, 1-1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bears score on a Colorado own goal</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0078D7;mso-ligatures:none">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>BOULDER, Colo. – </b><span style="background:white">Baylor soccer recorded a draw against No. 16 Colorado, 1-1, Thursday night at Prentup Field in Boulder, Colo.
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<span style="background:white">After testing goalkeeper Azul Alvarez 16 seconds into the match, Ashley Merrill put the next shot on goal in the 11<sup>th</sup> minute to give Baylor its first chance.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears tested Colorado eight more times over the next 21 minutes, including back-to-back shots from Tyler Isgrig and Merrill in the 32<sup>nd</sup>
minute but BU couldn’t find the back of the net. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Colorado struck first, as the Buffs netted a goal in the 42<sup>nd</sup> minute to go up 1-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Starting the second half, Isgrig took the first shot in the 46<sup>th</sup> minute but the shot was clocked by a CU defender. It was all Baylor
to start the second half as the Bears got off three more shots and took a corner kick before Colorado got a shot off.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor scored the equalizer in the 61<sup>st</sup> minute, when Skye Leach made a run and crossed it to Alysiah Lockette, but the ball was intercepted
by the CU goalkeeper who deflected it into another Colorado defender for an own goal.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears were tested again with a trio of shots in the 80<sup>th</sup> minute but two saved shots and a blocked shot kept the Buffs from taking
the lead. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Holding off the Colorado offense, BU made a team save when Ava Colberg headed the ball out of the box with time expiring in the second half to
end the game with a 1-1 tie. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>HIGHLIGHTS</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor had 19 shots, seven on goal<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Colorado was outscoring opponents 15-4 in the second half, when BU held them to zero second half goals<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Five Bears played the full 90 minutes<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tyler Isgrig led the way with six shots, followed by Ashley Merrill with five<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Skye Leach had a career-high four shots, putting two on goal<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Paisley Mabra made her first career start and played a career-high 65 minutes<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Azul Alvarez made five saves in goal<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU is now 1-2-1 in conference play<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="background:white">Up next, the Bears will return home to host TCU on Sunday, Sept. 29.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">- BaylorBears.com -</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#154734;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> | Associate Director
of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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