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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 9, 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">No. 14 Baylor Soccer to Face BYU for Senior Night</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Bears back to Betty Lou for the penultimate home match of the regular season</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351,
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black"> No. 14 Baylor hosts BYU at Betty Lou
Mays Field on Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears (9-1-2, 4-1 Big 12) enter the match on a four game win streak, most recently defeating Iowa State, 3-0, and Colorado,
2-1. Baylor has climbed to No. 2 in the Big 12, with its only setback a 1-0 penalty-kick loss to first-place Texas Tech.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">BYU (7-3-2, 2-2-1 Big 12) started Big 12 play ranked No.10 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, but followed with back-to-back losses
to Arizona State, 2–1, and West Virginia, 3–2, before rebounding with wins over Cincinnati and Oklahoma State.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor and BYU are set to meet for the 5th time in program history, with the Cougars leading the all-time series 2-1-1. The last
time the two faced off was last season which resulted in a 3-3 draw in Provo, Utah. The Bears are yet to beat the Cougs in the Michelle Lenard era.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor jumped to No. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, through matches played on Oct. 5. In the most recent NCAA RPI,
the Bears are No. 4, highlighted by wins over then-No. 17 Mississippi State and then-No. 14 Kansas. BYU sits at No. 27 in that RPI update, with ranked wins over then-No. 4 UCLA and then-No. 24 Minnesota.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Friday’s match is Senior Night, where we will honor our hardworking seniors after the match concludes. Fans are encouraged to come
out and support those that have dedicated many hours to Baylor Soccer.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Coach Lenard’s staff will also welcome back former Bears for a 30<sup>th</sup> year celebration, with a halftime recognition and
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Live stats for the match will be available<a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=bay"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=bay">online</a> with updates provided on social media.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">To stay up to date throughout the year on all things Baylor Soccer, follow the team on Facebook, X and Instagram: @BaylorFutbol.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#073D1E;mso-ligatures:none">Colin Pirtle</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#073D1E;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">|
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